Friday, August 19, 2016

Around Kentucky in 13 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Camp

9am-12pm - River Discovery Center

2:30pm-3:30pm - Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum

4:30pm-Camp - Louisville Metro KOA

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15am-10am - Kentucky Derby Museum
-Churchill Downs

10:15am-12:30pm - Frazier History Museum

12:30pm-3pm - Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Tour

3:15pm-3:45pm - Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
-Zachary Taylor grave

4pm-Camp - Louisville Metro KOA

Day 3:

9am - Leave Camp

9:30am-11:45am - Jim Beam American Stillhouse

12:15pm-Camp - My Old Kentucky Home State Park
-Stephan Foster Musical
-mansion tours
-Old Talbott Tavern

Day 4:

9am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10:30am - Lincoln Homestead State Park
-museum -historic replica

11:15am-12:30pm - Old Fort Harrod State Park
-museum -historic fort tour

12:45pm-5pm - Shaker Village on Pleasant Hill

5:30pm-Camp - Pioneer Playhouse
Dinner and Show -7:30pm

Day 5:

9am - Leave Camp

11am-Camp - Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
-museum/vc -fossils -trails

Day 6:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-2pm - Creation Museum

2:30pm-3:30pm - World Peace Bell

3:45pm-5pm - Garden of Hope

5:30pm-Camp - Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-11am - Boone Station State Historic Site

11:15am-12:30pm - Parkette Drive In

1pm-Camp - Fort Boonesborough State Park
-trails -museum -fort tours

Day 8:

9am - Leave Camp

10am-Camp - Natural Bridge State Resort Park
-sandstone arch -skylift -trails -nature center -Kayak and Canoe rental -swim

Day 9:

6:30am - Leave Camp

9am-10:30am - Kingdom Come State Park
-VC -trails -overlooks

12pm-4:30pm - Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
-Hensley Settlement tour

5:15pm-Camp - Wilderness Road Campground

Day 10:

9am-12pm - Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
-VC/museum/film -jr program
-gap tunnel -gap -gap cave tour -auto tour -Pinnacle overlook

1pm-2pm - Harland Sanders Café and Museum

2:30pm-Camp - Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
-moonbow -waterfall -swim -trails -gem mining

Day 11:

8:15am - Leave Camp

9am-12pm - Barthell Coal Camp

2:30pm-4:30pm - Old Mulkey Meeting House State Historical Site
-museum -tours

5:30pm-Camp - Wigwam Village Inn #2

Day 12:

8:45am - Leave Camp

9am-2pm - Kentucky Down Under and Mammoth Onyx Cave

2:15pm-4pm - Historic Diamond Caverns

4:15pm-Camp - Mammoth Cave Campground

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Lost River Cave Underground Boat Tour

11:30am-12:30pm - Old Stone Jail -Franklin

2pm-4pm - Don F Pratt Memorial Museum

6pm - Milan, TN

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Around West Virginia in 8 Days

West Virginia


Day 1:
Leave Milan, TN at 7am
2-30min Pit Stops plus 1 hour time zone difference

530pm - Exhibition Coal Mine - Beckley
-Camp $15

Day 2:
10am-1pm - Exhibition Coal Mine
-Underground Tour -Coal Company House -Coal Camp School -Superintendents House -Coal Camp Church -Miners Shanty
-A$20, K$12, M$14 more info

2pm-415pm - Gauley River NRA/Bluestone NSR/New River Gorge NR
-JR Program
-Sandstone Falls
-Sandstone VC
-Grandview Overlook

430pm - Little Beaver State Park
-Camp $25

Day 3:

915am-930am - Thurmond Depot

1030am-1130am - Nuttallburg Mine Site

12pm-1230pm - Canyon Rim VC

1230pm-1245pm - New River Gorge Bridge

1pm-130pm - Fayette Station Road Tour

145pm-4pm - Hawk's Nest State Park
-Aerial Tram A$4, K$2.5 more info
-Hawk's Nest Overlook

430pm - Babcock State Park
-Camp $23
-fishing -trails -overlooks

Day 4:

9am-10am - Glade Creek Grist Mill

1130am-1230pm - Beartown State Park
-Boardwalk Trail 0.5m RT

145pm - Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
-Stay in Company House $134
-Last Run Restaurant
-museum - town tours -whittaker camp tour

Day 5:

1030am-1pm -Train Ride
  -Whittaker Station
  -2 hour RT at 11am or 130pm
  -A37

3pm - Blackwater Falls State Park
-Camp $20
-Gentle Trail 0.25m -Balanced Rock Trail -canyons -waterfalls

Day 6:

