National Parks
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What to Do at Chaco Culture National Historical Park with kids
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of the most amazing places to take kids in New Mexico. It’s an absolutely stunning walk through the rich history of the Ancestral Puebloans in the Four Corners region (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado). You probably know of famous sites like Mesa Verde National Park, whose cliff…
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Visit Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks with kids
My favorite New Mexico hike with kids — or without — is in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Tent Rocks mixes all the best things about New Mexico into one hike — unique scenery, history, and adventure. It’s called “Tent Rocks” for the stunning cone-shaped rocks that watch over the canyon. The region has been sacred…
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Favorite National Parks for Toddlers & Little Kids
Boiling geysers. Sheer canyon walls. Raging rivers. Some national parks are just plain terrifying for parents of toddlers. I (mostly) grew up with three calm sisters, so it wasn’t until I had my boys that I realized the terrors of parenting climbing, bounding, running, energetic little daredevils. They were the toddlers that would literally climb…
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Best Things to Do at Devils Tower With Kids
Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming is one of my favorite national monuments in the country. My husband and I fell in love with Devils Tower in 2016, before we had kids. Nearly a decade later, we brought our three kids back, and they fell in love with it too. The indigenous legends behind the…
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Best Things to Do in the Black Hills with Kids
One of our favorite family road trips is our visit to the Black Hills with our kids in 2025. We had a truly epic time, hitting two National Parks, a national monument, national memorial, a state park, and the Crazy Horse Memorial. When I’d tell people that we were taking a big family road trip…
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Best Things to Do in Badlands with Kids
Going to Badlands National Park with my kids was a dream come true! Badlands is one of my favorite National Parks, and an absolute blast with kids. Scaling the badlands. Searching for fossils. Spying bison, prairie dogs, and a coyote. A kid’s dream! My husband and I first visited Badlands National Park in 2016, when…
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Best Things to Do at Mount Rushmore With Kids
I have conflicting feelings about Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It was carved on sacred land stolen from indigenous nations. And the men whose likenesses are carved are … complicated. My husband and I visited Mountain Rushmore in 2016 during a Black Hills roadtrip and were underwhelmed. The nearby Crazy Horse Memorial, which is the indigenous…
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Best Things to Do at Wind Cave with Kids
Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota is an amazing place to visit with kids. It is the first cave in the world to become a national park — and it was the sixth U.S. National Park! The cave isn’t known for dramatic formations, but rather its sacred indigenous history and a cave formation called…
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Best Things to Do in Theodore Roosevelt National Park with Kids
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota is a magical place to visit with kids, blending history, wildlife, and the absolute beauty of the badlands. This park captured all of our hearts. The rough and tumble bison. The adorable yipping prairie dogs. The enchanting wild horses. The views. I’m a sucker for a beautiful view…
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Best Things to Do in Zion National Park with Kids
Zion National Park with kids is an incredible adventure, with beautiful views and an abundance of easy, family-friendly trails. We visited Zion in mid-November 2025. The yellow leaves against the orange and red canyon walls, the soft autumn light and cooler temperatures were truly magical. We had the absolute best time. My oldest still considers…