Grand Canyon or Yellowstone for 2015?
I am in the begining stages of planning our 2015 vacation and I would like some opinions on where to go. I have narrowed it down to either the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone. I have been to both places a...
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Wow! That is a big change in direction. You may have saved some time and effort by talking to kids before planning. LOL
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My oldest was home from college this weekend so I talked to both my girls about vacation options. Oddly enough they didn't seem too thrilled about Yellowstone. They both really liked the idea of stopping at some points along Route 66 and camping a couple days at the Grand Canyon. They also really want to go to California after GC as opposed to some parks in Utah. This brings me to ask you guys for more help. Now I know absolutely nothing at all about Cali. Zero. Can you give me suggestions for California? Routes from Mather Campground and where to in Cali?
The older kids will probably like California. Don't know about the baby. You could go toCalaveras Big Trees State Park, San Diego Zoo is supposed to be really good, Disneyland a possibility.
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southerngirl76 wrote:
I am in the begining stages of planning our 2015 vacation and I would like some opinions on where to go. I have narrowed it down to either the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone. I have been to both places as a kid but the rest of my family has never been to either place. We are a family of 2 adults and 3 kids ages 2 1/2, 12 & 18. We are experienced tent campers and hikers although now with our little one we won't be doing much hiking at all. We are located between Houston and Austin, TX and we have 2 weeks total for this trip.
Option 1 - Southwest trip: Palo Duro Canyon, stops along old Route 66 (I just gotta stay in a Wigwam), Painted Desert/Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon (how much time here?), then down to Tombstone (my husband loves old west history), finally over to Carlsbad Caverns before heading home.
Option 2 - Yellowstone/Tetons: Would need 2 nights on the road to get there and get home. Should I also do a night in either Jackson or Cody before entering? And which park first? How long in each park? Four in Yellowstone and three in Tetons? Or Five in Yellowstone and two in Tetons? I have already decided on Canyon for camping in Yellowstone due to it's central location and showers and either Gros Ventre or Colter Bay in Tetons.
So based on all that I would love to hear you thoughts and suggestions.
To this:
UPDATE
My oldest was home from college this weekend so I talked to both my girls about vacation options. Oddly enough they didn't seem too thrilled about Yellowstone. They both really liked the idea of stopping at some points along Route 66 and camping a couple days at the Grand Canyon. They also really want to go to California after GC as opposed to some parks in Utah. This brings me to ask you guys for more help. Now I know absolutely nothing at all about Cali. Zero. Can you give me suggestions for California? Routes from Mather Campground and where to in Cali?
The older kids will probably like California. Don't know about the baby. You could go toCalaveras Big Trees State Park, San Diego Zoo is supposed to be really good, Disneyland a possibility.
