National Parks - Drive - Dine

January 3, 2025

The Map

The National Parks, Monuments and Historic Places we have been.

August 25, 2023

Yellowstone National Park

West Wyoming I am at a lose for words, as they simply can not describe this place. I was seriously moved by the beauty,…

August 20, 2023

Great Sand Dunes NP

South Colorado This was a fun stop – a great break from travel. Wherever you stay, grab a sand board (basically a snow board…

August 14, 2023

Petrified Forest NP

Painted Desert – Northeast Arizona Not sure how to explain this visit…. the Petrified National Forest is different. The visitors center is, well, big……

August 4, 2023

Montezuma Castle NM

Camp Verde, AZ We made a stop in Camp Verde, Arizona and took some time to visit Montezuma Castle National Monument (not a National…

August 1, 2023

Grand Canyon NP

South Rim Off all the places we have visited to date, I have to say that the Grand Canyon is my favorite. We had…

July 30, 2023

Zion National Park

Zion, Utah This is actually our second visit here. That is how much we like it. This time the co-founder of Orange Mailer joined…

July 22, 2023

Bryce Canyon NP

Bryce, Utah We have been to a number of national parks at this point, and in Utah at least, they begin to run together….

July 21, 2023

Capitol Reef NP

South Central Utah This is one heck of an amazing and cool place…. it started as we began our descent into the park and…

July 9, 2023

Arches National Park

Moab, UT I really don’t know how to write anything about this place… All I can say is that when I stood feet from…

July 9, 2023

Colorado National Monument

Grand Junction, CO So this post is a little off the beaten path… its not a National Park, but rather a National Monument we…

July 6, 2023

Rocky Mountain National Park

DENVER, CO With our timed entry (you need one) in hand we made our way a good hour north of our awesome KOA campground…

July 3, 2023

Mount Rushmore NP and Wind Cave NP

As we made our way up the hill we rounded the corner and were suddenly amazed. There – before our eyes – was an…

June 11, 2023

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park – located near Cleveland and Akron Ohio is a gem! Our visit started with a drive from the campground to…

May 19, 2023

Jamestown NHP

Historic Jamestown, VA Our travels brought us within an hour of historic Jamestown Virginia, so we made a point of taking a day to…

May 14, 2023

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Wow – what a great park. Busy, but beautiful… Our stay started at the Townsend / Great Smoky Mountains KOA. Which was awesome because…

May 7, 2023

Congaree National Park

If the GPS appears to be wrong, it likely is!

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