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This post is the continuation of our great WA road trip, if you missed Days 1-4 and Days 5-8 catch up here and here. This post contains our North Cascades National Park road trip Itinerary.
Day 9 saw us headed to North Cascades National Park, staying in Mazama. Following is our North Cascades National Park road trip itinerary.
…The adventure continues in our great WA road trip with days 5-8, if you missed days 1-4 catch up here. This post contains our Olympic National Park road trip itinerary. Post contains affiliate links.
Day 5 saw us headed to Olympic National Park with a stay in La Push and later in Port Angeles. Olympic National Park is large and spread out, with many different areas to explore, so we felt it best to split our stay in this park into two different locations.
Our family’s top picks for Mount Rainier National Park family day hikes. For our top picks for shorter hikes, visit this post.
While there are quite a few options for Mount Rainier National Park family day hikes, we chose two of the best on our visit. Some of the ones we were thinking of hiking still had quite a bit of snow on the trail, which is always possible even into July depending on snowfall that year. Our top choices for day hikes in Mount Rainier were the Comet Falls Trail and Mt. Fremont Lookout.
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Our family recently visited Mount Rainier National Park and it is gorgeous, though I still think Glacier NP is my favorite. We did some longer hikes, but there are many Mount Rainier National Park short family hikes for those who are not up for a longer hike. Here’s a list of the shorter hikes we did, some are not really even a “hike.”
…Our family’s Top 10 hiking gear essentials for families. Updated 5/21/22. Note: this post contains affiliate links, we may receive a small commission if you purchase something through the links.
Hiking with kids can be a challenge, but it’s so great to experience all the sights through your kid’s eyes. It makes those amazing views at the end of the trail that much more fun and beautiful when you’re enjoying it with your entire family. If you’re planning to hike with your kids (or with adults for that matter), the most important thing to remember is to be prepared for anything.
On one of our family hikes in Arizona, “JoyJoy” slipped on a rock while crossing a stream and skinned her knee. Luckily Ross was prepared with a small first aid kit and got her patched up quickly. Other than the obvious things like water and snacks, our family has compiled a top 10 list, in no particular order, of some of our favorite and/or essential hiking gear items below.
…The best family-friendly hikes in Glacier National Park. Note: This post contains affiliate links.
Glacier is one of the best parks for kids — with a variety of animals, waterfalls, mountains, and lakes, there is something for each kid and adult to enjoy. Our kids were 5 & 7 when we went, and they were troopers (a hiking stick or pole really helps!).
We did each of these hikes as the primary activity of the day and then lighter activities the remainder of the day. This isn’t the final list of all the hikes we did, but rather those that we would do again if we went back. Here’s our family’s picks for the best family-friendly hikes in Glacier National Park.
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