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.
Blue Hen Falls is a pretty waterfall in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This waterfall is definitely worth a visit. The hike is 3.0 miles roundtrip, but you can shorten it by doing a shuttle or a drop off. We hiked in the summer, and we loved how green everything was, but…
The Toadstools Hike is located just east of Kanab. It is a short walk to a very interesting hoodoo inside of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This flat, easy 1.5 mile walk is appropriate for all age levels, but make sure to bring sunscreen, water, and a hat as it can be…
We visited Indiana Dunes National Park on a recent trip to the area. This national park sits right on the shore of Lake Michigan and is split and scattered like many other parks in the eastern United States. There is a Visitor Center and an active Junior Ranger program. This park…
We still have A LOT of exploring to do at Lake Powell! You could spend years sailing up and down the 185 miles of this massive lake and still not see all that there is to see. There are hundreds of small side canyons, Native American ruins and petroglyphs, arches and…
Forgotten Canyon Ruins, also called Defiance House, can only be reached by boat. It is a great place to explore with kids on your next trip to Lake Powell. Forgotten Canyon is located near the Bullfrog Marina, so if you have launched from there, you should be able to find it…
The Harry S Truman National Historic Site is the Truman home located in Independence, Missouri. There are two locations for this national site: the house and a Visitor Center. You will want to visit both. It is free to visit the museum and to tour the home. Stop by the Harry…