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.
Hiking Taggart Lake in Grand Teton National Park is an awesome experience. The biggest difficulty with this hike is parking. There is a small trailhead parking lot that fills up fast, and since the hike takes a fairly large amount of time, cars aren't rotated out very quickly. There is also…
We love traveling to the National Parks, and our big goal is to visit all of the parks at least once in our lives. In order to make the most of our National Park trips, we do a lot of research. We spend hours reading about hikes, looking at maps, and…
There are some great hikes for kids in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We spent just a half day and did four great hikes, even though there are plenty more if you have time. We were surprised at the diversity of destinations in a park that was created specifically for volcanoes. These…
We had no idea that there were petroglyphs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. So, we were pleasantly surprised to find a short hike that led to literally thousands of them. These petroglyphs even have a special story that goes with them. The Pu'uloa Petroglyphs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are definitely worth…
The KeanakakoÊ»i Crater Trail s an unmarked, but well-known trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We were excited to hike this trail because we were able to see lava and hear the hollow, huffing sound of the Kilauea Volcano. This 2.0 mile roundtrip hike is along part of the Crater Rim…
The Thurston Lava Tube is the must do hike in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If you only have time for one stop, make it this one. The hike is short and easy, though there is a little bit of climbing, including some steps. Walking through the lava tube was our kids…