Road trip to Texas. Julia was looking into prospective colleges. What a great opportunity to combine college search with sightseeing and national park visiting!

We had a very adventurous trip planned. Looking back, we would probably scale it down, simply because there was too much driving. 

Our itinerary:

• From Chicago, we drove to T.O. Fuller State Park Campground (TN)
• Then we visited Lakeview – Lake Colorado City State Park (TX)
• Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park (take a tour, it’s magnificent)
• Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• We drove to New Mexico and camped at KOA
• Visit White Sands National Park
• Take a picture by Prada Marfa (fun!)
• Visit Big Bend National Park
• Visit Garner State Park, stayed at their campground
• Visit Blue Hole Regional Park (it’s a gem, make sure you are on time for your reservation)
• Visit the Alamo
• Make sure to visit Buc-ee’s – it’s a must, don’t skip it. It’s the largest gas station and they have amazing jerky
• Visit Texas State Capitol Building
• Visit Hot Springs National Park
• Visit Dinosaur State Park – camp there and then look for dinosaur tracks!