Spring Break Ideas for Families

By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide

Georgia and the Carolinas have some hot spots for families for spring break, but without the hot temperatures of summertime. For example, Sea Island -- - a barrier island off southern Georgia--has pleasant average temperatures of about 70° in March and 75° in April. Of course days vary, and in early March highs can swing from 65 to 81°. Water temperature, meanwhile, averages 66° in spring.

• Sea Island Georgia
  This legendary upscale resort is the kind of place where families return for generations. Four resorts share 10,000 acres of forest, lawn, and marshland, five miles of private beachfront, and many outdoor and indoor activities for the whole family. Kids' programs are typically offered during spring break.

• Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
  This popular destination has average highs in the 70s in March and April, and a range of lodgings, from upscale gated resort communities to vacation home rentals, with a lot in between including a Disney resort. Kids' programs in this area are mainly summer-only, but some are offered during spring break too.

• Myrtle Beach, SC:
  South Carolina is the #2 state for tourism after Florida, and Myrtle Beach draws a lot of these visitors. Myrtle Beach is 98 miles north of Charleston and has a sixty-mile stretch of beaches called the "Grand Strand"); Myrtle Beach also has amusement parks that kids will enjoy. Note, however, that Myrtle Beach is a mecca for college spring break! Families may want to visit other times of the year, or at least check a hotel or resort carefully to make sure they won't be surrounded by springer breakers.

More Southeast Spring Break Ideas:: check out Stone Mountain Park GA, Gulf Shores Alabama, Chatanooga, Tennessee (which has much more than a choo-choo.)

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