Things to Do in Saginaw

An excellent resource for children to acquire new hobbies and meet new friends, Adventure Day Camps includes a full day of exciting escapades on the south side of Lake Grapevine at Meadowmere Park. At camp, young ones aged 4–13 can become reacquainted with the outdoors through a diverse assortment of activities, such as kayaking, archery, fishing, swimming, treasure hunts, target shooting, staring contests with intensely focused owls, nature study, and more. Snacks are provided to replenish the kids’ depleted energy at 10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

Guests of the Gaylord Texan Resort's luxurious executive suites can bounce atop a custom-made king-size mattress swathed in plush bedding, surf the Internet with complimentary WiFi, and swivel around behind an executive desk. Suites also house a living area and a bathroom lined with granite counter space, ideal for chopping your soothing cucumber slices for the eyes and protective carrot sticks for the nose. The resort also hosts a wide range of amenities, including a 25,000-square-foot spa, both a 20-meter indoor lap pool and an outdoor swimming pool, and Paradise Springs, a 10-acre pool complex with a snaking river as lazy as a sloth that’s just eaten an entire bag of Doritos. Six restaurants and seven lounges span the well-groomed premises, sating any taste for sustenance or spirituous liquids. Throughout each stay, Gaylord Texan Resort’s luxurious expanses nourish eyes with opulent fountains and landscaping, and stately architecture.

The National Cowgirl Museum honors the tough-as-nails cow-lasses of the American West with a comprehensive collection of more than 6,000 photographs and 5,000 artifacts, as well as both traveling and permanent exhibits. A Hall of Fame gallery shares the stories of 200 honorees, including Annie Oakley, Patsy Cline, and Sandra Day O'Connor, while artifacts such as costumes, boots, saddles, letters, and jackalope lassos span 150 years of cowgirl history. Exhibits are organized to display different aspects of the lives of women in the West. Into the Arena honors women riders with rodeo memorabilia and a life-sized bronco model, allowing mounters to simulate the thrill of the rodeo. Claiming the Spotlight takes a look at the entertainers, actors, and country-western musicians whose tales of rootin' and shootin' injected the American consciousness with nostalgia for the open prairie and dangerously full tobacco spittoons.

The guides at DFWAP Adventures lead treks throughout DFW Adventure Park's 176 acres, where families, church groups, and coworkers rely upon communication and teamwork to conquer challenges ranging from paintball scenarios to scavenger hunts through the wilderness. Colleagues trade in their eight-hour workday for corporate boot camp on the challenge course by tackling conflict resolution and dealing with stress. Paramedic trainees can practice through wilderness search and vertical rescue, as well as tactical medic scenarios. Groups can also plan a multi-venue event combining paintball, a wilderness challenge course, obstacle race, and ziplines for a full day adventure.