Now could be the optimum time to begin your August trip planning. The August warmth might need you operating to the seashore to cool off, or maybe to the mountains the place it’s cooler. Perhaps you need to get out on the street for an epic street journey or stargaze on a distant tenting journey.

No matter it’s you’re searching for, we’ve bought you lined, with some epic locations which might be excellent to go to in August:

21. Massive Island, Hawai’i

Summertime is in full swing on the Massive Island (aka the Island of Hawai’i), boasting ample sunshine. Because it’s the largest, most numerous, and most adventure-filled island in the state, there’s a lot to do on the Massive Island.

Cool off from the summer season warmth by snorkeling or taking a dip in the ocean. The balmy August temperatures additionally make it a good time to take pleasure in a night stroll or stargaze on the Kīlauea Iki Path; as there’s little or no rain throughout this time of yr, you’re probably to catch an epic star-filled evening.

Whereas the island sees its largest spike in tourism in the summer season months, the finish of August is barely much less crowded as college students return to faculty. That stated, flights and lodges additionally have a tendency to be cheaper towards the finish of the month.

20. Glacier Bay Nationwide Park, Alaska

Thought-about the spotlight of Alaska’s Inside Passage, Glacier Bay Nationwide Park is certainly one of the most lovely locations in Alaska. Whereas the park will get its title from its gorgeous glaciers, it’s also house to hundreds of thousands of acres of mountains, temperate rainforest, and shoreline. It’s fairly distant, making it very best for adventurous vacationers. Actually, you possibly can solely attain it by boat or airplane!

August’s hotter temperatures appeal to a swarm of holiday makers every year, however not as many as June and July. As the wet season begins up once more in September, intention to go to at the starting of August if you’d like to keep away from the downpours as a lot as potential. Control the climate whereas planning your journey, but additionally come ready for something! There’s each lodging and tenting out there when you get there, so you might have the possibility of being as rugged as you please.

19. Olympia, Washington

Sitting alongside the pristine waters of the Puget Sound, this quaint Pacific Northwest metropolis is an excellent end-of-summer getaway. Olympia is thought for its legendary farmers’ market, the second largest in the state, proper after Pike Place Market in Seattle (simply over an hour north). There you’ll discover the greatest handmade and regionally sourced items, which you should purchase instantly from their supply.

Olympia is a hub for artwork and tradition, with quite a few galleries, music venues, and museums to take pleasure in. Past that, its location makes it a positive launching level for every kind of outside adventures due to its proximity to the coast, nationwide and state parks, and luxurious forests.

August is a good time to go to Olympia as a result of it’s the warmest month of the yr there. Even so, temperatures are not often greater than mid-80s, tending to peak round 78 levels. Because it additionally tends to be drier, it’s a good time to get out and discover in nature on the many biking and climbing trails close by. August is towards the finish of the vacationer excessive season as effectively, so that you gained’t discover the identical crowds as June and July convey.

18. Half Moon Bay, California

This cozy coastal city is a valuable place to go to any time of the yr, however particularly in the summertime. It’s a bit off the crushed path and is surrounded by rolling hills and farms, which implies some unbelievable native produce is obtainable yr spherical. Actually, the city has just a few ecotourism initiatives that contain visiting close by farms and taking behind-the-scenes excursions.

With temperatures at their highest in Half Moon Bay in August, it’s simply the proper time to hit up certainly one of the many seashores close by. Half Moon Bay State Seashore is 4 miles of shoreline and contains Roosevelt Seashore, Dunes Seashore, Venice Seashore, and Francis Seashore. Every is an superior spot to sunbathe, surf, picnic, and birdwatch!

17. San Diego, California

This beachy California metropolis is delicate in the summer season, and August is a good time to go to. When youngsters return to faculty in early August or mid-month, the seashore crowds dissipate considerably. Benefit from the well-known Southern Cali sunshine by grabbing your boogie board, having a picnic and spending the day at well-known La Jolla Shores Seashore or Pacific Seashore.

