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.
When I was just little my family took a trip to Mount Rushmore. We enjoyed the monument, and then took a look at the map. “Anyone want to go out to Badlands National Park?” my mom asked. “There’s nothing out there but rock and desert!” my dad insisted, so we didn’t…
Devil’s Tower National Monument was the first national monument ever created. When the railroad was being built they had a need for a lot of rock to lay the groundwork, and someone proposed dynamiting Devil’s Tower and using the rock as it is very solid and would make an excellent base.…
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is in the far west corner of Nebraska. This tiny site is surprisingly interesting, and though it may not be worth a long drive, it can certainly help to break up a long drive. The Agate Fossil Beds were discovered in the late 1800s when…
We like to let you know which hikes you should take your kids on when you visit a national park. We’ve rounded up hikes in all your favorites (just search the park on our homepage). One of our favorite places to hike is Grand Teton National Park. If you haven’t visited…
Schwabacher Road is one of our favorite short drives in Grand Teton National Park. This road is located a few miles north of Moose on the 191 (right fork). It runs for a mere mile, and though it is not paved, it was in good enough shape for any passenger vehicle.…
The Leigh Lake hike in Grand Teton National Park is short, easy, and flexible. We did only a mile and half to the portage out and back. This hike is flexible because you could go much farther along the shore of the lake, including following along the entire lake, which would…