Family Travel Ideas for Vacations to Michigan with your Kids
Family Travel Ideas for Vacations to Michigan with your Kids |
A trip to Michigan is a trip so summer paradise. There are so many lakes and opportunities to enjoy beaches in the area that you are virtually guaranteed to get that relaxing feeling that really tells you that you’re on summer vacation. But the swimming and other water activities aren’t all that you can enjoy in Michigan. Theme parks, zoos and interesting cities like Flint make a trip to the Michigan complete.
Enjoy the water
The tourism site for Michigan lets you know right away that when you are in the state, “you are never more than six miles from a body of water and 85 miles from a Great Lake.” Considering this, taking your family on a trip to Michigan without visiting some of the water of the area is virtually impossible. You may as well dive in! There are two peninsulas, touching multiple Great Lakes (including, of course, Lake Michigan). There are supposedly 11,000 inland lakes throughout the state where you can go swimming, canoeing, kayaking, fishing or boating. Basically, whatever your family likes to do on the water as part of your summer vacation, you can do it in Michigan.
Theme parks
Kids love going to theme parks and Michigan offers several to choose from. Of course, it’s a state that loves water, so there are plenty of water parks as well. Some of the top choices for families include the period costume parks of Crossroads Village and Dutch Village, the big amusement park called Michigan’s Adventure and the two parks specifically geared towards little kids, Deer Forest Fun Park and Deer Acres Storybook Amusement Park. Water parks can be found all throughout the state but favorites include Avalanche Bay, Full Blast, Splash Universe and WildWater. The latter is near Michigan’s Adventure and is the big one chosen by families who want to do the real amusement park thing instead of just the smaller family fun parks.
Zoos
Plan your Michigan trip around a tour of the state’s zoos. The road trips in between the four major zoo locations will give your family a chance to spend some quality time together and the zoos will give you an activity that everyone can enjoy. The big zoo that should be the highlight of this kind of trip is the Detroit Zoo. The other three to check out are John Ball in Grand Rapids, Potter Park in Lansing, and Binder Park in Battle Creek.
Flint
For an interesting experience on your family summer vacation, head to Flint. This town once used to bustle with activity but after that major factories closed down and the economy took a turn for the worse, it became a rather quiet place. The people of Flint didn’t let their energy go to waste. So, even though it’s not bustling these days, there are plenty of neat things to experience on a trip here. And it’s a relatively cheap place to stay with your family! The Flint Children’s Museum, which is part of the larger Flint Cultural Center, is a favorite stop for families visiting the area. The Huckleberry Railroad, The Chesaning Showboat, and Riverbank Park are other common stops.
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