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@ = Military Campground - two or more days
 #  = National/State Park Camp - two or more days
 *  =  Junior Ranger Program badge earned
 + =  Open Hike policy: hiking off-trail permitted except where posted

NORTH DAKOTA

Minot AFB @ – July 4th

Audubon Natl Wildlife  Refuge

Knife River Indian Village Ntl. His. Site *

Washburn

Theodore Roosevelt Natl. Park * # +

 

MONTANA

Medicine Rocks S.P. # +

Little Bighorn Battlefield Ntl. Mnt. *

Double Spear Dude Ranch – Pryor

Chief Plenty Coup S.P. & spring

Custer Ntl. For. – Pryor Mtn. Wild Horse Preserve

Virginia City/Nevada – Ghost Town

Alder – garnet mining

Malstron AFB @

Great Falls – Lewis & Clark Interpretive Ctr *

Helena – Saphire Mining

Glacier Ntl. Park – Two Medicince * #

 

WASHINGTON- part A

Fairchild AFB @

Lake Roosevelt N.R.A. *

Grand Coulee Dam

Whidby Island NAS @

 

ALASKA

Elmendorf AFB @

Denali Ntl. Park *

Kenai Fjords Ntl. Park *

H2Oasis Water ParkAnchorage

Bird Creek – Anchorage area – salmon fishing

 

CANADA 

Liard Hot Springs, British Columbia

 

WASHINGTON- part B

McChord AFB @

Klondike Gold Rush Ntl. Mon. *

Seattle Underground Tour

Pikes Place Market

Pacific Science Center (Seattle)

Seattle Space Needle

Six Flags Enchanted Water Park

Mt. Rainier *

Pacific Beach (military resort) @

Olympic Ntl. Park

Hoh Rain Forest & Ruby Beach *

Mt. St. Helens *

 

OREGON

Oakridge Park (Willamette Ntl.For.)

Crater Lake Ntl. Park – Mazama * #

DesChutes Ntl. For. – East Lk.  #

Newberry Ntl. Volcanic Monument

Lava River Cave

Lava Cast Forest

         Great Obsidian Flow

Balancing Rocks – Lake Billy Chinook +

Wallowa-Whitman Ntl. For – Union Creek #

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

 

IDAHO

Hell’s Canyon Ntl.RA

Mountain Home AFB @

Shoshone Falls SP

Craters of the Moon Ntl. Mon. * #

Targhee Ntl.For. – Buffalo Campground #

 

WYOMING

Yellowstone Ntl. Park *

Warren AFB @ (Cheyenne)

Hells Half Acre SP (“closed”)

Thermopolis – World’s Largest Hot Springs

Wind River Canyon – Lower Campground #

Medicine Wheel Ntl. HS

Devil’s Tower Ntl. Mon. * #

 

SOUTH DAKOTA

Ellsworth AFB @

Custer State Park +

Jewel Cave Ntl. Mon. *

Mt. Rushmore Ntl. Mem. *

Badlands Ntl Park * +

Corn Palace (Mitchell)

Sioux Falls

Spirit Mound

 

NEBRASKA

Lake Minatare St.Rec.Area #

Agate Fossil Beds Ntl. Mon. *

Chimney Rock Ntl. HS

Scotts Bluff Ntll Mon. *

Courthouse & Jailhouse Rocks (dirveby)

Pony Express Station – Gothenburg

Offutt AFB @

Omaha Children’s Museum

Lincoln Children’s Museum

Homestead Ntl. Mon. of American *

 

OKLAHOMA

Tinker AFB @

Oklahoma City Ntl. Mem. *

Cowboy & Western Museum

Chickasaw Ntl. RA – Point Campground * #

LETRA; Fort Sill, OK @

 

TEXAS

San Antonio – a friend’s home

The Alamo

The San Antonio Missions *

Pedernales Falls State Park  +

Enchanted Rock State Park  +

Corpus Christie Naval Air Station @

Padre Island National Seashore * +

Laughlin AFB @

Big Bend Ntl. Park * # +

Terlingua

Fort Bliss @

 

NEW MEXICO (South)

Holloman AFB @

White Sands Ntl. Monument * +

Carlsbad Caverns *

Petroglypy Ntl. Monument at Three Rivers +

 

