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 There
where
the
mighty
mountains
bare
Their
fangs
unto
the
moon.
There
where
the
sullen
sundogs
glare
In the
snow-bright,
bitter
noon.
And
the
glacier-glutted
streams
sweep
down
At the
clarion
call
of
June.
Robert
W.
Service
Travelers
Advantage
Rates:
Top
U.S.
Camping
Spots
NORWALK,
Conn.
As the
sun
rises
on
summer
fun,
outdoor
vacation
and
family
camping
is
surging
in
popularity
-- and
the
experts
at
Travelers
Advantage
have
packed
the
backpacks,
loaded
up the
maps
and
grabbed
the
compass
to
chart
the
top
outdoor
adventure
destinations
across
America.
According
to the
Travel
Industry
Association,
camping
is the
number
one
outdoor
activity
in the
United
States,
and
one
third
of
U.S.
adults
say
they
have
gone
on a
camping
vacation
in the
past
five
years.
Fifty-nine
percent
of
campers
said
they
traveled
with
their
spouses
on
their
most
recent
outdoor
vacation
and
nearly
half
traveled
with
their
children.
"As
vacationers
pitch
their
tent
on
outdoor
adventure
in
2005,
we are
shining
the
light
on the
top
camping
treks
across
the
country,
from
the
best
campsites,
to the
top
national
parks,
to the
most
scenic
views
and
best
hiking
trails,"
said
Julia
Ryan,
vice
president
of
Travelers
Advantage
and
Travelersadvantage.com.
"The
great
outdoors
is the
perfect
backdrop
for
wonder
and
discovery,
and
creates
family
memories
that
will
last a
lifetime."
To get
a
jump-start
on
your
great
outdoor
adventure,
consider
flying
to
these
destinations
by
booking
flights
on
TravelersAdvantage.com.
Simply
send
your
backpacks,
tents
and
camping
gear
through
as
baggage
-- and
you'll
be
answering
the
call
of the
wild
in no
time.
The
Travelers
Advantage
experts
have
strapped
on the
hiking
boots
and
trotted
out
the
top
campsites,
national
parks,
scenic
views,
hiking
trails,
top
picnic
areas
and
most
kid-friendly
parks:
* Top
Campgrounds:
Allegany
State
Park
New
York;
Choctaw
Lake
Campground,
Ackerman,
Miss.;
Copper
Falls
State
Park
in
Wisconsin;
Fallen
Leaf
Campground
California;
Guadalupe
River
State
Park
in
Texas;
Juniper
Springs
Recreational
Area/Ocala
National
Forest,
Silver
Spring,
Fla.;
Lake
Michigan
at
Manistee
National
Forest
in
Michigan;
Seneca
Shadows/Monongahela
National
Forest
in
West
Virginia;
Steamboat
Lake
State
Park
in
Colorado;
Waveland
Park
in
Arkansas.
* Top
National
Parks
For
Summer:
Yellowstone
(Montana/Wyoming),
Grand
Teton
(Wyoming),
Olympic
(Washington),
Rocky
Mountain
(Colorado),
Great
Smokey
Mountain
(Tennessee/North
Carolina),
Grand
Canyon
(Arizona),
Acadia
(Maine),
Yosemite
(California),
Glacier
(Montana)
and
Mt.
Ranier
(Washington).
* Top
Scenic
Views:
Brady
Mountain
Campground,
Lake
Ouachita,
Ark.;
Chittenango
Falls
State
Park,
NY;
Coral
Pink
Sand
Dunes,
Kanab,
Utah;
Dale
Hollow
Lake,
Allons,
Tenn.;
Table
Rock
State
Park,
Pickens,
S.C.;
Warm
Springs
Recreation
--
Lake
Sonoma,
Geyersville,
Calif.;
Mount
Diablo
State
Park,
Clayton,
Calif.;
Massanutten
Overlook,
Shenandoah
State
Park,
Warren
County,
Va.;
Rose
Hill
Plantation,
Union,
S.C.;
Wildwood
Campground/Fort
Gibson
Lake,
Fort
Gibson,
Okla.
* Best
Hiking
Trails:
Salt
Point
State
Park,
Jenner,
Calif;
Harriman
State
Park,
Beaver
Pond,
N.Y.;
Kings
Mountain
State
Park,
Blacksburg,
S.C.;
Veterans
Trail,
Coralville
Lake,
Iowa;
Warm
Springs
Recreation
Area/Lake
Sonoma,
Geyserville,
Calif.
* Top
Picnic
Spots:
Devil's
Lake
State
Park,
Baraboo,
Wisc.;
Moreau
Lake
State
Park,
Ganesvoort,
NY;
Oconee
State
Park,
Mountain
Rest,
SC;
Patrick's
Point
State
Park,
Trinidad,
Calif.;
Pokegama
Dam
Recreational
Area,
Grand
Rapids,
Minn.
* Most
Kid-Friendly:
California
State
Railroad
Museum,
Sacramento,
Calif.;
Douthat
State
Park,
Millboro,
Va.;
Myrtle
Beach
State
Park,
Myrtle
Beach,
S.C.;
Shoal
Bay
Campground,
Dardanelle
Lake,
Ark.;
Verona
Beach
State
Park,
Verona,
N.Y.
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