36 Best Stops Between Frederick and Rochester (2024)

What a blast! Our family of 4 recently went to Knoebels for the first time and it was awesome! We stayed for 7 hours and our kids who are 6 & 4 weren't ready to leave! The park was very clean and the walk ability was great! The staff was also very friendly! There were so many rides for our children and even though they are on the shorter side, there was a perfect kid zone for little ones under 54 inches tall! My daughter, who is only 36 inches tall was even able to ride a kiddie coaster and she loved it! The food was delicious and priced well for a theme park too! The only thing I noticed was there weren't a lot of water fountains which would have been nice, but we loved how flexible the pricing was as well! You could buy a wrist band for a full day of rides or a booklet of tickets! We bought $150 worth of tickets and it lasted all day for a family of 4! Great theme park, especially for younger children!

Absolutely lovely place. We were staying at the campground and it was nice to just walk into the park. I loved the atmosphere and the pay per ride system. If you don't do any rides you don't have to spend a single penny for them ! Their wooden coasters where unbelievably fun and very well maintained. The food options were great and they have some unique snacks as well. Very affordable and overall a very pleasant place to visit. I highly recommend for the rides, the food and the overall atmosphere of the place !

Always a fun time and a great experience if you don't want to go on rides - it's free to enter and you pay as you ride. Their Halloween decorations are top notch! Best way to do it is a summer weekday before Memorial Day, once in October, and the Christmas decor drive in December.

Great place. Free admission. Ride tickets are cheap. The food is absolutely on point. Amazing!! The food is insanely cheap as well. Definitely no where near the average theme park prices. The locals have it made. Can just come to a awesome park for free and eat a cheap dinner , walk it off then go home and repeat as many days as you want. I really wish other theme parks adopted this concept. Would certainly improve attendance at any park. We'll done knoebels.

Everyone loves Knoebels and for good reason! The park is oozing with nostalgia and good eats while not being short on thrilling rides and incredible fun! A yearly spot that I will be attending for generations to come!

Was recently back in Pennsylvania visiting and went to Knoebels for the first time in years - just as great as I remember it! Love all of the rides, that admission is still free, and that you can bring your own food into the park! It is beautifully placed and love that you are riding rides while surrounded by mountains. Gorgeous! Such a great and nostalgic park. Can't wait to visit again!

This park is well known and loved in the coaster enthusiast community, but I really had no idea just how much I would love this place. Nestled in the mountains in the middle of PA, it draws people from all over. I went on a rainy Sunday recently, when every other amusem*nt park within a 6 hour drive was closed, Knoebels stayed open and operated almost all of their rides. The staff was super friendly and contributed to the wonderful atmosphere. I cannot recommend this park enough; it truly is a destination park. The rides are all very well maintained and operated. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. I could go on forever, but mostly I’d say I can’t wait to go back, and that’s about the best compliment one could want. I’ve been telling lots of people about the great time I had as well. This isn’t a stop on your way to somewhere else, this should be your target destination.

Our visitors from Colorado, our "adopted" grandchildren, LOVE Knoebel's!!! When they are in town, we always include a trip to this Wonderful amusem*nt park. The park is relatively inexpensive, with delicious food, great ice cream and a pretty good selection of adult and children's rides. Their wooden roller coasters are highly rated in the United States. Children also enjoy performing in a play each time we visit.I highly recommend that you spend a day or two here!

Super fun place. Excellent environment for the family. Excellent pricing and plenty of things to do. Parking is no trouble even if special exceptions are required. Moderately priced and food is excellent. Great place to make memories, offers camping, company picnics.

Knoebels is always so much fun. Their pricing is reasonable on the rides and for food. It is free to enter and you pay per ride. You can get a thing of tickets, which never expire, or pay for a wristband. They did a great job of decorating it for Halloween as well. So many fun skeletons all around the park! You may habe to wait in line but they do have an app that is fairly accurate with wait times. Definitely recommend going.

Awesome old fashion park like I remember as a kid. Lots of old school rides and some new thrill rides. Food is awesome and they always win awards. Very clean and well maintained park. Worth driving up there and your sure to have a great time. Free to park and free to enter. Pet friendly also. A great day out.

First time coming here and I had a great time, I really like that you just pay for the rides you go on and don't drop hundreds of dollars on admission just to stand in line for hours. The lines move pretty quick and there's tons of food and things to do. I really like this park.