San Diego is bursting with enjoyable issues to do, together with a go to to the San Diego Zoo or catching a Padres baseball sport. The Japanese Friendship Backyard is a novel place to try whenever you take a stroll in Balboa Park; there you possibly can find out about Japanese tradition and admire the great thing about distinctive vegetation.

Since August is a well-liked time to go to San Diego, make certain to e book your lodging months forward of time to keep away from a rise in costs nearer to your journey date. The candy spot for cheaper lodging is from mid-August till Labor Day Weekend, when costs return up.

16. Petrified Forest Nationwide Park, Arizona

Petrified Forest Nationwide Park is perhaps certainly one of the most sudden locations to discover on an inventory of the place to go in August. In any case, the warmth there’s fairly intense in the Arizona desert. But when that doesn’t dissuade you, a go to to this pure marvel is a deal with.

The park is called for its petrified logs, which have unexpectedly vivid and vibrant colours and are a pleasure to see for all my science nerds on the market. As well as, there’s additionally numerous human historical past to uncover, akin to Puerco Pueblo, an 800-year-old dwelling with prehistoric pottery fossils and different artifacts.

A second spherical of desert blooms occurs in the desert in the latter half of August, which is why this month is such a super time to go to. The blooms are greatest if there was numerous rain in July getting into into August, they usually have a tendency to yield totally different species than the spring months, which means a totally totally different coloured panorama this time of yr.

15. Priest Lake, Idaho

Idaho summers are severely underrated, if you happen to ask me. On this a part of the state, they have a tendency to be heat and dry, if brief. This makes August the greatest time to totally take pleasure in the water and get out for a hike in the forest.

Priest Lake covers 23,000 acres and is nestled in the rugged Selkirk Mountains. Try Priest Lake State Park, positioned on the east aspect. There you’ll discover loads of alternatives to hike alongside mountain trails, swim in the lake, kayak, and a lot extra.

At Priest Lake, you possibly can select how off-the-grid you need to be. There are a number of small cities with resorts if you’d like to be extra linked, however it’s also possible to camp round the lake or in the state park.

14. Glacier Nationwide Park, Montana

Not to be confused with beforehand talked about Glacier Bay Nationwide Park, this Montana treasure is one other unbelievable wilderness to go to in August. The park is filled with forests, mountains, meadows, pristine lakes, and wildlife. It’s very best for any outdoorsy traveler who desires to join with Mom Earth by wilderness tenting, climbing, mountain biking, or kayaking on the lakes, that are only a few of the many issues to do at the park.

August is the greatest time to go to this nationwide treasure, as all the ice and snow on the trails will likely be utterly melted by then. Positive, this makes it certainly one of the hottest months to go to, and you will notice many different guests there, however the park has plenty of wilderness for everybody to take pleasure in, and the additional out into the backcountry you get, the fewer folks you will notice.

A whole August itinerary will take you to a few of the park’s greatest options: Solar Highway, Granite Park Chalet, and the Continental Divide!

13. Park Metropolis, Utah

Anyone else assume that ski cities are literally the greatest in the summer season? Park Metropolis is a kind of that draws its largest crowds in the wintertime, when the slopes are in their full glory. Nonetheless, there are a lot of epic issues to do in there throughout the low season, particularly in August.

Being nestled in the attractive mountains of Utah, this cozy city has some nice views. Need to see it from above? You possibly can take a scorching air balloon experience for a chook’s eye view. Given the plethora of lakes close by, there are additionally water actions, akin to stand-up paddleboarding and fly-fishing.

The town additionally hosts a free summer season live performance sequence on Wednesday nights at the Deer Valley Resort Amphitheater. There you possibly can convey a picnic and luxuriate in the delicate August temperatures that make this winter wonderland equally as pleasing in the summertime.

12. Boulder, Colorado

August is certainly one of the most fun instances to go to Boulder, because it hosts its greatest festivals throughout this month. Bands on the Bricks is a stay live performance sequence that has all the things from reggae to rock and runs from late July by way of mid-August. The Colorado Shakespeare Competition additionally runs by way of mid-August, and craft beer lovers can take pleasure in native brews at the Boulder Craft Beer Fest (which will likely be again in 2022).

