We were in the heart of snowy Minnesota winter when we first entered ‘national parks near Tucson, Arizona’ into the Google search bar. We were deserving of a road trip to the city well-known as “The Sunshine Factory” at that point in the year. We only had two things in mind for our 2019 Arizona…
When visitors arrive at Saguaro National Park looking for a family-friendly hiking experience, one of the top recommendations is the Valley View Overlook Trail. We’d read about it online during our trip research, and many of you recommended it in our Facebook and Instagram communities. As usual, your recommendations didn’t disappoint. The trail ended up…
Today Park Chasers is sharing another installment in our series on epic drives within the National Parks. Each year, millions of Americans embark on road trips and driving adventures around the National Park Service. This series–including today’s post on scenic drives in Saguaro National Park–showcases the roads and scenic drives you don’t want to miss…
It’s not often that we take a break from our regular national park programming to mention a travel spot outside of the National Park Service. But when we find something too good not to share–like the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona–we’re happy to press pause to give you the scoop. We’ve already shared how…
We know how important it is to capture your vacation memories. We also know how frustrating it can be to get a photo ‘just-right.’ That’s why we’re teaming up with National Park Patch Lady, Sandra Ramos, for some lessons on how to take better national park photos! Sandra has been featured on our list of Top National…
For weeks leading up to our trip to Saguaro National Park last month, there was a raging debate happening at our house: Is it pronounced Sa-gua–ro with a ‘g’ or Sa-wah-ro with a ‘w’? Convinced after hearing the name in podcasts and National Park Service videos pronounced with a silent ‘g’, I was pretty sure…
Have you been following along our Arizona national park road trip? Next stop, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona. Park #73 on our quest to visit the 400+ units in the National Park Service! Like many of the sites we visited on this trip, we didn’t know a lot before we arrived. The…
We know how important it is to capture your vacation memories. We also know how frustrating it can be to get a photo ‘just-right.’ That’s why we’re teaming up with National Park Patch Lady,Sandra Ramos, for some lessons on how to take better national park photos! Sandra has been featured on our list of Top National Park…
Did you know that there’s a unit of the more than 400+ sites in the National Park Service that you cannot visit? While we think every unit has something special to offer, as we were finalizing the plans for our 2019 Arizona road trip, we ran into one of the more ‘unique’ spots in the…
If you had to survey the park rangers at GCNP on the top questions they’re asked every season, you can bet that: “Where’s the best place to watch the sunset in Grand Canyon National Park?” ranks high on the list. Taking in a sunrise or sunset over the Grand Canyon is on many national park…