Tag: hiking
South Cumberland State Park with Kids
Nothing makes me feel more like a camping dilettante than pulling up to the campsite (after driving 30 minutes out of the way) with a big ADA sign in front. A call to the park ranger five minutes in doesn’t say, expert family camper. Things were looking up. I whipped out the hotdogs sans …
Mammoth Cave National Park with Kids
When I think of caves, I think of going to Cumberland Caverns on a Gypsy Trip with the Camp Marymount girls from “Tin Roof” cabin. I remember what a stalactite and stalagmite are from that trip—but that’s about it when it comes to the cave. Mainly, what I remember is the bus ride there singing …
Long Hunter State Park
Long Hunter State Park is along the shore of Percy Priest Lake. You can spend a day doing water activities, like boating, fishing, and swimming, or stay along the shore and hike, bike, and camp. We did the 0.75-mile Inland Trail. It was a beautiful trail in a glade full of huge Shagbark hickory trees, …
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
For the first Saturday in what seems like forever, the husband and I were child-free for a whole day. How do you spend a day without kids? We hiked five miles in one state park and then one mile, thirty minutes down the road. There are 10 miles of trails in Cedars of Lebanon State …
9 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
According to EarthDay.org, more than 1 billion people come together each April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. For my family, it’s a fun reason to get outside and do something for the environment and the community we live in. Pick up trash while on a walk around your neighborhood. I don’t know about y’all, …
James H. “Sloppy” Floyd State Park
This state park is the former mining site of the Georgia Marble Company, and it has it all. Two stocked lakes to fish, and ducks to feed. Kayaks and pedal boats to rent. Enough to make it impossible to get two boys to head toward the trail entrance. There are five miles of trails to …
Cloudland Canyon State Park
This one has all the potential to be a fantastic day. The views are gorgeous. If you were wanting a trip to Acadia National Park but got North Georgia instead, don’t be discouraged. This is one of the largest state parks in Georgia and it does not disappoint—at least, not the adults in the group. …
Booker T. Washington State Park
The boys and I set out in the morning to throw rocks in some water. Since I set the family goal to see as many state parks as possible. We drove twenty minutes down the road to Booker T. Washington. Of course, the second we drove into the parking lot they both spotted a playground. …
Betsy Hibbett 