*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park, OK
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:15pm-Camp - Grants/Cibola Sands KOA, New Mexico
Day 3:
9am - Leave Camp
12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
3:45pm-Camp - Gila Bend KOA, Arizona
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - Center of the World - Felicity
1pm-Camp - Joshua Tree National Park
1-1:30 - Cottonwood VC
-Jr Program
2-2:30 - Cholla Cactus Garden 0.25m RT
3-3:30 - Oasis of Mara 0.5m RT
3:30-4 - Oasis VC
4:15-Camp - Indian Cove Campground
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-10 - Skull Rock 1.5m RT
10:15-10:45 - Cap Rock 0.4m RT
11-11:15 - Keys View 0.25m RT
12-1 - Black Rock Nature Center
1:15-1:45 - Joshua Tree VC
2-Camp - Indian Cove Campground
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
10:45am-2pm - USS Midway Museum
2:30pm-4:30pm - Cabrillo National Monument
-VC/Exhibits/Film -JR Program
-Old Point Loma Lighthouse -Kelp Forest and Whale Overlook - tidepools -trails -statue
5pm-Camp - Campland on the Bay
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9:30am - Children's Pool Beach
11:30am-12pm - The Donut Hole
12:45pm-3:30pm - Paramount Studio Tour
4:30pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-8:45am - Beach Boys Childhome Plaque
9:15am-11:30am - La Brea Tar Pits
11:45am-1pm - Sunset Strip
1:15pm-2:30pm - Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills Sign - Electric Fountain
2:30pm-4:30pm - Rodeo Drive - Two Rodeo
5pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 9:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-11:30am - Sony Pictures Studios
12:15pm-12:45pm - TCL Chinese Theatre Tour
12:45pm-2pm - Madame Tussands
2pm-2:30pm - Hollywood and Highland Center -VC
2:30pm-3:30pm - Hollywood Walk of Fame
3:45pm-4:15pm - Bronson Cave - Batman's Bat Cave
4:30pm-5:30pm - Griffith Park Observatory - Hollywood Sign
5:45pm-6pm - Hollywood Bowl Overlook -Hollywood Sign
6:45pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-6pm - Starline Tours
-Universal Studios and Movie Star Homes Tour
6:45pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 11:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:15am-12:30pm - Starline Tours - Warner Bros. Studio Tour
1pm-3pm - Will Rogers State Historic Park
3:30pm-4:30pm - Venice Canals Walkway
5pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 12:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-3:30pm - Santa Monica Beach/Pier
4pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-2pm - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
9-9:30 - Anthony C Beilenson VC
-JR Program
9:30-10:30 - King Gillette Ranch
10:45-1 - Paramount Ranch Western Town
1:15-2 - Cheeseboro/Palo Cornado Canyons
-Canyon View Trail
2:30pm-3:30pm - Grandma Prisbeys Bottle Village
4:30pm-Camp - Point Mugu State Park
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-Done - Channel Islands National Park
-VC -JR Program
-Canoe into sea caves
-Anacapa Island
-Inspiration Point 1.5m RT -Light Station -Arch Rock -Lighthouse
-Santa Cruz Island
-Historic Ranch 0.5m RT -Prisoners Harbor 0.5m RT
-Santa Rosa Island
-Water Canyon Beach 2m RT
-San Miguel Island
-Lester Ranch Site 2m RT
Done-Camp - Emma Wood State Beach
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
9:45am-10am - Musical Road - Lancaster (Ave G between 30th and 40th)
11:30am-12pm - Desert Memorial Park
-Frank Sinatra Grave
12:45pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park
-VC/Exhibits -historical site
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
10:45am-11am - James Dean Memorial Junction and Crash Site
12pm-2pm - Hearst Castle
3:30pm-Camp - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
-trails -exhibits -McWay Cove -McWay Falls
Day 17:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Seacliff State Beach
-shipwreck -vc/exhibits
12pm-1:30pm - Mystery Spot
2pm-4pm - Natural Bridges State Beach
-historical site -beach
4:30pm-Camp - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Day 18:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - Ano Nuevo State Park
-seals -vc/exhibits -historical site
11:30am-1pm - Winchester Mystery House
-11:40 Tour (1.05minutes)
2pm-4pm - Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
-VC -JR Program
-Tao House -historic walking path
4:30pm-Camp - Mount Diablo State Park
-Live Oak Campground
Day 19:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-11am - Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
-JR Program
-Guided Tour (shuttle at John Muir NHS)
11:30am-1:30pm - John Muir National Historical Site
-VC/Film -JR Program
-House -Grounds (cell tour)
2pm-4pm - Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
-VC/Exhibits/Film
-Rosie Memorial
4:30pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 20:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Alcatraz Island - Pier 33
930am-Departure - Alcatraz Cruises
1:15pm-4pm - San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
-VC/Exhibits/Film -JR Program
-Maritime Museum -Balclutha Ship Tour -Hyde Street Pier Ships
4pm-11pm - Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39
Hard Rock Café - Concourse 256
California Welcome Center - BBL2
Under the Golden Gate Gifts - BBL1
San Francisco USA - BFL1
SF Sock Market - BGL1
Lefty's San Francisco - BHL1
Del Sol - BJL1
Charms By the Bay - BOL1
Magowans Infinite Mirror Maze - BOL2
Alcatraz Gift Shop - BPL2
Shell Cellar - BPL1
Hard Rock Café Gift Shop - BQL1
Only in San Francisco - BAL1
Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 21:
10am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12:15pm - USS Potomac
12:45pm-3pm - Exploratorium
3pm-5pm - Aquarium on the Bay
5:15pm-7pm - Madame Tussands
8pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 22:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
10:15am-10:45am - Lombard Street
11:15am-11:45am - Mosaic Stairs
12pm-7pm - Golden Gate Park
12-12:30 - McLaren Lodge VC
1-2 - San Francisco Botanical Garden
2-3 - Japanese Tea Garden
3-4 - de Young Museum
-9th Floor Observatory
4:15-4:45 - Pioneer Log Cabin
5-5:15 - Stow Lake Bridge
5:30-5:45 - Rainbow Falls
6:15-6:30 - Bison Paddock
6:45-7 - Dutch Windmill
8pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 23:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-4:30pm - Golden Gate National Recreation Area
South to North POI's
-JR Program
9:30-11 - Cliff House
-Camera Obscura - Sutro Bath Ruins -Land End Lookout and Visitor Center