Past all the enjoyable occasions, Boulder is a unbelievable place to discover the outdoor. Given the mountains surrounding it on all sides, there are quite a few trails to hike. Strive the well-known Royal Arch Path for a little bit of a problem, or a better hike at Enchanted Mesa.

11. Beavers Bend State Park, Oklahoma

Beavers Bend State Park is certainly one of the hottest vacationer spots in Oklahoma, and for good motive. There’s a lot to do there in the summertime, together with canoeing, horseback using, climbing, biking, waterskiing, and a lot extra.

Positioned alongside Damaged Bow Lake and Mountain Fork River, this attractive, nature-filled mountainous space is the excellent place to discover solitude and leisure. In its ample cabins and campsites, you possibly can totally immerse your self in the ambiance of the Oklahoma wilderness. August brings steamy temperatures, nonetheless, which gives you loads of motive to take a dip in the lake or river, so come ready to swim!

10. Mackinac Island, Michigan

This quaint Midwestern island is the excellent spot to loosen up and recharge. It’s positive to seize your coronary heart and have you ever coming again for years to come.

No matter its recognition, it doesn’t have a single chain resort, and there aren’t any automobiles on the island. Most individuals get round by bike; there are many locations the place you possibly can hire one. In any case, you’ll have to go away your automobile at both Mackinaw Metropolis or St. Ignace, the place you possibly can take a ferry to Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Island.

Summertime provides an abundance of alternatives to discover the space by way of boat, horse-drawn carriage, or bike, or on foot. August has glorious climate for eating alongside the lake and listening to stay music, with the highest temps solely reaching the mid 70s or 80 levels.

9. Door County, Wisconsin

Door County in Wisconsin, with practically 300 miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan, is a perfect summertime vacation spot. A number of shipwreck websites and lighthouses are scattered by way of the peninsula and the islands. Plenty of small lakeside cities additionally make for an incredible street journey.

All the space has a wealthy historical past relationship again to the Belgian and Scandinavian settlers who made their house there, which is clear in the structure on practically each nook in the county.

Summer time temperatures and sunshine make August a good time to head to this Midwestern gem. You’ll discover many stay music occasions, together with bluegrass reveals from native bands. August can also be prime cherry season in Door County; you possibly can go selecting at certainly one of the many orchards in the space.

8. Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park, Ohio

Positioned only a brief drive away from both Cleveland or Akron, this attractive nationwide park feels worlds away from the cities close by. Its namesake Cuyahoga River runs by way of the park’s forests, hills, and farms. The spotlight of the park is the scenic railroad that runs by way of it: the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is enjoyable to experience throughout the day for some unbelievable nature views, nevertheless it additionally has a cool nighttime possibility, which incorporates dinner and an occasion on Friday nights.

The nice and cozy climate in the Cuyahoga Valley makes it an incredible place to take pleasure in the outdoor throughout the month of August. Take in the mist coming off of Brandywine Falls to cool off whereas in your hike, or paddle alongside the river in a canoe or kayak earlier than picnicking in the forest. Appears like paradise to me!

7. Memphis, Tennessee

Well-known for its BBQ and music scene, Memphis is a good summer season vacation spot. August is a good time to hit up the Cooper-Younger Neighborhood Farmers Market or the Memphis Farmers Market downtown. The sticky warmth isn’t so unhealthy when you might have so many superior issues to do, like trying out the Blues Corridor of Fame or the picturesque Memphis Botanic Backyard.

Summer time can also be prime time for music occasions, akin to the Nighttime Jazz Brunch each Sunday evening, or Elvis Week, which occurs each August. I can’t consider a greater means to take pleasure in an evening out than jamming to some jazz or Elvis whereas munching on some well-known Memphis BBQ.

