Family Vacations Directory - South Dakota

LPSDFamily vacation spots: Mitchell, Pierre, De Smet, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Best places for fun: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Bear Country U.S.A., Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum, Jewel Cave National Monument, Wild Cave National Park, Badlands National Park, Mammoth Site, and Black Hills Maze. What’s to do? Hunt for arrowheads and fossils; visit Laura Ingalls Wilder’s "Little House on the Prairie".  Enjoy indoor waterpark fun. Go boating, fishing, picnicking, swimming and camping. Play bankshot basketball (miniature golf, basketball and billiards in one); practice skills at batting cages, and climbing walls.
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ARTICLES
Advice: No Stress Vacations - Pack Less, Plan Less, Spend Less, Do Less. and Have More Fun.

When it involves a family vacation doing less will actually result in more fun. This year more than ever, less will be more. For most parents the wish is to laugh more, sleep more and enjoy family time. Sound about right? [Read More]

USA: National Wildlife Refuges - Stepping Back in Time with Your Children.

From Montana to Florida and Delaware to South Dakota spring is a time to observe the amazing conversion of the seasons. America's First National Wildlife Refuge, tiny Pelican Island, hosts a celebration each March. The annual antics are really wild family fun to break up the monotony of daily life. [Read More]

Advice: Three Products - Safe, Easy, and Naturally Good for Your Family.

We are always interested in products that will make family vacation travel healthier, easier, safer, and stress free. We all know that using sunscreen is essential, and keeping your kids hydrated without a sugar overdose is a must so we are sharing a few products which do just that – make things easy, safe, stress-free, and healthy - meaning more fun without effort. [Read More]

USA: Heartland, Tracking Dinosaurs on Vacation.

Dino fanatics of all ages found their interest in the magnificent prehistoric reptiles rekindled with the ABC Mega Series of Dinotopia, based one of my favorite childhood books. Luckily nearly everyone in North America is within a short drive of ancient “lizards” and mammals. [Read More]

South Dakota: Lewis & Clark, Creating a Family Field Trip.

Getting out and doing, as well as seeing, the real stuff is energizing for everyone which is why field trip days during the school year are happy days for kids. Organizing a family version takes a little more time but is definitively worth the effort. [Read More]

South Dakota: Black Hills, Reserve a Base Camp with a View.

Definitely on the list of not-to-be-missed is Mount Rushmore, the vastness of the plains and bison, herds of bison. The Black Hills offers 24/7 surround sound – no remote control needed. The coyote songs of the night follow an always expansive sunset. Searching the night sky for Cassiopeia and Canis Major is effortless, the star blanket is immense. Uniquely American and definitely inspiring, dawn in the Black Hills arrives with a symphony of sounds and delightful aromas.   [Read More]


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FAMILY VACATION IDEAS
Rapid City, South Dakota: Tiki Indoor Waterpark Resort

Getaway with a splash. [Read More]

www.watikiwaterpark.com

Custer, South Dakota: Sylvan Lake Lodge

More than 30 rustic cabins are nestled among the pine and spruce forest. [Read More]

Sylvan Lake Lodge

Mitchell, South Dakota: Kelly Inn & Suites

A special place to take the kids. [Read More]

Kelly Inn & Suites


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