Spring Break Ideas Need to get out of this Michigan freeze!

[tammytomandgirl]

Looking for somewhere to take my 15 year old and her friend, we love everything nature, water, animal, scenic related .... looking to be somewhat entertained but not overly crowded. We don't want to drive a million miles but would like a little warmth... looking for any and all ideas.

[riven1950]

I was suggesting NC / SC because OP said they wanted to not drive a long way and wanted a little warmth.

It is all relative. We just returned from the Fl Keys where we got a little warmth / actually a lot of warmth, but fortunately we did not have to drive from Michigan!

[dverstra]

bid_time wrote:
I'd go to the UP and go snowshoeing in elk, deer or moose country; or anywhere the scenery is especially enjoyable (porkies, pictured rocks, tahquamenon falls, etc). Fits your "nature" scenario to a "t".

Make sure you bring the snow shoes. I'm sure all of this won't be melted by then!

[bid_time]

I'd go to the UP and go snowshoeing in elk, deer or moose country; or anywhere the scenery is especially enjoyable (porkies, pictured rocks, tahquamenon falls, etc). Fits your "nature" scenario to a "t".

[tatest]

When is your Spring Break? How warm do you want?
From Michigan, we used to go to the Smokies for a late March Spring Break, and people come from further north to Land Between the Lakes (Kentucky-Tennessee border), or Nashville, or the Ozarks in SW Missouri, NW Arkansas, or NE Oklahoma. It is warmer than Michigan.

But at the same time, people from those places are headed to Mississippi Gulf Coast, Texas Gulf Coast, or San Antonio and Texas Hill Country, seeking even more warmth. Or, fly down to Cancun.

When we lived in central Florida, we would go down to Miami or the Keys for Spring Break, seeking warmer places, or we would fly to Puerto Rico.

You can reach the Smokies or Nashville in a long day of driving, it should be warmer than where you left, but if a weather system is coming through it can be pretty cool and get quite wet. We've been caught in Spring flooding in the Ozarks, and the last time we went to Nashville for Spring Break we got trapped there for a few days when the Interstate. highways west and south were closed by floodwaters.

Just to confound it, when I was in Chicago we would go north to Wisconsin for Spring Break (studying rocks) and it could be warm, could be cold. One year in Michigan, went to north shore of Lake Huron for Spring Break an tent camped on still frozen ground.

[noe-place]

We live in southern Kentucky so we have the luxury of being able to go deep into Florida where it's really warm during spring break. We would go to Disney one year and different cities in the southern part of the state that had interesting activities alternate breaks. Interspersed with these trips are occasional cruises to great places in the Caribbean

[camperpaul]

It is warmer in Alaska than in Michigan.

[doxiemom11]

We are on the gulf coast (MS) and are told that most winters, people can wear jeans and sweatshirts and be comfortable. We have had many many nights in the 30's with sleet, ice and wind and have worn our winter coats many times. Every time it gets really cold in MI, we get cold down here also. We are from MI and we have still been in the cold this year, just not the extreme cold you have had. Depends on how fast things warm up if there would be a warm place other than Florida.

[michigansandzil]

We are going to the Smokies for spring break.
We're in Michigan too and I was hoping for non-jacket weather for spring break, but at this point, I'm really afraid that we will be pulling the camper out through the snow and bringing the shovel with us!!

[Merrykalia]

Gulf Shores, AL is fabulous and will probably (who knows this year) be warm, usually in the 70s in April. Don't know when your spring break is, so if it's earlier, it probably won't be warm enough to get in the water.

[rexlion]

Florida panhandle has some nice beaches and state parks. I have been eyeing Henderson Beach.

[dverstra]

You might have to drive to the Gulf to have Warmth.:)It's pretty cold where we are!

[riven1950]

If you want to just chill check out where I live. Holden Beach NC. http://hbtownhall.com/ nice family beach. If you want more action go 30 miles south to Myrtle Beach SC, or 30 miles north to Wilmington NC. Good Luck!! May want to check avg. temps for time of your visit, where ever you go, once you decide. March here can be 75 or 50 high temp depending on weather pattern. Avg is about 65 high / 45 low in March.

[GordonThree]

Somewhere in the Carolinas maybe? I'd like to take my rig down there one of these years. Asheville NC was warm enough for t-shirts early April, where I attended a family birthday party.

[midnightsadie]

I just came back from tempe 80deg and full sun.