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.
Taylor Creek Trail is a family friendly hike in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park. Many people don't make it to this smaller, less-visited section of the park because there are no roads that connect it to Zion Canyon or Kolob Terrace Road, which are the other two sections of…
Zion National Park has three areas: the main canyon called Zion Canyon, a back country area called Kolob Terrace, and smaller area called Kolob Canyons. The Kolob area is the easiest to access because it has its own exit just north of St George on the I-15. We also think it may…
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In 2003, the summer after we got married, we decided to go to Yellowstone. We loved it so much that we vowed we would go every other year. Since then, we've spent a few days in Yellowstone in every odd numbered year. Â We have a lot of people ask us about…
Great Basin National Park has a lot of fun hikes for kids. The elevation of the hikes varies with some as low as 7000 ft and some all the way up at 10000 feet. The best hikes are all at the top of the Wheeler Peak scenic drive, but be prepared…
Utah has 5 National Parks: Canyonlands, Arches, Zion, Bryce Canyon, and Capitol Reef. I like to think of Great Basin as Utah's sixth National Park, even though it is in Nevada. A lot of people aren't aware that this park is so close-- just 3 hours from Salt Lake City. Some…