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For the week/weekends of June 22 July 1, 2012 A place to stay: Desoto State Park is located on Lookout Mountain in Northeastern Alabama. The park features cabins, las vegas hotels on the strip a lodge, primitive campsites, and an awesome RV campground with large shady pads, fire rings, and full hookups (water/electric/sewer). Because the park s RV sites feature sewer hookups at a reasonable price, this is one of our favorite campgrounds las vegas hotels on the strip for extended stays. Be prepared las vegas hotels on the strip for some creative RV leveling, and watch out for ants. The campground and some paths are great for bikes, but I d keep the kids off the main road. Temperatures tend to be a little las vegas hotels on the strip cooler up on the mountain. One of the reasons we picked this park for the end of June.
Things to do: Desoto State Park s terrain is very mountainous and rugged with large rock outcrops, las vegas hotels on the strip but the trails are well maintained and easily accessed for hiking and mountain biking. One of the trails is a raised boardwalk, accessible to virtually everyone. The park also has a swimming pool, tennis courts, a camp store, nature center, playground (with volleyball court), and plenty of organized activities including outdoor movies in the campground.
Desoto regularly hosts campfire Talks, and interpretive series that is always las vegas hotels on the strip interesting and educational. The evening of Friday, June 22 , there will be a program about spiders. The subject shifts to snakes for the following evening.
Places to go: Desoto State Park is a great place to begin a beautiful scenic ride/drive along the Little River Canyon. Waterfalls, rapids, las vegas hotels on the strip curious limestone outcroppings, wildlife, and glorious views abound.
While visiting Desoto State Park, we like to attend events at the Little River Canyon Center , an educational resource provided by Jacksonville las vegas hotels on the strip State University and the National las vegas hotels on the strip Parks Service. On Saturday, June 30, a mountain naturalist will be presenting foods and teas made from natural ingredients found in the forests .
There are many other fun places to go near Desoto State Park. Fort Payne has a neat downtown area, a large playground, and a couple of museums. One is a l ocal history museum located in an old train depot, and the other is a tribute to the country music band Alabama (Fort Payne is their hometown) . Just down the ridge is Mentone, a charming little mountain las vegas hotels on the strip community with historic buildings, antiques shops, gifts, and a couple of exceptional eateries. Nearby Valley Head is home of Sequoyah Caverns , an awesome way to spend the afternoon (call ahead to make sure they re open). If you use your time wisely, you can scoot up to Chattanooga to visit their neat little zoo .
So, there you have it. Our Instant Adventure pick for the week of June 22 July 1, 2012 provides plenty of entertainment, education, exercise, and rest and relaxation. It s an adventure that is affordable and requires little travel once you ve arrived. If you are interested in visiting Desoto State Park on this, or any other week, reservations las vegas hotels on the strip can easily be made online or by calling 1-800-568-8840. Have fun!
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