11:15-12 - Baker Beach (Bridgeview)
12:15-1 - Fort Point
1:30-2 - Point Bonita Lighthouse
2-2:30 - Marin Headlands Visitor Center
2:30-3 - Nike Missle Site
3:30-4:30 - Muir Beach Overlook (whales)
4:45pm-Camp - Mount Tamalpais State Park
Day 24:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-10am - Muir Woods National Monument
-Muir Woods VC -Jr Program
-trails
11:15pm-2:45pm - Point Reyes National Seashore
11:15-11:45 - Kenneth C Patrick VC
-JR Program
11:45-12:15 - Drakes Beach
12:30-1 - Sea Lion Overlook
1-1:30 - Point Reyes Lighthouse
2:15-2:45 - Bear Valley VC/Film
3:45pm-Camp - Doran/Westside Regional Park
Day 25:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Jack London State Historic Park
12:45pm-3pm - Castello di Amorasa (winery)
5pm-Camp - Salt Point State Park
Day 26:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:15am-11am - Bowling Ball Beach
12:15pm-2pm - Glass Beach
3:15pm-4pm - Drive Thru Tree Park
4:30pm-5pm - One Log House
5:15pm - Ave of Giants South Entrance
5:30pm-5:45pm - Shrine Drive Thru Tree
6pm-Camp - Burlington Campground - Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Day 27:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-8:30am - Immortal Tree
8:45am-9am - Avenue of the Giants -North Entrance
10:30am-Camp - Redwood National and State Park
10:30-11 - Prairie Creek VC
-JR Program
11-12 - Cathedral Trees Trail 1.4m
12-12:30 - Circle Trail 0.2m
1-1:30 - Klamath Overlook (whales)
1:30-2:30 - Yurok Loop Trail 1m
2:45-Camp - Mill Creek Campground
Day 28:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-9 - Stout Memorial Grove 0.5m RT
9:15-9:45 - Hiouchi Info Center
1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-5pm - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
-Camden Water Ditch Trail 1.1m RT
-Tower Gravesite
-Camden House
5pm-Camp - Oak Bottom Campground
Day 29:
10am - Leave Camp
10:15-10:45 - Whiskeytown VC
11:45am-12:30pm - Lassen Volcanic National Park
-JR Program
-Loomis Museum -Lily Pond Trail 0.75m RT
12:15-12:30 - Hot Rock
12:30-1 - Devastated Area 0.5m RT
1:15-2:15 - Cold Boiling Lake 1.4m RT
Roads Highest Point
2:30-4:30 - Bumpass Hell 3m RT
5-Camp - Summit Lake South Campground
Day 30:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45-9:30 - Kohm Yah-Mah-Nee VC
11-12:30 - Boiling Springs Lake 1.8m RT
2-3 - Inspiration Point 0.8m OW
-mud pots -Big Boiler - Sulphur Springs
4:15-Camp - North Shore Campground
Day 31:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-2pm - Old Sacramento State Historic Park
2:15pm-4pm - Fairyland Town
4:30pm-Camp - Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Day 32:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Folsom Prison Museum
11:30am-1:30pm - Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
3:30pm-5pm - Columbia State Historic Park
5:30pm-Camp - Glory Hole Recreation Area
Day 33:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12:30pm - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
2:15pm-Camp - Yosemite National Park
2:15-2:30 - Arch Rock Entrance
2:45-3:15 - Bridalviel Falls 0.5m RT
3:30-4 - Yosemite Valley VC
4:15-Camp - Lower Pines Campground
Day 34:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-9:15 - Cooks Meadow Logs 1m RT
9:15-10:15 - Lower Yosemite Falls 1m RT
10:15-11 - Yosemite Museum
11:15-11:45 - Sentinel/Swinging Bridge
12-12:30 - Horsetail Falls
12:45-1 - El Capitan
1:15-1:30 - Tunnel View
2:15-2:45 - Glacier Point
3:45-Camp - Wawona Campground
Day 35:
9am - Leave Camp
9-9:30 - Wawona VC
10-11 - Mariposa Grove
-Grizzley Grant 1.6m RT
2pm-Camp - Trumball Lake Campground
Day 36:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-11:30am - Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Recreation
-VC -Exhibits -swimming
12:30pm-3:30pm - Devils Postpile National Monument
-shuttle bus -vc -Jr Program -Rainbow Falls - Devils Postpile
4pm-Camp - Sherwin Creek Campground
Day 37:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
-vc -Discovery Trail 1m loop
12:45pm-2pm - Manzanar National Historic Site
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-3.2 auto tour
2:30pm-Camp - Lone Pine Campground
Day 38:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Fossil Falls Scenic Area
-obsidian glass
11:30am-1pm - Cesar E Chavez National Memorial
-jr program -memorial garden
4pm-Camp - Kings Canyon National Park -Sunset Campground
Day 39:
8am - Leave Camp
8-8:30 - Kings Canyon VC
8:30-9:15 - General Grant 0.7m RT
10:15-10:30 - Canyon Viewpoint
10:30-11 - Cedar Grove VC
12:30pm-Camp - Sequoia National Park
12:30-1 - Lodgepole VC
-JR Program
1:15-2 - General Sherman 1m RT
2:15-4:30 - Giant Forest Museum
-Big Trees 1.3m RT
-Moro Rock 0.5m RT
4:45-Camp - Lodgepole Campground
Day 40:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-9 - Tunnel Log
9:30-11 - Crystal Cave Tour 10am
12-12:30 - Foothills VC
3:30pm-4pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:45pm-Camp - Panamint Springs Resort
Day 41:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-Camp - Death Valley National Park
9-9:30 - Salt Creek 0.5m RT
10:30-11:30 - Scotty's Castle VC and Museum
12-12:30 - Ubehebe Crater
1:45-3 - Rhyolite Ghost Town
-wagon train
3:30-5 - Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes 2m RT
5:30-Camp - Panamint Spring Resort
Day 42:
8am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Harmony Borax Works
10-10:30 - Furnace Creek VC
11-11:30 - Devils Golf Course
11:45-12:15 - Badwater Basin
1:15-1:45 - Dante's View
5pm-Camp - Mid Hills Campground
Day 43:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - Mojave National Preserve
-Hole in the Wall Info Center
11:30am-12:30pm - Cinder Cones National Natural Landmark
1:45pm-3pm - Zzyzx/Soda Springs Road - Mojave National Preserve
4pm-4:30pm - Kelso Depot VC - Mojave National Preserve
6:30pm-Camp - Mid Hills Campground
Day 44:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Nipton Trading Post - Mojave National Preserve
30 Minute Pit Stops: 1-1:30, 4:30-5
6pm-Camp - Grants/Cibola Sands KOA, New Mexico
Day 45:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park, OK
Day 46:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
6:15pm - Milan, TN
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Around Colorado in 16 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:15pm-Camp - Clinton State Park, Kansas
Day 2:
9am - Leave Camp
12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-Camp - Goodland KOA, Kansas
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
