Cheap National Park Travel Tips

Money Saving Tips while visiting the National Parks.   Little things that will keep your expenses under control.  Enjoy our glorious Parks as inexpensively as possible. We have assisted hundreds to visit these parks economically and do so for at NO CHARGE.  CheapParks@VisitingParks.com

Additonal Tips for Hiking, Dogs, Wildlife Viewing, and Fishing

1 Travel by car. If you choose your route carefully, there can be many activities along the way which will make the trip even more exciting.  You do not have to wait on someone else's schedule and 4 can travel as cheaply as one.  If you are renting a car, do it away from an airport where they tack on additional fees.

2 If you must take an Airplane only use major cities.  Short haul air flights are very expensive. A half's day drive can save you hundreds.

3 Take a lunch.  It often takes and hour and a lot cash for a restaurant lunch.  You can experience more while eating in the park's picnic areas and in much less time.  Just pick up a few things at a store while traveling.

4 Keep snacks and water with you.  A stop in the gift shop will cost more than you think.  Nothing worse than a hungry family besides you can choose nutritious snacks.

5 Stay in hotels, bed and breakfast that offer a free breakfast.  A computer is handy for making decisions where to eat so look for a hotel with free internet.  Select hotels where there are a variety of restaurants to eat because they compete for your business.

6 If you are into camping, you can stay in the midst of the park and save a bundle.  Important, don't store your food in your tent or cabin.  The bears and other wildlife can smell and you don't want their noses in your tent. 

7 Major parks have cafeterias that are a bargain compared with other restaurants.  The concessionaires are smart marketers so you may have to look for the cafeterias.

8 Purchase a park pass.  It is often much less to purchase an all park pass for a week or year than to pay for each visit.  Everyone in your car is covered by your pass.  If you are a senior, the national parks have a $10 pass for your life time.   There are days where all park fees are waved: National Park Week: April 21-29, Get Outdoors Day: June 9, National Public Lands Day: September 29, Veterans Day weekend: November 10-12

9 Relay on the rangers. "We are going to be here for 2 days, what should we see first?"  Many visitor centers have films that show the park at  its best.  Partake evening ranger programs that are entertaining and informative. Your pass covers all of this.   

10 Make sure that you keep your camera and video with you.  You never know when an animal will appear and a scene will come into view.    But don't try the pet the wildlife they are WILD and a bite will cause you more than dollars.

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How to see our National Parks with the trill of visiting our nature while keeping your expenses under control. We suggest 80 national , state , and local parks, as well as  other areas that are maintained in their natural environment and just waiting for you to enjoy.   These parks are arranged into 10 roadtrips.  Some of these parks are well know like: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon.  Visiting Parks also  introduces some parks are just not as well known like: Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe, Zion, Grand Tetons, and Petrified Forest. Others places are quaint locations like: Oatman, Bodie, Cedar Breaks, Jasper, and Tombstone. There are even many hidden secrets that just as amazing. Consider touring on the Convict Lake, Snow Canyon, Cathedral Gorge, Devil's Garden, or Chiricahua National Monument.
We have arranged the parks into tours. Each tour takes you along a very scenic route which is an  adventure in its own right. Most of the tours can be traveled in a week but we suggest that you take your time and break the tours into parts. Our Custom Adventures will assist you with you trip planning so just email us.
For each park, Visiting Parks shows a video so you can see what to expect. The videos highlight special places in each park.  Almost all of featured areas can be observed within a very short distance from your auto. But, please adventure into the wilds to enjoy much of what the first visitors found exciting. You will find that each of our 80 locations  includes a series of maps to get there and along with other places that you can go which are close by. There is always a link to a park map so you can find your way around when you are there.  Go Love the Earth.

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