El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County isn’t just another pretty beach. It’s also an inexpensive coastal vacation where a family can enjoy the sound of crashing waves as they drift off to sleep inside their tent or recreational vehicle,...
Camping isn’t really their thing. Really, it wasn’t our thing either. We had gone on family camping trips with friends in the past and loved all the time we spent outdoors, but camping at Campland on the Bay in Mission Beach, California, isn’t what...
Big Sur, California, is one of those places that will take your breath away and leave you wondering why you didn’t plan a trip here sooner. Located along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, Big Sur offers some of the most stunning ocean views, scenic hikes,...
Ah, family RV trips—the best way to pack up the entire family and an inexplicable number of pillows into a hotel room on wheels. If you’ve ever hit the open road in a big rig, rental RV, or the latest trend—a tricked-out adventure mobile, you know the...
For many outdoorsy families, summer means camping. There is something magically freeing about letting the kids get as dirty and marshmallow-sticky as possible, making new friends as they bike the campground loop or explore hiking trails, and lingering around...
There was a time when our boys loved to hang with us. Before screens. Before friends. Before hormones. But when their body clocks struck 12, it all changed. So, now, family travel without a friend attached to the trip is nearly impossible. Every time we...