LOUISIANA

Barksdale AFB @

Shreveport Sci-Port

Poverty Point State Hist. Site

Jean Lafayette Ntl. Hist. Park

     Acadia (Lafayette) *

     French Quarter (New Orleans) *

     Barataria Nature Reserve (New Orleans) *

 

MISSISSIPPI

Keesler AFB @

Homochitto Ntl. Forest; Clear Springs #

Natchez Ntl. Hist. Site; Melrose *

Emerald Mound

Natchez Trace Ntl. Hist. Trail

Vicksburg Ntl. Military Park *

Bear Creek Indian Mound & Spring Cave

 

ALABAMA

Redstone Arsenal @

Space & Rocket Center

Sci-Quest Museum

Russell Cave Ntl. Mnt. *

Ave Maria Grotto

Maxwell Gunter AFB @

Tuskegee Ntl. Institute

 

GEORGIA

Dobbins AFB @

Etowah Mounds State Park

Chickamauga/Chattanooga Ntl. Mil. Park

Martin Luther King, JR Ntl. Historic Site *

Robins AFB @

Ocmulgee Ntl. Mon. *

Fort Stewart/Holbrook Camp @

 

FLORIDA

(Stuff we did before we left FL):

Orlando Science Center

Kennedy Space Center

Ponce de Leon Lighthouse

Busch Gardens

Universal Studios

Sea World

Disney: Magic Kingdom, MGM, Epcott

Rock Springs State Park

(What we did this time):

Patrick AFB/Manatee Cove Campground @

Visiting, visiting, and more visiting

Park days with our old homeschool group, I.H.N.

Wannado City

Islands of Adventure

Everglades National Park # *

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Hilton Head Island/Beach

Naval Weapons Station/Foster Creek RV Park @

Charles Pinkney Ntl.Hist.Site (Gullah demos) *

Fort Sumter Visitor's Center *

Patriot Point (USS Yorktown, Destroyer Laffey,

   Submarine Clamagore)

Shaw AFB/Falcon's Nest FamCamp @

Congaree Ntl. Park *

 

NORTH CAROLINA

My Uncle's House in Raliegh

Exploris Children's Museum

Uwharie Ntl. Forest #

Town Creek Indian Mound

Pilot Mtn. State Park #

Norman Lake State Park #

Davidson River CG/Pisqah Ntl. Forest #

North Mills River CG/Pisqah Ntl. Forest #

Biltmore Estate

Carl Sandberg Home Ntl. Mon. *

Full Moon Wolf-dog Rescue

Great Smokey Mtns. Ntl. Park #*

 

TENNESSEE

Arnold AFB/Arnold FamCamp @

Stone River Ntl. Battlefield *

Pinson Mounds

Mid South Naval Spt. Activity/Navy Lake Rec Area @

Graceland

Memphis Children's Museum

 

ARKANSAS

Little Rock AFB @

Plantation Agriculture Museum (Cotton)

Toltec Mounds State Historic Site

Crater of Diamonds St. Park #

Ouachita Ntl. Forrest - Charlton CG #

Hot Springs Ntl. Park *

Mt. Ida/Crytal Vista - Quartz Mining

 

IOWA

Stone State Park

Living History Farms

Adventureland Amusement Park

Iowa State University - Wildlife Mgt.

Herbert Hoover N.H.S. *

Pikes Peak St. Park #

Effigy Mounds Ntl. Monument *

 

ILLINOIS (North)

Great Lakes Naval Tng. Ctr. @

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Water Park

Chicago Field Museum

Sears Tower

Navy Pier

Chicago Children's Museum

Aurora SciTech Museum

 

INDIANA (North)

Indiana Dunes Ntl. Lakeshore & Campground  #*+

 

MICHIGAN

Selfridge AFB @

Henry Ford Museum

Cranbrook Science Center

Huron Ntl. Forest #

Lumberman's Monument

Lake Huron

Iargo Springs

Sleeping Bear Dunes Ntl. Lakeshore # *

Lake Michigan

Camp Grayling @

Hiawatha Ntl. Forest/Bay Furnace C.G. #

Pictured Rocks Ntl. Lakeshore # *

Lake Superior

Marquette (NMU: Dad's college)

 

WISCONSIN (North)

Devil's Lake St. Park #

Bad River Casino (Free camping!)

