Alabama’s Gulf State Park is known for its soft white sand beaches, clear warm waters, and diverse coastal ecosystems as well as its numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation.   The best way to experience the park, in our opinion, and all that it has to offer, is by camping.  The park’s modern campground provides visitors with easy access to the beach, hiking and biking trails, freshwater lakes for paddling, and a number of other amenities.   In this post, we here at Road Trip 7 discuss everything you need to know before taking your family camping at one of Alabama’s gems, G ..read more

Treehouses are magical.  Beloved by kids and adults, alike, they invite us to play, explore and imagine life up in the treetops. Treehouse and treetop attractions are also now more popular than ever.  We should know.  Our family, Road Trip 7, has visited a number of them across the US.  From treehouses with rope nets and ladders to suspension bridges and slides, even those that you can camp upon.  Here we have rounded up some of the best treehouse and treetop attractions across America.  We hope your family will enjoy visiting them as much as we have! Tree Village ..read more

While Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, there is more to this Midwestern state than grassy fields filled with beautiful horses.  In North-Eastern Kentucky, is the Red River Gorge Geological Area.  Located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, surrounding the Red River, this canyon system has rugged sandstone cliffs and over 100 natural rock bridges, earning the area a designation as a National Natural Landmark.  The gorge is best experienced by hiking some of the many trails, or for the more adventurous, rock-climbing.  In this post, we here at Road Trip 7 go over ev ..read more

In Southeastern Missouri, off the beaten path, you will find not one, but two state parks like none other.  Both with amazing rock formations, but entirely unique.  Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park is like a natural water park, with igneous rocks creating waterfalls and whirlpools through a stretch of Missouri’s Black River.  Elephant Rocks State Park is more akin to a natural playground, with some amazing formations of pink granite boulders that can be explored and climbed on.  The best way to experience these parks is by camping between them at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park ..read more

One of Georgia’s four barrier islands known as the Golden Isles, Jekyll Island offers visitors 10 miles of unspoiled shoreline.  With wide flat beaches, tidal marshlands, ample wildlife, and a charming historic district shaded by a canopy of live oaks, Jekyll Island is an island filled with stunning beauty.  From the famed Driftwood Beach to the historic Jekyll Island Club Hotel, we provide a list of the most breathtaking places essential to your island visit.  With our help, you can experience the best that Georgia’s Jekyll Island has to offer in just one weekend. Jekyll Islan ..read more

Planning a family camping trip to the Voyageurs National Park? At over 200,000 acres, nearly a third of which are water, deciding where to camp and visit in this remote Minnesota park can be challenging.  However, experiencing the beautiful boundary waters between the United States and Canada is easily accomplished with some simple planning.  In this guide, we here at Road Trip 7 go over everything your family needs to know when exploring Voyageurs.  From a family-friendly campground, popular attractions, to our favorite, kid-tested activities, like boating, paddling, and hiking ..read more

Ever dreamed of spending the night in a treehouse?  If so, Ohio’s Cannaley Treehouse Village is for you!   Just a short drive west of Toledo, the village is located in the forests of Oak Openings Metropark.  Here, visitors can spend the night in one of four unique treehouses. Or for the more adventurous, like us at Road Trip 7, you can pitch a tent and hang your hammock on one of three camping platforms. Either way, the experience is truly one-of-a-kind. While staying in the village, enjoy all that Oak Openings has to offer, from hiking to biking, birding, and geocachi ..read more

Planning a family camping trip on Lake Michigan?  Michigan’s Muskegon State Park, with its miles of lakeshore, multiple campgrounds, and adventure sports park, is the perfect place for a family camping trip!   In this post, we here at Road Trip 7 go over everything you need to know about camping at this spectacular state park.  From the best campground for families, popular attractions, to our favorite, kid-tested activities, like luging. Here we provide an overview of everything you need to know to go camping at one of Michigan’s best state parks, Muskegon. Muskegon State Park ..read more

Interested in camping among the rugged, rolling hills of Southern Indiana?   Brown County State Park, with its ridges and ravines, is the perfect place for camping amid Indiana’s southern hills.  We should know, our family of seven, Road Trip 7, recently spent a spring weekend camping in the park.  In this guide, we tell you everything you need to know about camping at this spectacular state park, answering questions such as:  How much does it cost to camp?  Which campground is best?  And what is there to do while staying in the park?  Here we provide an over ..read more

Interested in going on a family hike, but don’t know where to go?  We here at Road Trip 7 can help.   Our family of seven loves to hike!  We recently completed a hiking challenge and visited all of the Indiana State Parks.  Based on our experience, we have rounded up our favorite Indiana hiking trails for families and kids.  While you may have already hiked some, we hope that you find a few new trails to explore.  Happy hiking! Bean Blossom Bottoms Nature Preserve Located just north of Bloomington, Beanblossom Bottoms is a little-known Indiana nature preserv ..read more