In addition to amusements, the park provided services during the memorial association era for steamtrain and trolley tourists visiting nearby military sites of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The "dummy" Baldwin steam engine[3] began to bring guests to the area in June 1884.
[4] On July 4, 1884, Colonel John H. McClellan held a free ox roast at the park to benefit the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
[3] In 1886, the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association purchased the grove in and around Round Top.
[10] Amusements at Round Top Park included target shooting[11] and a merry-go-round.