9:35am-11am - Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
-monument and overlook -Repatriation Site
2:30pm-4:30pm - Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
-VC/Film/Exhibits -Jr Program
-Petrified Forest Loop
-Ponderosa Loop Trail
-Hornbek Homestead
4:45pm-Camp - Mueller State Park
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Pike's Peak Cog Railway
1:15pm-3:30pm - Manitou Cliff Dwellings
3:45pm-7pm - Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center
-visitor and nature center
7:40pm-Camp - Mueller State Park
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
12pm-1:30pm - Roxborough State Park
-vc -trails -redrock fountain formations
2pm-5pm - Dinosaur Ridge
-exhibits -Triceratops Trail -Dinosaur Ridge trail -tracks
5:40pm-Camp - Cold Springs Campground
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-Camp - Rocky Mountains National Park
9-9:30 - Copeland Falls 0.3m OW
10-10:30 - Beaver Meadows VC
-Jr Program
11-12 - Dream Lake 1.1m OW
12:15-12:45 - Sprague Lake 0.5m RT
1:15-1:45 - Many Parks Curve
2:15-2:45 - Rock Cut
2:45-3:15 - Lava Cliffs
3:15-3:45 - Highest Point on Road
Alpine VC
4:30-Camp - Aspen Glen Campground
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
9-9:30 - Fall River Pass
10-11 - Holzwarth Historic Site 0.5 OW
11:15-11:45 - Kawuneeche VC
12-12:30 - Adams Falls 0.3m OW
3:30pm-4pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:15pm-Camp - Saddlehorn Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-11am - Colorado National Monument
-VC JR Program
-Historic Rim Rock Drive
-wayside overlooks -trails
12:30pm-Camp - Curecanti National Recreation Area
12:30-1 - Cimarron VC
-JR Program
1-2 - Mesa Creek Trail
2:30-3 - Lake Fork VC
3-Camp - Lake Fork Campground
Day 9:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-8:45 - Elk Creek VC
9-9:30 - Cooper Ranch
9:30-10:30 - Neversink Trail
11:30am-Camp - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
-East Portal Road
-Gunnison Point Overlook
-VC -JR Program
-Pulpit Rock Overlook
-Painted Wall Overlook
-Cedar Point Nature Trail 0.67m RT
-South Rim Campground
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
11:30am-1:30pm - Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
-Lowry Pueblo
2:30pm-Camp - Mancos State Park
Day 11:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-Done - Mesa Verde National Park
-Far View VC -JR Program
-Cliff Palace -Balcony House -Spruce Tree House -Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum -Step House -Long House
Done-Camp - Mancos State Park
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10:30am - Chimney Rock National Monument
12:30pm-1:30pm - UFO Watchtower
2:15pm-Camp - Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
-VC -Jr Program
-Pinyon Flats Campground
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
8-9 - Dunes Overlook 1m OW
9-10 - Sand Pit 0.7m OW
10:15-12 - High Dunes 1.5m OW
12-12:30 - VC
2:15-3:30 - Bishop Castle
5:30pm-Camp - La Junta KOA
Day 14:
7:15am - Leave Camp
8am-4pm - Picket Wire Canyon Auto Tour
-Brontosaurus footprints
4:15pm-Camp - La Junta KOA
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - Bent's Old Fort National Historical Site
-VC/Film -JR Program
-living history -trails
30 Minute Pit Stops: 1:30-2, 5-5:30
7pm-Camp - Elk City State Park, Kansas
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5pm-Camp - Milan, TN
Around Idaho in 14 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Big Lake State Park, Missouri
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5:30pm-Camp - Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
12:15pm-2:30pm - National Oregon/California Trail Center
2:35pm-Camp - Montpelier Creek KOA
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
11:15am-2:15pm - City of Rocks National Reserve
-VC -JR Program
-Auto Tour -Geological Interpretive Trail 1.2m loop
4pm-Camp - Twin Falls/Jerome KOA
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Shoshone Falls Park
10am-12pm - Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
-VC/Exhibits/Film - JR Program
-driving tour
12:45pm-3:30pm - Three Island Crossing State Park
-best pioneer feel
-education center -vc -trails
4:15pm-Camp - Bruneau Dunes State Park
-museum -observatory -trails -dunefield -vc -swim
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30 - Old Idaho State Penitentiary
-historic buildings -Earl Museum
11:45am-1pm - Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
1:30pm-4:30pm - Warhawk Air Museum
4:45pm-Camp - Boise/Meridian KOA
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
1pm-2pm - Nez Perce National Historical Park
-Spalding VC -Jr Program
3-4 - Heart of the Monster
5:30pm-Camp - Emerald Creek Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-10am - Emerald Creek Garnet Area
12pm-2pm - Crystal Gold Mine
2:15pm-4:15pm - Sierra Silver Mine
4:45pm-Camp - Denna Mora Campground
Day 9:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
12:30pm-2:30pm - Sacayawea Interpretive Center and Education Center
4pm-Camp - Challis Hot Springs
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-10:30am - Land of the Yankee Fork State Park
-Custer Historic Mining Town
-VC/Musuem
-Sunbeam Dam
11:30am-1pm - Sunbeam Hot Springs
2:30pm-3pm - Ernest Hemingway Memorial
4:30pm-Camp - Lava Flow Campground
Day 11:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-10:30am - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-Loop Road Tour
-lava tubes -Big Cinder Butte -Blue/Green Dragon Lava Flow -Devils Orchard Nature Trail
12:15pm-2:30pm - Spencer Opal Mine
3:45pm-5pm - Idaho Potato Museum
5:30pm-Camp - Pocatello KOA
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 1-1:30, 3:30-4
5:15pm-Camp - Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming
Day 13:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:30pm-Camp - Big Lake State Park, Missouri
Day 14:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm - Milan, TN
Around Montana in 16 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5:30pm-Camp - Indian Cave State Park, Nebraska
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
4:30pm-Camp - Buffalo River State Park, Minnesota
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-Camp - Makoshika State Park
-history -exhibits -vc -trails -museum -views
Day 4:
7am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Medicine Rocks State Park
-trails -history -scenic views
30 Minute Pit Stops: 2-2:30, 5:30-6
6:30pm-Camp - Missouri Meadows Campground?
