10 Quick Spring Getaways (PHOTOS)

Spring is in the air (sort of) and you know what that means: Blooming buds, warmer weather, and most important, the will to finally leave the house and take a weekend jaunt.

If you're in the mood for an easy weekend escape, you're in luck, because ShermansTravel.com has rounded up 10 quick spring getaways sure to put some spring in your step.

Whether soaking up the sun or flying down the slopes makes for your ideal vacation, they've rounded up locales just a quick flight from many U.S. cities.

Text and captions courtesy of ShermanTravel.com, adapted from "Top 10 Quick Spring Getaways."

Also, be sure to check out Sherman's list of the best value destinations for spring.

 

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ShermansTravel.com would never recommend hopping over to the Sahara for a quick spring getaway - nor would they suggest rocketing to Mars anytime soon. And they don't have to, since you can practically experience both by spending a couple of days exploring the vast open spaces, arid mountains, rolling sand dunes, old ghost towns, and barren salt pans of Death Valley. Despite its macabre moniker, this underrated national park in California comes alive with wildflowers through mid-April, and with summer highs soaring above 120 degrees and winter lows dropping below freezing, spring temperatures make it the prime season to discover this 3.3-million-acre park's many wonders: Hike the lowest place in North America (almost 300 feet below sea level), surf a sand dune, visit a Moorish-style castle, and cool down at the top-notch Furnace Creek Inn. Photos.com

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ShermansTravel.com would never recommend hopping over to the Sahara for a quick spring getaway - nor would they suggest rocketing to Mars anytime soon. And they don't have to, since you can practically experience both by spending a couple of days exploring the vast open spaces, arid mountains, rolling sand dunes, old ghost towns, and barren salt pans of Death Valley. Despite its macabre moniker, this underrated national park in California comes alive with wildflowers through mid-April, and with summer highs soaring above 120 degrees and winter lows dropping below freezing, spring temperatures make it the prime season to discover this 3.3-million-acre park's many wonders: Hike the lowest place in North America (almost 300 feet below sea level), surf a sand dune, visit a Moorish-style castle, and cool down at the top-notch Furnace Creek Inn.

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[rainkitty]

03:53 PM on 03/20/2011

Surprised U.S. Virgins not listed here - U.S. citizens of course, don't need a passport unlike Mexico and Antigua.

[1reasonedtruth]

07:12 PM on 03/15/2011

Twenty-six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance
Romance, romance, romance
Water all around it everywhere
Tropical trees and the salty air
But for me the thing that's a-waitin' there, romance
It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away
Restin' in the water serene
I'd work for anyone, even the Navy
Who would float me to my island dream
Twenty-six miles, so near yet far
I'd swim with just some water-wings and my guitar
I could leave the wings
But I'll need the guitar for romance
Romance, romance, romance
Twenty-six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance
A tropical heaven out in the ocean
Covered with trees and girls
If I have to swim, I'll do it forever
'Til I'm gazin' on those island pearls
Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat
Any old thing that'll stay afloat
When we arrive we'll all promote romance
Romance, romance, romance
Twenty-six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina
The island of romance
Romance, romance, romance
Twenty-six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me

[Bella Notte]

10:10 AM on 03/17/2011

Absolutely Beautiful!

[rainkitty]

03:47 PM on 03/20/2011

Done it many times! Love it.

[logicanada]

06:55 PM on 03/15/2011

. . . cuz there's really no place in the world we will be welcomed. . .

[nightingale801]

05:15 PM on 03/15/2011

Indeed, the fastest vacation ever*with the speed of light* I read:Death and I already went on vacation and came back:D and then I read the next word: Valley. Eh, who needs vacation anyway? Thank you for sharing!

[BlueOnBlue]

04:23 PM on 03/15/2011

We're headed off on a month-long southern road trip next week. Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans, Natchez, Memphis and then back home to PA in time for our own spring blossoms.

[tgd]

04:36 PM on 03/15/2011

The blooms are gorgeous here in Charleston right now. Come on down!

[BlueOnBlue]

05:27 PM on 03/15/2011

We stopped for a couple of days at Charleston last February, but it was too early, so we're coming back. We can't wait to have Charleston shrimp and grits again. We'll be there next late next week.

[MomfromTexas]

05:09 PM on 03/15/2011

Sounds great! We're having a beautiful early spring down here. Enjoy!