Montana: Explore Big Sky Country
One entrance to Yellowstone National Park is just about an hour away from Big Sky Resort in Montana, so take time from enjoying all the activities at the resort to see Old Faithful. You can ride a zip line, take a gondola ride and hike or mountain-bike downhill on trails, take a whitewater rafting trip or go horseback riding. Kids Camp may be free if you book through Big Sky Central Reservations.
Colorado: Aspen and Snowmass offer free family fun
Many travelers think of Aspen as Glitter Gulch and neighboring Snowmass as an upscale family-friendly resort, and there's truth to both images. But in the summertime, lodging prices are lower and the entertainment ranges from free weekday activities ranging from scavenger hunts and cooking classes to storytelling and a juggling workshop. Kids activities at both Camp Aspen and Camp Snowmass stretch from mountainboarding and skateboarding to paintball and mountain biking. For more information about family entertainment, visit Aspen/Snowmass.
Utah: Kids Love Deer Valley's Summer Adventure Camp
Kids in Deer Valley's Summer Adventure Camp will have great fun during age-appropriate mountain environment explorations, day trips and hikes. At this resort edging up to Park City, Utah, summer packages, which include a chairlift ride to the peak where many hiking and biking trails start, are available in standard rooms and condos in Park City, as well as the posh condos in Deer Valley and units at the luxe Stein Eriksen Lodge. For summer rates visit Deer Valley.
Colorado: Epic Vacations in Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge & Keystone
Epic Vacations wrap up all the travel arrangements and send your family river rafting, biking, horseback riding and on lots of other activities with a guide. Trips run for a full week, or three-days and four nights. For details visit Epic Summer or call 888-538-EPIC.
New Hampshire: Action-Packed Days at Waterville Valley
The Summer Unlimited packages at New Hampshire's Waterville Valley are a passport to unlimited summer fun. One price includes lodging plus a choice of mountain biking, kayaking, golf, tennis and other activities.
Vermont: Killington Offers Summer Adventures for the Entire Family
The Killington Summer Adventures packages let you and the kids go mountain biking or hiking on the slopes and various trails, challenge the climbing wall, take the alpine slides and enjoy other activities together. Packages include 2-nights lodging and a 2-day Adventure Center pass. (A single-night package is available for a slightly higher price.) For details visit Killington or call 800-621-MTNS.
Michigan: Wakeboarding in Boyne Country
Wrap a family vacation around one of the wakeboard or junior golf camps, or just enjoy a range of activities from riding a zip line and mountain biking for the entire family to Fritz's Adventure Camp for kids at Boyne Mountain. Per-night rates for hotel rooms and condos are available. Guests have access to the biking and hiking trails, tennis courts, 18-hole disc golf course, chairlift rides and other activities.
California: Skate and Swim at Squaw Valley's High Camp
Squaw Valley USA's High Camp Bath & Tennis Club, a cable-car ride from the resort's base area, has both an ice rink and a large freeform swimming pool surrounded by mountain peaks. At this California resort you and the kids can tackle the climbing wall, go hiking or mountain biking then cool off boating on Lake Tahoe.
Choosing Your Beat-the-Heat at a Mountain Resort Trip
Why not let everyone in the family help decide where to beat the heat this summer. Visit How to Choose a Family Adventure for suggestions about planning and prepping for your trip.
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