Guide to the National Park Areas, Western States, 7th

by David L. & Kay W. Scott

• ISBN13: 9780762712045
• ISBN10: 076271204X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

In the Guide to the National Park Areas series, the Scotts' informative text, which includes the details needed to plan and tailor a visit to an individual's specifications, is enhanced by photographs and detailed maps. The Scotts discuss each area's history; points of interest and activities; food and lodgings resources; camping, hunting, and fishing facilities; addresses and phone numbers; and much more. Web site addresses for each park area are included.

Discover the beauty, wonder, and history of 190 national park areas west of the Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Introduction	xvii
Key for Map Symbols	xxii
ALASKA
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	4	(1)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve	4	(2)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	6	(1)
Denali National Park and Preserve	6	(3)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	9	(1)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	9	(1)
Katmai National Park and Preserve	10	(2)
Kenai Fjords National Park	12	(1)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	12	(1)
Kobuk Valley National Park	13	(1)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	14	(1)
Noatak National Preserve	14	(1)
Sitka National Historical Park	15	(1)
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve	16	(1)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	17	(2)
AMERICAN SAMOA
National Park of American Samoa	19	(4)
ARIZONA
Canyon de Chelly National Monument	23	(2)
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	25	(1)
Chiricahua National Monument	26	(2)
Coronado National Memorial	28	(2)
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	30	(1)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	31	(3)
Grand Canyon National Park	34	(4)
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	38	(179)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	217
Montezuma Castle National Monument	39	(2)
Navajo National Monument	41	(1)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	42	(2)
Petrified Forest National Park	44	(4)
Pipe Spring National Monument	48	(2)
Saguaro National Park	50	(1)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	51	(2)
Tonto National Monument	53	(1)
Tumacacori National Historical Park	54	(1)
Tuzigoot National Monument	55	(1)
Walnut Canyon National Monument	56	(1)
Wupatki National Monument	57	(2)
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Post National Memorial	59	(2)
Buffalo National River	61	(2)
Fort Smith National Historic Site	63	(1)
Hot Spring National Park	64	(2)
Pea Ridge National Military Park	66	(3)
CALIFORNIA
Cabrillo National Monument	69	(2)
Channel Islands National Park	71	(2)
Death Valley National Park	73	(3)
Devils Postpile National Monument	76	(1)
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	77	(1)
Fort Point National Historic Site	78	(1)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	79	(3)
John Muir National Historic Site	82	(1)
Joshua Tree National Park	83	(2)
Kings Canyon National Park	85	(4)
Lassen Volcanic National Park	89	(1)
Lava Beds National Monument	90	(3)
Manzanar National Historic Site	93	(1)
Mojave National Preserve	93	(2)
Muir Woods National Monument	95	(2)
National AIDS Memorial Grove	97	(1)
Pinnacles National Monument	98	(2)
Point Reyes National Seashore	100	(2)
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial	102	(1)
Redwood National and State Parks	103	(3)
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park	106	(1)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	107
Sequoia National Park	85	(24)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	109	(2)
Yosemite National Park	111	(4)
COLORADO
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	115	(1)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	116	(2)
Colorado National Monument	118	(2)
Curecanti National Recreation Area	120	(2)
Dinosaur National Monument	122	(2)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	124	(2)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	126	(1)
Hovenweep National Monument	127	(2)
Mesa Verde National Park	129	(3)
Rocky Mountain National Park	132	(3)
GUAM
War in the Pacific National Historical Park	135	(2)
HAWAII
Haleakala National Park	137	(2)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	139	(2)
Kalaupapa National Historical Park	141	(1)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	142	(1)
Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park	143	(2)
Pu`ukohola Heiau National Historic Site	145	(2)
USS Arizona Memorial	147	(2)
IDAHO
City of Rocks National Reserve	149	(1)
Craters of the Moon National Monument	150	(2)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	152	(2)
Nez Perce National Historical Park	154	(190)
Yellowstone National Park	344
IOWA
Effigy Mounds National Monument	157	(2)
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	159	(2)
KANSAS
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site	161	(1)
Fort Larned National Historic Site	162	(1)
Fort Scott National Historic Site	163	(2)
Nicodemus National Historic Site	165	(1)