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - First People's Buffalo Jump State Park
-vc -interpretive trail -exhibits -history
1:15pm-Camp - Glacier National Park
1:15pm-2pm - Many Glacier VC
-JR Program
2:20pm-4:30pm - Many Glacier Boat Tour
4:45pm-Camp - Many Glacier Campground
Day 6:
9am - Leave Camp
9:45-10:15 - Saint Mary VC
Going to the Sun Road
10:45-2:30 - Virginia Falls 3.6m RT
-Saint Mary's Falls (1m in to hike)
2:30-3:30 - Sun Point Nature Trail 0.8m OW
3:30-4 - Sunrift Gorge 400ft RT
4:15-Camp - St. Mary's Campground
Day 7:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30-10 - Jackson Glacier Overlook
10:15-10:45 - Logan Pass VC
-Continental Divide Sign
11-11:15 - Weeping Wall
11:20-11:30 - Birdwoman Falls
12:30-2:30 - Avalanche Creek
-Avalanche Lake 4.4m RT (only do 0.5mile in(to footbridge) and return)
-Trail of Cedars 0.7m loop
3-Camp - Fish Creek Campground
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Rocky Point 1.1m OW
10:30-11:30 - Forest and Fire Nature Trail
12-12:30 - Polebridge
4pm-Camp - Big Arm/Flathead Lake State Park
Day 9:
8:30am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - Explore Flathead Lake
11:45am-12:45pm - National Bison Range
-scenic drive -exhibits
1:45pm-3:30pm - Traveler's Rest State Park
-exhibits -vc -history -museum
5pm-Camp - Indian Creek Campground
Day 10:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historical Site
-vc -Jr Program
-walking tour -Grant House tour - Ranch House trail
2pm-4pm - Bighole National Battlefield
-vc/museum/film -jr program
-viewing deck -selfguided tour
5pm-Camp - Bannack State Park
-vc -ghost town
Day 11:
8:15am - Leave Camp
10am-1:30pm - Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
-trail -cave tour -vc
2:30pm-5:30pm - Museum of the Rockies
-Egg Mountain
5:45pm-Camp - Bear Canyon Campground
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
3pm-3:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5pm-Camp - Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
-Barry's Landing Campground
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-9am - Devils Canyon Overlook
9:30am-11am - Mason-Lovell Ranch - Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
-Bighorn VC
-JR Program
2pm-3:30pm - Yellowtail VC/Dam
5:30pm-Camp - Billings KOA
Day 14:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-10:30am - Pompeys Pillar National Monument
-vc -views -trail
11:15am-1:30pm - Pictograph Cave State Park
-vc -trail -history
2:30pm-6:30pm - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
-vc/museum -JR Program
-Last Stand/Indian Memorial -Deep Ravine -Custer Cemetery -Reno -Benteen Battlefield
-4.5m driving tour
7pm-Camp - Hardin KOA
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
6:15pm-Camp - Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 6-6:30, 8:30-9
11pm - Milan, TN
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5:30pm-Camp - Indian Cave State Park, Nebraska
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
4:30pm-Camp - Buffalo River State Park, Minnesota
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-Camp - Makoshika State Park
-history -exhibits -vc -trails -museum -views
Day 4:
7am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Medicine Rocks State Park
-trails -history -scenic views
30 Minute Pit Stops: 2-2:30, 5:30-6
6:30pm-Camp - Missouri Meadows Campground?
