Smarty Day Trips Are Back!

By Rachel H

Last year we ran our Day Trip Series throughout most of the Spring and Summer. We had numerous requests for more, so we are bringing back the series! Every Monday we will feature a new Day Trip Idea for your family. We have some fabulous places in our line-up as well as some hidden gems right here inside the Triad area. We would LOVE to have guest bloggers for this series, so if you have an idea of a fun day trip or a "Stay-cation" that you would like to write about, please email us at triadsmartypants@gmail.com and we'll get you started!

Since we have so many new readers since last summer, we thought we would start the series today by linking you to past day trip series blogs. You will see all our ideas thus far listed below. Remember that you can always access these by looking on our Categories on the left side of the page and scrolling down until you see "day trips." Take a peek and start planning some fun weekends and summer days now!


All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm - High Point, NC

Baa Moo Farm - Olin, NC

Burlington City Park - Burlington, NC

Carowinds - Charlotte, NC

Childress Vineyards - Lexington, NC

Dan Nicholas Park - Salisbury, NC

A Day in Durham, NC

A Day on Lake Norman - Charlotte, NC

Franklin Street - Chapel Hill, NC

Hanging Rock State Park - Danbury, NC


Hebron Rock Colony - Valle Crusis, NC

Homeland Creamery - Julian,NC

Latta Plantation - Huntersville, NC

Lazy 5 Ranch - Mooresville, NC

Tweetsie Railroad - Blowing Rock, NC

Visiting Ikea - Charlotte, NC

Also, keep in mind that we have our lists of the Top Ten Parks in High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem! Follow the appropriate link to find some new parks to explore this season!

Posted by Triad Smarty Pants at 5:00 AM