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We did the 16 day trip with my 3 kids back in 2014. Kids were 11,10, 7. They are good car travelers so that is a must.

We tent camped 10/14 night I believe. Put 5500 miles on the car. Started in Houston and drove overnight to Durango. Stayed there for 4 nights in two different campgrounds. Drove and saw Indian dwellings and four corners on way to Grand Canyon. Tent camped there one night. Drove to Vegas and stayed in Paris on the strip. Went and saw the Hoover dam. Drove to park city for one night. Drive to a campground between Yellowstone and grand tetons for 3 nights. Explored both parks a little and went into Jackson hole one night for dinner. Drove to Mount Rushmore and stopped at devils tower on way. Camped in Custer state park for three nights. Drive to Breckenridge one night and went by royal gorge on way back to Houston.

Best vacation of our lives. Got the kids pictures in front of every state sign. Went through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota.

Most memorable trip we have ever taken as a family . Kids still have memories from the trip. If you don’t do it this year do it some year before they get to old.

I can’t recommend Breckenridge more for this trip. Have been there many times with our kids and all the other places mentioned as well. They are all beautiful, but Breck is set up perfectly. So much to do.
Walk to town and eat and drink daily. Rent bikes and ride path to Frisco, hiking trails, peak 8 mountain park, tour the mine, drive up to continental divide, horseback rides, raft in Buena Vista.

I have lived in Kingwood for 15 years and all three of my kids have gone through the public schools. They are highly rated ( some more highly rated than others) I believe you would be very happy with the school system. I have a senior and a sophomore in high school and one in middle school now. I am sure you could look up the report from the state on the latest ratings for them all.


Elementary: probably 8-10 schools. Willow creek is probably the highest rated. Mine went to Deerwood, Bear branch, shadow forest, green tree, hidden hollow are all similar and know kids that have gone there. I don’t know much about Foster, Woodland Hills or elm grove

Middle school- three schools- Riverwood is probably the highest rated, but creekwood is considered to be very good as well. Kingwood middle is the other and is also considered to be a good school.

High school, two high schools Kingwood and Kingwood Park. Both highly rated. Kingwood is 6a and k park 5a. Mine go to Kingwood

Kingwood did flood during Harvey fairly significantly. However a majority of homes did not . Kingwood high school was out of operation for 9 months

It’s an all gravel lot. I have been there once when it was wet and other than puddles in low spots it wasn’t muddy. You will get chalky white dust on everything if it is super dry.
A majority of the tailgaters are in the lot all day so there is a good atmosphere. I fill up at loves coming in from houston and dump on the way out. There is also a free lot next door for other folks who come to tailgate to park.

I need to find a solution for my Honda generators to vent

I have parked there many times. It is first come first served. Like the other poster said the spot on the ticket is just to keep track of numbers

I have towed a travel trailer the last few years and stayed in what used to be called the vet med lot. The tow vehicle has stayed with the trailer in the lot, however if you leave There is a certain time on Saturday where they close off the lot to vehicles getting back in and you may have to park it in the levee lot right next to it and walk over. Other cars need to park in the levee lot as well.

Did this trip with 5 other couples 7-8 years ago. Best vacation of our lives. We had 2-3 people that were very concerned about getting seasick and said they get sick easily. We had two boats a 50 foot cat (the swish)and a 72 foot monohull (sublime). Both boats were staffed with a husband wife team that were the captain and cook and knew the area very well. We just ate, drank, swam, snorkeled, and drank again. No one got sick the entire trip.
It is an unforgettable experience. Do it.

Thanks for the info. We are planning on taking our kids to the game and was hoping it was a relatively fun experience to tailgate with our RV. We don't get to take the kids to games in tiger stadium during the fall very often because of all of their weekend sports activities etc. I was hopeful we could recreate a decent tailgate experience since we have the time over the holidays. Sounds like we may just head to the stadium in the morning in the car and leave the trailer at a campground.

I have a masterbilt 40 and love it. Does it smoke foods like a traditional offset smoker? No ,but about everything I have made on it has turned out great: brisket, pork butt, ribs etc. you don't get the traditional smoke ring color in your meet but everyone I feed says it is delicious.

Thanks for all the info. Definitely getting a new hitch and tahoe is wired for trailer brake.

I don't want to get a trailer anywhere near my max weight. I am looking at a forest river, Kz, or jaycie. Any recommendations?

My other concerns about switching to a trailer is accessibility to campgrounds. It seems like there needs to be a lot more planning involved with securing a site.