Trip Ideas

Looking for itinerary ideas to help you plan your next trip to a national park? This is the place to start! These trip ideas provide recommended activities designed to help you figure out how to spend your time. See the list of all trip ideas below or search for things to do and trip ideas by park, activity, topic, duration, and more.

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Featured Trip Ideas

  • Grass-covered mounds surrounded by trees and low fog
    Half Day at Hopewell Culture

    Spend a half day learning about the monumental mounds Native Americans built in southeast Ohio over 2,000 years ago at Hopewell Culture NHP.

  • Mothers walk with young children on a path in a park with bright autumn foliage.
    Half Day in Hoover's Hometown

    Spend a half day learning about the landscape that shaped the 31st president at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in Iowa.

  • The front of a tall red brick building with a clock tower and many windows.
    Promenade in Pullman

    Spend a half day walking the historic Chicago neighborhood and learning about labor rights struggles at Pullman National Historical Park.

  • The front facade at Little Rock Central High School framed by blue skies and puffy clouds.
    Civil Rights History in Little Rock

    Spend a half day learning about school integration civil rights history at Little Rock Central High School NHS in Arkansas.

  • A wayside exhibit stands at the edge of drop off into badlands formations
    South Dakota and Wyoming Geology Tour

    Take a geology tour of Badlands, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, and Devil's Tower in South Dakota and Wyoming.

  • The statue of a Black man and woman under a large building with Greek-style columns.
    Weekend in St. Louis

    Planning a visit to St. Louis? The area is home to three units of the National Park System and one national historic trail.

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    Last updated: December 30, 2022

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