Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor, ME
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Summer is finally here and, after months inside, we're more than ready for outdoor adventures. But with restrictions still in place - and continuing to fluctuate - summer plans are taking shape locally and with a little extra planning. But trust us, there's never been better news.
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A Summer Reimagined
Sure, far away destinations are captivating. But consider this, they've also been distracting you from the incredible places in your own backyard.
This summer you have an excuse to discover some immersive destinations that are only a drive away.
Here are our tips for choosing a destination:
- Stay close to home, there's more to see than you think!
- Go during less busy hours. If your destination looks too busy, keep driving.
- Check your destination is open before you leave.Respect closures, parks will be closed for a good reason.
- If you're sick, skip the trip.
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Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
Patten, ME
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
White Mountain National Forest/Mount Washington
Sargent's Purchase, NH
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Mountaineering, Cycling, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
Green Mountain National Forest
Rutland, VT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
Cape Cod National Seashore
Wellfleet, MA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Adirondack Park
Northville, NY
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Finger Lakes
Ithica, NY
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Allegheny National Forest
Marienville, PA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing, Off-Road(OHV)
Wharton State Forest
Hammonton, NJ
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, TN
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing
Pisgah National Forest/Blue Ridge Mountains
Barnardsville, NC
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing
Sumter National Forest
Whitmire, SC
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Off-Road (OHV)
Cloudland Canyon State Park
Rising Fawn, GA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography
Altamaha River/Regional Park
Brunswick, GA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing
Everglades National Park
Everglades City, FL
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Ocala National Forest
Ocala, FL
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Off-Road (OHV)
Caverns State Park
Marianna, AL
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
Carp Lake Township, MI
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Paradise, MI
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Saugatuck Dunes State Park
Holland, MI
Activities
Hiking, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Boundary Waters Canoe and Wilderness
Duluth, MN
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, MN
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Lake Superior's North Shore
Duluth, MN
Activities
Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Red River Gorge Geological Area
Stanton, KY
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Hocking Hills State Park
Logan, OH
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Blackwater Falls State Park
Davis, WV
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing
New River Gorge National River
Glen Jean, WV
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing
Indiana Dunes National Park
Porter, IL
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Shawnee National Forest
Herod, IL
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Off-Road (OHV)
Mark Twain National Forest
Rolla, MO
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Off-Road (OHV)
Glacier National Park
Saint Mary, MT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
Yellowstone National Park
West Yellowstone, MT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Grand Tetons National Park
Moran, WY
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Medora, ND
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Black Hills National Forest
West Pennington, SD
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Off-Road (OHV)
Big Bend National Park
Alpine, TX
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Colorado Bend State Park
Bend, TX
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Stargazing
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Burnet, TX
Activities
Hiking, Photography, Stargazing
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Fredericksburg, TX
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Photography, Stargazing
Padre Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi, TX
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Hot Springs National Park
Hot Springs, AR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Swimming, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Mount Magazine State Park
Paris, AR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Ozark National Forest
Russellville, AR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Off-Road (OHV)
Fontainebleau State Park
Mandeville, LA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Tishomingo State Park
Tishomingo, MS
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Swimming, Photography
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Alamosa, CO
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs, CO
Activities
Hiking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography
Arches National Park
Moab, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Canyoneering, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Canyonlands National Park
Moab, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing
Capitol Reef National Park
Fruita, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing
Zion National Park
Springdale, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Canyoneering, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Kanab, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Goblin Valley State Park
Green River, UT
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Photography, Stargazing
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon Village, AZ
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Stargazing
Saguaro National Park
Tucson, AZ
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Photography, Stargazing
Olympic National Park
Port Angeles, WA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
North Cascades National Park
Marblemount, WA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Deming, WA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Mount Rainier National Park
Ashford, WA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
San Juan Islands
San Juan Island, WA
Activities
Hiking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Sun Valley, ID
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Crater Lake National Park
Fort Klamath, OR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Mount Hood National Forest
Mount Hood Village, OR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Mountaineering, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Deschutes National Forest/Deschutes River
Bend, OR
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Deschutes National Forest/Deschutes River
Yosemite Valley, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Redwoods National and State Park
Orick, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Death Valley National Park
Skidoo, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Joshua Tree National Park
Twentynine Pines, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Sequoia National Park
Three Rivers, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Kings Canyon National Park
Three Rivers, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Photography, Wildlife/Bird Watching
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes Station, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Boulder Creek, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Fishing
Lake Tahoe/Tahoe National Forest
Lake Tahoe, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
Big Sur, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography
Angeles National Forest
San Fernando, CA
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Photography, Off-Road (OHV)
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Las Vegas, NV
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Cycling, Photography, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Boulder City, NV
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Kayaking, Swimming, Photography, Fishing, Wildlife/Bird Watching, Stargazing, Off-Road (OHV)
Travel tips
Familiarize yourself with our checklist, perhaps even print it out.
Then simply choose a destination, pack the car and you're on your way!
Continue to social distance (6ft) and only adventure with people in your household or chosen "bubble",yes, even in nature.
Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer regularly, especially before eating.
Always bring a mask, to wear when coming closer to 6ft to others.
Keep kids off play equipment, the virus can live on steel and plastic for longer than you think.
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