Where are we now? Camping at a National Park Campground
In Big Bend National Park (#60-Revisit) One of our favorite National Parks, so far (top 5?), a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundreds of bird species take refuge Read more…
NOT your typical National Park Visit Hot Springs National Park (#272) is a unique destination with a rich cultural past. The grand architecture of the historic bathhouses is equally matched by the natural curiosities of ancient thermal springs, mountain views, incredible geology, forested hikes, and abundant creeks – all in Read more…
Camping in/Visiting 1 new National Park Site: Buffalo National River (#268), America’s First National River, established in 1972, flows freely for 135 miles and is one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the lower 48 states. We camped at Tyler Bend, near St. Joe, Arkansas, for 3 nights, our Read more…
Or West Everglades…Big Cypress National Preserve Five nights camping in Big Cypress National Preserve (#231), at Monument Lake Campground. It is only our 5th time camping with Lizzy in a National Park! Despite the website info that there was limited cell service and no showers, we were pleasantly surprised to Read more…
Twin Peaks Campground Our #173 National Park Together, staying at Twin Peaks Campground. And that’s the Twin Peaks, showing above The Beast. We made it to the campground in time to set up and still get to the Visitor Center for a good orientation to the park…and some quick access Read more…
Manzanita Lake Campground Our #155 National Park Together, staying at Manzanita Lake Campground, just a hop, skip, and a jump from Manzanita Lake. We made it to the campground in time to set up before dark, despite some roadwork enroute! We’ll be here a whole week, as there is much Read more…
Mazama Campground Our #150 National Park Together, one we’ve been wanting to visit for awhile. We’re staying at Mazama Campground, ~7 zig-zaggy miles south of (and 1,000′ below) the Rim of Crater Lake. We had a bit of “fun” getting Lizzy set up. We have a Pull-Through site, but…it’s a Read more…
Dunewood Campground Our #50 National Park Together, this is a revisit, staying at Dunewood Campground, in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (updated to National Park, after this visit.) We drove around a couple of times to find a good site, as this is a No Reservation Campground, and it took us Read more…