Weekend trips from Columbia (Pennsylvania)
- Williamsburg / Roanoke
- Morgantown / Grove City
- Bridgeville / Penn Yan
- Ocean City / Fredericksburg
- Wheeling / Watkins Glen
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
Trip idea #1: Columbia → Williamsburg → Roanoke → Columbia
leave Columbia on Friday
1 hour → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC
1 hour → Fredericksburg
1 hour → Richmond
1 hour → Williamsburg (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Baltimore
58 minutes → Washington, DC
1 hour → Fredericksburg
1 hour → Richmond
1 hour → Williamsburg (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Williamsburg to Roanoke
leave Williamsburg on Saturday
53 minutes → Richmond
1 hour → Charlottesville
1 hour → Lexington
56 minutes → Roanoke (stay Saturday night)
53 minutes → Richmond
1 hour → Charlottesville
1 hour → Lexington
56 minutes → Roanoke (stay Saturday night)
4 hours of driving
Roanoke to Columbia
leave Roanoke on Sunday
41 minutes → Lexington
1.5 hours → Staunton
1 hour → Front Royal
52 minutes → Hagerstown
1 hour → Gettysburg
56 minutes → Columbia (back home)
41 minutes → Lexington
1.5 hours → Staunton
1 hour → Front Royal
52 minutes → Hagerstown
1 hour → Gettysburg
56 minutes → Columbia (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 15.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Columbia → Morgantown → Grove City → Columbia
leave Columbia on Friday
49 minutes → Harrisburg
48 minutes → Shippensburg
1 hour → Breezewood
47 minutes → Pleasantville
56 minutes → Frostburg
48 minutes → Ohiopyle State Park
45 minutes → Morgantown (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Harrisburg
48 minutes → Shippensburg
1 hour → Breezewood
47 minutes → Pleasantville
56 minutes → Frostburg
48 minutes → Ohiopyle State Park
45 minutes → Morgantown (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Morgantown to Grove City
leave Morgantown on Saturday
53 minutes → Washington
36 minutes → Pittsburgh
56 minutes → Butler
37 minutes → Grove City (stay Saturday night)
53 minutes → Washington
36 minutes → Pittsburgh
56 minutes → Butler
37 minutes → Grove City (stay Saturday night)
3 hours of driving
Grove City to Columbia
leave Grove City on Sunday
45 minutes → Clarion
1.5 hours → DuBois
56 minutes → State College
48 minutes → Mifflintown
49 minutes → Harrisburg
49 minutes → Columbia (back home)
45 minutes → Clarion
1.5 hours → DuBois
56 minutes → State College
48 minutes → Mifflintown
49 minutes → Harrisburg
49 minutes → Columbia (back home)
5.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 14.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Columbia → Bridgeville → Penn Yan → Columbia
leave Columbia on Friday
49 minutes → Harrisburg
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Pittsburgh
20 minutes → Bridgeville (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Harrisburg
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1.5 hours → Pittsburgh
20 minutes → Bridgeville (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Bridgeville to Penn Yan
Penn Yan to Columbia
leave Penn Yan on Saturday
43 minutes → Painted Post
55 minutes → Wellsboro
53 minutes → Williamsport
51 minutes → Selinsgrove
49 minutes → Harrisburg
59 minutes → Columbia (stay Saturday night)
43 minutes → Painted Post
55 minutes → Wellsboro
53 minutes → Williamsport
51 minutes → Selinsgrove
49 minutes → Harrisburg
59 minutes → Columbia (stay Saturday night)
5 hours of driving
Trip idea #4: Columbia → Ocean City → Fredericksburg → Columbia
leave Columbia on Friday
56 minutes → Aberdeen
45 minutes → Wilmington
54 minutes → Firefly Music Festival
41 minutes → Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
38 minutes → Bethany Beach
33 minutes → Ocean City (stay Friday night)
56 minutes → Aberdeen
45 minutes → Wilmington
54 minutes → Firefly Music Festival
41 minutes → Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
38 minutes → Bethany Beach
33 minutes → Ocean City (stay Friday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Ocean City to Fredericksburg
leave Ocean City on Saturday
43 minutes → Old Mill Crab House
59 minutes → Saint Michaels
1 hour → Annapolis
46 minutes → Washington, DC
1 hour → Fredericksburg (stay Saturday night)
43 minutes → Old Mill Crab House
59 minutes → Saint Michaels
1 hour → Annapolis
46 minutes → Washington, DC
1 hour → Fredericksburg (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
Fredericksburg to Columbia
leave Fredericksburg on Sunday
1 hour → Washington, DC
58 minutes → The Corner Stable
1 hour → Columbia (back home)
1 hour → Washington, DC
58 minutes → The Corner Stable
1 hour → Columbia (back home)
3 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 12 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Columbia → Wheeling → Watkins Glen → Columbia
leave Columbia on Friday
49 minutes → Harrisburg
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1 hour → Monongahela
57 minutes → Wheeling (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Harrisburg
1 hour → Chambersburg
53 minutes → Breezewood
55 minutes → Stoystown
1 hour → Monongahela
57 minutes → Wheeling (stay Friday night)
6 hours of driving
Wheeling to Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen to Columbia
leave Watkins Glen on Saturday
43 minutes → Painted Post
55 minutes → Wellsboro
53 minutes → Williamsport
51 minutes → Selinsgrove
49 minutes → Harrisburg
31 minutes → Columbia (stay Saturday night)
43 minutes → Painted Post
55 minutes → Wellsboro
53 minutes → Williamsport
51 minutes → Selinsgrove
49 minutes → Harrisburg
31 minutes → Columbia (stay Saturday night)
4.5 hours of driving
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