| > | | | | bird species local to this area, the Laguna |
| Family camping and nature go together like the | | | | Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is another |
| perverbial horse and carriage. Having one without | | | | birdwatcher's dream nest. For the enjoyment of |
| the other leaves the experience somewhat | | | | family campers, many of the exotic birds like the |
| incomplete. | | | | visitor's center, where a photography blind and |
| Family camping and nature go together like the | | | | feeders are located. |
| perverbial horse and carriage. Having one without | | | | Prairie Dogs-Badlands National Park at Roberts |
| the other leaves the experience somewhat | | | | Prairie Dog Town in South Dakota. From Sage |
| incomplete. | | | | Creek Rim Road, thousands of black-tailed prairie |
| Families that flock to campgrounds nearly always | | | | dogs and some 20 members of the black-footed |
| choose this adventure holidays as a means to get | | | | ferret clan make up the colony that lives here. |
| closer to nature. The National Wildlife Federation | | | | North America's fastest land mammal, the |
| released (in unnumbered order) its Top Ten Great | | | | pronghorn, a 70 mph sprinter, may also catch the |
| Places to see America's Wildlife. Family campers in | | | | eye of family campers who traverse the park's |
| Maine, Pennsylvania, Florida, South Dakota, | | | | road. |
| Oklahoma, Arizona, and Montana can view wildlife | | | | American Alligators-Everglades National Park in |
| up close at the NWF's top ten locations. | | | | Florida. The alligator is said to have survived for |
| American Bison-southwestern Oklahoma's Wichita | | | | 65 million years. Family campers are advised to |
| Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The bison, or buffalo, | | | | arrange tours through the Royal Palm Visitor |
| which once roamed the wild west in the millions, | | | | Center, but the Anhinga Trail, a boardwalk, and |
| numbers 650 in this refuge. Nearby campers may | | | | canoe and hiking trips may also afford views of |
| drive the roads available throughout the refuge to | | | | this ancestor of dinosaurs. |
| view this sturdy breed. Texas longhorn cattle and | | | | Sea Otters-Elkhorn Slough, an estuary fifteen |
| wild elk are also present. Vacation in India | | | | miles north of Monterey on the central California |
| Bald Eagle-Acadia National Park in Maine. The bald | | | | coast. This lively water lover may be seen from |
| eagle, our nation's symbol, has replenished itself | | | | the shore. Harbor seals and California sea lions are |
| through national recovery programs. Acadia is a | | | | also popular with family campers who visit the |
| family camping birdwatchers haven. A national | | | | area. A pontoon boat tour and rental kayaks are |
| park record 300 bird species may be scene at | | | | available for those who want to get on the water. |
| Park Loop Road and the outer islands. | | | | Holiday Places in India |
| Regal Fritillary Butterflies-National Guard training | | | | Grizzly Bears-Glacier National Park in Montana. A |
| facilities at Fort Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania. | | | | grizzly bear seen in the wild is a popular thrill for all |
| Family campers on a day trip can get a free | | | | ages. The Glacier National Park Service should be |
| guided tour in July from fort staff personnel to | | | | the first stop for family campers interested in |
| watch these delicate natural beauties desert their | | | | getting the closest and safest look at an |
| cocoons. | | | | unpredictable grizzly bear. Holiday to Himalayas |
| Synchronous Fireflies-Great Smokey Mountains at | | | | California Condors-Bright Angel Lodge on Grand |
| meadows southwest of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. | | | | Canyon National Park's South Rim. The |
| Adult male and female fireflies (Photinus carolinus) | | | | magnificently-winged condor roams Grand Canyon |
| find each other in their brief lives of just three | | | | in a hearty group of 70. The nine-foot wingspan |
| weeks and mate by synchronized flashing | | | | of the condor may be seen by family campers |
| between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. every night | | | | directly overhead if they are patient enough to |
| throughout most of June. Family tours groups can | | | | hang out at Bright Angel's cliffs from 8 a.m. to |
| make the nightly shows by joining the bus | | | | mid-afternoon. Nature Tours India |
| caravan run by the National Park Service from | | | | These are ten havens for camping families who |
| the Sugarlands Visitor Center. | | | | want to see nature's creatures up close and |
| Green Jays-Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. | | | | personal. The United States leads the world hands |
| Documented to house as many as 413 tropical | | | | down in its preserved wildlife acreage. |
