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Summer Vacations: ideas by region

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

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Summer Vacations: intro

Photo courtesy of Smuggler's Notch, VT

For those of us with school-age kids, June, July and August offer the chance to have a longer, more leisurely family holiday. Scroll down for suggestions in ten popular regions.

But first, some summer vacation ideas that span many zones:

  • National Parks - special programs for families
  • Family Camping - the Great Outdoors at mini-cost
  • Camping Resorts- the Great Outdoors plus amenities (and still low-cost)
  • Road Trips:
  • tips, great routes, online trip planners
  • Dude Ranch Vacations -"out west", and in NY state
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