Take your family camping without a tent.
A weekend vacation can provide your family with memories that can last a lifetime. Weekend trips can be spontaneous, requiring only a few phone calls to check on the rental of a recreational vehicle or the status of a reservation. Choose a destination or an activity everyone will enjoy and set off. Your family will thank you for it.
RV IT
Rent a recreational vehicle and head out to a park for the weekend. Fill up the RV with food, board games, water toys and plenty of marshmallows for toasting at the campsite. Choose a park that offers activities, such as a lake with canoe rentals, a fishing pond or hiking trails. Because RVs come equipped with small kitchens with basic appliances, there's no need to bring camp stoves or refrigerators. Pack toys, cards, puzzles and drawing or coloring materials to keep the family occupied if it rains.
Explore Your City
Spend the weekend as tourists in your own city, exploring new areas and eating in new restaurants. Call the chamber of commerce or check the city's website for historical sites and attractions you might have missed. Visit festivalsandevents.com to look for nearby celebrations you can attend. Check into a hotel with amenities that you may not have at home, such as an indoor pool or on-demand movies.
Water, Water Everywhere
Check into a resort featuring water activities for the whole family. Great Wolf Resorts has 12 resorts around the country that have water parks, spas, fitness centers and theme restaurants designed to please all ages. Find its locations at greatwolf.com. Kalahari Resorts offers resorts in three cities, with indoor and outdoor water parks, theme parks and spas. Check out its resorts at kalahariresorts.com. Some Holiday Inns offer a holidome - an indoor pool - and others in that chain have an indoor water park. To find locations, visit holidayinn.com.
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