Miles of Yellow Lines
Category: Destinations
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The Oregon Trail
On a drive home from Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, we realized we were paralleling parts of the Oregon Trail. To make the drive more interesting, we decided to stop at various sites along the trail (even though we’d be taking it in reverse from the original travelers). This made an otherwise long drive…
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Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park
Johnson’s Shut-Ins is truly one of our favorite state parks in Missouri! It’s a unique place with great trails and an outstanding campground. It is about 1.5-2 hours outside of St. Louis. The main features of this park are the shut-in formations on the Black River. These shut-ins are essentially rock formations that create pools…
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Echo Bluff State Park
Echo Bluff is an outstanding state park located in south central Missouri. It is located about 15 miles north of Eminence, MO off of Highway 19. It used to be a summer camp, but it became a state park in 2016. Within the park, there is a lodge, campground, cabins, hiking trails, and a creek…
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways
A destination that we’ve discovered in the last few years is Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This area is run by the National Park Service and is located in south-central Missouri (about 2.5-3 hours from the St. Louis area). We’ve had a lot of fun exploring the various sites in this area. A list of the…
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Door County, Wisconsin
Sun setting over the water in Door County
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Peninsula State Park
We’ve visited Door County twice and both times we’ve camped at Peninsula State Park. There is so much to do inside this park: hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking. There’s even an outdoor theater and a golf course inside the park. It’s centrally located in Door County, which makes it a great base camp for other activities…
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Hawn State Park
Hawn State Park is one of our favorite Missouri state parks for both hiking and camping. It is about an hour outside of St. Louis. It is also located near Pickle Springs Natural Area, which is another great place to hike. The park has both longer and shorter trails with connectors to extend or shorten…
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Pickle Springs Natural Area
Pickle Springs is one of our favorite hiking locations close to home! Pickle Springs is located about an hour south of the St. Louis area (near Farmington, MO). It also happens to be situated near one of our favorite Missouri state parks: Hawn. We’ll often visit the two in the same trip. There is no…
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Don Robinson State Park
Don Robinson State Park is a fairly small state park 30-45 minutes southwest of the St. Louis area. We come here for the hiking, which is great in all seasons. The park is typically for day-use only, although there is a special-use camp area available. There is a large shelter at the top of a…
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone: The first US National Park. Yellowstone is a massive park that extends into three states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. There is so much to see in Yellowstone National Park! It’s a very diverse park with mountains, canyons, waterfalls, geysers, and hot springs. We’ve visited Yellowstone several times. The first time we tent-camped inside the…