Great Texas road trip destinations help you get outside big cities like Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio and into the Texas wilderness.

How does a ten-month road trip hitting 42 National Park units through 25 states sound to you? Now imagine doing that as a family of six.

The United States is massive, so if you want to see as much of it as possible, you need to be strategic. Luckily, the U.S. is also full of scenic highways, to help you reach these breathtaking locations. If you’ve been looking for summer road trip inspiration, here are our favorite scenic highways throughout the [...]

Given the uncertainty of a global pandemic, my family and I decided to take a 13 day RV trip during Summer vacation this year.  I’ve put my family in many uncomfortable places over the years, but now they are much bigger… And take up more space... And eat a lot more…  Today, one will be [...]

There’s one thing that every camping adventure has in common: the road trip. Say what you want about technology at the campsite, but in our opinion, the fact that we all have a tiny computer in our pockets has drastically improved the road trip experience. From games to finding a place to eat to saving [...]

Nature lovers often think of winter as the off-season. You don’t play football in May, and you don’t go hiking in December. But what if we told you that winter can be the best time of year to visit some of America’s most iconic national parks? Winter makes hot locations more bearable, humid locations less [...]

Ever notice how food, just like a song, can call to mind a particular memory or place? The thought process goes like this: “The first time I ever ate (fill in the first blank with a foodstuff), I was at (fill in the second blank with a restaurant or picnic location or friend’s apartment.) The [...]

It sounds preposterous, but it’s true. The L.L. Bean flagship retail store in Freeport, Maine opened for business 100 years ago on August 18, 1917. That’s interesting, worth note and even celebration, but it does not even come close to being the unbelievable part. In 1951 the L.L. Bean flagship retail store in Freeport, opened [...]

Here’s a great camping tip! Allow time on every camping outing to spend a day just road tripping. Maybe you pick a final destination, but don’t set a schedule or a route to get there. Just go … and enjoy what comes along the way. The 50 Campfires team did just that on the Field [...]

Your phone and your tablet are terrific traveling companions, but they are even better travel planners … especially when they are equipped with these convenient time-saving and money-saving apps. These road trip planning apps will make planning your next adventure a breeze. You might even have fun planning where you’re going, what activities you’ll be [...]