6. Kiawah Island, South Carolina

If you’d like to get away to a seashore this August however don’t need to cope with crowds and overhyped resorts, Kiawah Island is the place for you.

This small island off the coast of South Carolina prides itself on having a few of the most untouched seashores, the place you possibly can actually really feel linked to the great thing about the sea. Lease a kayak or a stand-up paddleboard and discover. You may even discover some dolphins or sea turtles swimming beneath you! Kiawah additionally boasts pristine maritime forests, sand dunes, marshes, and plentiful wildlife!

The island is busiest in the spring and early summer season, however if you happen to don’t thoughts the greater August temperatures, you’ll take pleasure in a brief dip in the variety of vacationers.

5. Northern Neck, Virginia

The Northern Neck of Virginia is the space the place the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers meet the Chesapeake Bay. This area is named the “street much less traveled,” as a result of it’s sparsely inhabited and has loads of untouched nature to take pleasure in. It makes for an incredible slow-paced street journey, as there are quite a few cities and historic landmarks to go to. The realm can also be house to many parks and nature trails for wandering even additional off the crushed path.

When you get as enthusiastic about antiques as I do, there’s a wealth of outlets to try. Due to the wealthy historical past of the space, you’re positive to discover many treasures.

Summertime is a splendid season to go to the Northern Neck due to how lush and inexperienced it’s. August is particularly vivid and vibrant, however does imply greater temperatures and humidity. For that motive, being shut to the bay and the rivers is right!

4. Watch Hill, Rhode Island

This small Rhode Island group is ideal for any traveler that desires the attraction and luxurious of the Hamptons in the summertime, however with out the crowds. A part of the bigger city of Westerly, Watch Hill is thought for its transformed historic New England houses and calm, beachy environment.

Hike to Napatree Level for some gorgeous views and maybe a wildlife sighting or two; it’s also a well-liked spot for birdwatchers. There are a number of miles of seashore to stroll alongside, a lot of it comparatively untouched, in contrast to a lot of the different overcrowded seashores on the East Coast.

Right here you’ll additionally discover the oldest constantly working carousel in the United States, Flying Horse Carousel. This neat landmark is a testomony to the city’s dedication to preserving its historical past and tradition.

3. Cape Might, New Jersey

This kitschy seashore city is thought for its grand Victorian homes and seaside views. August is nice for absorbing the sunshine by hanging out on its pristine seashores or taking a stroll on its three-block pedestrian avenue lined with neat retailers and eating places.

You possibly can take a sundown dolphin cruise or a whale-watching cruise with Cape Might Whale Watcher to get acquainted with the unbelievable animals dwelling close to the shoreline. Since prime whale-watching season is Might by way of October, August is a perfect time for that.

One other beauty of this vacation spot is that there’s a number of lodging choices, from tenting to luxurious resorts — one thing for everybody!

2. The Berkshires, Massachusetts

This inexperienced, hilly space of Massachusetts is greatest recognized for its stellar climbing and water sports activities. Past that, there are additionally cultural occasions all summer season lengthy, akin to the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and dance reveals at Jacob’s Pillow. It is usually house to the Norman Rockwell Museum and the Clark Artwork Institute.

August is simply the proper time to go to the Berkshires, as a result of the delicate summer season temperatures in the mountains are nice for getting outdoors to discover. There are ample trails to trek, and being shut to lakes and rivers means it’s straightforward to break up a protracted day of climbing with a fast swim or some whitewater rafting.

1. Acadia Nationwide Park, Maine

Generally known as the crown jewel of the North Atlantic coast, this park boasts some killer ocean views, together with winding forest trails and even just a few islands. One in explicit, Bar Island, is simply accessible throughout low tide, when you possibly can cross the gravel path.

Excessive season is at its peak in August, so e book your lodging forward of time, and count on to see loads of different guests. This doesn’t essentially have to be a nasty factor, nonetheless, as a result of the trails are fairly unfold out, and if you happen to get there early sufficient in the morning, it gives you a head begin earlier than the crowds present up.

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