I love going here every year and staying in the cabins. It’s very fun with my friends and the park has this feel to it that you don’t get at other parks. They have a good ride selection too.

I mean this is the best old school amusem*nt park in the world. They have rides here that you can't find anywhere. The admission is free and you can pay per ride or get a wrist band great system.

This place is a great options for families who don't plan to ride every ride. It's free admission and you purchase a book of tickets to use for the rides that you want! Or you can purchase an all day ride wrist band as well! If you purchase online before you go, you can save $5.Prices are reasonable here, overall clean! My family had a great time!

Visited from out of the State, during the 4th of July Long Weekend, loved the free admission, pay as you go option which allows the parents of the kids/minors to admit for free when they don't want to go on the rides.Options available as $5, $20 and $50 tickets. We got the $20 tickets which were good for about 7 rides, however, it depends on which kind of ride one opts for as rides range from different prices of $4.50 - $2 each. Rode the Downdraft (don't remember the price), Twister and Phoenix Roller coasters for $4.50, Giant wheel for $3.50, Swing for $3, Carousel 🎠 for $2. Many Rides available for kids and adults alike.Overall a fun experience, Busy on the weekends but still there was little to no wait time. Plenty of food options available from Starbucks, Popcorn, Lemonade, Snacks and many more. Vending machines for water and soda were available too. Plenty of space for parking, saw a picnic table area that is available on reservation/first come basis. Camping grounds available as well.

I used to go here with my family as a kid and always loved it. I finally went back as an adult more than 15 years later and it's still great and really hasn't changed much from how I remember it. It has such a nostalgic feel regardless of if you've been there before or not.It's awesome that there's free admission and free parking. You can buy either a day pass or a ticket booklet. The day passes are probably better for families or people with kids going on a lot of rides but the booklet got us paid for all the roller coasters we wanted to go on plus a few others like the log flumes and ferris wheel with a few dollars in tickets left over by the time we were ready to leave.There are lots of places in the park to eat with a large variety of kinds of foods to choose from. There are a few different historical museums within the park including one about coal mining and one about the carousel. I love that there are things for both kids and adults to enjoy.

Fun park was fun and had rides that are fun for all family members. From roller coasters to log flume rides and even a haunted house. No admission to get in and no parking fee either. You can buy tickets or an unlimited wrist band. Park also had many unique and local food choices which also was a nice treat. Park was clean and staff was friendly. We will be back sooner then later

Had such a fun time here!Wait times were low, my whole family had a ton of fun.I personally like how you just have to pay for tickets, not entry.A little challenging with the traffic flow (some people have no idea what they’re doing) but overall an enjoyable experience for all ages!

It was great! The food was delicious as always and the staff was very friendly. I used a wristband, a fantastic deal for anyone who loves to go on lots of rides. So many ride options for whatever your preference is, and plenty of thrill coasters. I really enjoyed the ski lift, there was a great view of the park and it was very relaxing.

Great time at "Joy through the Grove" First year coming to this and it was very impressive to say the least. My initial thought was it was going to be a short trip through the park but, that was not the case. You start out in the normal parking area where they have three lanes which made for less of a wait. When you pull up to pay they offer some snack options and give you the radio station which plays Christmas music. You start out in the park in self and then go up into the campground area where you weave through the roads there. Many different themes in the different areas. The Staff really did an impressive job of decorating! I am an adult and it was fun so imagine the thrill on little kids seeing all of the lights. For the amount of time it took to travel through the display I think the $25.00 was more than reasonable. I would definitely go back in the future to see this great display of Christmas lights.

Best time every time we go. It is my family’s go to place every year. My kids started going when they were babies and we are still going no when they are in their twenties. My one daughter even had her Sweet 16 party there.

Knoebels is my happy place!! Been going here since I was a kid.It's is a hidden gem in the woods of Elysburg, PA. Free to park. Free to get in. Bring grandma; no high pressure parking fees or entry tickets. Just pay to ride what you want. You can also just hang out and eat food. The food is really good and they regularly win the golden ticket award for it and the Phoenix coaster. Must visit!!

love it here - so great to have a amusem*nt park that you don’t need to pay to park or enter- simply pay as you go for what you want :) so much delicious food & the kids love the rides - bonus if you can get a ride band at a discount 😍

Went for years with the kids and friends and family. Brought my best friend here before she passed, we made it a ladies trip only and she had the best time of her life... her signature is on one of the covered bridges. Went back a few more times w/just adults and it is always a fun, relaxing, calming place to be...Very Family oriented, reasonable pricing, clean, staff is always wonderful, food is good... Been a few years now since I've been back. Hoping to go in July 2024.

