Tag: hiking with kids
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Yellowstone National Park: 4 Day Adventure
Located in the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park became the first national park in March of 1872. From its unique geothermal features (over 10,000 geysers, hot springs, mud pots and fumaroles) to its endless amount of wildlife (almost 400 different species of animals!), to its unbelievable landscape (countless lakes, rivers, mountains),…
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park: 2 Day Adventure
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located in western North Dakota and comprised of three separate units- North Unit, South Unit and Elkhorn Ranch Unit with the lovely Little Missouri River connecting the three. The Park has over 70,000 acres of flowing prairies and stunning buttes and is home to so much wildlife- longhorn steer, bison,…
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Custer State Park: 1 Day Adventure
Custer State Park is South Dakota’s first and largest state park at over 70,000 acres, and shares its southern border with Wind Cave National Park. We absolutely loved this park (possibly more than some of the national parks we have visited), and it is definitely a must stop if you are in the area seeing…
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Wind Cave National Park: 1 Day Adventure
Wind Cave is in southwestern South Dakota and is home to one of the world’s oldest and largest mapped caves in the world at almost 150 miles mapped to date! Instead of the usual stalactite and stalagmite formations, Wind Cave is known for its boxwork, so the inside of the cave looked very different than…
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Congaree National Park: 1 Day Adventure
Congaree National Park is home to the last 11,000 protected acres of what used to be 35 million acres of old-growth floodplain forests that used to grow in the southern United States. The bald cypress, old-growth oaks, and loblolly pines are all equally impressive and among some of the tallest trees on the east coast.…
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New River Gorge National Park: 2 Day Adventure
New River Gorge National Park is the newest national park located in West Virginia, and home to the world’s second oldest river- New River. This place did not disappoint! It was unbelievably gorgeous and there is enough to do there to last you quite a few visits- over 100 miles of hiking trails, horseback riding,…
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New River Gorge National Park: 4 Day Adventure
New River Gorge National Park is the newest national park located in West Virginia, and home to the world’s second oldest river- New River. This place did not disappoint! It was unbelievably gorgeous and there is enough to do there to last you quite a few visits- over 100 miles of hiking trails, horseback riding,…
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Mammoth Cave National Park: 2 Day Adventure
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is home to the world’s longest known cave system, at over 420 miles surveyed to date. Right there in Kentucky- who knew?! Certainly not this family, who happens to be FROM the Midwest. This cave system is impressive to say the least. The Rotunda, a large circular room within…
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Turkey Run State Park: 2 Day Adventure
To be honest, the first time we went here, I did not do any research…. not my best move😊 It is in the middle of Indiana, so I was expecting some hiking trails through the woods or along a lovely river…. something beautiful but not too strenuous. I can not stop laughing as I write…
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Indiana Dunes National Park: 2 Day Adventure
Indiana Dunes National Park is located on 15 miles of Lake Michigan’s shoreline in northwest Indiana. In it’s 15,000 acres, there is the opportunity to experience so many different environments- dense forests, fields of gorgeous wildflowers, marshes full of wildlife, large sandy dunes, and beautiful beaches. This park truly has it all. Plus, our family…