CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE CAMPING FULL

Rumors have it, the horses ended up here after a shipwreck left them stranded, their owners eaten by killer mermaids and the horses left as a sacrament to the land gods the mermaids worshipped. Assateague National Seashore.įeral horses roam this island off of Maryland.

Our Favorite: Assateague Island National Seashore Maryland, Virginiaįast Facts: 2.1 million people visit the 41,320 acres spread across 37 miles of barrier island that make up Assateague. Let’s explore them all for what they’re worth…

If the western side of the country has the best national parks, the east managed to hold onto the lion’s share of national seashores. We call it the Gulf Coast, on formal occasions, and “the Third South Coast” when hanging out with our rowdy Lone Star statesmen after too many Karbachs.

CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE CAMPING FULL

We’ll dive into the saltwater variety first, as there are ten of these parks across the United States, as opposed to the smaller (and dwindling, since Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was recently promoted to full on national park status) national lakeshores.Īll but two of the national seashores exist on the East Coast, the exceptions being Texas’ Padre Island and California’s Point Reyes, though depending on definitions, Texas’ offering may be “the East Coast” in your book, too. 🙂 Map of our National Lakeshores and Seashores The National Seashores We’ll try and keep it that way from here on out. We know you know what lakes and seashores are, that was just for fun. A national lakeshore is similar, but the water lapping up at your feet will be of the freshwater variety. In the world of national lakeshores and seashores, a national seashore is the coastline along the main course, er, ocean. If you enjoy metaphors related to dining out, a lake is an appetizer where you ask them to hold the salt, an ocean is the main course. Well, a lake is like a big pond, which is like a large mud puddle, but often clearer. What’s a National Seashore? What’s a lake? Paddleboarding, kayaking, camping, fishing, kicking it in some sand while you debate whether or not the sunsets really are better in Michigan, these are but a few of the ways you can get out and dip your toes in all of the summertime goodness waiting just around the bend. Travel Writers WantedĬan you string a few syllables together? Want to get paid to write great stories about living on the road? Pitch Us Your Idea the parks, monuments, and the like–or just lucky enough to live near one of the following bodies of water–spitting in your goggles and heading for one of the United States’ national lakes or seashores is the perfect combination of liquid and government sanctioned nature. If you’re the traveling type who enjoys all things “national”, i.e. With this winter shaping up to be the warmest in recorded history, and the end of March marking the beginning of Spring, we’re looking forward to a summertime full of sunshine, campfires, dinner on the grill and–especially if this summer intends to follow suit meteorologically–lots of splashing around in the water.

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