Artillery Ridge Campground

Stayed here for haloween weekend. Nice place but the entire weekend they sucked leaves on every campsite surrounding us. Really, Saturday they did it for 8 hours strait! The roar of a leaf vac and the horrible dust cloud that covered our site was not welcome. Dust on the picnic tables was like a ¼ inch thick when we came back for dinner. Complaining politely at the office did no good. Bring a mask, earplugs, and zyrtec. This was my experience here. Clean your leaves during the week when no ones camping!

NATIONAL RIDING STABLES IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT AS OF 2015, SO DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE OLD REVIEWS!!! :) Sorry for the all caps but I didn’t know how else to get everyone to NOT pay attention to old reviews. I rode here years ago but wasn’t too impressed and I am sooooooo glad I came back to try again! Wow this wonderful (now family-​owned) business is AMAZING! They were so calm and patient with my children. I will be back as often as possible. We rode this past Summer, but I’m just now getting around to writing this review. DEFINITELY WORTH IT!!! :)

Had a wonderful experience today touring the Gettysburg battlegrounds on horseback. The horses were well trained & well behaved. The staff was friendly & extremely helpful. Our guide was very informative & knowledgeable. We did the 2 hour tour. Definitely the highlight of our trip, experiencing the battlefield as the soldiers did so many years ago.

I tent camped here for one night the Friday of Labor Day weekend. They still had a tent spot available when we showed up :)
The tent site was nice, though a little hard to find — it was flat and had a fire pit and a picnic table. The RV neighbors had adorable lights set up and a cute garden.
The staff was VERY nice, they have a cool little store with food/​drinks/​stuff to buy (including shot glasses from every state, interesting). The bathroom could have been a little bit cleaner and the bathroom stalls were a little bit on the small side, but it was nice enough. I’d definitely stay again, and the location is very convenient to downtown and the battlefield sites.

Nice large camp sites. We enjoyed walking in the fields next to the campground as well. We felt very close to history being so close to the Gettysburg battle grounds. The National Stables are here as well so we did the 2 hr guided horseback tour. Be sure to reserve the tour in advance.

Nice people and nice horses. I did the two hour ride. They let me go back and pet the horse I’d be riding. Once everyone was mounted, the mother, can’t remember names, gave us some history on the battle and area. Then we rode to the the national park, which was a few hundred feet across the street. Next we stopped by a house in the park, turned our horses to face the street. We were then told about the house and what happened there during the battle. Meanwhile the leader checked everyone’s girth for saftey and sprayed the horses with my fly spray. We rode some more, on the bridle path that meandered around through fields and woods. Stopped at another house, did the facing the road again and another history speech. This time the trail leader went down the line taking photos for everyone. Rode out some more and stopped for a final time. Again had the history lesson and another girth check. Then it was a straight ride back, occasionally stopping so the slower horses could catch up.
Everyone was very friendly and the horses seemed well taken care of and friendly.

On a whim decided to go horseback riding and are we glad we did! It was the best thing we did the entire week we were there. I’d definitely go here again. Our guides were Meg and Sean, a delightful couple, we seemed to bond and had so much fun together! It was amazing to ride along the battlefield and imagine the soldiers at war and the people that lived back then. It’s a beautiful site, and Meg and Sean made it even more so simply by being the people they are. The horses were well behaved and well cared for, you could tell they were dearly loved. Thank you Meg, Sean, and National Riding Stable for making our experience the best of the best.

This is a review of the 2 hour horseback ride through the battlefield. I am so glad we decided to do this. We left at 9AM and returned around 11AM. They take you to see how the battles unfolds as you are riding horseback. They give you a headset where you place one ear bud over your ear as the tour guide gives you a 2 hour history lesson. The other ear you keep open to listen to the guides for the horses. We went out with a group of about 11 and 4 farm hands and i guide. Our guide was full of knowledge and we got to see so much. From Little Round top, to Big Round top, to Pickett’s Charge. If you are looking for a great way to see Gettysburg I highly recommend. It was well worth the $ 80. My wife had never been on a horse and they gave her the basic lessons and she was fine on the 2 hour tour. Make sure to make reservations we learned the hard way and had to settle for 2 days out as it is very popular on the weekend. The weather could not have been more perfect as it never topped 72. We got very lucky and made for a more enjoyable ride.

We stayed at this campground while visiting Gettysburg PA. It’s a great place! The sites are large and not too close to each other. There are lots of trees and it’s dog– friendly.
We don’t have satellite TV and this campground doesn’t offer cable, but we got over 10 stations with just our antenna so we were good with that.
They have a laundry room, bathrooms and showers for those camping more ‘primitive’ than us. Overall, definitely a great place to stay while in Gettysburg!
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The camping spots are generally quite nice with grass, trees, and picnic tables, and well spaced. Although the bathrooms and showers are quite old; they would be more than satisfactory if they were actually cleaned rather than just having the trash dumped daily. All in all, this place has great location … I would stay here again.

This review is for the guided horse tour. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The guides, Diane, Judy and Sheila were a nice balance of professional, knowledgeable and approachable. I rode mostly next to Judy, and she was a pleasure to talk to and answered all of my questions about the horses, their backgrounds, and how their stable runs. Our group was a mixture of advanced and beginners, and it seemed like they matched all the horses and riders well.
It was enjoyable to ride through the battlefield itself; it gives such a different impression than driving around it in a car. The one thing that I wish was different was the trail. We went out for an hour, and then straight back the same way. It would’ve been nice to be able to see different parts of the area inside of the same thing twice. The other thing is more of a selfish wish; I’d love it if more companies offered a more advanced ride. While I understand why walking-​only is needed, it’d be nice to get up into a different gait here and there.
Overall, a great time and I would happily go out again.