9am-10am - petting zoo -nature center

1230pm-5pm - Harper's Ferry National Historical Park
-JR Program
-VC
-Murphy-Chambers Farm Trail 2m RT
  -Murphy House -overlook -John Brown Fort -Earthworks
-Shuttle to Lower Town
  -Jefferson Rock
  -Lockwood House
  -John Brown's Fort

*Hotel in Harper's Ferry

Day 7:
Leave 8am

11am-1pm - Prickett's Fort State Park
-historic fort -nature trail

2pm-4pm - Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
-Criminally Insane Tour -60 min -$15

530pm - hotel in Charleston

Day 8:
Leave 8am

9am-10am - Marshall University-Huntington

1030am-11am - Hillbilly Hot Dogs

2 30 min Stops
1 hour time difference
615 Home

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Around Louisiana in 13 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop

1pm-3pm - Poverty Point World Heritage Site
-museum -trails -Native American Mounds
Poverty Point National Monument

3:30pm-Camp - Poverty Point Reservoir State Park
-VC -beach -fishing

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-11am - Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum

11:15am-11:30am - Bonnie and Clyde Death Site

12:45pm-4pm - Gator and Friends Alligator Park

4:15pm-Camp - Shreveport/Bossier City KOA

Day 3:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-11:30am - Fort St Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
-museum -historic buildings -El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT

11:45pm-4:30pm - Cane River Creole National Historical Park
-JR Program
11:45-2 - Oakland Plantation and Slave/Tenants Quarters
2:15-4:30 - Magnolia Plantation

5:30pm-Camp - Indian Creek Recreation Area

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

9:45am-10:15am - Sam Houston Jones State Park
-drop off camper

10:45am-1pm - Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point

2pm-4pm - Little Florida Beach or Gulf Breeze Beach

5:30pm-Camp - Sam Houston Jones State Park

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10:30am - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
-Acadian Cultural Center -Jr Program

11am-1pm - Longfellow-Evageline State Historical Site
-museum -historic buildings -trails

1:30pm-Camp - Lake Fausse Point State Park
-vc -trails -Alchafalaya Swamp -boat rentals

Rig Museum - if time

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

10:15am-10:45am - New Orleans KOA
-drop off camper

11:30am-1:30pm - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
-Baratario Preserve

3pm-4pm - Fort Jackson

5:30pm-Camp - New Orleans KOA

Day 7:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World

11:30am-1pm - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
-Chalmette Battlefield/Cemetery

1:30pm-2:30pm - French Quarter VC

2:30pm-3pm -- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
-New Orleans French Quarter VC -jr program

3pm-4pm - Walk...
-Louis Armstrong statue
-Sidney Bechet statue
-Congo Square
-J&M Recording Studio
Return to Car

5:15pm-Camp - New Orleans KOA

Day 8:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-9pm - New Orleans Jazz National Park VC
Walk...
9-9:30 - Café Du Monde
9:45-11:30 - Old US Mint
11:45-1 - New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
Basin St. Station -NO Jazz NHP
1:15-1:45 - St. Louis Cemetery #1
-Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau (knock 3times and make wish)
-aboveground graves
1:45-2 - NO Jazz NHP -Tango Belt
2-3 - Musical Legends Park
3:15-3:45 - NO Jazz NHP -Canal Street Ferry
4-4:45 - NO Jazz NHP -Jazz Walk of Fame-Algiers Point
5:30-7 -Dinner -Napoleon House
7:15-8:45 - Preservation Hall -8pm show
8:45-9 - French Quarter
Return to Car

9:30pm-Camp - New Orleans KOA

Day 9:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10am - NO Jazz NHP VC
-Jr Badge

10:45am-1:30pm - Honey Island Swamp Tour

2:30pm-4pm - Kliebert's Turtle and Alligator Farm

4:30pm - Tickfaw State Park

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Evergreen Plantation

11:30pm-2pm - Oak Alley Plantation

2:45pm-6pm - Nottoway Plantation

6:45pm-Camp - Baton Rouge KOA

Day 11:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-11am - Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site

11:30am-1pm - Louisiana Old State Capitol

1pm-3pm - USS KIDD

3:30pm-Camp - Baton Rouge KOA

Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-12pm - Louisiana State Penitentiary

1:30pm-Camp - Natchez State Park

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-12pm - Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gins

3pm-3:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

7pm - Milan, TN

Around Michigan in 14 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Home

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 4:30-5

6pm-Camp - Sterling State Park

Day 2:

9am - Leave Camp

9:15am-11am - River Raisin National Battlefield Park
-vc/museum -jr program
-Battlefield loop trail -Mason Run loop trail

11:30am-5pm - The Henry Ford
-museum -Greenwich Village -Ford Rouge Factory tour

5:15pm-6pm - Henry Ford Estate -Fairlane

6:40pm-Camp - Sterling State Park

Day 3:

