Ideas for a Family Oriented Retreat

Bring the family to San Diego for an action-packed getaway.
Bring the family to San Diego for an action-packed getaway.
When it is time for you to get away with your family and enjoy being together, you will find that you have many choices for fun family-oriented retreat destinations. Whether you enjoy exploring national parks or deep caverns and caves, family amusement parks, historic locations, museums or anything else, your choices are only limited by your imagination. For a special family retreat, try something new that you can discover together, creating some special memories of your time away.
Rain Forest Resort Village -Olympic National Park

Get away and enjoy the beauty of the Quinalt Rainforest in Olympic National Park in Washington State. Located on the northwestern side of Olympic National Park and on the banks of Lake Quinalt, the Rain Forest resort Village is an open field of several pristine acres of grasslands set in the middle of the Quinalt Rainforest. The village includes an RV campground, family suites, cabins with fireplaces as well as a special Village Inn with cozy guest rooms. The Rain Forest Resort Village also includes the Salmon House Restaurant overlooking Lake Quinalt and many recreational activities from golf to swimming or just relaxing and reading a book in the tranquil mountain environment. When you are ready to venture out the Quinalt Rainforest is a great place to explore nature with your children and experience adventures with them like hiking the abundant trails through the rainforest, sightseeing in the "valley of the giants" with enormous trees located throughout the forest, watching the wildlife like black tail deer, roosevelt elk and even bald eagles among other animals. The Rain Forest Resort Village will give you the chance to get back to nature with its peaceful surroundings and spend some quality time with your family again.



Rain Forest Resort Village

Olympic National Park

516 South Shore Road

Quinalt, WA 98575

(800) 255-6936

http://www.rainforestresort.com/

Family Spring Break -San Diego

Enjoy the pleasures of a great family location when you come to San Diego, California for a getaway. The City of San Diego has remodeled itself as a family-friendly vacation destination with its many attractions and activities like Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, USS Midway Museum, Petco Park, SeaWorld, LegoLand and many others. San Diego enjoys great weather year-round and is known for its outdoor recreation with miles of beaches. It offers historic locations such as downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter and even the Coronado Hotel, a famous landmark and the setting of the movie "Some Like It Hot." San Diego has many museums and art galleries to enjoy and you will find the people here are very friendly and welcoming. The city also has many hotels and inns as well to provide you with a comfortable and convenient place to stay.

The Wildflower Inn -Vermont

Visit a place that your family will remember for years to come when you check in to the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville, Vermont. This family-friendly farm is a great place for kids to explore what it is like to live in the country. The quaint little bed and breakfast is known as one of the best vacation resorts in New England with several recreational activities at the resort from fishing, boating and hiking in the summer to ice skating, sledding and even cross country skiing in the winter. When you feel like venturing out away from the farm, many activities and attractions are close by, including golf, tennis, boating and winter activities from cross country skiing to ice climbing. The Wildflower Inn is a family-run inn that provides cozy rooms and suites for your family to relax in and unwind from the days activities. With over 570 acres of rolling hills and farmland, there is plenty to see and do here. Don't forget about the fall when the leaves begin to turn amazing colors, providing a spectacular scene.



The Wildflower Inn -Vermont

2059 Darling Hill Road

Lyndonville, VT 05851

(800) 627-8310

http://www.wildflowerinn.com/about/default.shtml

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Carl Pruit has been a freelance writer since 2005, specializing in service journalism and travel. His work has appeared on various websites. Born and raised in California, Pruit attended Contra Costa Community College in San Pablo, Calif. and received an associate degree in the administration of justice.
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