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	166	(3)
LOUISIANA
Cane River Creole National Historical Park	169	(1)
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	170	(2)
Poverty Point National Monument	172	(1)
MINNESOTA
Grand Portage National Monument	173	(2)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area	175	(2)
Pipestone National Monument	177	(2)
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway	179	(3)
Voyageurs National Park	182	(3)
MISSOURI
George Washington Carver National Monument	185	(1)
Harry S Truman National Historic Site	186	(1)
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial	187	(1)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	188	(2)
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site	190	(1)
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	191	(2)
MONTANA
Big Hole National Battlefield	193	(2)
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	195	(2)
Glacier National Park	197	(3)
Grant--Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	200	(1)
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	201
Nez Perce National Historical Park	154	(190)
Yellowstone National Park	344
NEBRASKA
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	205	(1)
Chimney Rock National Historic Site	206	(2)
Homestead National Monument of America	208	(1)
Missouri National Recreational River	209	(2)
Niobrara National Scenic River	211	(2)
Scotts Bluff National Monument	213
NEVADA
Death Valley National Park	73	(142)
Great Basin National Park	215	(2)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	217	(4)
NEW MEXICO
Aztec Ruins National Monument	221	(1)
Bandelier National Monument	222	(2)
Capulin Volcano National Monument	224	(1)
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	225	(2)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	227	(2)
El Malpais National Monument	229	(2)
El Morro National Monument	231	(2)
Fort Union National Monument	233	(1)
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	234	(1)
Pecos National Historical Park	235	(1)
Petroglyph National Monument	236	(2)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	238	(2)
White Sands National Monument	240	(3)
NORTH DAKOTA
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	243	(1)
International Peace Garden	244	(2)
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	246	(2)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	248	(3)
OKLAHOMA
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	251	(1)
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	252	(3)
OREGON
Crater Lake National Park	255	(3)
Fort Clatsop National Memorial	258	(1)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	259	(2)
McLoughlin House National Historic Site	261
Nez Perce National Historical Park	154	(108)
Oregon Caves National Monument	262	(3)
SAIPAN
American Memorial Park	265	(2)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Badlands National Park	267	(2)
Jewel Cave National Monument	269
Missouri National Recreational River	209	(61)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	270	(2)
Wind Cave National Park	272	(3)
TEXAS
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	275	(1)
Amistad National Recreation Area	276	(2)
Big Bend National Park	278	(2)
Big Thicket National Preserve	280	(2)
Chamizal National Memorial	282	(2)
Fort Davis National Historic Site	284	(1)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	285	(2)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	287	(2)
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	289	(2)
Padre Island National Seashore	291	(1)
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site	292	(1)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	293	(2)
UTAH
Arches National Park	295	(3)
Bryce Canyon National Park	298	(3)
Canyonlands National Park	301	(3)
Capitol Reef National Park	304	(2)
Cedar Breaks National Monument	306
Dinosaur National Monument	122
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	31	(278)
Golden Spike National Historic Site	309
Hovenweep National Monument	127	(183)
Natural Bridges National Monument	310	(2)
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	312	(1)
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	313	(1)
Zion National Park	314	(3)
WASHINGTON
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	317	(2)
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	319	(1)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	320	(7)
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area	327
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	321	(3)
Mount Rainier National Park	324
Nez Perce National Historical Park	154	(173)
North Cascades National Park	327	(3)
Olympic National Park	330
Ross Lake National Recreation Area	327	(6)
San Juan Island National Historical Park	333	(1)
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	334
WYOMING
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	195	(142)
Devils Tower National Monument	337	(2)
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	339	(1)
Fossil Butte National Monument	340	(1)
Grand Teton National Park	341	(1)
Memorial Parkway	341	(3)
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Yellowstone National Park	344	(5)
National Park Areas Facilities and Activities Chart	349