Bait shops, fishing guides and a wide variety of supplies and equipment are available at several nearby resorts. The Medicine Rock is displayed at Gettysburg's Sunset Museum. The surface of this huge, flat boulder is carved with handprints, footprints, bird and animal tracks. The Whitlock Salmon Spawning and Imprinting Station is located adjacent to West Whitlock Recreation Area. Each year thousands of salmon eggs are fertilized at this station.
Tours are available during the fall.
A salmon festival is held each year on the first Saturday in October. The annual Civil War Festival highlights the colorful past of Gettysburg's sister city and battlefield. Several re-enactment groups stage the historic Civil War battle which is open to the public.