Beyond tent-camping on the Oregon coast (Seattle Times) bi13221711 Q: My kids (two teens) and I have gone to Cannon Beach every summer for a week or two. We'd like to try another spot on the Oregon Coast..

Juneteenth have a new sound Long Beach (Long Beach Press-Telegram) bi13221711 Annual celebration to include funk band, other music

Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night a guaranteed crowd-pleaser (Vancouver Provi bi13221711 Coming off the huge success of last summer, when virtually every performance of four shows was sold out, Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival kicks off 19th season a guaranteed crowd-pleaser

Beyond tent-camping on the Oregon coast (Seattle Times) bi13221711 Q: My kids (two teens) and I have gone to Cannon Beach every summer for a week or two. We'd like to try another spot on the Oregon Coast..

Sun Fun draws big crowds Saturday at new site (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) bi13221711 The crowds were bigger than years past and the Market Commons better set up for them, said Myrtle Beach resident Christy Bazzano Saturday, standing near the

Photo gallery: A weekend at Devil's Lake State Park (KATU Portland) bi13221711 Enjoying the great outdoors shouldn't break the bank but gas prices soaring above $4 a gallon, certainly can. So when State Parks Day rolled around past weekend (offering a free night of camping at any state park), avid RVer was more than happy to take advantage of the deal

Local getaways: Family deals for every wallet (Miami Herald) bi13221711 Familiarity breeds con summer for cash-strapped families that want a low-mileage change of scenery. Sure, it's hot here time of year. But there's a pool or beach nearby, who cares? Thanks to favorable Florida resident rates, you can stay a few nights at that upscale resort. Or consider the camping trip your kids have always wanted. (Hey, some of our state parks have hot showers ..

Outside the lines: Oak Mountain the not-so-hidden jewel (The Shelby County bi13221711 Many Shelby County residents have thought of Oak Mountain State Park as hidden jewel for years. It's a mountain hideaway the foothills of the Appalachians that allows you to escape the chaos of Interstate 65 and U.S. 280 just a few miles away

50 Active Vacations for the Fitness-Conscious: Water Sports (US News & World bi13221711 Get wet on these twelve water sports vacations

50 Active Vacations for the Fitness-Conscious: Multisport Vacations (US News bi13221711 Keep active on these multisport vacations

Wak Fest rocks for kids (Lawrence Journal-World) bi13221711 It?s safe to say you get out of Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival what you put it. If you want the ringing your ears from standing next to a stage speaker, be your guest. Without anyone batting an eye you can get as creative and indulgent as you want the body paints, dancing, performance arts and what have you. Then there are those who take a bit easier: the parents and tots

Baby on board, literally, for family of backpackers (Detroit Free Press) bi13221711 YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- It had been at least 24 hours we had seen other humans, and the trail seemed to be ours alone -- gleaming granite slabs, scrabbly switchbacks, glorious glimpses of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River, and jagged Sierra spires under cloudless skies

Community Gallery - What's New (About.com) bi13221711 "We live near Hamlin Beach State Park, and we camped there August 2007.This was our very first camping trip as a family, so we wanted to start somewhere..

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