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re: Family Vacation Anywhere?
Posted on 5/18/22 at 6:01 pm to McDaddy
Posted on 5/18/22 at 6:01 pm to McDaddy
Three ideas are sounding pretty good:
Lake Tahoe/Yosemite--is a week enough time for this?
Las Vegas/Grand Canyon--is Vegas kid friendly? Thinking we would stay there a few days and spend a few days exploring the Grand Canyon area. Not sure how many days to allot for Grand Canyon. Never been there but always planned to go one day.
St John--best place to stay? Any other USVI worth considering?
Lake Tahoe/Yosemite--is a week enough time for this?
Las Vegas/Grand Canyon--is Vegas kid friendly? Thinking we would stay there a few days and spend a few days exploring the Grand Canyon area. Not sure how many days to allot for Grand Canyon. Never been there but always planned to go one day.
St John--best place to stay? Any other USVI worth considering?
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Posted on 5/18/22 at 10:19 pm to McDaddy
I would also consider Southwest Colorado. Telluride, Ouray, Durango.
Tons to do and one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Rent a razor and drive it up immogene pass, go rafting, hiking, etc.
Tons to do and one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Rent a razor and drive it up immogene pass, go rafting, hiking, etc.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 7:52 am to McDaddy
Tahoe/Yosemite:
Yes. Easily. 3-4 days in each should be plenty. I haven’t been to Tahoe, so I can’t make any recommendations.
Yosemite is just awesome. My favorite NP and I’ve been to several. We camped on the valley floor, but you can reserve lodging in the park through the park website. I imagine they go fast. Stock up what you need and get familiar with bear protocols (lockers, etc).
Vegas/GC:
Many of the resorts are kid friendly. You have teenagers, so I’d suggest Mandalay Bay (this one-lol), Flamingo, Hilton Grand Vacations, or Caesar’s. Day trip out to Red Rock Canyon or Hoover Dam. Lease your car from one of the hotel sites in Vegas. They’re cheaper than the airport and you can Uber/shuttle to the airport.
You can day trip to GC. I recommend staying in Williams or Flagstaff if you’re not the camping type and want more than a day. There are some hotel type lodgings at GC, but they can get sold out fast. Check on the GCNP website.
Should you choose to stay in Flagstaff, you can take US 89 north to AZ 64 and come into GCNP on the east entrance at Devil’s View. We missed our exit coming north to 40 west and it ended up being a beautiful mistake. Devil’s View has great vantage points of the Canyon while being less crowded.
You could do 3-4 days in Vegas (which is about the max I’d recommend) and then 3-4 in Sedona with a day trip from there to GCNP-Devil’s View is the way to go from here as well. With your budget, you can afford this easily. I recommend the Hyatt Piñon Pointe for a family.
St John:
I am an avid cruiser and St. Thomas is my favorite port for one reason: I can book an excursion or charter a boat over to St John. I love the USVI. Being there makes me feel like I’m in Pirates of the Caribbean. But St John is special. The island is 3/5 preserved National Park; it’s beaches are pristine. You can ferry to St Thomas or the British VI (passport needed to go over there). Shopping is good. Spas. Snorkeling. Sunset cruises. Scuba. Hiking in VINP on St John.
Sounds like you’ve narrowed down to three great options. Propose these to the fam and let them decide. You can’t go wrong with any of these.
Yes. Easily. 3-4 days in each should be plenty. I haven’t been to Tahoe, so I can’t make any recommendations.
Yosemite is just awesome. My favorite NP and I’ve been to several. We camped on the valley floor, but you can reserve lodging in the park through the park website. I imagine they go fast. Stock up what you need and get familiar with bear protocols (lockers, etc).
Vegas/GC:
Many of the resorts are kid friendly. You have teenagers, so I’d suggest Mandalay Bay (this one-lol), Flamingo, Hilton Grand Vacations, or Caesar’s. Day trip out to Red Rock Canyon or Hoover Dam. Lease your car from one of the hotel sites in Vegas. They’re cheaper than the airport and you can Uber/shuttle to the airport.
You can day trip to GC. I recommend staying in Williams or Flagstaff if you’re not the camping type and want more than a day. There are some hotel type lodgings at GC, but they can get sold out fast. Check on the GCNP website.
Should you choose to stay in Flagstaff, you can take US 89 north to AZ 64 and come into GCNP on the east entrance at Devil’s View. We missed our exit coming north to 40 west and it ended up being a beautiful mistake. Devil’s View has great vantage points of the Canyon while being less crowded.
You could do 3-4 days in Vegas (which is about the max I’d recommend) and then 3-4 in Sedona with a day trip from there to GCNP-Devil’s View is the way to go from here as well. With your budget, you can afford this easily. I recommend the Hyatt Piñon Pointe for a family.
St John:
I am an avid cruiser and St. Thomas is my favorite port for one reason: I can book an excursion or charter a boat over to St John. I love the USVI. Being there makes me feel like I’m in Pirates of the Caribbean. But St John is special. The island is 3/5 preserved National Park; it’s beaches are pristine. You can ferry to St Thomas or the British VI (passport needed to go over there). Shopping is good. Spas. Snorkeling. Sunset cruises. Scuba. Hiking in VINP on St John.
Sounds like you’ve narrowed down to three great options. Propose these to the fam and let them decide. You can’t go wrong with any of these.
This post was edited on 5/19/22 at 7:57 am
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:40 am to McDaddy
quote:
Las Vegas/Grand Canyon--is Vegas kid friendly? Thinking we would stay there a few days and spend a few days exploring the Grand Canyon area. Not sure how many days to allot for Grand Canyon. Never been there but always planned to go one day.
Technically you could take this and add in some of the Utah parks as well. We were planning on doing it spring of 2020 until Covid shut us down.
Our plan was fly to Vegas, drive to Williams, AZ and do the Grand Canyon, then take US 89 north to Page to hit Horseshoe Bend, then 89 on through Kanab and up to Bryce Canyon. Then hit Zion on the way back to Vegas via Hwy 9 into St. George.
It would be a lot of time in the car, but you'd see some great scenery. Could also skip Page and take 89A which runs along the edge of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the road to North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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