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - First People's Buffalo Jump State Park
-vc -interpretive trail -exhibits -history
1:15pm-Camp - Glacier National Park
1:15pm-2pm - Many Glacier VC
-JR Program
2:20pm-4:30pm - Many Glacier Boat Tour
4:45pm-Camp - Many Glacier Campground
Day 6:
9am - Leave Camp
9:45-10:15 - Saint Mary VC
Going to the Sun Road
10:45-2:30 - Virginia Falls 3.6m RT
-Saint Mary's Falls (1m in to hike)
2:30-3:30 - Sun Point Nature Trail 0.8m OW
3:30-4 - Sunrift Gorge 400ft RT
4:15-Camp - St. Mary's Campground
Day 7:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30-10 - Jackson Glacier Overlook
10:15-10:45 - Logan Pass VC
-Continental Divide Sign
11-11:15 - Weeping Wall
11:20-11:30 - Birdwoman Falls
12:30-2:30 - Avalanche Creek
-Avalanche Lake 4.4m RT (only do 0.5mile in(to footbridge) and return)
-Trail of Cedars 0.7m loop
3-Camp - Fish Creek Campground
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Rocky Point 1.1m OW
10:30-11:30 - Forest and Fire Nature Trail
12-12:30 - Polebridge
4pm-Camp - Big Arm/Flathead Lake State Park
Day 9:
8:30am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - Explore Flathead Lake
11:45am-12:45pm - National Bison Range
-scenic drive -exhibits
1:45pm-3:30pm - Traveler's Rest State Park
-exhibits -vc -history -museum
5pm-Camp - Indian Creek Campground
Day 10:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historical Site
-vc -Jr Program
-walking tour -Grant House tour - Ranch House trail
2pm-4pm - Bighole National Battlefield
-vc/museum/film -jr program
-viewing deck -selfguided tour
5pm-Camp - Bannack State Park
-vc -ghost town
Day 11:
8:15am - Leave Camp
10am-1:30pm - Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
-trail -cave tour -vc
2:30pm-5:30pm - Museum of the Rockies
-Egg Mountain
5:45pm-Camp - Bear Canyon Campground
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
3pm-3:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5pm-Camp - Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
-Barry's Landing Campground
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-9am - Devils Canyon Overlook
9:30am-11am - Mason-Lovell Ranch - Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
-Bighorn VC
-JR Program
2pm-3:30pm - Yellowtail VC/Dam
5:30pm-Camp - Billings KOA
Day 14:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-10:30am - Pompeys Pillar National Monument
-vc -views -trail
11:15am-1:30pm - Pictograph Cave State Park
-vc -trail -history
2:30pm-6:30pm - Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
-vc/museum -JR Program
-Last Stand/Indian Memorial -Deep Ravine -Custer Cemetery -Reno -Benteen Battlefield
-4.5m driving tour
7pm-Camp - Hardin KOA
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
6:15pm-Camp - Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 6-6:30, 8:30-9
11pm - Milan, TN
Around Nevada in 13 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4pm-Camp - Clinton State Park, Kansas
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5pm-Camp - Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
4:30pm-Camp - Yuba State Park, Utah
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
11:15am-12:15pm - Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park
-historic site
3:15pm-3:45pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:45pm-Camp - Davis Creek Regional Park
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Reno Arch
10am-1:30pm - Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
-VC (Sand Harbor) -beach -trails -Van Sickle
2:15pm-3pm - Mormon Station State Park
-museum -historic sites -vc
3:45pm-Camp - Davis Creek Regional Park
Day 6:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-2pm - Virginia City Historic Walking Tour
2:15pm-3pm - Ponderosa Saloon
-mine under saloon
3:45pm-Camp - Fort Churchill State Park
-Buckland Station -VC -historic sites
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
10:15am-12pm - Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park
-ghost town -marine fossils -old mine -vc
3pm-3:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:45pm-Camp - American Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-10am - Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
-VC -fort
(Las Vegas Strip National Scenic Byway - E Sahara Ave to 5100 Las Vegas Blvd)
10:15am-12pm - New Boneyard Park
12:15pm-2pm - The Mob Museum
2:15pm-4pm - Madame Tussands
4:15pm-7pm - Eiffel Tower Experience
7:15pm-10pm - Stratosphere
-shops -observation deck
10:15pm-Camp - American Campground
Day 9:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11am - CSI Experience
11:15am-11:30am - Las Vegas Sign - 5100 Las Vegas Blvd
12:15pm-2:30pm - Hoover Dam
4pm-Camp - Valley of Fire State Park
-vc -rock formations -rock art -petrified wood
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
10:45am-1pm - Cathedral Gorge State Park
-slot canyon -vc -trails
3pm-Camp - Great Basin National Park
-VC -Jr Program
-Bristlecone Pine 2.8m RT
-Grand Palace Tour
-Mountain View 0.3m RT
-Lehman Caves National Monument and Visitor Center
Day 11:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5:30pm-Camp - Clinton State Park, Kansas
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5pm - Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions
Around New Mexico in 17 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 5-5:30
6:15pm-Camp - Elk City/Clinton KOA, OK
Day 2:
9am - Leave Camp
12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2pm-Camp - Clayton Lake State Park, New Mexico
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
11:30am-12:30pm - Taos Pueblo
12:45pm-2:30pm - Kit Carson Home and Museum
3:45pm-4:15pm - Camel Rock
4:30pm-5pm - San Miguel Mission
5:30pm-6pm - Shiprock Peak
7pm-Camp - Bandelier National Monument
-Juniper Campground
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-10:30 - Bandelier National Monument
-VC
-JR Program
-Main Loop Trail/Alcove House