9:15am - Leave Camp

10am-11:30am - Ford Piquette Ave Plant

11:35am-1:30pm - Detroit Historical Museum

1:45pm-3pm - Dossin Great Lakes Museum

6:15pm-Camp - Hartwick Pines State Park
-vc -logging camp museum

Day 4:

10am - Leave Camp

11:30am-12:30pm - Ferry to Mackinaw Island
Mackinaw Island State Park
-vc -archrock -Fort Mackinac
3:30pm-4:30pm - Ferry to Mainland

5:15pm-Camp - Petoskey State Park
-beach

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-11am - Colonial Michilimackinac

12pm-1pm - Tower of History

2:30pm-5pm - Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

5:30pm-Camp - Tahquamenon Falls State Park
-waterfalls -Emerson trail

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-Camp - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
9:30-10:30 - Munsing Falls Interpretive Center
-Jr Program
10:30-11 - Munsing Falls
11:15-12 - Miner's Falls
12-12:30 - Miner's Castle
1:15-3 - Mosquito Falls
3:45-Camp - Twelvemile Beach

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30-10 - Sable Falls
10:15-12 - Au Sable Light Station

1pm-3:30pm - Glass Bottom Shipwreck tour -Munsing

6:15pm-Camp - Twin Lakes State Park

Day 8:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-11am - Keweenaw National Historical Park
8:45-9:15 - Calumet VC
-Jr Program
9:15-10 - Historic Calumet
10:15-11 - Quincy Mine and Hoist

1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

3:15pm-Camp - Fayette Historic State Park

Day 9:

9am - Leave Camp

9am-10am - Fayette Historic townsite

1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

3:30pm-Camp - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
-Platte River Campground

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15am-8:45am - Philip A Hart VC
-Jr Program
9:15-5:30 - South Manitou Island
-sunken ship visable -beach -vc -lighthouse -museum -wagon tour

6:30pm-Camp - Platte River Campground

Day 11:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30-10 - Dune Climb
11-3 - Glen Haven Blacksmith Shop
Glen Haven General Store
Cannery Boat Museum
Sleeping Bear Point Maritime Museum

3:30pm-Camp - Platte River Campground

Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-12:30pm - Ludington State Park
-Big Sable Point Lighthouse

2pm-Camp - Grand Haven State Park

Day 13:

9am - Leave Camp

10am-3pm - Michigan Maritime Museum
-Friends Good Will

3:15pm-Camp - Van Buren State Park

Day 14:

7am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2

4:15pm - Milan, TN

Around Minnesota in 15 Days

*This trip is planned from the Twin Cities, MN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Twin Cities, MN

9:15am-12:30pm - Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park -Minnesota Historical Society
-Scenic Tour 10am (1hr) $12 per person
-Historic Forestville Tour (1hr) $8 Adults/$6 Kids
Sun12-5, Thurs-Sat10-5

2pm-4pm - RAD Zoo
Sat9-6, Sun12-5, Mon-Fri10-5
$9.50 per person

4:30pm-Camp - Myre-Big Island State Park
Camp $37.50

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-9am - Jolly Green Giant statue -1130 Giant Dr.

9:05am-10am - Jolly Green Giant Museum -113 S Nicollet St.

11:30am-1:30pm - Fort Ridgely State Park
-Visitor Center -historic site -interpretive exhibits

2:15pm-3:30pm - Jeffers Petroglyphs -Minnesota Historical Society
-Visitor Center/Exhibits -tour -1/4m nature trail
Mon10-5, Wed-Sat10-5, Sun 12-5
$8 Adults/$6 Kids

5pm-Camp - Split Rock Creek State Park
Camp $37.50

Day 3:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15am-10:15am - Pipestone National Monument
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-Circle Trail 3/4mile

11:45am-12pm - World's Oldest Rock -Yellow Medicine City Historical Museum

1:45pm-2pm - Big Ole -Alexandria

2pm-5pm - Runestone Museum
$8Adults/$5Kids

5:30pm-Camp - Lake Carlos State Park
Camp $39.50

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-9:30am - Inspiration Peak -Urbank
1/2m RT

11am-12pm - Heritage Hjemkomst Center
-Viking ship
Mon-Sat9-5, Sun12-5

2:15pm-Camp - Old Mill State Park
Camp $39.50
-trails -historic site (logcabin/flourmill) -interpretive exhibit -beach

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

10:30am-Camp - Itasca State Park
Camp $39.50
-beginning of MS River
-towering pines -vc -historic sites -Mary Gibbs MS Headwater Center -trails -beach -boat tours

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-9am - Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox -Bemidji

10:15am-1pm - Forest History Center -Minnesota Historical Society
10-5
$10Adults/$6Kids
-vc -logging camp -cabin fire tower

