4th Grade National Parks Pass – Summer Road Trip 2018

Two and half weeks on the road, fur ball, and Animaniacs on the DVD player…these were all the makings of a GREAT road trip.

We all had a great time and at the end we didn’t blink twice about driving another two hours just to see what was in store for us.  I hope this helps anyone out there who is looking at doing something like this. I know I canvased a bunch of web sites to figure out what kid of itinerary would work for us.  We did a combination of hotels and VRBO’s so that we could leave Ellie behind when park rules would not allow.

Here’s a quick run down of our itinerary.   We had the luxury of hanging out in Las Cruces and touring the university and hitting up our favorite restaurants, too- The Shed and Rendezvous are our fav’s.  The view from Dad’s was one of the best!

Place	Drive	Sights
to Amarillo	10 hrs	Palo Alto Canyon
to Colorado Springs/MANITOU SPRINGS	6-8 hrs	stop by Capulin volcano
Colorado Springs		Garden of the Gods, Cave of the Winds and Pike’s Peak
to Granby	4 hrs	Olympic Training Center
Granby		Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Lake
Grand Junction	3 hrs	CO National Monument
Cortez	4 hrs	Arches National Park and Mesa Verde National Park
Cruces	7 hrs
Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Silver City	5 hrs	Gila National Forest
Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Las Cruces	3 hrs	Alamogordo, Cloudcroft, and White Sands