Jul 25, 2024 | Day Trips, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger If you’re looking for adventure, a trip to the mountains to see waterfalls always makes for a great day or weekend trip. Especially since there are more than 300 waterfalls in NC! A few years ago, our family planned an...
Jul 24, 2024 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Katie Moosbrugger If you’re not able to do a beach trip this summer, don’t fret because the perfect solution is nearby! Our family always loved to hike at Hanging Rock State Park (see our blogs about this here), and several years ago, I...
Jul 10, 2024 | Burlington, Family Time, Greensboro, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Kernersville, Moms & Dads, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips, Winston-Salem
One of the best ways to spend time outdoors is by camping! The Triad and surrounding areas boost numerous camping spaces for all types of outdoors people. Whether you like the simplicity of primitive camping or the luxuries of RV camping, there is something for...
Jul 7, 2024 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Kernersville, Local Resources, Mom & Dads Directories, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Toddler & Preschool Directories, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
Does your family love exploring the outdoors? What better way to beat the summer heat than checking out local watering holes. We hope you enjoy this list of places to escape, which include serene flowing creek sides, splash worthy swimming holes and sliding rocks! ...
Apr 13, 2024 | Burlington, By Location, Featured Directories, Greensboro, Helpful Lists & Directories, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Kernersville, Local Resources, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper This hiking trails directory is sponsored by Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC), a local non-profit organization whose purpose is to protect these special places to help ensure clean water for our communities, habitat for our wildlife,...
Jan 1, 2024 | Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper Individual goal setting is often hard to keep up with after about a month. Typically, goal failure is due to not having an accountability partner. Hence, why not make a goal where the entire family gets to participate? Try setting a...
Nov 13, 2023 | Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Teens & Tweens, Toddlers & Preschool, Winston-Salem
By TMoM Team Member Sydney D. Richardson, Ph. D. Fall has set and we’ve entered the confusing weather days. Some days are extremely cold and others hover in the middle where the mornings are freezing and the afternoons are rather pleasant. In my household, this means...
Apr 12, 2023 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Sandy Harper I am one for jumping at the chance for a day trip adventure to somewhere new! When someone mentioned Rendezvous Mountain, I was instantly intrigued because I never heard of this place. Rendezvous Mountain is located in Purlear, just...
Oct 27, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Laura Simon If you haven’t been to Stone Mountain State Park, you need to plan a visit. Located a little over an hour from most parts of the Triad, it’s a great option for a day trip. While the sheer stone dome on the mountain looks intimidating,...
May 25, 2022 | Day Trips, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Suzy Fielders Spring is the perfect time to go for a hike in the Triad. Outside of the occasional heat spike, most days the temperature is relatively mild. If you are like me and enjoy the mountains but not looking to go far, then Pilot Mountain is...
Mar 19, 2022 | Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Amy Whitlark My husband and I have taken countless tent camping trips to national and state parks across North America. Then, enter the birth of three children in five years. Enough said. It took until this year for Michael to dare mention a month...
Jul 8, 2021 | Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Carrie Sockwell If you are like me, the sound and thought of camping has always sounded fun and exciting. Until the moment that you actually go. It is either too hot or too cold. It is uncomfortable and ends up being more exhausting than planned....
Jun 3, 2021 | Hiking & Camping, Local Resources, Non Profits, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Holly Bass When Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina, a non-profit that seeks to preserve and protect the state’s waterfalls and educate the public about these natural wonders and how to properly take care of them, launched in November of 2020, the...
Mar 31, 2021 | By Location, Education, Hiking & Camping, Homeschooling, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Let’s talk about an outdoor hideaway, tucked in the middle of Farmington, NC. I would have never known about the Farmington Nature Park if my kids weren’t part of the Kids in Parks adventures. Nestled behind a community center, lies a...
Feb 23, 2021 | By Location, Day Trips, High Point, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper, author of the blog Free Spirited Mom As I listened to my GPS device instructing my path, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the countryside scenery. While at the same time, I thought I might be lost. But finally, with one last turn we...
Dec 28, 2020 | Hiking & Camping, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Dani Luft We are so lucky to live in the Triad area where it is a few hours to the beach and a few hours to the mountains. My husband and I recently celebrated a big milestone anniversary (15 years!) and to celebrate, we treated ourselves to a few...
