Road trips are one of my favorite ways to travel. Traveling across the country from our home on the East Coast to the West Coast is high up on my bucket list. I’m trying to set up summer travel plans for the weeks that the girls don’t have camp so we can explore some new places together. There are so many great options on road trips we can take, narrowing them down is the hard part. Planning the ultimate road trip out West this summer can be much easier when you have the right tools.
A road trip can be a true bonding experience for families. Couple that with some visits to National Parks and Monuments and it becomes an educational experience too! Taking a cross-country road trip requires special planning which is why I’ve partnered with Penguin Random House to make planning the ultimate road trip out West for you easier. Fodor’s The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West is a great resource that can help guide you through all the majestic mountains, towering redwoods and river-carved canyons that the national parks of the West have to offer. It’s a full-color guide planning tool for a perfect parks trip which includes 38 of the nation’s best-loved parks, among them the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Rocky Mountain. For 80 years Fodor’s has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice, and providing essential tools to assist you in your travel plans.
Fodor’s National Parks of the West contains completely updated coverage of the best sites, dining, and lodging in and around each park. The Fodor’s online tool is another great additional resource which helps you pick your park(s), set road trip itineraries, and more. Add in a collection of audio books from the Penguin Random House Listening Library and you’ll keep the family entertained the entire time! Did you know that 85% of what we learn, we learn by listening?
So why is now a good time to take that road trip out West? In celebration of the National Park Service Centennial, throughout 2016 all parks, including the venerable Yellowstone and Yosemite, will be celebrating with activities and initiatives that allow visitors to revel in their natural, historical, and cultural splendor. With these tools you’re sure to have the best summer trip yet!
What to Pack When Planning The Ultimate Road Trip Out West
– Fodor’s National Parks of the West
– Audiobooks
– Binoculars
– Clothes that layer
– Long pants and long-sleeve shirts
– Sturdy shoes or sandals
– Insect repellent
– Skin moisturizer, sunscreen, and lip balm
– Sunglasses and hat
– Journal and camera
– Snacks and water
– First-aid kit
Thinking about camping or hiking? See the complete packing list at National Parks 101. Which national parks out West have you already visited or would you like to visit one day?
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Comments (52)
I would like to visit Yosemite National Park
I’ve been to Yosemite & Yellowstone. I would like to go to the Grand Canyon.
I would like to visit the Grand Canyon National Park.
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon one day.
I visited the Grand Canyon when I was younger. I would like to bring my kids there.
I would love to visit The Grand Canyon National Park! I have never been there!
I have already visited Yellowstone National Park but I would LOVE to go out and visit Zion National Park.
I saw on Today Show a couple of weeks ago on their National Parks series a segment on Carlsbad Cavern and I would love to visit that park!
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon National Park one day! It looks beautiful!
I have not been to any national parks on the west coast, yet. I would love to visit the Grand Canyon! 🙂
I really want to visit the Grand Canyon! Looks so beautiful!
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon one day.
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon National Park.
I would like to visit the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks one day.
My favorite national park is Yellowstone.
Visiting Redwood Forest or the Grand Canyon would be amazing.
I visited Yellowstone when my girls were young. I would like to visit the giant trees in CA.
Most likely what everyone else is saying I would love to visit the Grand Canyon with my family!
I want to visit Grand Canyon
i would love to visit yosemite
I would like to visit Yosemite National Park.
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon.
I don’t think I have ever been to a park out west. I would love to go to the Grand Canyon!
Grand Canyon National Park is the only one that I have visited. Would love to see Yellowstone!!
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon someday soon.
I’ve been to Yellowstone, Arches National Park, and the Grand Canyon. These were all different trips; Yellowstone and Arches, although at different times, were with my family when I was younger. The Grand Canyon was a trip I went on, when I was in my twenties, to visit friends out in Arizona 😉
I’ve never been west of the Mississippi River, so I haven’t seen any of them. I’d love to see Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon…or any of them!
I have been to the Painted Desert and the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, Yosemite, and through Death Valley. Does Carlsbad Caverns count?
When I was a teenager, we took a family trip out west and visited the Redwood forest. It was amazing to see the large trees. I’d love to go back someday.
I would like to visit the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park with my family.
I’ve never visited a national park out west, but would love to go to the North Cascades National Park in Washington.
I would love to take my hubby to the Smokey Mountains National Park!
I have been to Yellowstone park a couple of times-it is so beautiful love it there
The Grand Canyon is on my bucket list.
I would love to visit the grand canyon- especially because I live in Arizona and never been there
Grew up near Yellowstone and went there a lot and Glacier. Love Acadia on this side of the country. Desperately want to go to Bryce Canyon!
i haven’t been out west yet, but am planning a trip with our boys
would love to visit yosemite! my parents were just there!
I would love to visit Bryce National Park.
I would like to visit Yosemite.
I would like to visit Yellowstone National Park.
I would enjoy visiting Yosemite National Park.
thank you
I have been to Yosemite National Park.
We would love to visit all of them, especially the Grand Canyon.
I have always wanted to visit Yosemite National Park.
I’d like to visit Crater Lake! I have visited Rocky Mountain National Park a number of times.
I have not had the opportunity to visit a National Park yet. I would love to go to the Grand Canyon one day. Its my number one thing on my bucket list of things I want to do.
I would love to visit Zion. My brother lives in Utah and I’ve never been out there to visit him so it would be perfect!
I would love to visit the Grand Canyon National Park.
I want to visit Yosemite National Park
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