Stats

Here are some interesting stats from our adventure.


We’ve been to 33 1/2 National Park Service locations, 29 State Parks and the kids have earned  27 Badges and 11 Patches.  More deets...

  1. Carlsbad National Park, NM, Patch
  2. Balmorhea State Park, TX
  3. Fort Davis National Historic Site, TX, Patch
  4. Davis Mountains State Park, TX
  5. LBJ National Historical Park, TX, Badge
  6. The Alamo National Historic Landmark, TX
  7. Goose Island State Park, TX
  8. Mustang Island State Park, TX
  9. Galveston Island State Park, TX
  10. Bayou Segnette State Park, LA, Patch
  11. Saint Andrews State Park, FL
  12. St George Island State Park, FL
  13. Homasassa State Park, FL
  14. Rainbow Springs State Park, FL
  15. John Lloyd State Park, FL
  16. Anne Colb Nature Preserve, FL
  17. Fort Zachary Taylor State Park (almost National Park), FL
  18. Everglades National Park, FL, Badge
  19. Biscayne Bay National Park, FL, Badge
  20. John Pennacamp State Park, FL
  21. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL, Badge and Patch
  22. Fort Matanzas National Monument, FL, Badge and Patch
  23. Anastasia State Park, FL, Badge
  24. Fort Pulaski Natlional Monument, GA, Badge
  25. Skidaway Island State Park, GA, Patch
  26. Fort Sumter National Monument, SC, Badge
  27. Hatteras National Seashore, NC, Badge
  28. Wright Brothers Memorial National Monument, NC, Badge
  29. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, NC, Badge
  30. Yorktown National Historic Town, VA, Patch
  31. Jamestown National Historic Town, VA, Patch
  32. Fort Monroe National Monument, VA, Wooden Badge
  33. Shenendoah National Park, VA
  34. National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC, Badge
  35. Eisenhower National Historic Site, PA, Badge (Jr. Secret Service star)
  36. Gettysburg National Military Park, PA, Patch
  37. Caledonia State Park, PA
  38. Independence National Park, PA, Badge
  39. Statue of Liberty National Monument, NY/NJ, Badge
  40. Wompatuk State Park, MA
  41. Independence National Historic Park, MA, Badge
  42. Four Mile Creek State Park, NY
  43. Niagara Falls State Park, NY
  44. Fort Niagara State Park, NY
  45. Ohiopyle State Park, PA
  46. New River Gorge National River, WV
  47. Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, Badge
  48. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (aka Gateway Arch), MO, Badge

  49. James M Robb State Park, CO
  50. Arches National Park, UT, Badge (Brielle)
  51. Canyonlands National Park, UT

  52. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD, Badge (Dacen and Brielle)
  53. Devil’s Tower National Monument, WY, Badge and Patch (Dacen and Brielle)
  54. Lewis and Clark State Park, MT, Badge (Dacen and Brielle)
  55. Missouri Headwaters State Park, MT
  56. Glacier National Park, MT, Badge (Dacen and Brielle)
  57. Banff National Park, Alberta Canada, Badge (Brielle).  We also drove through Kootenay and Yoho national parks.
  58. Olympic National Park, WA, Badge (Dacen and Brielle)
  59. Nehalem Bay State Park, OR
  60. Viento State Park, OR

We’ve been in or traveled through 36 states/provinces, 2 countries.  More deets...

  1. Colorado
  2. New Mexico
  3. Texas
  4. Louisiana
  5. Alabama
  6. Mississippi
  7. Florida
  8. Georgia
  9. South Carolina
  10. North Carolina
  11. Virginia
  12. Maryland
  13. Pennsylvania
  14. New Jersey
  15. New York
  16. Connecticut
  17. Rhode Island
  18. Massachusetts
  19. Maine
  20. Vermont
  21. West Virginia
  22. Kentucky
  23. Tennessee
  24. Arkansas
  25. Illinois
  26. Missouri
  27. Kansas

  28. Utah

  29. South Dakota
  30. Wyoming
  31. Montana
  32. British Columbia
  33. Alberta
  34. Washington
  35. Oregon
  36. Idaho

We’ve stayed in 61 different campgrounds/RV parks.  Below we list the name, city, state and the number of nights we stayed.  If I ever get up the gumption I’ll add a rating and maybe what our cost was.  More deets...

