The spring semester is well underway and students are itching to fill their weekends. Football season is over, now there is nothing to fill Saturdays with quite like the experience of a home game weekend.

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This free time also holds great opportunity for students. A weekend road trip, a day at Chewacala State Park or laying by the pool is a perfect way to spend the weekend, especially with the beautiful spring weather approaching.

Other students use this free time to go home and spend time with their families they may have neglected during the entire football season.

However, if you grew up and in Auburn and your family is right down the street, you may need some more creative ideas. Kasey Bodine is a junior at Auburn University who grew up in Auburn.

“Now that football season is over, I have enjoyed going to my lake house with some friends, going shopping in Montgomery, or going out to dinner in Columbus,” Bodine said.

The weekends in the spring are not the only prime time for traveling, spring break is one of the biggest weeks college students use to vacation with their friends.

Some of the most common spring break destinations among Auburn students include the beaches of Florida such as Destin, Seaside, West Palm or Miami. Others choose to make an extravagant trip out of their week off school and go on a cruise to the Bahamas or Cozumel.

Spring break usually falls around the second week in March. Students get the entire week off, and if they are lucky, no homework due or tests the week after.  

“Some of my best memories from college are from my trip I have taken with my best friends on spring break,” Bodine said. “A week off is the best time to relax and get away from school responsibilities.”

Since students are not lucky enough to get a week off all the time, it is important to take advantage of the weekends.

Chewacala is another favorite among Auburn students. As soon as the weather gets slightly warm, you can find people setting up their hammocks, hiking or swimming under the waterfall.

Chewacala is only a few miles from campus so it is easy to take a day trip with friends. It costs $3 for adults to enter the park.

Even though football is over for the next few months, make sure to take advantage of the free weekends to get away!