Visiting the National Parks with Kids

Impact on aquatic ecosystems begin with activities that inspire children to learn and take care of the environment and the creatures who reside there.

With farms, fall festivals, playgrounds, trails, and Halloween events stretching from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, the Capitol Region provides countless opportunities for making fun family memories during the fall season.

What image comes to mind when you think of a volcano? Is it molten lava oozing down the sides of a mountain towards fleeing creatures or a massive boom ash and debris filling the sky like a mushroom cloud? Maybe its a forested, sleeping giant churning ever so slowly towards the next explosion.

I’ve learned that kids are amazed by the suffix “-est.” They are captivated by finding the biggest, longest, and smallest. Our latest search, led us to the world’s oldest living organism: the Great Basin bristlecone pine tree.

Introducing my kids to the South, my sister (living in Atlanta), loaded up the 6 of us and took off. This is how to road trip Charleston SC to Savannah GA.

If you’ve ever taken a road trip anywhere in the US or Canada, you’ve probably seen the ubiquitous yellow sign along the road. And if you’ve never stayed at a KOA, …

Visiting Glacier National Park with kids both now and then was just as unforgettable: incomparable mountain scenery, bountiful wildlife creatures, overwhelming peace and solitude.

The search for wildlife and winding trails created a desire for searching for more of the awe-inspiring wonder created on this earth.

We’ve scoured the web and polled expert family travelers on their top beaches for families. Read on for our top picks to visit in 2015.

There is plenty of family fun in Sevierville. This city is located in the heart of the Smoky Mountains region and is best known for being Dolly Parton’s hometown.

Located in the heart of Grand Teton National Park, kayaking Jackson Lake WY is a perfect introduction to a Wyoming national park trip with kids as young as six

The ultimate payoff for this trip was answering my nephews’ questions about the Revolutionary War and the reasons why things unfolded as they did, discussing whether King George in England was fair in his expectation of colonists, and posing the question of which side they would be on. They now knew enough and had seen enough to be able to ask some thoughtful questions, even at the tender ages of 8 and 11.

I love being in the middle of a moment and recognizing that it will make the highlight reel of life. I am talking about the moments which become fond memories that are retold at family get-togethers for decades. Last summer, my kids and I added several highlights to our memory reels while visiting Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.

Have you ever taken a vacation where you literally felt like you stepped back into a different time? Visiting the YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center took us back into a different era, one centered on family, kids, and nature while simultaneously bringing all three together.

St. John US VI is a slow moving, family friendly tropical paradise where there is natural beauty and wildlife abound.

We’ve created a list of five fun, family-friendly day trips from Minneapolis-St. Paul, the twin cities metro area. Take advantage of your respective backyards or come explore ours!

Brain Head is the best little mountain town for families that most folks have never even heard of. Located at the doorstep of Cedar Breaks National Monument, this sleepy mountain town is sure to steal the hearts of visiting families no matter the season. My husband and I visited Brian Head with our kids as part of our Spring Break tour of Utah. Truth be told, I had never heard of the resort and initially looked at it as more of a stopping off point in between the National Parks of Southern Utah and skiing in Park City. What I didn’t know was that Brian Head would turn out to be a destination unto itself.

Big Sky ski vacations are ideal for families. Big Sky Resort and Moonlight Basin offer wide open ski runs, no lift lines, and plenty of powdery snow.