“Nature” vacation where there are other things to do too?

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Anonymous wrote:Provence.
Tuscany
Greek isles
Croatia
Switzerland is beautiful for nature
Alaska is too!

So out of touch with reality. Sigh.

Among other reasons, did you miss the part about this being a road trip?

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If you're willing to rethink taking the dog: Consider New Mexico. We stayed in Santa Fe, rented a car, and spent a lot of time both outside the city (Bandelier and other national parks/monuments--gorgeous places, and imaginative kids will like them) and at museums and other sites in the city. Taos has its touristy side but is well worth a day trip if you tour the pueblo there. There is a lot of kid-friendly stuff to do if you look it up. It does involve a lot of day trip driving but it's so very different from the East Coast that it's fascinating to see.

That said, I'd love to go to Acadia sometime soon....Can't get more different than Acadia and Santa Fe....

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We did Jellystone in Cherokee, NC with kids & dog several years back. It was great! We stayed in a cabin right on the river, went on hikes, tubing, etc. Each cabin comes with a firepit and there's a pool. We all had a great time!

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Southern Spain is so cheap if you avoid the resorts. And there are lots of outdoor adventure opportunities. It may be cheaper than flying out west.

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Gatlinburg and Smokey Mountains

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Vancouver and Whistler

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Best nature vacations are in California.

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Anonymous wrote:Southern Spain is so cheap if you avoid the resorts. And there are lots of outdoor adventure opportunities. It may be cheaper than flying out west.

where specifically?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern Spain is so cheap if you avoid the resorts. And there are lots of outdoor adventure opportunities. It may be cheaper than flying out west.

where specifically?

Bump to get this question answered - thank you!

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Maui - tons of nature and lots to do

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Costa Rica

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^assuming you change your mind about driving/dogs

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Anonymous wrote:Wyoming. Fly into Jackson Hole. Really cute nice airport. Visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. See Old Faithful. We took a private tour and the guide took where all the animals were. It was incredible. We did river float rafting. We stayed in Jackson Hole and we could walk to everything.

Please clarify. Did you mean you stayed in Jackson and walked around the very nice town? The national parks you mentioned are not really walkable.

I am guessing pp means Jackson. Many people confuse Jackson and Jackson Hole. Jackson is the town, which is very walkable. Jackson Hole is the valley and home to the ski resorts, which have shops and restaurants but there is more choice and interesting options imo in Jackson.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wyoming. Fly into Jackson Hole. Really cute nice airport. Visit the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. See Old Faithful. We took a private tour and the guide took where all the animals were. It was incredible. We did river float rafting. We stayed in Jackson Hole and we could walk to everything.

Please clarify. Did you mean you stayed in Jackson and walked around the very nice town? The national parks you mentioned are not really walkable.

I am guessing pp means Jackson. Many people confuse Jackson and Jackson Hole. Jackson is the town, which is very walkable. Jackson Hole is the valley and home to the ski resorts, which have shops and restaurants but there is more choice and interesting options imo in Jackson.

Also I wouldn't recommend staying in Jackson if you wanted to see Yellowstone. It is just so far away, not really great for day trips unless you want to spend 4-5 hours in the car every day just to get to the close parts of Yellowstone. Try to book a room in the park itself if you can.