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Jan 11, 2017Explorer III
Kartchner Caverns State Park in Benson is a winner! Big sites, nice scenery and a great cave tour. Do the Rotundra tour - we gave it! This is about 40 miles east of Tucson - an easy drive to Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction where volunteered there, too:))
Lost Dutchman is an awesome park. You'll enjoy it. Drive the Apache Trail with the Jeep - you won't believe the scenery and lakes. You can do a circular all-day drive to Roosevelt Lake then around to Globe, Superior and back to Lost Dutchman. Boyce Arboretum is another day trip to do.
In Texas, not far west from Austin is Fredericksburg a nice German town with plenty to explore in the area. Take the LBJ Ranch tour. Balmorhea State Park just off I-10 before El Paso is unique and nice. Fort Davis State Park nearby is another beauty.
Beyond El Paso and into New Mexico isn't much but a good stopping place is Deming, NM which has a lot of RV parks for a night. Then it's an easy drive to Benson, AZ.
Have a good trip!
Lost Dutchman is an awesome park. You'll enjoy it. Drive the Apache Trail with the Jeep - you won't believe the scenery and lakes. You can do a circular all-day drive to Roosevelt Lake then around to Globe, Superior and back to Lost Dutchman. Boyce Arboretum is another day trip to do.
In Texas, not far west from Austin is Fredericksburg a nice German town with plenty to explore in the area. Take the LBJ Ranch tour. Balmorhea State Park just off I-10 before El Paso is unique and nice. Fort Davis State Park nearby is another beauty.
Beyond El Paso and into New Mexico isn't much but a good stopping place is Deming, NM which has a lot of RV parks for a night. Then it's an easy drive to Benson, AZ.
Have a good trip!
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