5 Day Young Family Vacation Getaway Within 6 Hours of Dallas

There is so much to do within 6-8 hours of DFW. San Antonio - Sea World, Alamo, Riverwalk. Houston/Galveston - NASA, Beach, Schlitterbahn (they have an indoor part in winter). Glen Rose - Camping, hiking, dino bones. Grandbury - lake, camping, water sports, horseback riding. Fredericksburg - Enchanted Rock, antiques. San Marcos - Aquarena Springs.

What are some of your top activities to do? You could even venture up into Oklahoma (Turner Falls - camping, hiking) or even into Louisiana with those limitations :) It is almost never-ending.

I'd definately go to San Antonio. Sea World. River Walk, The zoo. It's awesome. I usually can get nice hotels on priceline for around 75 or 80 a night.

JW Marriott near San Antonio is gorgeous, has a kid water park, lazy river, and an adult quiet pool. It's pricey too!

I'd go to the same old same old and enjoy the Houston/Galveston area. So much to do.

We went to Chickasaw National Recreation Area last summer, and it was really nice- good hiking, we had a blast swimming in the icy cold streams, lots of interesting natural and historic stuff to see, and it felt like we were a lot farther away than we were! We started out with a weekend visiting friends in Oklahoma City, saw the sights there, and then spent several nights at Chickasaw. Lots of fun and didn't break the bank.

http://www.nps.gov/chic/index.htm

You can go to hotwire.com and put in resort Austin and get a room for $89. It has worked for dozens of people at many hotels. San Antonio has resorts as well.