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Reader Participation Day: What Parks Lure You In Winter?

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October 13, 2010

If you're planning a winter national park escape, are you thinking cold and snowy Yellowstone, or warm and sandy Virgin Islands? Roaring Mountain photo by Kurt Repanshek, Cinnamon Bay photo via wikipedia.

Winter is but two months or so away, which prompts the question: Do you plan any winter national park adventures, or do you simply dream about them?

Yellowstone National Park is a renowned destination for a winter park fix with its biting cold and snowy weather, but then, so is Virgin Islands National Park with its sandy beaches and palms, and the Hawaiian parks are always nice places to flee cold and snow, no?

So, travelers, speak up: Are you planning a winter park escape, and if so, to which park?

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Submitted by admin on October 14, 2010 - 11:22am.

Everglades NP. I'll always remember camping there one particularly chilly January weekend when I encountered only one mosquito during the entire stay! It's also a great time of year for bird watching. Winter is the dry season, so the birds are concentrated in the ponds and sloughs that still have plenty of water; fortunately a lot of those places are easily accessible to people who otherwise might not be able to make a canoe trip to the more remote areas.


Submitted by Connie Hopkins on October 14, 2010 - 2:37pm.

Jon Merryman's input on Valley Forge sounds terrific! Throughout High School, our youngest daughter joined a "Venturing Crew" (Co-ed Boy Scouts) that were Civil War Re-enactors. She earned the rank of Corporal and ran her own cannon crew. As a family, we have wonderful memories of going to these "battles" and supporting our daughter. The Valley Forge experience would be right up my alley!


Submitted by y_p_w on October 14, 2010 - 3:14pm.

Yosemite NP. I don't ski, but they have ranger guided snowshoe walks every day at Badger Pass. I was afraid that they might cancel because it was snowing heavily, but apparently only a blizzard would cancel.


Submitted by admin on October 15, 2010 - 7:28pm.

I'm originally from north Florida, and every few years I try to tack on a visit to go canoeing in the Everglades and snorkeling in John Pennekamp. Magical places both, and I always appreciate the warmth.

But closer to now-home (Washington DC), I love visiting the C&O Canal in the winter. You get extra-good views of the Potomac when the trees have lost their leaves. When we get snow (not so common in these parts) we always try to head down there to see this favorite landscape completely transformed.


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