Summer is in full swing and if you have not chosen a vacation for you and your family to enjoy this summer, have no fear. 

You don’t have to spend thousands to get the family to a theme park or even a few hundred on renting a beach house to enjoy all that summer has to offer.  Consider taking the family on a hike in one of American’s national parks.  Trails.com offers an extensive list of day hike and overnight hiking destinations throughout the U.S.

Simply pack up your family with all the necessary hiking gear – backpacks, water, LED flashlights, food, compass, a survival kit, your family camera, good hiking boots and first aid kit – and set out to one of these top 10 hiking destinations.

Top 10 Hiking Trails in the U.S. according to Trails.com:

1. Breakneck Ridge Trail, Beacon, NY (9.6 miles)
2. Glacier Gorge, Estes Park, CO (9.6 miles)
3. Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, CA (22 miles)
4. Appalachian Trail: The Pinnacle, Hamburg, PA (8.7 miles)
5. Appalachian Trail: Springer Mountain to Hightower Gap, Suches, GA (9 miles)
6. Appalachian National Scenic Trail: Pennsylvania Section, Rouzerville, PA (232 miles)
7. American River Confluence to Lake Clementine, Auburn, CA (6 miles)
8. Furnace Mountain / Trayfoot Mountain Overnight Loop, Waynesboro, VA (20.6 miles)
9. Dolly Sods Wilderness, Petersburg, WV (19.4 miles)
10. Appalachian National Scenic Trail: CT & MA, North Adams, MA (138 miles)

Visit the DLK article page for details on packing for camping and hiking excursions.
 

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