Favorite long weekend getaway in November with a toddler ?

Posted by greciamarzz@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 14 comments

We don’t have family here for Thanksgiving so want to take a long weekend trip somewhere - preferably no more than 4 hours each way.

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JonasSharra@reddit

Dinosaur valet state park or any state park with screened shelters or cabins

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curiosity_2020@reddit

There is also a privately owned Dinosaur place nearby with life size reproductions that kids love. That place also has a spot where the kids can dig for small fossils.

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5uck3rpunch@reddit

Check out the cabins in broken bow Oklahoma. It's not too far.

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ChrisKnight75@reddit

Did this last year with a toddler. It was a nice trip, to be sure, but def took us more than four hours each way, given the multiple stops needed for the toddler.

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5uck3rpunch@reddit

It was 3 hours for us from near Celina.

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ChrisKnight75@reddit

Yeah, we had to stop twice each way, and not quick stops. The toddler doesn't do amazing on road trips.

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Perky214@reddit

Dallas Arboretum, FW Stockyards, all the pumpkin patches

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msondo@reddit

There is a Bluey exhibit at Camp Houston right now that is fun if they are into that. There is also a small theme park that lets small kids operate construction equipment

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greciamarzz@reddit (OP)

Thank you! What is the construction theme park called?

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msondo@reddit

It’s called Dig World

https://digworldnation.com

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oktodls12@reddit

We really enjoy Austin. We stay at the hotel next to the Thinkery and it’s a great and easy toddler vacation. (Well as easy as vacationing with a toddler can be.)

All within walking distance there’s the hotel, children museum (Thinkery), a solid park, a good number of restaurants, and some light shopping. Plus, the Perot membership is reciprocal with the Thinkery and so it’s free to walk the two blocks to the children’s museum, spend a couple of hours, and then go explore Austin.

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