49: Best National Parks for Young Kids

Exploring the National Parks

Dirt In My Shoes

Science, Society & Culture:places & Travel, Nature, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Are you hoping to show your kids the beauty and wonder of the national parks? We are sharing our favorite parks to explore if you have toddlers or young kids in your adventure group! We firmly believe that it doesn't matter how young your kids are, you can have a fantastic time with them in the national parks! Sit back and relax as we share our favorite kid-friendly parks to add to your bucket list. Join us as we cover: What makes a good park for kids? Here’s what to keep in mind The top 9 parks you’ll want to visit with your kids Where to go for epic sand adventures Best places to hike with kids Where to go if your kids want to hunt for fossils The perfect park for trains and animal lovers Gateway towns that you don’t want to miss Kid-friendly activities in each park We hope you enjoyed this episode and that you get out there and explore the national parks with your young kids! If you are looking for fun, wholesome family destinations without the work and stress, these parks are definitely for you.Check out the full show notes here.

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0:00.0	This last time, we just brought like snacks and we had bought in some root beer in...
0:04.5	Sasparilla.
0:05.2	Oh, sorry, Sasparilla.
0:06.5	Sarsparilla.
0:09.5	This is the Exploring the National Parks podcast with Dirt in My Shoes.
0:14.6	My name is Ash and I'm a former park ranger and the founder of Dirt in My Shoes.
0:18.6	I think that the parks are best seen from the trail, and I'm here to make National Park
0:23.5	trip planning easy.
0:25.1	And I'm John.
0:26.1	I carry the kids on the trails, tell stories, and notice all the things that Ash doesn't
0:30.1	care about much, like birds.
0:33.4	Join us as we show you around America's spectacular National Parks.
0:37.8	We're sharing our favorite places, fun facts, adventures, and misadventures.
0:41.9	And we'll even throw in a little trip planning.
0:44.7	Let's start exploring.
0:51.1	We've been traveling to the national parks for a very long time.
0:55.6	And one of the things, I remember when I first got married and started having kids,
1:01.4	and people were like, oh, your life is over.
1:04.4	And I was like, great.
1:06.8	Thanks.
1:07.5	That doesn't sit well with me.
1:09.9	And so we really have made a huge effort to get our kids into the national parks and like out into nature as much as we can.
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