Explore Trip Ideas

Plan trips to public lands and historical sites at popular destinations across America.

Destination Atlanta

Atlanta Blessed with a mild climate, the Blue Ridge Mountains and a robust cultural history, Atlanta is the gateway to a wealth of recreation opportunities. Atlanta is the top cultural center of the Southeast and attracts more than 17 million travelers each year. Let us guide you on your journey.

Destination Denver

Denver Travelers know Denver as the first stop on a trip to the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and a great place for all things outdoors. Colorado is also home to a fascinating history, including bygone mining towns and colorful characters such as Chief Ouray, Buffalo Bill and Molly Brown.

Destination Las Vegas

Joshua Tree Photo by Bruce Michels It’s well known that Las Vegas is one of the world’s entertainment meccas. It’s also the gateway to stunningly beautiful public lands— including the world’s largest canyon, the lowest and hottest spot in the United States, the largest national wildlife refuge and national forest in the lower 48 states.

Destination Los Angeles

Did you know there is a world of diverse landscapes, cultural riches, and quiet beauty in just a few hours’ drive? Spend a morning in the city and escape for an afternoon into coastal environs, or head into the solitude of a forest—even sleep overnight in the cool mountain air.

Destination Miami

Dry Tortugas Miami is world-renowned for its spectacular beaches,outrageous shopping, and decadent nightlife. But did you know Miami and its environs are also home to fascinating cultural, natural, historic, and recreational sites? The trip may start in Miami, but the discovery begins on America’s public lands.

Destination San Francisco

Whale Watching Did you know that the people who call the San Francisco Bay Area home love it because it is so close to fascinating cultural, natural, historic, and recreational sites? Whichever way you go, the trip may start by the Bay, but the discovery begins on America's public lands.