see these national parks near Sacramento
Today I’m continuing my series of National Parks near major cities. My hope is that people that don’t live near a variety of National Parks like we do will be able to easily plan a trip to explore one of our beautiful National Parks! Today I’ll be sharing 5 National Parks near Sacramento–they’re all less […]
tips for Pinnacles National Park with kids
Over Thanksgiving 2022 we decided to break with tradition and go camping. There was one last national park in California we hadn’t visited yet and I was anxious to cross it off our list. That’s how we found ourselves camping at Pinnacles National Park with the kids and enjoying a Thanksgiving meal of hot dogs […]
visiting Manzanar National Historic Site with kids
Manzanar. Do you know the significance? We visited Manzanar National Historic Site with the kids earlier this year during our Spring Break trip. I actually stopped at this historic site years ago when I was a kid myself when we were studying the history of World War II. With Pearl Harbor Day happening tomorrow I […]
see these National Parks close to Los Angeles
Today is the third post in my series of National Parks near major cities. I started this series because I’ve had so many people tell me over the years that they wish they lived closer to National Parks. Or they wish it was easier for them to visit. Although not everyone can live in a […]
see these National Parks close to Phoenix
I’m back with the second installment of my blog series about National Parks near major cities. With fall weather fast approaching this is the ideal time to plan a visit to some of our desert National Parks! These are also great places to visit in the winter and crowds are often lower than the busy […]