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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!

{To read location reviews submitted by others, or to submit your own comments and recommendations, click on over to this page.}

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How to choose family reunion locations

There are two basic approaches to determining a family reunion location:

  1. Choose a site and then determine the activities

    or

  2. 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.

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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

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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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