Top Places for Summer Vacation in the US for Men

In today’s stressful and competitive world, vacation helps you immensely in rejuvenating yourself. If you are in the United States of America, you can choose from many amazing summer destinations. They offer you many opportunities for recreation and to beat the heat.

Here is a brief overview of some really amazing summer vacation destinations in the US for men.

Ecola State Park

Located north of Cannon Beach on the Northern Oregon Coast, the Ecola State Park offers many ranger guided activities like guided kayak-canoe tours, outdoor activities like hike along the Netul River Trail and much more.

Dauphin Island

Located in Alabama, Dauphin Island is one of the best summer destinations in the US. Here you can enjoy deep sea fishing at Captain Mike’s Deep Sea Fishing, or play golf at the Isle Dauphine Golf Club. You can go surfing. DauphinIsland also offers many tourist attractions like Dolphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium, FortGaines, Mobile Bay Ferry, Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary, Dauphin Island Public Beach and Indian Shell Mound Park. Dauphin Island is an excellent summer vacation destination.

Hana

Located in the Maui County, Hawaii, Hana is an excellent summer vacation destination. Here you can enjoy unspoiled beauty of nature. You will enjoy self-guided cave tours through Hana Lava Tube at Ka’eleku caverns. In fact this is Maui’s largest underground lave tube system. Hana Maui Kayak and Snorkel, Hang Gliding, Maui Stables, HanaMauiBotanical Gardens, Kapahu Living Farm, Organic Farm Tours and Luana Spa Retreat are other attractions of this paradise.

Cherry Springs State Park

If you are seeking a remote and wild location for your summer vacation, you need to visit Cherry Springs State Park. It is located in Pennsylvania. This amazing state park’s dark and clear skies make it a haven for astronomy lovers. The park offers a large observation field set atop a mountain with a 360 degree view of the sky. It is a paradise for stargazers. Under ideal conditions you can view 6,000 stars here. If you are serious about astronomy, you can observe and photograph colorful nebulae, distant galaxies, comets and deep space objects here. The Milky Way literally lights up the sky here. This is definitely one of the top summer destinations USA.

Tuweep

Tuweep is a road-accessible primitive area in Arizona. In fact this campsite is an abandoned town that was originally built in the 1920s. With 3,000 vertical feet of air to the river, this location is unique as the most sheer viewpoint in the Grand Canyon National Park. Driving the 61 mile gravel road to the edge of the Grand Canyon and looking down 3,000 feet to the Colorado River can be an awesome experience. Tuweep is raw, remote and gorgeous. It is ranked #51 among the 68 attractions at the Grand Canyon National Park.

St. Joseph Peninsula

T.H.Stone Memorial St.Joseph Peninsula State Park is located in Florida. Here you will find amenities like beaches, cabins, boating, birding, fishing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, wildlife viewing and many more. It is one among the popular summer vacation destinations in the US.

Jewel Cave National Monument

This amazing destination is located in South Dakota. With around 166 miles of mapped passageways, the JewelCave is the third longest cave in the world. In addition to enjoying cave tours, you can opt for guided nature hikes, wildflower viewing, bird watching and do much more.

King Fisher Society

Located in North Carolina, the King Fisher Society features world class fishing, falconry, quail hunting and sporting clays. You can enjoy the privacy of bass and blue gill fishing on the amazing lake here.

Chattanooga

Located in Tennessee, this city offers many attractions to travelers. Hunter Museum of American Art, Tennessee Aquarium, Raccoon Mountain Caverns, Lookout Mountain, Rock City, Coolidge Park, Creative Discovery Museum and Bluff View Art District are some of them.

Lightning Creek Camp

This pleasant camp is located on a large extended level creek-side flat. Located in Washington, this green camp is surrounded by steep sclerophyll forested sloped. This clean and quite camp is ideal to get back in touch with nature and to recharge yourself.

Gulf Coast Road Trip

If you love road trips, this is an excellent opportunity. From Florida to Mississippi, the GulfCoast is home to many amazing creatures like seabirds and sea turtles. Of course it makes for an excellent beach vacation. It is advisable to set off on a road trip along route 98 through the region’s amazing state parks and national parks.

Big Bend

The Big Bend National Park is located in far west Texas. Here the night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here hundreds of bird species take refuge in a solitary mountain range and the tenacious cactus bloom in sublime southwestern sun. You can opt for hiking, camping and do much more here.

Dillon

Located in Montana, the city of Dillon is a charming destination. Your find many places of interest in and around Dillon, like Bannack State Park, Elkhorn Hot Springs, Beaverhead Co Museum, Lewis and Clark Historical Points, Big Hole National Battleground, Crystal Park, Clark Canyon Reservoir and Maverick Mountain Ski Resort.

Alaska Marine Highway

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the government. You may travel without a vehicle, or bring your car, motorcycle or RV. Pets are also allowed. The crew members are well-trained. The ships are unique and are well-maintained. AMHS is budget friendly.

Bode Miller’s Secret Swimming Hole

Located in New Hampshire, this place is an excellent summer vacation destination. Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller says, “There’s a swimming hole only locals know about called UpperAmmonoosucFalls, near my house in Bretton Woods… You go straight from the restaurant Fabyan’s Station, then the road branches off on Route 302. It continues on to the old Cog Railway and dead-ends. Through the woods is this awesome gorge with a 30-foot drop that’s all granite. Its been carved out by the river and its really cold, fresh, superclean runoff. Everyone jumps off into the water doing flips. There’s some sketchy stuff too, rocks you have to jump. People get hurt, but I never have."

New York City

There are many things to do in summer in the New York City. If you like dancing there is MoMA PS1, where you can also enjoy contemporary art. Parks in the city offer SummerStage shows. Ample Hills Creamery is a heaven for ice cream lovers. Rooftop venues host screenings of movies. You have opportunities to cool off in city's pools. Dance along to live jazz at the Jazz Age Lawn Party. You can be a free agent in the Brooklyn Kickball League. Dance late in the evening at the Hudson River Park Sunset Swing. If you want to just relax, there are 18 beautiful parks all over the city. There are many summer activities in NYC for adults and children. 

Yacht Racing, San Francisco

It is an excellent event to attend during summer months. The Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay is the primary organization supporting competitive racing in Northern California. If you want to get on a racing boat, you may enter your information on websites in the bay area like Latitude 38 and SF Sailing that offer crew lists.

Gospel Hump Wilderness

Located in the state of Idaho, this wilderness area provides many opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation. It is an excellent place for camping and fishing. You can also float, jetboat or kayak after taking permission from the authorities.

Jackson Hole

Located in Wyoming, Jackson Hole is a valley near the western border with Idaho. Here you can enjoy horseback riding, trekking and much more. Jackson Hole offers many recreation opportunities.

Utah Olympic Park

This amazing summer vacation destination offers many recreation opportunities. You can enjoy bobsled rides, skate and do much more. Visit to various museums here is an enriching experience.

Houseboat at McGregor, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Bourbon country lodging, Baxter State Park, Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness and Lake of the Ozarks are other popular summer vacation destinations in the USA.

Visit to any of the above-mentioned locations is sure to be a rewarding, refreshing, amazing, enriching, rejuvenating and memorable experience.

Please feel free to share your experience during your summer vacations. Which is your favorite summer destination? Do you know of any other summer vacation destination for men in the US? Please share if you know.

Transportation: Some Reputed Brands

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