Beat the Crowds in January and February

Yosemite and Yellowstone fill up with elbow-to-elbow tourists in summer. Go in winter for affordable skiing and more activities than you might think—including Yosemite's annual Chefs' Holidays.

• Beat the Crowds in March

Camp With Your Kids (Painlessly)

We asked camping experts for age-appropriate activities likely to grab your kids' attention and get them outdoors.

• Hard-Won Wisdom: Adventures in Family Travel
• Packing: Backpackers Do It With Less

Online Trip Coach: National Parks

Kurt Repanshek, author of National Parks With Kids, answered your questions about vacations in the national parks with (and without) children.

50 All-Star Family Camps: 2007

It's just like traditional summer camp, but adults are allowed. Here are the best in 22 states, including some that are a stone's throw to the best National Parks.

• Watch "Where Next?" for more on family camps

• 10 Canadian National Parks
• Expert Advice: Camping Tips for Parents
• Expert Advice: RVs
• Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon Hiking
• Hawaii's New Superferry
• Hawaii: Volcanoes National Park
• Mount Rainier and the North Cascades
• National Parks Guide: January/February
• National Parks Guide: March
• National Parks Guide: April
• National Parks Guide: May
• National Parks Guide: June
• National Parks Guide: July/August
• National Parks Guide: September
• National Parks Guide: October
• National Parks Guide: November/December
• The Queen Charlotte Islands
• South Dakota: Badlands
• Southern Utah's National Parks
• State Parks Lodges
• Trip Coach Transcript: National Parks