Things to Do in Ephrata
Ephrata is the most populous borough in Lancaster County and is situated 38 miles from Harrisburg and 57 miles from Philadelphia. Your cultural and educational enrichment is catered to at the Eicher Arts Center featuring a Native American Museum, the Seiverling Museum, the Car and Pedal Car Museum, the Ephrata Cloister, the Main Theater, the Weathered Vineyards Wine Tasting Room, and the Ephrata Performing Arts Center organizing plays, musicals, children’s series, regular educational opportunities, and special performances. For beer buffs, the St. Boniface Craft Brewing Co. is a recommended destination to taste some nice beer. Boasting the largest park system per capita in Pennsylvania, you won’t have shortage of recreational opportunities, athletic complexes, ball courts, archery ranges, fitness, walking, and nature trails, mountain land, and meadows.
In terms of annual events, the largest street fair in Pennsylvania, the Ephrata Fair, is held in the borough since 1919. What first started out as farmers celebrating the harvest, grew into a five-day attraction drawing tens of thousands of visitors. Savor the local delicacies at Applebee’s, housed in the historic Mountain Springs Hotel, Aromas Del Sur, Olde Lincoln House, Little Nicki’s Pizza, Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant, or the Ten Thousand Villages.
Ephrata 55+ Communities
Ephrata has 3 55+ and active adult communities. These fantastic neighborhoods let you enjoy your golden years with likeminded, fun loving individuals. Fantastic amenity packages, often including private golf courses, pools, crafting and hobby facilities, gyms, social clubs, and more mean that you will never run of new things to do!
If you’re ready to enjoy the retirement you deserve, you need one of the new homes for sale in Ephrata’s 55+ communities. These affordable new construction houses start at just $448,900, great for people on a fixed income, or people who want to spend their hard earned cash on ‘want tos,’ not ‘have tos.’
Largest Active Adult Communities in Ephrata
Prominent builder Landmark Homes has established the active adult community of Home Towne Square characterized by the builder’s unique arts & crafts-style new homes within a classic village-style neighborhood. A low-maintenance lifestyle, walking and biking trails, landscaped common areas, a community clubhouse, and an active calendar of events are what await you in your golden years. Let Ephrata make the next phase of your life also the best phase.
Ephrata 55+ Communities: Housing Trends
You can find the best 55+ housing developments and builders in Ephrata. Here's an overview of what you will find on NewHomesource.com.
| 55+ Home Builders | 2 |
| Number of Communities | 3 |
| 55+ Homes for Sale | 20 |
| Floor Plan Options | 16 |
| Quick Move-in Homes | 4 |
| Homes Priced from | $448,900 |