My wife was thrown from one of their horses during the ride due to their neglect, lack of guidance, and ignoring warning signs. They handled the situation miserably. No apology, no compensation, and they acted like it never happened.
After they got everyone together, their «training» was a 5 minute video about how to control your horse. It was a quick run through of tips on what to do. After watching the video, you could tell people just had a bad feeling about this. I think most of the people assume the horses are already trained, and it shouldn’t be a novice rider’s responsibility to control an animal that weighs a ton.
My wife’s horse was twitching a lot and bucking his back legs, not relaxed or calm at all. We pointed this out to the attendant and asked if we should take a different horse. They told us it was because he had flies on him, and they sprayed him with some kind of bug spray (while my wife was sitting on him). The behavior continued but they seemed to be in a hurry to get us going.
During the trip, the poor management of the ride was shown. There was a lot of abrupt stopping, none of the guides talked to you, and you pretty much felt on your own controlling your horse. We were told in the beginning to keep spacing between the horses at a distance of about 4 feet, but trust me when I tried to do this, they yelled at me to speed up my horse.
While we were doing a turn around and waiting, a little boy in front of me was complaining about his stirrups being too big. He told the attendant and she said he’s fine, just finish the ride. Mind you, this is the half way point of an hour trip and she tells him he’s fine. So he complained to her again that his feet were falling out. She told the lead guide that we need to stop and fix his stirrups, and she let out a big huff, like she was irritated. She then proceeded to make comments about how we had to wait to fix the boys stirrups, making him feel bad about wanting to fix them.
Next we came to a road. During this stopped time my wife’s horse was getting bit by the horse behind her. He started getting out of control to avoid the biting, and my wife called the attention of the attendant. She said «Oh my god, what do I do?!» The attendant responded with, «you’re fine, we’re moving soon.» Well we didn’t move soon and rather than split up the horses, they let it go. And guess what happened? My wife’s horse began to buck and rode off away from the group, THROWING HER FROM THE HORSE. She landed about 3 feet from a large rock wall. When she landed, she hit her head really hard. The attendant that was supposed to be in the middle, of course wasn’t. Two attendants came running over to check on her while she was laying on the ground and one came to get control of her horse. Being her husband, you can imagine I wanted to check on her. The woman wouldn’t let me off my horse to see my wife and made me continue. I was FURIOUS. I wanted to check on my wife and they made me ride away from her.
While we were riding away, my wife said they tried to force her back on her horse, the one she’d just been thrown from. Again, I was furious. It looked like this was the first time this had happened to these guides and they looked dumbfounded on what to do. It was almost like they had no training on how to handle emergency situations. The guide in front was telling people they needed to fill out incident reports, telling the people what to write. I was in this group listening, and AGAIN I WAS FURIOUS. That was the longest 10 minutes of my life, as I had no idea how my wife was other than the attendant telling me «she’s fine.»
Once back in the stable I told the attendant I wanted to go see my wife. She was brought back in by a golf cart and waiting at the front office. The attendant ignored me and went to other people and their horses. I was really annoyed so I got off the horse myself. The attendant saw this and yelled at me, to which I responded I wanted to see my wife. I walked out of the stable to find my wife and she was at the office crying. Much different than what they told me. She was complaining about pains in her head and she said she told the attendants this but they offered no help.
The office offered no apologies to me, they offered no compensation for what happened, and didn’t even address the issue. The only two people who weren’t given incident reports were us… shocking huh? I went in the office to get two incident reports and filled them out.
We were both novice riders, and even though they knew this, they offered no additional assistance or guidance to us. When we asked for help, it was like we were bothering them and the whole thing was rushed. They ignored problems people were having and tried to just keep moving, and didn’t want to be bothered by them. Their neglect, lack of attentiveness, and poor group management caused my wife to be thrown from a horse and get hurt. They handled the situation miserably and were overall very rude.

Dear National Riding Stables,
I had always dreamed of visiting you and my visit met and exceeded my expectations. Your staff was so patient and informative when they gave the novice horseback riders a lesson in safety. My best friend had never been on a horse and you put her at ease. Me? I was uncertain I’d be excited or bored to ride a trail horse but the Belgian you let me ride… oh. Stunning. I’d always wanted to ride a draft horse and feel so big and tall.
After getting on our horses, we were led across the road and into the National Military Park to see Gettysburg battlefield. It was eery and beautiful to think I was travelling the same way those soldiers did on a horse. It was strange to think so many men had died on the ground we tread. The ear bud was informative telling you about the battle. I know I saw more of Gettysburg in two hours on a horse than anyone ever could from a car, reading plaques. We went on trails that would have taken hours for a regular human to hike to… This was a magical experience. On one high field past the farm houses, there were tiny flagstones in the grass, carefully mowed. Our guide told us they were recently discovered makeshift headstones. I can’t imagine dying on a hillside and someone giving you a simple flat rock because it was the best they could do.
I wish your staff and horses many more successful years of educating people about Gettysburg in the most powerful manner. We were touched, moved, and educated all at the same time. Plus riding a really big horse is so much fun.