12:15pm-2pm - Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
3:45pm-5pm - Jemez Historic Site
5:30pm-Camp - Jemez Falls Campground
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-1pm - Aztec Ruins National Monument
-VC/Museum -Jr Program
-Aztec West Self-Guided Trail/Ruins
-Hubbard Tri-Wall Site
2:30pm-Camp - Chaco Culture National Historical Park
-Gallo Campground
-VC/Museum/Film -JR Program
-Canyon Loop Drive Tour
-Uno Vida -Hungo Paui -Chetro Ketl -Pueblo Bonita -Casa Rinconado
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
10:15am-11am - Ice Cave Trail
11:15am-1pm - El Malpais National Monument
-VC/Exhibits -JR Program
-Big Tubes Area
1:30pm-Camp - El Morro National Monument
-VC/Museum/Film -JR Program
-Inspiration Trail
-Mesa Top Trail loop/ruins
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - Petroglyph National Monument
-VC -JR Program
-Rinconada Canyon 2.2m RT
-Boca Negra Canyon
-Mesa Point Trail (30minutes)
-Volcanoes Day Use Area
-Scenic Overlook Trail 1m RT
1:15pm-3:30pm - American International Rattlesnake Museum
3:45pm-Camp - Albuquerque KOA
Day 8:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Indian Pueblo Culture Center
1:45pm-3:30pm - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
-VC -JR Program
-Abo -Quarai -Gran Quivira
4:30pm-Camp - Red Canyon Campground
Day 9:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10:30am - Fort Craig National Historical Site
12:45pm-2pm - Chloride - Ghost Town
5:45pm-Camp - Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
-Lower Scorpian Campground
Day 10:
9am - Leave Camp
9-10:30 - VC/Exhibits -JR Program
Cliff Dwellings Trail 1m RT
Trail Contact Station/Exhibits
11:45am-2:30pm - Pinos Altos - Ghost Town
3:15pm-Camp - City of Rocks State Park
-VC/Exhibits -Interpretive Trails -Observatory -Gardens
Day 11:
8am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12:30pm - White Sands National Monument
-VC/Museum -JR Program
-Dunes Drive -Dunes Life Trail 1m -Interdune Boardwalk
3pm-Camp - Carlsbad KOA
Day 12:
7:30am - Leave Camp
8:15am-11am - Carlsbad Caverns National Park
-VC -JR Program
-Kings Palace Tour (1.5hrs)
-Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail 0.5m RT
11:30am-2:30pm - Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
-VC/Exhibits -trails -zoo -gardens
On the way: Alien "Welcome to Roswell" Mural in the desert
Area 51 Museum
Spacewalk at Roswell Space Center
3:45pm-5pm - International UFO Museum
6:45pm-Camp - Oasis State Park
Day 13:
8am-11am - VC -trails -exhibits -swim
1pm-3:30pm - Blue Hole
4pm-6pm - Route 66 Museum
6pm-Camp - Santa Rosa Lake State Park
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
930am-11:30pm - Pecos National Historical Park
-VC/Film -JR Program
-Pueblo and Mission Ruins Trail 1.25m
1:30pm-3:30pm - Billy the Kid Museum
-Grave -Fort Sumner Cemetery
5pm-Camp - Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-11:30am - Fort Union National Monument
-VC -Jr Program
-Self Guided Walking Tour
-Post and Depot Ruins
1:30pm-4pm - Capulin Volcano National Monument
-VC/Exhibits/Film -JR Program
-Lava Flow Trail
-Volcano Road
-Crater Rim Trail
-Crater Vent Trail
5:15pm-Camp - Clayton Lake State Park
Day 16:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Springhill Park, Arkansas
Day 17:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm - Milan, TN
Around Oregon in 24 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Big Lake State Park, Missouri
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:30pm-Camp - Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming
Day 3:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5:15pm-Camp - Three Island Crossing State Park, Idaho
Day 4:
9am - Leave Camp
12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2pm-Camp - Clyde Holliday State Recreation Area, Oregon
Day 5:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-Camp - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
10-12 - Sheep Rock Unit
-Thomas Condon Paleontology Museum
-Historic Cant Ranch
-JR Program
1:30-2:30 - Clarno Unit
-Geological Time Trail 0.5m RT
3:30pm-Camp - Mule Shoe Campground
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Painted Hills Unit
-Painted Hills Overlook Trail 0.5m RT
10am-11am - Mitchell - Semi-Ghost Town
1:30pm-2:30pm - Dee Wright Observatory
3:30pm-Camp - Tumalo State Park
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Lava Lands Visitor Center
9:05am-10:30am - Lava River Cave
-lava tube 1m (1.5hrs)
11am-12pm - Lava Cast Forest
1pm-2pm - Paulina Falls
2pm-2:30pm - Newberry Caldera
2:30pm-4pm - Big Obsidian Flow
4:20pm-5:30pm - Paulina Peak
5:45pm-Camp - Paulina Lake Campground
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
11:30am-Camp - Crater Lake National Park
11:30-12 - Steel Visitor Center
-JR Program
12:10-12:45 - Sun Notch Trail m RT
1:15-2:30 - Pinnacles 1m RT
2:45-Camp - Lost Creek Campground
Day 9:
9am - Leave Camp
9:40-1 Cleetwood Cove 2.2m RT
-snorkel -cliff jump -crater lake
1:30-2:30 - Watchman Peak 1.6m RT
2:45-3:15 - Rim Village VC
3:45-Camp - Lost Creek Campground
Day 10:
9am - Leave Camp
10:45-11:45 - Toketee Falls 0.5m OW
12:30-1 - Colliding Rivers Viewpoint
3:30pm-Camp - Oregon Caves National Monument
-Chateau tour (45minutes)
-Cave Creek or Grayback Campground
Day 11:
9-10:30 - cave tour (90minutes)
10:30-11 - VC
-JR Program
2pm-4pm - Port Orford Heads State Park
-Tower Trail 0.2m
-museum -whale watching
-Headland Trail 0.2m viewpoint
4:15pm-Camp - Camp Blanco State Park
Day 12:
9am - Leave Camp
11am-1pm - Sand Master Park
1:15pm-3:30pm - Sea Lion Caves
4pm-Camp - Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
-vc -whales -trails -Thors Well -Cape Cove Trail
Day 13:
9am - Leave Camp
9:15am-1:30pm - Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint
-lighthouse tour -keepers tour -interpretive center -beach
1:45pm-Camp - Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
Day 14:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - Oregon Coast Aquarium
