Discover Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg offers a variety of experiences for a trip: Town Park focuses on sports and outdoor trails, the Rail Trail follows a former railroad bed through a wooded creek corridor, and the Historic District’s streetscape is defined by a range of architectural styles. There are also exhibitions, theater and art events. As you plan, consider which of these experiences you’d like to make the focus of your trip.

Parks and outdoor trails

Bloomsburg Town Park is open daily from sunrise to sunset. Its amenities include ball fields, tennis and basketball courts, a skate park and disc golf. If you’d like to spend an active day in the park, you’ll find several ways to enjoy sports and other physical activities. There’s also a scenic, 0.6-mile path along the river and lagoon. This offers a different way to experience the park: the route by the water is the main attraction, while the sports areas provide specific places to play and be active.

A longer trail option is the Bloomsburg Rail Trail: the easy, three-mile out-and-back route follows a former railroad bed in Bloomsburg. The trail has gravel and asphalt surfaces and runs through a wooded creek corridor along the banks of Fishing Creek. Its length and course set this route apart from the path in Town Park. If you’d like to include an outdoor trail in your trip, you can compare the two options based on the distance and scenery you prefer.

Architecture and culture

Bloomsburg’s Historic District has two self-guided walking tours. Its architecture ranges from Federal and Second Empire to Romanesque styles. If you’re interested in architectural history, the tours offer a way to take in these different styles. The historic area thus adds a cultural perspective to the outdoor experiences, without requiring a guided tour.

The Bloomsburg Children's Museum offers interactive exhibitions and curated programs in science, art and the humanities year-round. It has been a fixture in Bloomsburg since 2002. Its range of subjects brings together different areas of interest. As you plan your trip, you can consider whether its exhibitions and programs would be a good addition to trails, sports or architecture for your group.

Theater is also part of the town’s cultural scene. The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble was founded in 1978 as a professional resident theater company. Its main season features plays selected and produced by the company’s permanent members, who also perform in them. This gives the main season a distinct identity: the focus is on the ensemble’s own productions.

Events and travel interests

Bloomsburg Fair Week officially begins on the third Saturday after Labor Day. ArtFest is one of two annual art festivals in Downtown Bloomsburg. These offer two different starting points for an event-focused trip: Fair Week, with its set start date, and an art festival in Downtown Bloomsburg. As you plan, you can consider which of these experiences best suits the focus you have in mind.

When choosing a vacation rental, you can think about whether you’d rather spend your time in parks and on trails, explore architecture, or focus on culture and events. The experiences described here differ in character and offer a range of themes for planning a trip around your interests.

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For the broader travel overview: Columbia.