  1. Vegas Storage and RV Campground, Las Vegas, NM, 1
  2. Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad, NM, 3
  3. MacMillan RV Park, Fort Davis, TX, 4
  4. Sonora Caverns, Sonora, TX, 1
  5. McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, TX, 4
  6. Travelers World RV Resort, San Antonio, TX, 2
  7. Goose Island State Park, Rockport, TX, 3
  8. Galveston Island State Park, Galveston, TX, 2
  9. Farr Park Equestrian Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 1
  10. Bayou Segnette State Park, New Orleans, LA, 5
  11. Dauphin Island Campground, Dauphin Island, AL, 3
  12. Random Parking Lot, Mobile, AL, 2
  13. St. Andrews State Park, Panama City, FL, 3
  14. Carabelle Beach RV Resort, Carabelle, FL, 4
  15. River Lodge RV Resort, Inglis, FL, 7
  16. Bill Fredrick Park at Turkey Lake, Orlando, FL, 4
  17. Villa Margaret, Okeechobee, FL, 2
  18. TY Park, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 6
  19. Leo’s, Key West, FL,  4
  20. Larry and Penny, Miami, FL, 7
  21. Manatee Hammock, Titusville, FL, 3
  22. Pepper Tree RV Resort, St. Augustine, FL, 3
  23. Manatee Hammock, Titusville, FL, 6
  24. Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, GA, 4
  25. Lake Aire, Charleston, SC, 3
  26. Smith Lake, Fayetteville, NC, 1
  27. Neusway Park, Kinston, NC, 5
  28. Teeter’s Campground, Ocracoke, NC, 2
  29. OBX Campground, Kill Devil Hills, NC, 3
  30. Newport News Park, Newport News, VA, 5
  31. Misty Mountain Camp Resort, Greenwood, VA, 4
  32. Louise F. Cosca Regional Park, Clinton, MA, 7
  33. Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA, 3
  34. Timberlane Campground, Claksboro, NJ, 2
  35. Liberty Harbor RV Park, Jersey City, NJ, 3
  36. Wompatuk State Park, Hingham, MA, 4
  37. Driveway surfing, Chester, NH, 4
  38. Shelburne Camping, Shelburne, VT, 2
  39. Four Mile Creek State Park, Niagara, NY, 4
  40. Kentuck Campground, Ohiopyle State Park, Ohiopyle, PA, 4
  41. Jim’s Campground, Milton, WV, 1
  42. Singing Hills Campground, Cave City, KY, 3
  43. Tom Sawyer RV Park, Memphis, TN, 4 (its actually in Arkansas)
  44. Cahokia RV Parque, St. Louis, MO, 5 (its actually in Illinois)
  45. Blue Springs Campground, Kansas City, MO, 3
  46. Cottonwood RV Park, Phillipsburg, KS, 3

  47. James M. Robb State Park, Fruita, CO, 2

  48. Spanish Trail RV Park, Moab, UT, 3

  49. Spokane Creek Campground, SD, 2

  50. Devil’s Tower View Campground, Devil’s Tower, WY, 1
  51. Three Forks Campground, Three Forks, MT, 3
  52. Timber Wolf Resort, Hungry Horse, MT, 4
  53. Hilltop RV, Edgewater, BC, 3
  54. Urban Farm RV Park, Kelowna, BC, 2
  55. Trailer Inns, Bellevue, WA, 3
  56. Hard Rain Cafe, Forks, WA, 4
  57. Nehalem Bay State Park, Nehalem, OR, 2
  58. Cannon Beach RV Resort, Cannon Beach, OR, 1
  59. Viento State Park, Hood River, OR, 3
  60. Oregon Trail Campground, Twin Falls, ID, 2
  61. The Travel Camp, Green River, WY, 1