The current financial climate has changed the reality of family holidays, and some would argue that they have changed for the worse. Indeed, the fact that fuel is now really quite expensive, and money is getting tighter for a lot of families, has just about ruled out the idea of driving across vast expanses of America to get somewhere. Just filling up your tank once can get pretty pricey, getting up as far as (and over) $100 for the privilege, and making a trip with multiple refueling stops prohibitively expensive. Alternative planning therefore becomes a must, and this can mean holidaying somewhere a tank away from home. So, if you live in Philly, where is good that is also nearby? 

The good news is that there is a lot of differing scenery within a 200-mile or so radius of Philadelphia. It can take you into a few different states, not least New York, New Jersey and Virginia. One full tank of petrol, filled near your Philadelphia home, will get you to the nation’s capital too. Whether seashore or woodland is your preference for the purposes of habitat, you can find plenty to keep you and your family occupied. You can even, if you wish, take out an atlas and work out a 200 mile radius from your home, draw a circle around that and go on a literal round trip (your actual route may veer from the circle a little, unless you live near freakishly good roads or are dangerously insane). 

If you start out with enough gas to get you to Jersey, it is an ideal place to fill your tank to the top. Gas prices there are a whole lot cheaper than elsewhere in the country. Additionally, it is home to Atlantic City which has excellent beaches that will not cost you excessively – or at all, in most cases. Depending on where you stay, you may even find that a few nights there entitles you to a gas card, taking a large chunk out of what you need to spend on the traveling component of your holiday. Dropping south into Delaware you will find some more free beaches and some excellent state parks. 

Indeed, it is the state parks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware that will really make the best stopping-off points on a one-tank holiday. There is plenty to see and do in all of these, and they can act as a simple anchor on a longer trip as well if you need one. A great place for the kids to stretch their legs and run off any excess energy – of which there will be plenty when you have been in the car for a while. The money that you save on traveling, if you wish, can be used for spending on souvenirs and entertainment, and you will potentially discover a lot about your home state that you had paid very little attention to before. Holidays do not have to take you half-way across the country, after all.

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