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How hard do you think it would be to get a room now? I was planning on going this year with my dad, and wanted to know if its too late to even get a room close to the grounds. I'm probably screwed now, but I thought I'd ask some of you guys who go there annually. This will be my first time. Thanks for all the help, I hope this thread doesn't sound stupid
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I always stay in shippensburg, it's like 30 minutes or so south of Carlisle. It's got a mall, movie theater and some restaurants in walking distance to the hotel. I trailer the car to the hotel, then make the 20 minute drive in the car to the show each morning.
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All the motel/hotel in Carlisle will be booked by now - they start booking as soon as last years show ends. If you go out 20 - 30 minutes, you should find something. I stayed in Mechanicsburg once - about 20 minutes.
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It will be difficult to get a room in Carlisle now, not to say that their aren’t any left
So your next best bet is find a room in Harrisburg which is a short drive but you will have to fight traffic coming into Carlisle on Rt. 11 or you can camp out right next to the fair grounds and they have bathrooms and showers to use on the grounds
So your next best bet is find a room in Harrisburg which is a short drive but you will have to fight traffic coming into Carlisle on Rt. 11 or you can camp out right next to the fair grounds and they have bathrooms and showers to use on the grounds
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You may still find a place in town but you will pay 4-5x the normal rate and Carlilse isn't Palm Springs. I found a place in Mechanicsburg, the trick is to get up and be at the park by 6:30 am otherwise you're stuck in traffic.
Don't expect to find any super deals but you will see a lot of cars, parts and every vendor there. I usually stay at my spot now, I missed walking around last year but the heat was brutal.
Bring cash and remember everything is jacked up that weekend.
Don't expect to find any super deals but you will see a lot of cars, parts and every vendor there. I usually stay at my spot now, I missed walking around last year but the heat was brutal.
Bring cash and remember everything is jacked up that weekend.
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You may still find a place in town but you will pay 4-5x the normal rate and Carlilse isn't Palm Springs. I found a place in Mechanicsburg, the trick is to get up and be at the park by 6:30 am otherwise you're stuck in traffic.
Don't expect to find any super deals but you will see a lot of cars, parts and every vendor there. I usually stay at my spot now, I missed walking around last year but the heat was brutal.
Bring cash and remember everything is jacked up that weekend.
Don't expect to find any super deals but you will see a lot of cars, parts and every vendor there. I usually stay at my spot now, I missed walking around last year but the heat was brutal.
Bring cash and remember everything is jacked up that weekend.
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There are numerous cancellations every year in Carlisle area motels. My advice would be to get onto a waiting list at one or more Carlisle motels. Something will open up. It really is alot more fun being in town. It's a four day car show and party 
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