Eat and visit in Cromwell

The A&W restaurant at 18844 Sandy Ridge Station, Orbisonia, appears on Fly Altoona's Huntingdon visitor page under Dining. That listing gives the street address and town.

The county bureau's listing for the restaurant, as archived on 17 June 2025, describes made-to-order food. It says the restaurant still makes burgers, hot dogs, french fries and onion rings, and it names A&W Root Beer.

The bureau's archived listing also gives the phone number 814-447-3500 and the ZIP code 17243. It gives no hours. Whether the restaurant is open in 2026 is not yet confirmed.

• Fly Altoona's Huntingdon visitor page gives the address as 18844 Sandy Ridge Station, Orbisonia, PA source
• The archived bureau listing says the restaurant still makes burgers, hot dogs, french fries and onion rings source
• The archived bureau listing names A&W Root Beer source
• The archived bureau listing gives the phone number as 814-447-3500 source

“Remember the days when great-tasting food was made-to-order with quality ingredients and always served up with a frosty mug and a warm smile?”Unsigned listing text, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), archived copy

“We still make our burgers, hots dogs, french fries, onion rings”Unsigned listing text, Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau (raystown.org), archived copy

OpenStreetMap lists The Little Ice Creamer as an ice cream shop at 18676 Croghan Pike in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County. The map marks the building with outdoor seating and records the postal code as 17260. That map record was last edited on 11 March 2021, so it may not reflect the shop as it runs today.

Confirm the hours with the shop before relying on this entry.

• OpenStreetMap tags the building as an ice cream shop with outdoor seating. source
• The address tags read 18676 Croghan Pike, Cromwell Township, PA 17260. source

Saint Mary's Covered Bridge carries traffic over Shade Creek beside Route 522, across the road from Saint Mary's Catholic Church. Uncovering PA's Jim Cheney describes it as painted a lighter red with white accents, and says it keeps a peaceful feel beside a very busy highway. PA Bucket List says it is built with Howe trusses and is owned and maintained by Huntingdon County.

Sources disagree on the build year. A bronze plaque reads 1889, according to the Huntingdon History Research Network, and the National Register record lists 1889 as a significant year. The 1991 Historic American Engineering Record inventory gives 1896, citing county commissioners' minutes. The National Register listed the bridge on March 20, 1980.

Uncovering PA (2015, updated 2021) describes parking as a paved pull-off along Route 522 and warns that the road is very busy. A PA Bucket List page last modified in September 2023 describes the bridge as open to vehicle traffic. In July 2026 the Huntingdon Daily News reported that the county commissioners approved a state grant application to restore the bridge.

• Built with Howe trusses, according to PA Bucket List. source
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1980. source
• Uncovering PA describes parking as a paved pull-off along Route 522, beside a very busy road. source
• Listed as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 8 in the 1991 inventory. source
• The 1991 inventory notes frequent renewal of its red and white paint. source

“Pulling up to the bridge, I was impressed with its location. Despite being next to a very busy highway, the bridge retained a peacefulness not often found along busy roads.”Jim Cheney, Uncovering PA, 12 January 2015

“it’s certainly one you have to check off the bucket list if you’re a fan of covered bridges.”Rusty Glessner, PA Bucket List, 13 March 2020

State Game Lands No. 99 covers 4,470 acres of southern Huntingdon County, east of Saltillo on Jack's Mountain. The Game Commission's map describes mountainous, heavily forested terrain with several main drainages. Deer, turkey, squirrel and grouse are the primary game species.

The map says recreation such as boating, fishing, hiking, birdwatching and nature study is encouraged, and that with few exceptions state game lands are open for general use year round. Motorized vehicles are prohibited on gated roads and trails, except snowmobiles where they are designated and posted, and entry is prohibited on posted wildlife refuges and propagation areas. The Commission's state game lands page adds that secondary recreational uses are permitted under its regulations.

Section 10 of the Standing Stone Trail, 5.4 miles, runs from Meadow Gap to the SGL 99 access road west of Three Springs. The map is dated January 2014, so check the Game Commission's Mapping Center before a trip.

• 4,470 acres in southern Huntingdon County, east of Saltillo on Jack's Mountain source
• Primary game species are deer, turkey, squirrel and grouse source
• Motorized vehicles are prohibited on gated roads and trails, except snowmobiles where designated and posted source
• Standing Stone Trail section 10 is 5.4 miles, from Meadow Gap to the SGL 99 access road west of Three Springs source

“The primary purpose of these lands is the management of habitat for wildlife and provide opportunities for lawful hunting and trapping.”Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2026