Oct 10, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, By Stage, Elementary Age, Greensboro, Hiking & Camping, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
Get Hiking! Burlington Recreation & Parks www.burlingtonnc.gov/1323/Outdoor-Programs#hiking Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 pm Haw River Trail – Glencoe Paddle Access – 2348 Glencoe St. Burlington | 2 miles | Register Tuesday, September 22 at 5:30 pm...
Sep 15, 2020 | By Stage, Elementary Age, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation, Toddlers & Preschool
By Guest Blogger Tim Young, Co-Host of Triad Dads with a Drink As the summer heat breaks, giving way to cooler days and nights, it’s a perfect time to get into the woods. Our homes have served us well during these strange times, but let’s face it—we’ve seen a lot of...
Jul 30, 2020 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, By Stage, Crafts & Hobbies, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Raising Children, Recreation, Sports, Teens & Tweens, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Ashley McNeill So what’s been more difficult? Entertaining a toddler during COVID-19, or listening to the grumblings from your teens as they complain about how bored they are? Tough call. They’ve each got their own emotional and physical...
Jul 26, 2020 | Burlington, By Location, Day Trips, Greensboro, Hiking & Camping, Recreation
By TMoM Team Member Rachel Hoeing This summer has been a unique season, but we hope that TMoM has been a great resource for you when finding new opportunities for family fun. We’ve shared plenty of exciting Day Trips, Waterfall Chasing Ideas, new Parks &...
Jul 1, 2020 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Winston-Salem
By Laura Dydek Summertime during COVID. This is new territory for all of us and it’s been difficult to find our groove. We love to adventure and try new places but it’s a mess trying to figure out what is open and what exact precautions need to be taken anywhere you...
Sep 14, 2019 | Babies, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Jen Mearns It used to be that the thought of camping with babies sent shivers down my spine. I couldn’t fathom an instance when I would be OK with bringing an infant along to sleep outside, no crib, no actual containment methods, aside from the...
Jul 8, 2019 | By Stage, Day Trips, Elementary Age, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Amalia Nappo Coming from Long Island, NY where we have an abundance of options for beaches, we have found that when living in NC, going to the beach is a vacation for many. One of the beautiful aspects of living in NC is that you are not far from...
Jun 5, 2019 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Laura Simon When I volunteered to take a day trip to Chimney Rock State Park, I only knew that it featured a series of steps to a large rock outcropping that looks – appropriately – like the mountain’s chimney. I planned our trip for a day when I was flying solo...
Apr 10, 2019 | Day Trips, Family Time, Hiking & Camping, Parenting & Family, Recreation
By Laura Simon For the first time visitor, Hanging Rock State Park can feel a little overwhelming. Set on nearly 8,000 acres in beautiful Stokes County, this local gem offers so many options that it’s hard to know where to start! That said, it’s our family’s favorite...
Mar 13, 2019 | Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Laura Simon When my husband first suggested heading up into the mountains to ride bikes, I was less than enthused. For starters, there was the mountain biking experience in which I wound up hugging a tree. Literally. Also, I don’t particularly like heights, and the...
Mar 1, 2019 | Arts & Enrichment Activities, Elementary Age, Hiking & Camping, Recreation, Teens & Tweens
By Guest Blogger Anna M. (Age 14), Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Scouts BSA Troop 964 From backpacking in New Mexico to sailing in the Bahamas, I have seen my brother do it all. I have watched him leave the house every week to go to meetings and every month to...
Sep 1, 2018 | Food & Nutrition, Hiking & Camping, Recipes & Fun Food Ideas, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Lisa Doss with Forsyth Family magazine Thanks to Forsyth Family magazine for letting us re-publish this post on TMoM. Fall is (in my opinion) the best time of year to go hiking and camping with the kids. Today’s post shares fun and tasty Tex-Mex...
Aug 21, 2018 | Crafts & Hobbies, Elementary Age, Hiking & Camping, Kids Clubs, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Maddie Wilder This August, Boy Scouts of America is opening Cub Scouts to both boys and girls for the first time, and many families are excited for the new change. Scouting embraces the outdoors with hands-on activities like camping, hiking and...
Aug 8, 2018 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation
By Guest Blogger Julie Fritz We started taking trips to Ashe County in 2002. We were living in Asheville and had made friends with a group of people who had grown up there. Since our families were in Florida, if we couldn’t go home for a holiday, we were always...
