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Family Reunion Locations
Where are the best family reunion locations and how do you find them??
Reunion sites should be compatible with your family. However, choosing a location is not an easy task. As a matter of fact, it can be the single most challenging aspect you will face as the reunion planner. What’s true in real estate is also true in regards to family reunions:
location, location, location!
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How to choose family reunion locations
There are two basic approaches to determining a family reunion location:
- Choose a site and then determine the activities
or
- Determine what family reunion activities interest you (based on your family’s interests and hobbies), or what out of all the family events you wish to focus on, and then find a location that supports those family activities and events.

I recommend that you –
FIRST, decide if you want a reunion theme and what type of family reunion you’re planning. For example, there’s the: Family reunion picnic
Family reunion banquet
Beach family reunion
Family camping vacation or
Family history reunion. NEXT, determine what kind of space and facilities are needed.
FINALLY, search out a location that is conducive to large groups and will meet your needs. There are hundreds of places to hold successful family reunions. Investigate and consider:
Possible Family Reunion Locations
Campgrounds
State parks
Church or youth camps, school facilities
Family reunion cabins or yurts
Bed and breakfast establishments
Commercial hotels
Family reunion resorts
Community buildings, fairgrounds
Commercial theme parks
Local parks or picnic areas
Vacation homes and private rentals
Family reunion cruises
Local zoo
Family history library or center

Many family reunions first start out at “Mom and Dad’s” or “Grandma and Grandpa’s.” As the family grows and changes, meeting at the homestead may become too difficult. Frequently, families try to meet in a central geographic location or in the hometown of the reunion planner / host.
Generally, a successful family reunion should address the needs of each generation. For example, children need a safe place to romp and play and elderly adults need a comfortable place to sit and visit.
Personal Experience
Our family has enjoyed the following for multi-day family reunions or family vacations. If they’re within your travel allowance, I’d highly recommend them!
Ponderosa State Park
in McCall, Idaho
Oregon Coast
Fort Stevens State Park in Astoria, Oregon
Northern Idaho
Idaho Rentals
Utah family reunions
Bear Lake
Squirrel Creek Ranch in Ashton, Idaho
Reader Recommendations
Scout Camps Check the scouting
webpage
for contact information and camps in your local area.
Just 2 1/2 hours from Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah
Albion Campus Retreat
specializes in family reunions and group events. Miller Hall is a renovated college dorm and has an occupancy of 80+.
Zion, Utah Located in southern Utah, near Zion National Park, 5 1/2 hours from Salt Lake City and just over 3 hours from Las Vegas, these vacation homes look fabulous!
What about you?
What are your favorite family reunion locations? You're invited to give your recommendations and share your real life experiences. Did your chosen location work? Why or why not? What did you love and what would you do differently next time? Help others by submitting a review here.
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