To a National Park Admission is nearly free to these giant natural theme parks. Lodging is a bargain, too. Even better, the adventure is guaranteed to provide plenty of fodder for the family memory book. No matter what happens, at least no one will complain they're bored. Not with so many rocks to climb, new playmates and water made for splashing.
Rain is an opportunity for a different adventure.
Not at our nation's national parks. A record 289 million of us, many with kids and grandkids, visited national parks last summer, and it's easy to see why they remain such a popular family-vacation choice, even with all of the other options available to families. Wohlforth and his family have spent six weeks at a stretch touring some of the big national parks, camping with a baby in tow. In the picture, Melanie is showing off her scraped knee. The rest of us look disheveled, tired and supremely pleased with ourselves.