What do you want in a winter travel nursing assignment? To make your first snow angel? To be surrounded by holiday decorations and cheer? To escape to a warmer climate? Winter travel nursing has many faces to fit your traveling lifestyle. No matter what you want in an assignment this season, Access Nurses knows the perfect destination for you.

Play in a Winter Wonderland

Travel nurses’ favorite spots for traditional winter weather and activities:

Aspen, Colorado

• Cozy up with a loved one while riding in an authentic horse-drawn sleigh.
• Sip a cup of hot chocolate after an intense run down the breathtaking slopes of Ajax Mountain.
• Build a snowman or make a snow angel after a fresh snowfall.

New England

• Admire the serene, unspoiled White Mountains of New Hampshire.
• Bundle up and walk the historic, lantern-lit streets of Boston.
• Snowmobile through 13,500 miles of trails in Maine’s rugged natural landscape.

Celebrate a Very Festive Holiday

Travel nurses’ favorite spots for an extravagant holiday season:

Orlando, Florida

• Marvel at the oversized, hand-carved ice sculptures of Santa and his reindeer, the Nativity scene and more at ICE!
• Celebrate the season from a variety of cultures at Epcot’s Holidays Around the World.
• Send a holiday greeting from the quaint town of Christmas, Florida.

New York, New York

• Admire the elaborate and festive window displays at department stores like Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman.
• Glide across the smooth ice at Wollman’s skating rink in picturesque Central Park.
• Look up at the 78,000 dazzling lights hanging on Rockefeller Center’s famous giant Christmas tree.

Experience a Different Kind of Winter

Travel nurses’ favorite spots for a warmer version of winter:

San Diego, California

• Take a Hornblower whale watching cruise to see the great mammals migrating south to Baja.
• Hit a round of golf on Torrey Pines’ beautiful green courses.
• Surf the waves at La Jolla Shores or Ocean Beach, where a wetsuit is optional in the winter.

Orange County, California

• See an entire waterfront city aglow at Newport Beach’s Annual Harbor Christmas Boat Parade.
• Play in man-made snow at Disneyland’s “Believe…in Holiday Magic” celebration down Main Street.
• Tour the gardens of Mission San Juan Capistrano, know as the “Jewel of the Missions.”