1:30pm-4:30pm - Devil's Punchbowl State Scenic Area
-beach -whales -punchbowl rock
4:35pm-Camp - Beverly Beach State Park
-whales -beach
Day 15:
9:45am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Whale Watching Center
1:30pm-4pm - Garibaldi Public Dock
-crabbing
4pm-Camp - Barview Jetty Park
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Lewis and Clark National Historic Park
9-10 - Saltworks
10:30-1 Fort Clatsop VC/Exhibits/Film
-Fort Replica
-Netul Landing (Sacagawea Statue)
1:15-Camp - Fort Stevens State Park
-historic sites -shipwreck -beach -military museum -39 stop tour -Clatsop Spit overlook
Day 17:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10:30am - Astoria Column
10:35am-12:30pm - Columbia River Maritime Museum
1pm-Camp - Cape Disappointment State Park
-Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
-lighthouse -clamming
Day 18:
9am - Leave Camp
11:30am-1:30pm - End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Site
-exhibits -garden
2pm-4:30pm - Mt. Hood Scenic Byway
2-4 - Philip Foster Farm
4:10-4:30 - Boring School
4:45pm-Camp - Oxbow Regional Park
Day 19:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Vista House
10:30-11:30 - Multnomah Falls
Mt Hood Scenic Byway
12:15-1 - Panorama Point
1:30-3 - Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center
3:30-4:30 - Hood River Valley Fruit Loop Tour
5:15pm-Camp - Still Creek Campground
Day 20:
9am - Leave Camp
Sunnyside Mountain to Barlow Pass
9:10-10 - Barlow Rd *Driving Tours CD
Mt. Hood Scenic Byway
10:30-11 - West Barlow Tollgate and Laura Hill
2pm-2:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
4:30pm-Camp - Union Creek Campground
Day 21:
8:15am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Oregon National Historic Trail
2pm-2:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:15pm-Camp - Willard Bay State Park, Utah
Day 22:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Lake Ogallala State Park, Nebraska
Day 23:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
3pm-Camp - Wallace State Park, Missouri
Day 24:
9am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
3:45pm - Milan, TN
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Around Wyoming in 16 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Big Lake State Park, Missouri
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Guernsey State Park
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-11am - Guernsey State Park
-Oregon Trail ruts -museum -VC -historic buildings -register cliffs -beach -trails
11:30am-2pm - Fort Laramie National Historic Site
-Visitor Center/Museum -18min. film - historic fort tour
-JR Program
4pm-Camp - Curt Gowdy State Park
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
On the way Roadside Attraction: Buford - Smallest Town in America
8:30am-10:30am - Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site
-historic tour -visitor center
On the way Roadside Attraction: Gas Station Town of Tumbleweed
12pm-2pm - Grand Encampment Museum
2:30pm-4pm - Hobo Hot Pool
4:45pm-Camp - Rawlins KOA
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Independence Rock State Historic Site
-historic features -vc
12:00pm-2:00pm - South Pass City State Historic Site
-museum -vc -historic buildings
3:30pm-5pm - - Boar's Tusk and White Mountains Petroglyphs
6pm-Camp - Rock Springs/Green River KOA
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9:00am-11:30am - Fort Bridger State Historic Site
-vc -historic buildings
On the way Roadside Attraction: JcPenney Museum and Mother Store
12:30pm-2:30pm - Fossil Butte National Monument
-JR Program
-visitor center/exhibits -nature trail -spring -historic quarry trail
5pm-Camp - Jackson Hole/Snake River KOA
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-8:30am - Antler Arch-Jackson
8:45pm-Camp - Grand Teton National Park
$25per car
-JR Program
-Albright View Turnout
-Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center (8a-5p)
-Teton Park Road Scenic Drive
Stops: 1) Teton Glacier Turnout 2) Cascade Canyon Turnout 3) Mt. Moran Turnout 4) Potholes Turnout
- Colter Bay Campground
$21night
-Indian Arts Museum
-Campfire Talks (June&July 8pm)
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9:15-9:30 - Jackson Lake Overlook
9:45-10 - Flagg Ranch VC
10:30am-Camp - Yellowstone National Park
$25Car
10:30-12 - West Thumb VC
-JR Program
-Basin Trail 0.7m RT
-Picnic Lunch
12:15-12:30 - Craig Pass-Continental Divide
12:45-1:45 - Oberservation Point 1.1m loop
2-4 - Geyser Hill Loop 1/3m loop
4:30-Camp - Madison Campground
Day 9:
7am - Leave Camp
7:30-8:15 - Black Sand Basin 0.5m loop
8:15-9 - Biscuit Basin 0.5m loop
9:15-10:30 - Midway Geyser Basin 0.5m loop
-Grand Prismatic Spring 3/4m loop
-Fairy Falls Trail
11:05-11:35 - Lower Geyser Basin 0.5m loop
-Fountain Paint Pots
12-1 - Artist's Paintpot Trail 1m RT
1:10-2:45 - Norris Geyser Basin and Museum
3:15-Camp - Canyon Village Campground
3:15-4:30 - Set-up camp/Dinner
4:30-5:45 - Inspiration Point
-Glacier Boulder
Day 10:
7:30-10 - Canyon Village
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
-lookout point
-Brink lower falls
-Brink upper falls
-Artist Point
-Upper Falls Viewpoint
10:30-10:45 - Roaring Mountain
11-11:15 - Sheepeater Cliffs
11:30-1:30 - Upper and Lower Terraces
-Main Terrace Canary Springs
-footpath near Mammoth Hotel
1:45-3:30 - 45th Parallel Boiling River 0.5m to water
4:30-Camp - Canyon Village Campground
Day 11:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10:00am - Tower Falls
-General Store
10:15am-10:30am - Petrified Tree
11:30am-12:15pm - Mud Volcano
-0.5mile loop
*Sulphur Caldron
-0.7mile loop
*Dragon's Mouth Spring
12:30pm-1pm - Fishing Bridge Visitor Center
3pm-5pm-Buffalo Bill Dam/Visitor Center
5:15pm-7pm - Buffalo Bill State Park
7:15pm-10pm - Cody Nite Rodeo
10:15pm-Camp - Buffalo Bill State Park
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
9:15am-12pm - Pryor Mountains Wild Mustang Center
-Visitor Center -Range
