It’s hard to believe we are already thinking about summer, but knowing my college-aged kids will be home in just a few weeks, and my youngest son will be finished with school early in June is making me think ahead, and I want to kick off the summer with FUN! So I have rounded up ways to kick off the summer in every state:

ALABAMA

• Cathedral Caverns State Park: Woodville, Alabama

ALASKA

• Alaska SeaLife Center: Seward, Alaska

ARIZONA

• Grasshopper Point Swimming & Picnic Area: Sedona, Arizona

ARKANSAS

• Siloam Springs Kayak Park: Siloam Springs, Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

• Japanese Tea Garden: San Francisco, California

COLORADO

• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park: Glenwood Springs, Colorado

CONNECTICUT

• Lavender Pond Farm: Killingworth, Connecticut

DELAWARE

• The Ladybug Music Festival: Wilmington, Delaware

FLORIDA

• Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge: Chiefland, Florida

GEORGIA

• Lake Winnepesaukah: Rossville, Georgia

HAWAII

• Snorkel with Manta Rays: Kailua Kona, Hawaii

IDAHO

• Sandboarding at Bruneau Dunes State Park: Boise, Idaho

ILLINOIS

• Visit the Caterpillar Visitor’s Center: Peoria, Illinois

INDIANA

• Rhythm Discovery Center: Indianapolis, Indiana

IOWA

• Matchstick Marvels Museum: Gladbrook, Iowa

KANSAS

• Oz Museum: Wamego, Kansas

KENTUCKY

• Shaker Village: Harrodsburg, Kentucky

LOUISIANA

• Insta-Gator Ranch & Hatchery: Covington, Louisiana

MAINE

• Funtown Splashtown USA: Saco, Maine

MARYLAND

• Calvert Cliffs State Park: Lusby, Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS

• Battleship Cove: Fall River, Massachusetts

MICHIGAN

• Sleeping Bear Dunes: Glen Arbor, Michigan

MINNESOTA

• Biercycle Adventure Tour: Stillwater, Minnesota

MISSISSIPPI

• Ship Island Excursions: Gulfport, Mississippi

MISSOURI

• Fugitive Beach: Rolla, Missouri

MONTANA

• Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: West Yellowstone, Montana

NEBRASKA

• Louisville State Recreation Area: Louisville, Nebraska

NEVADA

• Shark Reef Aquarium: Las Vegas, Nevada

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Castle in the Clouds: Moultonborough, New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY

• Grounds for Sculpture: Edison, New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

• Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge: Maxwell, New Mexico

NEW YORK

• Wild Center & Wild Walk: Tupper Lake, New York

NORTH CAROLINA

• Catawba Falls Trail: Old Fort, North Carolina

NORTH DAKOTA

• Bonanzaville: West Fargo, North Dakota

OHIO

• Ash Cave: Logan, Ohio

OKLAHOMA

• Bricktown Water Taxi: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

OREGON

• John Day Fossil Beds: Kimberly, Oregon

PENNSYLVANIA

• Indian Echo Caverns: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

RHODE ISLAND

• Fort Adams State Park: Newport, Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Sassafras Mountain: Sunset, South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Palisades State Park: Garretson, South Dakota

TENNESSEE

• Cades Cove: Townsend, Tennessee

TEXAS

• New York Texas Zipline Adventures: Larue, Texas

UTAH

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument: American Fork, Utah

VERMONT

• Vermont Antique Mall: Quechee, Vermont

VIRGINIA

• Great Falls Park: McLean, Virginia

WASHINGTON

• Palouse Falls State Park: LaCrosse, Washington

WEST VIRGINIA

• Lost World Caverns: Lewisberg, West Virginia

WISCONSIN

• Rock Climbing at Devil’s Lake State Park: Baraboo, Wisconsin

WYOMING

• Covered Wagon Cookout & Show: Jackson, Wyoming

Do you start the summer in a big way? Tell us in the comments below.