Apostle Islands Ntl. Lakeshore *

 

MINNESOTA

Moosehorn Resort

Voyageurs Ntl. Park *

Grand Mound, Canada

William O'Brien St. Park #

Mississippi River Ntl. Area *

Mill City Ntl. Hist. Area *

Minihaha Falls

St. Paul's Cathedral

Science Center of Minnesota

Lake Shetek St. Park #

Pipestone Ntl. Mnmt. *

Walnut Grove & Plum Creek

 

KANSAS

McConnell AFB @

Exploration Place; Wichita

Brown vs. Board of Ed. N.H.S.

Scott State Park # +

Monument Rocks

 

COLORADO

Rocky Mtn. Ntl. Pk # *

USAF Academy; CO.Springs @

Florissant Fossil Beds Ntl. Monument *

San Luis State Park #

Great Sand Dunes Ntl. Pk. * +

San Juan Ntl. Forest; McPhee Campground #

Mesa Verde Ntl. Monument *

Anasazi Culture N.H.S. *

 

NEW MEXICO (North)

Shiprock

Chaco Culture N.H.S. *

 

UTAH - part A

Dead Horse Point State Park # *

Canyonlands Ntl. Pk. * +

Arches Ntl. Pk. * +

 

ARIZONA - Northern

Ft. Tuthill Rec. Area/Luke AFB @

Grand Canyon Ntl. Park *

Petrified Forest Ntl. Park *

 

NEVADA - Southern

Nellis AFB/Las Vegas @

Lied Discovery Museum

Las Vegas strip

 

UTAH - Part B

Sand Hollow St. Park # *

Pipe Spring Ntl. Mnt. *

Zion Ntl. Park *

Bryce Canyon Ntl. Park *

Hill AFB/Salt Lake City @

Discovery Museum

Antelope Island/Grt.Salt Lake *

Golden Spike Ntl. Mnt. *

 

NEVADA - Central

Great Basin Ntl. Park *

Fallon N.A.S. @

Pyramid Lake

CALIFORNIA
Patrick Point St. Park  #
Redwood Ntl./State Parks *
Sharpe Army Depot RV Park @
Mt. Diablo State Park
Muir Woods Ntl. Monmt. *
Yosemite Ntl. Park *
Alcatraz Ntl. Hist. Site *
Discovery Museum of Sacremento
Exploratorium of San Francisco
LeMoore NAS  @
Sequoia Ntl. Park *
Death Valley Ntl. Park  # * +
March AFB @
Joshua Tree Ntl. Park  * +
Six Flags Magic Mtn.
Admiral Baker Field RV Park @
Mt.Kuchamaa
Tecate, Mexico
 
ARIZONA - south
Davis-Monthan AFB @
Saguaro Ntl. Park *
University of AZ Science Museum
 
New Mexico (again)
Holloman AFB  @
White Sands Ntl. Monmt. #
Bottomless Lakes State Park  @
Roswell
 
Dec.'07-Mar.'08
Fort Sam Houston, TX @
Ft.Sam Houston St.Pk., LA
Falling Waters St.Pk., FL
Patrick AFB, FL
O'Brien, FL
 
KENTUCKY
Cumberland Gap NHP *
Cumb. Gap Wilderness Campground #
Nolin Lake St.Pk #
Lincoln Birthplace NHS *
Mammoth Cave N.P. *
Fort Knox @
General Patton Museum
Kentucky Derby Museum/Churchill Downs tour
Louisville Slugger Factory/Museum
Louisville Science Center
Daniel Boone Ntl.For. #
 
WEST VIRGINIA
Pipestem St.Pk. #
New River Gorge Ntl.R. *
Monongahela Ntl. For. #
  Seneca Rocks
Ntl.Radio Atronomy Observatory
 
VIRGINIA
Natural Chimneys Regional Park #
Shenendoah Ntl.Park *
Ft. Monroe (by NewPort News) @
Colonial Williamsburg
Ft. A.P.Hill @
George Washington's Birthplace NHS *
Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville N.M.P. *
 
MARYLAND
Andrews AFB @
Harper's Ferry (WV) NHS *
Gettysburg Ntl.Battlefield (PA) *
Dwight D. Eisenhower N.H.S. (PA) *
Babe Ruth Birth House & Museum
Maryland Science Center
Andrews AFB Air Show
Kennedy Center for the Perf. Arts
    Symphony "All in the Family"
White House Visitor Center *
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
US Holocaust Museum