The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges - Softcover

Scott, David L.; Scott, Kay W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762728264 ISBN 13: 9780762728268

Publisher: UNKNO, 2004

Synopsis

This book is an insider's guide to finding the best lodges throughout the country and securing a reservation well in advance to beat the crowds. The authors, national park experts, tell readers how to leave behind the hassles and headaches and make trip planning painless. Having visited nearly every national park area and lodge in the country, they share their sage advice on how to choose a lodge that will best suit an individual's taste and needs.

Every single lodge accommodation run by the National Park Service is featured, ranging from luxurious inns to rustic cabins. Each entry includes firsthand information about the property; room rates; reservation phone numbers; exact location within the park; availability of food or meals; transportation details; facilities; activities; and detailed maps.

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Review:

The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges is utterly comprehensive, describing lodgings from the Ahwahnee in California's Yosemite National Park to Zion Lodge in Utah. Fine hand-sketched illustrations show travelers exactly what their dollar will buy them. The Scotts provide essential information on rooms, rates, locations, seasons, food, facilities, and activities for each entry in long, detailed passages, as well as in bullets for quick reference. Consider it the Lonely Planet of park guides: "North Rim or South Rim? The two sides of the Grand Canyon are so different that they share little other than the same canyon and river. The more popular South Rim has easier canyon access, more facilities, and many more visitors.... Vistas from the North Rim seem more intimate, and fewer people will be standing next to you straining for the same view." Going far beyond the dry, encyclopedic style one might expect, this guide offers descriptions of furnishings and amenities--so you'll know if your room will have a TV and a sofa bed, or if you'll need to bring your own wood for the fireplace. Whether you're planning to view geysers at the Old Faithful Lodge Cabins in Yellowstone or take a gander at Kilauea from Volcano House, the oldest continually operated hotel in Hawaii, The Complete Guide will tell you everything you need to know, and more.

An added bonus: The Globe Pequot Press will donate one dollar from the sale of each copy of this book directly to the National Parks Foundation to help repair trails, clean up waterways, protect animal populations, conduct research, and preserve historical and cultural sites. --Jhana Bach

From the Back Cover:

Enhance your national park experience with a stay at a national park lodge. These one-of-a-kind accommodations range from luxurious inns to rustic cabins, most located within the parks themselves. The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges will lead you to the best lodges near the things you want to see: Try a floating cabin at Ross Lake Lodge in the North Cascades National Park complex and let the movement of the lake lull you to sleep.
Luxuriate in the first-class accommodations of Furnace Creek Inn located on an oasis in the middle of starkly beautiful Death Valley.
At Mammoth Hot Springs, search for wildlife and geysers in Yellowstone by day, and return to your room in the old Army fort at night.
Park experts David and Kay Scott share their sage advice on choosing a lodge that will best suit your tastes and needs, providing detailed information on rooms, rates, activities, food, handicap accessibility, little-known historical facts about the lodges, and much more.

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0762728264
• ISBN 13: 9780762728268
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 272