Frommer's^? National Parks of the American West, 7th Edition

by Don Laine; Barbara Laine; With: Shane Christensen; With: Jack Olson; With: Eric Peterson

• ISBN13: 9780470627389
• ISBN10: 0470627387
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

With full coverage of Western national parks: Arches, Badlands, Big Bend, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the Black Hills (including Mount Rushmore), Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Channel Islands, Crater Lake, Death Valley, Devils Tower, Glacier National/Waterton Lakes, the Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Great Basin, Great Sand Dunes, Guadalupe Mountains, Joshua Tree, Lassen Volcanic Park, Mesa Verde and the Four Corners, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Olympic, Petrified Forest, Point Reyes, Redwood, Rocky Mountain, Saguaro, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion. According to the National Park Service, as of June 2009, 127.7 million visits were made to national parks in the first six months of the year, an increase of about 4.5 million over the same period in 2008. More than 900,000 people visited Yellowstone National Park in July, 2009, an all-time record for monthly visits and a jump of 94,000 visits over 2008. The First Family visited Yellowstone in August, 2009.

Table of Contents

List of Maps

Planning Your Trip to the National Parks of the American West

Arches National Park, UT

Badlands National Park, SD

Big Bend National Park, TX

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO

The Black Hills: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument & Custer State Park, SD

Bryce Canyon National Park & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT

Canyonlands National Park, UT

Capitol Reef National Park, UT

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM

Channel Islands National Park, CA

Crater Lake National Park, OR

Death Valley National Park & Mojave National Preserve, CA

Devils Tower National Monument, WY

Glacier National Park, MT & Waterton Lakes National Park, AB

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Grand Teton National Park, WY

Great Basin National Park, NV

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, CO

Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Chaco & Other Archaeological Sites of the Four Corners Region

Mount Rainier National Park, WA

North Cascades National Park, WA

Olympic National Park, WA

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

Redwood National & State Parks, CA

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

Saguaro National Park, AZ

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND

Yellowstone National Park, WY & Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, MT

Yosemite National Park, CA

Zion National Park & Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT

Field Guide to Western Wildlife

Airline, Hotel & Car Rental Websites

Index

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