-Museum -View Wild Horses
1pm-2pm - Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite
4pm-4:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
6:30pm-Camp - Keyhole State Park
Day 13:
8:15am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Devils Tower National Monument
1.3 mile trail
-VC -jr program
11:30am-12:30pm - Sundance Kid Jailed Here
1:30pm-2pm - Rock Paper Scissors -Gillette
5:15pm-Camp - Fountain of Youth RV Park
Day 14:
8:15am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site
-petroglyphs -vc -trails
11:45am-3pm - Hot Springs State Park
-sulphur hot springs -fishing -trails -pool -bison viewing -swinging bridge -legend rock
3pm-Camp - Fountain of Youth RV Park
Day 15:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Windmill State Park, Nebraska
Day 16:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Rest Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 5-5:30
8:30pm - Home
Around Utah in 17 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park, 116 Red Rock Canyon Rd, Hinton, OK
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Fenton Lake State Park, 455 Fenton Lake Rd, Jemez Springs, NM
Day 3:
9am - Leave Camp
12p-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
1:15pm-2pm - Four Corners Monument
$5 per person
3pm-Camp - Hovenweep National Monument
Free
:VC 8-6
-Jr Program
Camp $10
-Square Tower -Holly/Horseshoe -Hackberry -Cut Throat Castle
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Natural Bridge National Monument
$10Car
VC 8-6
-Jr Program
Bridgeview Drive
-Sipapu Bridge Trail -Bridge overlooks
12:30pm-2:30pm - Edge of the Cedars State Park
$5 Adults, $3 Kids
9-5
-museum -village ruins
3:30pm-4:30pm - Newspaper Rock Recreation Site
5pm-Camp - Windwhistle Campground
$15
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-2:30pm - Canyonlands National Park
$25Car
9:30-10 - Island in the Sky VC (8-6)
-Jr Program
10:10-10:45 - Mesa Arch Trail 0.5m loop (30min)
11-11:15 - Green River Overlook
11:30-1:30 - Grandview Point Trail 2m RT (1.5hrs)
2-2:30 - Island in the Sky VC
3pm-Camp - Arches National Park
$25Car
3-3:30 VC (7:30-6)
-Jr Program
3:55-4:10 - Petrified Dunes Viewpoint
4:15-4:30 - Courthouse Towers Viewpoint
5-Camp - Devils Garden Campground
$25
-Dinner
Broken Arch and Sand Dune Arch Trail (1.5hrs)
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-9:15 - Landscape Arch 1.6m RT
9:15-9:45 - Skyline 0.4 RT
10-10:15 - Delicate Arch Viewpoint
10:30-11 - Double Arch 0.5m RT
11-12 - Windows 1m RT
12:15-12:45 - Balanced Rock 0.3m RT
1-1:15 - Park Ave Viewpoint
1:15-1:45 - VC
3:15pm-Camp - Goblin Valley State Park
$13Car
$25Camp
-The Three Sisters 500yard RT
-Valley of the Goblins
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
9:15am-1pm - Capitol Reef National Park
$25Car
9:15-9:45 - VC
-Jr Program
10-10:15 - Panorama Point
10:15-11 - Sunset Point 0.8m RT
11:15-12:30 - Fruita Historic District
-Blacksmith House -Gifford Homestead -Petroglyphs -The Castle
12:30-1 - VC
3:15pm-3:45pm - Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Free
-Cannonville VC
4pm-Camp - Kodachrome Basin State Park
$8Car
$30Camp
-Shakespeare Arch
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-3:30pm - Bryce Canyon National Park
$30Car
8:45-9:15 - Daves Hollow Meadow
-look west to see prairie dogs
9:30-9:45 - Fairyland Point
10-10:30 - VC
-Jr Program
11-11:15 - Rainbow Point
11:15-11:30 - Yovimpa Point
11:45-12 - Natural Bridge
12:15-12:30 - Bryce Point
12:30-12:45 - Inspiration Point
12:45-3 - Navajo Loop/Queens Garden Trail 3m
3-3:30 - VC
4:45pm-Camp - Cedar Breaks National Monument
$5 per person
-Point Supreme Campground $20
-Point Supreme Overlook
-Northview Overlook
9-9:30(Day 9) -VC (9-6) -JR Program
Day 9:
9:30am - Leave Camp/Park
12pm-6:30pm - Wahweap Marina
-Rainbow Bridge National Monument Boat Tour
$125 Adults, $90 Kids
12:30pm (6hrs)
6:45pm - Wahweap RV & Campground
$30
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
9:45am-11am - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
$8Car
-overlook -vc
12pm-Camp - Zion National Park
12-12:15 - Canyon Overlook
12:30-1 - Watchman Campground
1-2 - VC (8-7)
-Jr Program
-Archeology Trail 0.4m RT
2-3 - Zion Human History Museum
3-6 - Zion Canyon Scenic Drive - Shuttle Bus
-Emerald Pools (lower) 1.2m RT
-Weeping Rock 0.4m RT
6-Camp - Watchman Campground
$30
Day 11:
8am - Leave Camp
9-9:30 - Kolab Canyon VC
9:45-10 - Timber Creek Overlook Trail 1m
1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-Camp - Salt Lake City KOA
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10am - Salt Flats Rest Area
12pm-12:30pm - Pony Express Station Monument, 150 S Main St, SLC
1pm-5pm - This is the Place Heritage Park
$13Adults, $9 Kids
5:30pm-Camp - Salt Lake City KOA
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12pm - Golden Spike National Historic Site
$7 Car
-VC (9-5)
-JR Program
-Engine House Tour -Reenactment (Sat 11am)
1:30pm-2pm - Taffy Town Taffy Store (10-5)
2:45pm-5:30pm - Timpanago Caves National Monument
-VC
-JR Program
-Cave Tour
$8 Adults, $6 Kids
6:15pm-Camp - Salt Lake City KOA
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
11:30am - 12:30pm - Fantasy Canyon
-Trail 0.6m loop
1:30pm-Camp - Dinosaur National Monument
$20Car
1:30-2 - Quarry VC
-JR Program
2-2:30 - Fossil Discovery Trail 1.2m OW
2:30-3:30 - Quarry Exhibit Hall
3:30-4 - Take Shuttle Back to VC
4:15-Camp - Green River Campground
$20
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-9:15 - Swelter Shelter Petroglyphs
Cub Creek Petroglyphs
9:30-10:30 - Josie Morris Cabin
-Box Canyon 0.5m RT
11:45-1 - Echo Park
-Steamboat Rock - Whispering Cave
1:45-2:15 - Canyon VC
5:45pm-Camp - Gore Creek Campground, White River National Forest, Silverthorne, CO
$20
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5:30pm-Camp - Milford State Park, Kansas
$20
Day 17:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
6:30pm - Milan, TN
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