2pm-5pm - Minnesota Discovery Center -Ironworld
Tues-Sat10-5
$9Adults/$5Kids

Other Interests:
Bob Dylan's Teenage Home
Paper Mache Statue of Bob Dylan

5:30pm-Camp - McCarthy Beach State Park
$39.50

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-3pm - Voyageurs National Park
10-10:30 - Rainy Lake VC
-Jr Program
10:30-11:30 - Oberholtzer Trail 1.7m
11:30-1 - North Canoe Voyage
2-2:30 - Ash River VC
2:30-3 - Kabetogama Lake Overlook

5pm-Camp - Bear Head Lake State Park
$39.50

Day 8:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-2pm - Soudan Underground Mine State Park
-mine tour $12 per person -rock formations -vc -Physics tour $12 per person

4pm-Camp - Temperance River State Park

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-12pm - Grand Portage National Monument
-Heritage Center -Jr Program -Historic Depot -Mt. Rose Trail 1m

12:45pm-3pm - Grand Portage State Park
-vc -MN's highest waterfall 0.5m -exhibits -International Border marker

3:30pm-Camp - Judge CR Magney State Park
Camp $31.50
-waterfall -Devils Kettle

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-10:30am - Cascade River State Park
-trails -falls -cascade

11:30am-2pm - Split Rock Lighthouse State Park -Minnesota Historical Society
-vc -exhibits -lighthouse 10-6

2:15pm-Camp - Gooseberry Falls State Park
Camp $31.50
-vc/exhibits -falls

Day 11:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-7pm - Duluth
9-11 - Hawks Ridge
11:30-1 - William A Irvin
$12Adults/$8Kids
1-2 - Enger Tower
2-5 - North Shore Scenic Railroad
$16 per person
5-7 - Canal Park
     -Grandma's Saloon -dinner
     -Aerial Lift
     -Lake Walk

Other Interests:
Statue of Viking Leif Erikson
Bob Dylan's Boyhood Home

7:30pm-Camp - Jay Cooke State Park
Camp $39.50
-swinging bridge -dam -cemetery -vc/exhibits

Day 12:

12pm - Leave Camp/Park

12:30pm-1:30pm - Lake Superior Maritime Center

Other Interests:
Great Hinckley Fire Museum and Mass Grave

3pm-5pm - Northwest Company Fur Post -Minnesota Historical Society
$10Adults/$6Kids
-vc -exhibits -furpost tour

6pm-Camp - Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Camp $39.50
-vc/exhibits -historic sites -trails -firetower

Day 13:

11am - Leave Camp/Park

11:15am-1pm - Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post -Minnesota Historical Society
-museum -trading post
$10Adults/$6Kids
10-5

1:30pm-6pm - Paul Bunyan Land -Brainerd
$19.95 per person

6:30pm-Camp - Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Camp $39.50

Day 14:

9am - Leave Camp

10am-12:30pm - Charles A Lindbergh Historic Site -Minnesota Historical Society
-vc -home tour -nature trail -driving tour
$8Adults/$6Kids
10-5

1:45pm-5pm - Oliver H Kelley Farm -Minnesota Historical Society
$9Adults/$6Kids
10-5

5:30pm - Twin Cities, MN

Day 15:

9:30am-10:30am - Mississippi River Visitor Center at MN Science Museum
-Jr Program

10:45am-11:30am - Prospect Park
-witch hat

12pm-4pm - Bakken Museum
$10Adults/$8Kids

Other Interests:
Mary Tyler Moore's TV Home

Around Mississippi in 8 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

9:30am-11:30am - Tishomingo State Park
-swinging bridge -vc -Saddleback Ridge trail

12pm-12:30pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 293.2 - Tenn-Tom Waterway

12:45pm-1:30pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 286.7 - Pharr Mounds

1:45pm-2:15pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 283.3 - Donivan Slough

2:30pm-3pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 275.2 - Dogwood Valley

3:15pm-5pm - Brices Crossroads National Battlefield
-VC (MS's Final Stand Interpretive Center) -Jr Program -Film/Museum
-Battlefield Site (church and cemetery trail)

5:30pm-6pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 269.4 - Confederate Graves

6:30pm-Camp - Tombigbee State Park

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15am-8:45am - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 266 - Tupelo VC

8:45am-9am - Tupelo Hardware -Elvis' Guitar

9:15am-10am - Tupelo National Battlefield
-battlefield

11:15am-12pm - Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center

1:15pm-2pm - Dunn's Falls

4:15pm-Camp - Baywood Campground

15mins to Friendship Oak

Day 3:

8:30am - Leave Camp

8:45am-10am - Biloxi Lighthouse

10:05am-12pm - Biloxi Shrimping Trip

12:15pm-2:30pm - Gulf Islands National Seashore
-Jr Program
-Davis Bayou Area -William M Comer VC

3pm-Camp - Baywood Campground

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

8:15am-3:30pm - Gulf Islands National Seashore -West Ship Island
-Ferry from Gulfport 9am

3:45pm-Camp - Baywood Campground

Day 5:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - MS Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
-vc -CL Dees Nature Trail

11:45am-1:30pm - Gulf Coast Gator Ranch and Swamp Tour
-Swamp Tour 12:30pm

2:30pm-4pm - Palestine Gardens

5pm-Camp - Paul B Johnson State Park

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

10:15am-11am - Canton, MS
-A Time to Kill movie tour

11:30am-12pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 102.4 - Parkway Info Cabin

1pm-2pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 54.8 - Rocky Springs

2:15pm-2:45pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 41.5 - Sunken Trace

3pm-Camp - Grand Gulf Military Park

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-9am - Windsor Ruins

9:30am-10am - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 15.5 - Mount Locust Inn/VC

10:15am-10:30am - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 10.3 - Emerald Mound

10:30am-11:15am - Church Hill Loop

11:30am-11:45am - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 8.7 - Old Trace Exhibit Shelter

11:50am-12:15pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 5.1 - Elizabeth Female Academy

12:25pm-12:30pm - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 0 - Southern Terminus

12:45pm-2pm - Mammy's Cupboard
-lunch

2:15pm-5pm - Natchez National Historical Park
-VC -Melrose Estate and Gardens -Fort Rosalie - William Johnson House

5:30pm-Camp - Natchez State Park

Day 8:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-10:30am - Glenwood Cemetery -Yazoo City
-witch's grave

11:30am-12:30pm - BB King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center

2:30pm-3pm - Gateway to the Blues VC -Tunica

3:15pm-4pm - Hollywood Memorabilia -Hollywood Casino Tunica

6:45pm - Milan, TN

Around Washington in 20 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 - Waubonsie State Park, Iowa

Day 2:

7am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2

5pm-Camp - Rocky Point Recreation Area, South Dakota

Day 3:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3

5:30pm-Camp - Beavertail Hill State Park, Montana

Day 4:

9am - Leave Camp

12p-12:30pm - 30 minute pit stop

2:30pm-Camp - Palouse Falls State Park
-trails -interpretive panels -canyon -waterfall -overlook

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

10:30am-12:30pm - Grand Coulee Dam
-tours hourly 10-5 lasting 50 minutes, free

2pm-3pm - Chesaw Ghost Town

4:30pm - Camp at Pearrygin Lake State Park

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-2pm - North Cascades National Park
-JR Program
-North Cascades Highway
9:15am-9:30am - Ross Lake NRA Overlook
9:30am-9:45am - Diablo Lake Overlook
9:45am-10am - Diablo Dam Bridge
10:15am-10:45am - Ladder Creek Falls 0.4m RT
10:45am-11:15 - North Cascades Visitor Center
11:15am-11:45am - Trail of the Cedars 0.3m RT
11:45am-12:15pm - Rock Shelter 0.3m RT
12:15pm-12:45pm - To Know a Tree 0.5m RT (Ponderosa Pines)
12:45pm-1pm - Sterling Munro 330ft RT
1pm-1:30pm - VC

3:30pm-4pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

6pm-Camp - Moran State Park
-Orcas Island
-South End Campground
-Beach -Mt. Constitution -Mt. Constitution Observation Tower -Cascade Falls Trail 0.25m -Sunrise Rock Trail 0.7m
-boat rental

Day 7:

9am - Leave Camp

10:30am-3pm - San Juan Island National Historical Park
-JR Program
10:30am-11:30am - English Camp
   -Pig War
12pm-3pm - American Camp VC 830-430
   -History Walk -South Beach -Homestead Trail

5pm-Camp - Deception Pass State Park
-West Beach -interpretive center -tidepools -Deception Pass Bridge -Sand Dune Trail 0.8m Loop

Day 8:

9:30am - Leave Camp

10am-11am - Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
-Jacob Ebey House VC
-Davis Blockhouse

11:15am-12pm - Island County Historical Museum

1pm-1:45pm - Fort Worden State Park Campground

2pm-6:30pm - Puget Sound Express - Port Townsend
-4 Hour Guaranteed Whale Watching Tour
-10am or 2:30pm
-A$95

6:45pm-Camp - Fort Worden State Park Campground

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-Camp - Olympic National Park
-JR Program - Roosevelt Elk
9:15am-9:45am - Visitor Center
9:45am-10:15am - Rainshadow 0.5mRT
10:45am-11:15am - Hurricane Ridge VC
11:15am-1:15pm - Hurrican Hill 3.2m RT
2:15pm-2:45pm - Madison Falls 0.2m RT
2:45pm-3:15pm - Ancient Groves 0.6m RT
4:15pm-camp - Sol Duc Campground

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

8am-9am - Sol Duc Falls 1.6m RT

10am-10:15am - Forks Chamber of Commerce - Bella's Trucks

10:45am-12pm - Second Beach 0.7m RT - Twilight Werewolves

1pm-1:30pm - Hoh Rain Forest VC
1:30pm-2pm - Hall of Mosses 0.8m RT
2pm-3pm - Spruce Nature 1.2m RT - Big Sitka Spruce Tree

4pm-5pm - Ruby Beach

5:15pm-camp - Kalaloch Campground

Day 11:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-9am - Quinault Big Cedar 0.2m RT - World's Largest Western Big Cedar

9am-9:30am - Quinault Ranger Station

10:30am-11:30am - Sharky's Souvenirs - Ocean Shores

11:45am-1pm - Ocean Shores Interpretive Center
-Bigfoot

3:30pm-Camp Dash Point State Park


Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

Other Roadside Attraction: Museum of Flight

8:45am-9am - Jimi Hendrix Gravesite-Renton's Greenwood Cemetery

9:30am-11:30am - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park -Seattle Unit
-JR Program
-VC 10-5

11:45am-12:15pm - Gumwall - Post Alley between Pike and Union
12:30pm-1:30pm - Space Needle
8am-12am
$22 per person
-observation tower -gift shop

1:45pm-2pm - Fremont Troll - Troll Ave N and N 36th
2:15pm-2:30pm - Bruce and Brandon Lee Gravesite-Capital Hills Lakeview Cemetery
2:45pm-3pm - Hat and Boots-6430 Corson Ave S

4:45pm-5pm - Bike in Tree-20312 Vashon Highway

6:30pm-Camp - Dash Point State Park

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-Camp - Mount Rainer National Park
-JR Program
10am-10:30am - Trail of the Shadows 0.7m RT
10:30am-11:30am - Longmire Museum (9-4:30)
12pm-12:30pm - Henry M Jackson Memorial VC (10-7)
12:30pm-1:30pm - Skyline to Myrtle Falls 1m RT
2:15pm-3:15pm - Grove of the Patriarchs 1.2m RT -Bigfoot
3:15pm-3:45pm - Hot Springs 0.5m RT
3:45pm-4:15pm - Ohanapecosh VC (9:30-5)
4:15pm-Camp - Ohanapecosh Campground

Day 14:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10am -Sunrise VC
10am-11am - Sunrise Nature Trail 1.5m RT

1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

330pm-4pm - Maryhill Stonehenge

4pm-Camp - Maryhill State Park

7:30pm-9:30pm - Goldendale Observatory State Park
-largest telescopes in the country
-Summer W-Sun 8p-12a, Winter F-Sat 7p-10p

Day 15:

8am - Leave Camp

10:30am-12:30pm - Ape Caves
-longest lava tubes

2:45pm-5pm - Johnston Ridge Observatory (10-6)

6pm-Camp - Seaquest State Park

Day 16:

9:30am - Leave Camp

10am-11am - Forest Learning Center - Castle Rock
-eruption chamber

1pm-Camp - Beacon Rock State Park
-Beacon Rock Trail 1.8m

Day 17:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-9:15am - Old Apple Tree Park
-oldest apple tree (1826)

9:30am-12:30pm - Fort Vancouver National Historical Site
9:30am-10am - VC
Fort $5
10am-11am - Pearson Air Museum
Free
-Auto Tours -Cultural Demonstrations
11:30am-12:30pm - McLaughlin House NHS-guided

3pm-3:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

6pm-Camp - Union Creek Campground, Oregon

Day 18:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3

6pm-Camp - Rock Springs/Green River KOA

Day 19:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3

5:30pm-Camp - Windmill State Park, Nebraska

Day 20:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 6-6:30

9:30pm - Milan, TN

Around Missouri in 14 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

10:30am-4:30pm - Ozark National Scenic Riverways
-Jr Program
10:30-11 - Big Spring
11:45-12:30 - Rocky Falls
1-2 - Alley Mill
2:45-3:15 - Devils Well
3:30-4:30 - Welch Hospital

6pm-Camp - Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park
-swim -vc

Day 2:

10am - Leave Camp

10:30am-12:30pm - Elephant Rocks State Park
-giant boulders -Braille Trail 1m -Engine House Ruins Trail 0.40m

1pm-4pm - Missouri Mines State Historic Site
-historic ghost mine -museum/vc

4:30pm-Camp - Washington State Park
-petroglyphs -1000 Step Trail 1.5m

Day 3:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-10:30am - Meramec State Park
-Hamilton Iron Works Trail .20m -Fisher Cave Tour -VC

11:45pm-1pm - Mastodon State Historic Site
-museum -vc

1:45pm-2:30pm - St. Louis NE/1-270/Granite City KOA

3pm-4pm - Scott Joplin House State Historic Site
-vc -historic home

4:15pm-5pm - City Garden

5:15pm-6:30pm - Blueberry Hill
-Chuck Berry statue

6:30pm-7pm - St. Louis Walk of Fame

7pm-7:30pm - Delmar Loop Planet Walk

8pm-Camp - St. Louis NE/I-270/Granite City KOA

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-9am - Old Chain of Rock Bridge

9:30am-11am - Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum

11:15am-12:30pm - Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center

2:15pm-Camp - Mark Twain Cave Campground

3:30pm-5:30pm - Mark Twain Riverboat

5:30pm-6pm - Mark Twain Lighthouse and Statue

6:15pm-Camp - Mark Twain Cave Campground

Day 5:

8:30am-10:30am - Mark Twain Cave Tour 9am

10:30am-12:30pm - Mark Twain Home and Museum

1:15pm-2:30pm - Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site
-historic home -vc

3:30pm-Camp - Long Branch State Park
-beach -vc -paddleboat rental

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-12pm - Pony Express National Museum
-Pony Express National Historic Trail Stable

12pm-2pm - Jesse James House and Patee House

3pm-4pm - Jesse James Farm

4:15pm-Camp - Watkins Mill State Park

Day 7:

9:30am - Leave Camp

10am-11am - Jesse James Bank Museum

11:45am-2:30pm - Harry S Truman National Historic Site
-VC -Jr Program
-Truman home -Noland home
3-4 - Truman Farm

4:30pm-5:30pm - Independence Courthouse Square
-Truman statue -Oregon NHT Begins Marker

6pm-Camp - Blue Springs Lake Campground

Day 8:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-12pm - National Frontier Trail Museum
-exhibits -wagon tour (1.5hrs)

12:45pm-3pm - Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
-vc -historic buildings

4pm-Camp - Van Meter State Park
-vc -memorial trail 0.40m

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-10:30am - Arrow Rock State Historic Site
-vc -historic sites

11am-1pm - Warm Springs Ranch

2pm-3pm - Missouri State Capitol
-Jefferson statue -Lewis and Clark monument

3pm-5pm - Missouri State Museum

5:15pm-Camp - Binder Park campground

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-11:30am - Ha Ha Tonka State Park
-Castle trail 0.40m -castle ruins -carriage house ruins -Colosseum trail 0.70m

1pm-2:30pm - Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site
-historic home -Homestead interpretive trail

4pm-Camp - Prairie State Park campground

Day 11:

9:30am - Leave Camp

10am-11:30am - Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
-vc -historic home

12pm-12:30pm - Giant Hands in Prayer -Webb City

1pm-3pm - George Washington Carver National Monument
-VC -Jr Program
-Carver trail -Moses Carver house

3:30pm-Camp - Beagle Bay RV Haven and Campground

Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-11am - Wilsons Creek National Battlefield
-VC -Jr Program
-Tour Road

12pm-Camp - Branson KOA

2pm-4pm - Legend of Kung Fu
4:15pm-5pm - Inspiration Tower
8pm - Legends in Concert

Day 13:

9am-10:30am - Ride the Ducks-Branson
10:30am-12:30am - Branson Auto Museum

2pm-5pm - Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum

6pm-Camp - Rocky Top Campground

Day 14:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Grand Gulf State Park
-Little Grand Canyon -VC -Natural Bridge trail -Interpretive Loop trail

12:30pm-1pm - Van Buren Park Headquarters - Ozark National Scenic Riverways

4:15pm - Milan, TN

Roadside Attractions
Titanic: World's Largest Museum Attraction
Budweiser Brewery Tours

Around Nebraska in 9 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 4:30-5

6pm-Camp - Indian Caves State Park
-cave -trails

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-12pm - Rock Creek Station State Historic Park
-Pony Express NHT -Pony Express Station
-VC -trails

12:45pm-1:30pm - Homestead National Monument of USA
-VC -Jr Program
-Heritage Center -Palmer -Epard Cabin

4:45pm-Camp - Lafayette Park Campground

Day 3:

9am - Leave Camp

9am-10:30am - Pony Express Station -Gothenburg

11:15am-1:30pm - Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historic Park
-mansion -barn

3pm-4:30pm - Ash Hollow State Historic Park
-vc -cave -trail ruts

5pm-Camp - Little Thunder Campground

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10am - Oregon National Historic Trail
-Jr. Program
-Courthouse and Jail Rocks

11:45am-12:15pm - Panorama Point and 3 States Marker

1:45pm-4pm - Scotts Bluff National Monument
-VC -Jr Program
-Exhibits/Film -Oregon NHT -California NHT -Pony Express NHT
-Summit Road -living history -Oregon Trail Museum -Chimney NHS

4:15pm-Camp - Scotts Bluff Campground

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
-VC/Museum/Film -Jr Program
-Fossil Hills Trail -Daemonelix Trail

12pm-2pm - Fort Robinson State Park
-trail -historic tour

2:45pm-Camp - Toadstool Geological Park

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

9:30am-10:30am - Carhenge

1pm-2pm - Niobrara National Scenic River Visitor Center -Valentine

2:30pm-Camp - Smith Falls State Park
-waterfall -trails

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

10:30am-1pm - Fort Hartsuff State Park
-vc -living history -historic buildings

3pm-5pm - Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historic Park
-VC/Exhibits -Fossil Prep Lab -Hubbard Rhino Barn

5:30pm-Camp - Niobrara State Park

Day 8:

8am - Leave Camp

10am-11am - Honor the Clans Sculpture Garden

12:30pm-3pm - Fort Atkinson State Park
-Lewis and Clark NHT -living history -vc -fort

3:45pm-Camp - Wilson Island Recreation Area, Iowa

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 6-6:30

8pm - Milan, TN

Around South Dakota in 11 Days

*This trip is planned from Twin Cities, MN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Twin Cities, MN

10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop

12:30pm-1:30pm - Corn Palace

3:45pm-6pm - South Dakota Original 1880s Town

7pm-Camp - Cedar Pass Campground

Day 2:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-9:30am - Badlands Petrified Gardens

10am-11:30am - Minuteman Missile National Historical Site
-Guided Delta-01 Tour
-Self-Guided Delta-09 Tour

11:15am-3pm - Badlands National Park
-Ben Reifel VC -JR Program
GPS Adventure Activity Book
1)Notch Trail 2)Cliff Shelf Trail 3)Saber Site 4)Erosion Study 5)Sea of Grass

3pm-Camp - Cedar Pass Campground

Day 3:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-10:30am - Wounded Knee Museum

10:30am-1:30pm - Wall Drug
-shop -lunch

2:15pm-4:30pm - South Dakota Air and Space Museum

4:45pm-Camp - Rapid City KOA

City of Presidents (statues)

Day 4:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Bear County USA

11:15am-3pm - Reptile Gardens

3:15pm-4pm - Cosmos Mystery Area

4:30pm-Camp - Rapid City KOA

Day 5:

8am - Leave Camp

9am-11am - Mammoth Site

11:30am-1:30pm - Wind Cave National Park
-JR Program
-Fairgrounds Tour (11:40am)(1.5hrs)

1:45pm-2:30pm - Rankin Ridge Trail 1m loop

3pm-3:30pm - Custer State Park -Buffalo Corrals

4pm-Camp - Custer State Park -Game Lodge Campground

Day 6:

9am - Leave Camp

9am-9:30am - Custer State Park -Peter Norbeck VC
9:45am-10:30am - Badger Hole
11:15am-11:30am - Tunnel 6, Tunnel 5/Needles Eye, Tunnel 4

12pm-1:30pm - Four Mile Old West Town

1:45pm-4pm - Jewel Cave National Monument
-Discovery Tour 3:35pm (20min)

4:30pm-6pm - Oreville Campground

6:10pm-10:30pm - Crazy Horse Memorial
-Laser Light Show-dusk
-museum

10:45pm-Camp - Oreville Campground

Day 7:

9:30am - Leave Camp

9:45am-12pm - Black Hills Institute Museum

12:45pm-4pm - Big Thunder Gold Mine

4:15pm-5:30pm - Mount Rushmore National Memorial
-JR Program

6pm-Camp - Three Forks Campground

Day 8:

9am - Leave Camp

10am-Done - Deadwood
-Deadwood PBR
-Wild Bill Trading Post
-Mind Blowin Studio (class)
-Mount Moriah Cemetery
-Saloon #10
-Main St. Shoots Outs

Camp - Days of '76 Campground

Day 9:

8am - Leave Camp

11am-12:30pm - Petrified Wood Park and Museum

4pm-Camp - Wylie Park/Storyland -Aberdeen

Day 10:

8am - Leave Camp

9:15am-11am - Fort Sisseton State Park
-museum -historic buildings -vc

12:30pm-3pm - Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes

4:45pm-Camp - Palisades State Park
-trail -historic bridge

Day 11:

9am - Leave Camp

9am-10am - Devil's Gulch Park

10:30am-12:30pm - Falls Park

12:45pm-2pm - USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial

5pm-5:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop

6:30pm - Twin Cities, MN


Roadside Attractions:
Center of the Nation Monument
Flintstones Bedrock City