Fodor's The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West, 2nd Edition
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Fodor’s Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West
PLAN YOUR PERFECT TRIP
Full-color guide • Make your trip to the national parks unforgettable with TK maps, illustrated features, and TK color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Convenient overview of each park and its highlights •Top experiences and attractions • Practical advice for getting around • Field-tested itineraries • Easy-to-read color park maps
Explore Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on historic lodges in the national parks, hydrothermal features, and rafting down the Colorado River • Best hiking, educational offerings, and nearby attractions
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Frequently updated to provide the latest information
PLAN YOUR PERFECT TRIP
Full-color guide • Make your trip to the national parks unforgettable with TK maps, illustrated features, and TK color photos.
Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Convenient overview of each park and its highlights •Top experiences and attractions • Practical advice for getting around • Field-tested itineraries • Easy-to-read color park maps
Explore Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on historic lodges in the national parks, hydrothermal features, and rafting down the Colorado River • Best hiking, educational offerings, and nearby attractions
Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Frequently updated to provide the latest information
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Parks
National Park Service Then and Now
The Roosevelt Touch
Wildlife In the Parks
Chapter 2: Choosing a Park
What’s Where
The Best of the National Parks
If You Like
Chapter 3: Planning Your Visit
Park Passes
What to Pack
Family Fun
Rock Climbing Q&A
Take a Tour
Capturing the Parks on Film
Staying Healthy, Playing It Safe
More Tips and Tidbits
Field Guide: Common Geology and Terrain Terms
Chapter 4: Driving Tours
Pacific Northwest Driving Tour
Canadian Rockies Driving Tour
Glacier to Grand Teton
Driving Tour
Dakotas’ Black Hills Driving Tour:
Hot Springs to Deadwood
Northern California Driving Tour
Southern California Driving Tour
Canyon Country Driving Tour
Dinosaur National Monument to
Great Sand Dunes Driving Tour
Texas and New Mexico
Driving Tour
Chapter 5: Arches National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 6: Badlands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 7: Banff National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 8: Big Bend National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 9: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 10: Bryce Canyon National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 11: Canyonlands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 12: Capitol Reef National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 13: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 14: Channel Islands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 15: Crater Lake National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 16: Death Valley National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 17: Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
Glacier National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 18: Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon West Rim
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 19: Grand Teton National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 20: Great Basin National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 21: Great Sand Dunes National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 22: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 23: Jasper National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 24: Joshua Tree National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 25: Lassen Volcanic National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 26: Mesa Verde National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 27: Mount Rainier National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 28: North Cascades National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
29: Olympic National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 30: Petrified Forest National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 31: Redwood National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 32: Rocky Mountain National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 33: Saguaro National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 34: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sequoia National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 35: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 36: Wind Cave National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 37: Yellowstone National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 38: Yosemite National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 39: Zion National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Campgrounds at a Glance
Index
About our Writers
Maps
Pacific Northwest Driving Tour
Canada Driving Tour
Glacier to Grand Teton
Badlands Driving Tour
Northern California Driving Tour
Southern California Driving Tour
Canyon Country Driving Tour
Colorado Driving Tour
Texas and New Mexico
Banff Trail
Chisos Basin
Central Bryce Canyon
Island in the Sky
Needles
Southeastern Utah
Subterreanean Trail Network,
Carlsbad Caversn NP
Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz,
and Anacapa Islands
Darwin Falls Trail
Central Glacier Trails
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon Village
and Rim Trail
Grand Canyon North Rim
Jenny Lake Trail
Western Joshua Tree
National Park
Mount Rainier Looking North
Olympic Coastal Region
Sol Duc Trail
Redwood NP Northern Areas
Redwood NP Southern Areas
Bear Lake Region
Western Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon’s Cedar Grove Area
Wind Cave Trail (Underground)
Western Yellowstone
Old Faithful Area
Eastern Yellowstone
Canyon Village
Yosemite Valley
National Park Service Then and Now
The Roosevelt Touch
Wildlife In the Parks
Chapter 2: Choosing a Park
What’s Where
The Best of the National Parks
If You Like
Chapter 3: Planning Your Visit
Park Passes
What to Pack
Family Fun
Rock Climbing Q&A
Take a Tour
Capturing the Parks on Film
Staying Healthy, Playing It Safe
More Tips and Tidbits
Field Guide: Common Geology and Terrain Terms
Chapter 4: Driving Tours
Pacific Northwest Driving Tour
Canadian Rockies Driving Tour
Glacier to Grand Teton
Driving Tour
Dakotas’ Black Hills Driving Tour:
Hot Springs to Deadwood
Northern California Driving Tour
Southern California Driving Tour
Canyon Country Driving Tour
Dinosaur National Monument to
Great Sand Dunes Driving Tour
Texas and New Mexico
Driving Tour
Chapter 5: Arches National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 6: Badlands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 7: Banff National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 8: Big Bend National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 9: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 10: Bryce Canyon National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 11: Canyonlands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 12: Capitol Reef National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 13: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 14: Channel Islands National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 15: Crater Lake National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 16: Death Valley National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 17: Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks
Glacier National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 18: Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon West Rim
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 19: Grand Teton National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 20: Great Basin National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 21: Great Sand Dunes National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 22: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 23: Jasper National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 24: Joshua Tree National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 25: Lassen Volcanic National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 26: Mesa Verde National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 27: Mount Rainier National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 28: North Cascades National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
29: Olympic National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 30: Petrified Forest National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 31: Redwood National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 32: Rocky Mountain National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 33: Saguaro National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 34: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sequoia National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 35: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 36: Wind Cave National Park
Park Essentials
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 37: Yellowstone National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 38: Yosemite National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Chapter 39: Zion National Park
What’s Nearby
Where to Eat and Stay
Campgrounds at a Glance
Index
About our Writers
Maps
Pacific Northwest Driving Tour
Canada Driving Tour
Glacier to Grand Teton
Badlands Driving Tour
Northern California Driving Tour
Southern California Driving Tour
Canyon Country Driving Tour
Colorado Driving Tour
Texas and New Mexico
Banff Trail
Chisos Basin
Central Bryce Canyon
Island in the Sky
Needles
Southeastern Utah
Subterreanean Trail Network,
Carlsbad Caversn NP
Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz,
and Anacapa Islands
Darwin Falls Trail
Central Glacier Trails
Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon Village
and Rim Trail
Grand Canyon North Rim
Jenny Lake Trail
Western Joshua Tree
National Park
Mount Rainier Looking North
Olympic Coastal Region
Sol Duc Trail
Redwood NP Northern Areas
Redwood NP Southern Areas
Bear Lake Region
Western Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon’s Cedar Grove Area
Wind Cave Trail (Underground)
Western Yellowstone
Old Faithful Area
Eastern Yellowstone
Canyon Village
Yosemite Valley
