We are the biggest fans of the National Parks. We try to visit as many as we can whenever we travel anywhere. There are so many cool things to see inside these parks. So many beautiful places and so much to learn!
Our boys have over 100 different junior ranger badges from National Parks, and other National Sites throughout Utah and the United States.
We also know that visiting a National Park requires some good information and planning, so we share all the details from our visit on these posts. We give tips and tricks, and all the things you need to know.
There are also specific posts about some of our favorite hikes in the national sites. This is to help you choose which trails are going to work for your family.
Keys View isn't really a hike, but more of an overlook. It lies at the end of the road in Joshua Tree National Park. It is a good idea to get to this trailhead first as the road is closed during busy times, with a ranger denying access if the traffic…
Skull Rock is an amazing stop in Joshua Tree National Park. Unfortunately, it's amazingly busy as well. When we stopped at this roadside pullout, we had to park around a quarter mile away due to the cars packed onto both sides of the road. There was even a line that we…
Ryan Ranch Trail is a very short hike to an old ruin in Joshua Tree National Park. The trail runs just a half-mile each way to the ruin (1.0 mile roundtrip). It is perfectly flat and well-marked. This trail would be considered easy for anyone, though wheels would be a bit…
Yellowstone is one of our favorite national parks, and we've visited dozens of times, but always during the summer. This year, we decided to make a visit to the crown-jewel of the national park system during the winter. Yellowstone in Winter is amazing. What's Open There are a few things that…
Every year the National Parks service offers a bunch of free days throughout the year. This discount day also includes National Monuments and other sites run by the NPS. That means there are a lot of amazing places to visit for FREE! We love the family memories we create in National Parks (Grand…
Glacier Bay is not really a park that many people visit by driving up to the gate. That's because you can only access Glacier Bay National Park by boat or plane. More than 95% of visitors never technically set foot in Glacier Bay, but arrive by cruise ship. We did just…