This was our youngest 1st time out. She had a blast!! Its always so fun to watch the smiles on little faces light up so big. Thanking God for great weather and for this day together as a family.Who needs a map! Have this place memorized

I absolutely enjoyed this park. First time going, although it rained a bit, then stopped. The show and rides were still going on. The staff were very helpful and amazing. Lots of rides and entertainment for all ages!

We brought our 7 year old granddaughter and my husband’s 9 year old great nephew for an early May weekend. It was cool and rained the later part of the day but the kids had a blast! The majority of the rides were running even with the rain. We had umbrellas but I wish we had brought rain jackets as our sweatshirts were definitely damp by the end of the day.This is a sweet nostalgic park and the perfect size to do in one day. We were able to get the ride all day wristbands as it was a special “police appreciation “ weekend ( I believe the wristbands are only available during the week or on special occasions) and it was very affordable. (Admission for all 4 of us was only $120) Otherwise you buy ride tickets and pay per ride (this is nice if you are not a fan of riding but want to watch the kids have fun).The kids were tall enough to ride everything and the lines for the bigger rides were not terrible (I think the longest we waited was 15-20 minutes)We stayed in the campground in our camper and the sites are nice and easily accessible. There are also cabins available. There is a shuttle bus that can take you from your camp site to the park and back which was nice at the end of the day. Restrooms were clean and food was reasonably priced for an amusem*nt park.Will definitely be returning. This is a gem !

Knoebels is always a wonderful experience! I was most recently there for Joy Through the Grove, the drive through Christmas light show. A very fun and festive show, full of lights and music. Get there when they open at 5:30 p.m. for a shorter wait, grab snacks and enjoy driving through the park.

Knoebels has been THE amusem*nt park to go to ever since I was just a little kid. For over 40 years, we have enjoyed going there. The rides are lots of fun, with the best wooden rollercoasters in the United States, and plenty of other rides to satisfy most every thrill-seeker. They offer almost every kind of park food you could want, with full course meals offered at the Alamo, or funnel cake, candy apples, cotton candy, soft pretzels, French fries, Italian ice, and so much more to satisfy your desire for something quick. And of course the Haunted House is a must-see ride, with one of the best haunted houses around!Every year Knoebels does an amazing job with decorating the park for Halloween. If you want to have a fun time seeing Halloween decorations, then plan on visiting in October, when the Old Smokey-style train ride takes you back into the woods to see lots of decorations on skeletons with crazy antics!My only complaint, and it seems to be more of a nationwide issue rather than any fault of Knoebels per se, is that the crowds are getting worse and worse, and...how do I say this politically correct... the ... clientele seems to be getting more... rough. The atmosphere has always been one of a clean, fun family environment, with most people being polite, and happy to be there. My last few visits, however, to be quite honest, resembled more of an "inner city" vibe, with gang elements showing through. The crowds were far more rude, boisterous, and a lot of trash seemed to be scattered on the ground. It no longer felt like a fun little family park, it honestly felt like visiting an inner-city park. I suppose that is no fault of Knoebels. However, my last visit there, they scheduled a company picnic by Giant, with an expected turnout of 70,000 employees, during normal park hours. The chaos that ensued was beyond anything I've ever experienced there. The bathrooms were absolutely overloaded, with women going into the men's rooms, not even caring that there were men inside (and I'm not even talking about identity issues - just simply women who didnt care that there were men in there, they just went in "because i feel like it"). The crowds were rude beyond comprehension, cutting into ride lines, loud profanities being exclaimed, completely changing the overall feel of a nice family fun park to an absolute atmosphere of pandemonium. I have to say that my last several visits have not been enjoyable ones, and if this same atmosphere continues, sadly we will have to bid adieu to this amusem*nt park, and live with the memories of how things used to be.

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391 Knoebels Blvd, Elysburg, PA 17824, USA