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 Independent Publisher
Similar to their two guides to national park areas, authors David and Kay Scott's The Complete Guide to National Park Lodges is a boon to vacationing travelers seeking accommodations in national parks. Well-known stately inns such as the Grand Canyon's El Tovar is included, as well as other undiscovered gems such as Oregon Caves Lodge whose suite 309-310 is touted by some guest and employees as being haunted. Park lodges range from very rustic-primitive cabins-to supernal elegance, and this directory is helpful in surveying curious facts that make a humdrum lodging experience memorable. Often these facts reside in the one-page descriptive summary that begins each listing. Descriptions include historical, geographical and recreational information unique to the lodge and surrounding area. For example, one can discover that the Wawona Hotel in California is probably the oldest lodging facility in any national park, that its name is an Indian term meaning "big tree," and that the "complex is similar in appearance to a late -1800s western military post." Listings also include illustrations and basic information on the following: basic accommodations, rates, location, season, facilities, reservation method and activities. Room and food costs are rated from inexpensive to quite expensive and represent the authors' best judgment. The uncorrected galley proof under review lacked an index, though a geographic one was under consideration. I suggest a more comprehensive one that includes seasonal dates and historical landmarks. Also any discount information or national accommodation/dining ratings would be a nice addition to this directory. This guide would be of interest to all public libraries, travel agencies, and information centers whose primary clientele are the traveling public.


Review
"Meticulous travelers will revel in this book's details." --Sports Afield magazine

"This book can be your reference guide to the most amazing trips you have ever taken and to the most spectacular places you have ever stayed." --Outdoor Guide magazine

"The only resource of its kind to provide details on lodging available right inside our national parks, this guide will point you to places that allow you to enjoy the comforts of home without sacrificing your enjoyment of the beauty of nature." --Navy Times (Springfield, VA)



Review
"Meticulous travelers will revel in this book's details." --Sports Afield magazine

"This book can be your reference guide to the most amazing trips you have ever taken and to the most spectacular places you have ever stayed." --Outdoor Guide magazine

"The only resource of its kind to provide details on lodging available right inside our national parks, this guide will point you to places that allow you to enjoy the comforts of home without sacrificing your enjoyment of the beauty of nature." --Navy Times (Springfield, VA)



Review
"Meticulous travelers will revel in this book's details." --Sports Afield magazine

"This book can be your reference guide to the most amazing trips you have ever taken and to the most spectacular places you have ever stayed." --Outdoor Guide magazine

"The only resource of its kind to provide details on lodging available right inside our national parks, this guide will point you to places that allow you to enjoy the comforts of home without sacrificing your enjoyment of the beauty of nature." --Navy Times (Springfield, VA)



Book Description
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.



Download Description
Enhance your visit to a national park by staying in one of the national park lodges. These one-of-a-kind accommodations range from luxurious inns to rustic cabins, most located within the parks themselves. The Complete Guide to National Park Lodges is the only resource available that provides details on every property managed by the National Park Service. Most of the lodges are located near the things you want to see. At Crater Lake Lodge, sleep in a room that over looks the crater rim; at Yellowstone's Old Faithful Inn, walk out the entrance to see old Faithful erupt; at the Grand Canyon's El Tovar, peer down into the canyon just a few steps from the front door. (7 x 10, 270 pages, b


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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 the Author
David and Kay Scott have spent 27 summers touring the United States and Canada in a series of Volkswagen campers, and two summers backpacking through Europe by rail. David holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arkansas and has written books on accounting, finance, and investing. David and Kay live in Valdosta, Georgia, where David is a professor of finance at Valdosta State University and Kay is retired from the public schools.

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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. 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.

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