Big Bend National Park
May 4 – 8, 2016: From Seminole Canyon State Park we made our way to Big Bend National Park.
National Park System
Natchez Trace Parkway: Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi
April 12 – 16, 2016: Departing Nashville, Tennessee we headed towards the Natchez Trace Parkway northern terminus with a lunch stop at the Loveless Cafe – a mainstay on Nashville Top 10 dining lists.
Great Smoky (and Snowy) Mountains National Park
April 7 – 9, 2016: When we departed Asheville we headed towards the southern entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve) despite a weather forecast that potentially included snow.
Mark Your Calendar: National Park Week 2016
National Park Week is April 16 – April 24, 2016 and admission to EVERY national park is FREE! Check out this link for more details. Now go.
Blue Ridge Parkway (and surrounding area)
March 31 – April 3, 2016: Leaving Charlottesville, we entered the Blue Ridge Parkway at the northern most entrance (where we exited Shenandoah National Park) and proceeded to drive six miles before our first stop.
Shenandoah National Park
March 28 – 30, 2016: From Harpers Ferry, West Virginia we made our way across the Virginia border and entered Shenandoah National Park and the Skyline Drive at the north entrance in Front Royal, Virginia.
Picking Up Where We Left Off
March 26 – 27, 2016: When we announced that Camper Dan was hitting the road again we didn’t yet have a solid sense of our itinerary. Our plans still aren’t set in stone but we have a much better idea of where we are headed – especially during month one.
Annual National Parks Pass (America the Beautiful Pass)
We purchased an annual national parks pass (America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass) at our first United States national park on our 2014 Road Trip. The annual pass costs $80 and provides access to more than 2,000 recreation areas managed by five Federal agencies for a year at no
2014 Road Trip Recap
We met Camper Dan on August 22, 2014 and departed on our epic road trip on September 15, 2014. Some road trip statistics and highlights include: