May National Park Plan
Hello All!
I am a single mom who loves taking my kids to national parks! This will be our second "big" trip. Last May, we did the Redwoods, the Oregon Coast, and Olympic National Park. It was great! But wet... This year we are doing a more desert themed trip. We will be spending about 2 weeks on the road. Mostly camping but we will be staying at two air bnbs (Vegas and Kanab) to regroup and do some laundry.
Last year, I did a lot of one night stops on my way up the coast. This year, I am trying to have a few more days at one campsite so we have a little bit more time to explore. I also cut down "big" drive days. Last year we had some really long day. This year we only have a fews days over 4 hours and a lot more lay over time.
The National Parks we will be hitting up are (we are staying at a few state parks in between):
Capitol Reef: Driving through (wish we could stay longer but its only 5 hours from home so we are planning a September trip to actually explore)
Bryce Canyon: 2 nights at the Sunset Campground
Joshua Tree: 4 nights, meeting up with some family here
Grand Canyon: 3 nights at the south rim
Zion: 2 nights in Kanab, we will spend 1 full day at Zion. A little short but again, we plan on coming back soon
Arches: our final night on the road we snagged a spot at Devils Garden Campground (by far the hardest campsite I have ever reserved. I have been trying to get a spot at arches for YEARS)
Let me know if there are any must see stops for kids along the route. Or any good playgrounds on the route! Or any other great tips for these parks.
And feel free to ask any questions about single parent camping with two kids. Last year we spent over 40 days camping. I'm hoping to beat that this year. Its a lot of work but I have managed to get it pretty streamlined so we can all enjoy ourselves.