Twilight Tour Video – Family Vacation in Olympic National Park

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Parents and children flock happily to the US National Parks every summer for family vacations. But what about that cranky, out-of-sorts teenager? Adolescents can be real downers during a family vacation, what with texting, eye rolls, and “I just wanna be with my friends.” That’s why families with teens should strongly consider Olympic National Park. This is where the Twilight book and movie series takes place, after all – Forks is right in the National Park. In fact, several Twilight locations are specifically designated as such now, such as Edward Cullen’s and Bella Swan’s houses.

Dazzled by Twilight is a store and tour bus operated by Annette Root, and she’s as passionate a Twilight fan as they come (Team Edward, I believe, but I’m not sure). She hired a fantastic Twilight guide, Travis, to show my group around. Yes, the group was all women – coincidence? I think not. Twilight fans skew strongly female. Check out the video below: Since the Dazzled by Twilight Tour is sure to be every teenager’s highlight of an Olympic National Park family vacation, I don’t give too much away.

Twilight may be why your surly teenager suddenly wants to visit Edward Cullen from Twilight in Forks, WAOlympic National Park, but Forks is not only the setting for the incredibly popular vampire romance series. A true story, passed down orally throughout the years, was retold by my group’s travel guide in the Forks Timber Museum – yes, a dose of reality for the family may just cure that sense of being overpowered by vampire lore. For someone like me, that’s just what the doctor ordered.

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June 25, 2009 | Filed Under Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel, Videos 

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14 Responses to “Twilight Tour Video – Family Vacation in Olympic National Park”

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    June 25, 2009 at

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  2. Aprille says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    Was in the area last oct before I read the series. It was such an amazing place to visit and then reading the books was so fun because it was so much more tangible after visiting. Your right, it would be a great place to visit with a cranky teen. You would love it and so would they. Amazing place.

  3. Amy @ The Q Family says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    Ok.. I’m not a cranky-teen but I sure would love to visit Fork! The West coast has been on the top of my list for a really really long time and Twilight has just pushed it even further up the list. :) And no.. I’m not obsessed with the series at all. I just read it a few times since. :)

  4. wandermom says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    Twilight or not, the Olympic Peninsula is a great place for family hiking and camping. Don’t believe me? Well think about this, many of the schools in Seattle host overnight camps for their students in this area. It’s also where the Y and CYO youth stay-away summer camps are held.
    If you’re planning a visit, the Forks tour will of course satisfy your tween and teen daughter, but you could check out the calendar of events for Washington Coast counties for events and activities for the rest of the family: http://www.westportgrayland-chamber.org/calendar.htm

  5. Wassan says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    This is a great idea for dual branding! What an excellent and fun trip for the entire family INCLUDING the cranky teen. While I haven’t read the series, I think it looks like a beautiful place for hiking and a vacation.

  6. Wanderluster says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    I’ve been trying to get my niece from NJ out to visit me in Seattle for 15 years. This might be just the trick to lure her here :-)

  7. Donna Hull says:
    June 25, 2009 at

    Oh how I wish Twighlight and the tour had been around in the 1990’s. We visited Olympic National Park in a gigantic road trip that left my 16-year-old son surly as he glanced out the window of the van. What did we expect with a whirlwind tour that was all car and no action? This sounds like the perfect antidote.

  8. Carolina says:
    June 27, 2009 at

    Funny last time I was in Olympic National Park I was a teenager traveling through in a motorhome with parents, sister, and grandparents. I was not a happy camper. A Twilight tour might have saved me…yet another reason to go back to this beautiful place.

  9. Philip Ze says:
    June 27, 2009 at

    Olympic National Park is a great place, I just checked out my page at flexijourney. I have not been there & didn’t know the Twilight book and movie was taken over there until you highlight to me. Thanks for sharing, I may want to post something about Olympic National Park in my blog.

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    July 3, 2009 at

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  11. Mama Kas says:
    July 17, 2009 at

    I am an English teacher, and our school sometimes does an excursion to the Olym. Pen. This year I think I’ve talked our lead into including Forks in the plan to increase the trip’s popularity! Great bolg!
    BTW – Bella Swan, not Bella Snow ; )

  12. MudslideMama says:
    July 17, 2009 at

    Mama Kas, Thank you! I changed it from Snow to Swan. :)

  13. jessie voigts says:
    August 20, 2009 at

    how fun is this? i think this would be a fantastic family vacation!

  14. michelle says:
    October 8, 2009 at

    Twlight movie is a very very good movie to watch. i love the whole story plus the actors and actresses are all gorgeous.

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