Family Vacations and Stay-cations!

1.  Go Camping!  So many sites to pick from here in the Northwest!  http://koa.com/where/wa/47107/

http://www.parks.wa.gov/

These are just to get you started, to find more, go to www.bing.com or www.google.com and type in "Camping, Spokane, WA"

2. Take a road trip to "Palouse Falls"!  http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/pfalls.htm

3. Visit the Grand Canyon http://www.nps.gov/grca/

4. Visit Yellowstone National Park  http://www.nps.gov/yell/

5. Visit the Redwood Forest http://www.nps.gov/redw/

6. Go see the Hill Cumorah Pageant http://www.hillcumorah.org/Pageant/

7. Pioneer Week Celebration in Utah-  This is the link to the Ogden Pioneer Celebration for summer 2009 http://www.ogdenpioneerdays.com/pdfs/OPDcelebrates75thAnniversary.pdf

8. Visit relatives and enjoy all the super expensive, fun amusement parks and museums that are available in that part of the world!

9. Visit Seattle for a few days.  Go to a Mariner's Game, see the Space Needle, visit the San Juan Islands, the Aquarium, tons of Museums, Woodland Park Zoo!  The possibilities are endless!  Check out their city pass!

http://www.citypass.com/city/seattle.html

http://www.clippervacations.com/

10. Scout Camp

11. Sports Camps (offered throughout the community or the school district- can include, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, cheerleading, etc.)

12. Sign your kids up for summer school- they are out by noon and it keeps them busy for at least half the day while you clean and run errands.

Be creative!  Make memories that will last forever!