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.
The Temples of the Sun and Moon are located in a remote region of Capitol Reef National Park. They are accessible by a rough dirt road that begins outside the park. There is no fee to visit them. There is also an amazing bonus adventure when visiting the temples called Glass…
Sunset Point is a short, family-friendly hike in Capitol Reef National Park. This hike is located a few miles west of the Visitor's Center on Highway 24. A short 1 mile drive over a passable dirt road is required to make the hike. The trail is only a third of a…
Utah's Adventure Dad is a school teacher, so almost all of our vacations come in the Summer or over Spring or Fall Break. But recently we took the opportunity to make a short trip to Arches National Park in January. There were so many advantages to this short trip! We will…
We finally made our way to Yosemite National Park, and it was spectacular! We couldn’t have asked for a better vacation. We’ve written about several of the kid-friendly hikes we found in Yosemite, but we also wanted to let you in on a few things that we discovered as we explored the park.…
Yosemite National Park is one of our favorite parks! We took our boys there and found some incredible hikes that were just right for little ones. This round up will help you know which hikes are for your family. Most of these hikes can be found in the Yosemite Valley, but…
On a recent trip to Yosemite we hiked to Soda Springs. This hike is in the eastern end of Yosemite near the Tuolumne Meadows Visitor's Center. Because very few people drive over the Tioga Pass to this side of the park, we found a lot more solitude on this hike than…