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Off we go… hit the road this summer with Fodor’s Travel and Listening Library!
Summer is right around the corner and planning your family vacation has never been easier thanks to Fodor’s Travel. For 80 years Fodor’s has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice and in celebration of the National Park Service Centennial in 2016, their experts unveiled a new suite of online tools and updated guidebooks to help travelers plan an unforgettable family trip to America’s incredible natural wonders. Throughout 2016, all parks, including the venerable Yellowstone and Yosemite, will celebrate the centennial with activities and initiatives that allow visitors to revel in their natural, historical, and cultural splendor.
There’s no better way to explore a national park (or a few!) than to hit the road, and let’s face it, picking which parks to visit and what scenic routes to take can be overwhelming. Fodor’s National Park Road Trip Itineraries on Fodors.com include the most road-trip-worthy adventures to parks across various states. And that’s not all you’ll find – National Parks 101 tells you everything you need to know about planning a trip to the national parks, including booking, budgeting, and packing tips; and National Parks Finder helps you find and compare national parks based on activity, region or season. When you use these tools with Fodor’s National Parks of the West, which includes completely updated coverage of the best sites, dining, and lodging in and around each park, you’re sure to have the best summer trip yet.
And while you’re on the road with your family, you’re going to need some travel entertainment. The solution: Listen to an audiobook! With an audiobook, you can completely lose yourself in the journey, and enjoy the scenery while listening to a great narrator tell you a story. Ideal listening with kids in the car, audiobooks expand vocabulary, teach pronunciation and improve reading comprehension. In fact, 85% of what we learn by listening. Whether it’s a charmingly, quirky tale for your middle graders like Jennifer L. Holm’s The Fourteenth Goldfish, a brain-teasing mystery like Chris Grabenstein’s Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, or Jack London’s classic The Call of the Wild, read by Emmy Award winner Jeff Daniels, you’ll be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
Where will your summer plans take you?
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Stacey Roberson says
Fodor’s sounds like a useful guide to have. I like that it gives you an insight to dining and lodging.
Nicole Sender says
I am hoping to visit Crater Lake this summer. It is one of the National Parks that I have been wanting to see.
Hannah C says
I would love to travel to Phoenix, AZ to visit my family.
Jerry Marquardt says
Unfortunately, this summer the only vacation that I will be having is to have hip surgery. It will be a nice vacation once I am not in pain anymore
jeani b says
we are traveling from nevada to montana for a move! we haven’t lived in montana before, so this is going to be an adventure. we like to road trip somewhere each summer. we’re hoping to make the most of this one!
Elicia P says
This summer our travel plans include a trip to Erie, Pa for the State park there as well as Waldameer. We will also head up to Niagara Falls (US side as dh refuses to get a passport!) and then finally our last weekend getaway will round out at Put in Bay for a day trip at the end of the summer.
Penny Olson says
I’m hoping to go to Oregon this summer. I don’t have to fly which is great. I’m thinking about Crater Lake.
ellen beck says
No plans at all. I do cat rescue and have a bunch of kittens right now. Its tough to find someone who will take over. The last time we went anywhere was no kidding 1992. We did see the Grand Canyon then though and it was magnificent.
Roxanne says
My favorite authors and cover models…some of them…are coming to Tulsa for a signing event so I’m having a “staycation” at The Hard Rock in July.
I am toying with the idea of a trip to Miami at the end of July and also a possible trip to West Virginia.
A cruise is on the agenda for February 2017.
Jen V. says
We are going to Kelley’s Island this summer. It should be a relaxing trip. I will have to check out that Fodor’s Guide. We are planning a huge trip to the Grand Canyon next year and it looks like it would be helpful.
sheila ressel says
Wow, I didn’t know Fodor’s has been around for 80 years! Amazing! We don’t have any vacation plans as of yet but I’m hopeful we will soon.
Barrie says
Our summer plans are taking us back to Florida for my hubby’s high school reunion and family fun time!
Echota Keller says
If we get our house sold this summer, we’ll be going to the beaches up and down the west coast.
mrsshukra says
We will be entertaining a lot at home this summer. Travel will have to be postponed!
Julie Lundstrom says
I would like to take the kids to Yellowstone park this summer.
Jennifer Rogers says
We do not have any travel plans yet, but if I get away for a road trip it would definitely be to Yellowstone National Park!
Jeffrey says
I plan to travel to Arizona for part of the Summer. I also want to travel to England for a few weeks as well.
Cynthia W says
I’m traveling to North Carolina this summer. I’ve never been, so it should be fun.
Sarah L says
Planning a 4 day trip to Santa Fe to see the opera. Do this every year.
Cynthia W says
We are planning to visit my nephew this summer in North Carolina. He and his wife are expecting twins, so we are going to help out and to enjoy the scenery!
heather says
We are planning a trip to the beach this summer. I would also sure love to travel to Montana for some much needed outdoor time.
Linda Manns Linneman says
I will be checking this out I would love to visit some of these parks. Thank you for sharing this site
Betsy Barnes says
This summer, we are planning a few road trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Also, planning to spend some time on the river, tubing and kayaking 🙂
Natalie says
I am planning on traveling to Colorado to see my brother and his new house. We will also go hiking in the mountains.
shelly peterson says
I don’t currently have any Summer traveling plans. I would love to visit the Grand Canyon.
Lisa Brown says
I do not have much in the way of pans for the summer. I may go camping with the family later in the summer.
Pamela Gurganus says
I live in Orlando, FL and our summer travel plans always include trips to the beach as often as possible. I would someday like to travel to Yellowstone National Park.
heather says
So far we are planning a trip trip to the beach this summer. I would so love to travel to Montana for some great outdoors fun in the sun with the family.
Nicole Carter (Weasley) says
I don’t know if my comment was posted or not so will try again. No travel plans this summer as I am broke. I might be able to take my kids to a water park close to me this summer.
Janet W. says
Our summer plans include traveling to 30A in Florida to go to the beach. I’d love to someday visit the Grand Canyon National Park. It looks beautiful!
Dandi D says
We don’t have any definite summer travel plans yet. Sometime I would really like to take my family to Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon!
Cheryl says
We don’t have any Summer travel plans. If we did, I would like to travel to a quiet beach.
June S. says
(Hit The Road This Summer with Fodor’s Travel) What a great selection of audio books they have, I know that I would enjoy a bunch of these-