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L:\AA These Are Little Known Places in America's National Park System r . __—i..——r - — '-' ^ HLQ >." • l:\AA These are little known places in America's National Park System. These are places that may be new or off the beaten track. Yet they—and many more like them—contain as much of the nation's beauty and portray as vividly the heritage of this great land as do the better known parks visited by so many millions of people every year. This booklet lists those places where you will find almost everything you might see Natchez Trace Parkway. Miss Tenn Ala in more popular parks—except crowds. I hope that many Americans will visit these lesser used areas of their National Park System. You should have many new and wonderful experiences. And, by avoiding crowds in busier parks, you'll be helping us protect the irreplaceable wonders which are America's Na­ tional Parks. Gary Everhardt Director, National Park Service Department of the Interior Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Michigan Here are a few suggestions for planning your visit: ALABAMA • Stop first at the visitor cen'er of any unit of the National Park System. Free literature, and often exhibits, movies, and slide presentations are availaDle to help you under­ stand the area. HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, • Be careful . observe the common sense rules of safety. Route 1, Box 63, Daviston, AL 36256 Natural hazards abound in outdoor areas, but visiting the national parks can be a safe experience if you use ordinary precautions. Don't molest wild animals, or swim or climb Site of the battle of March 27,1814, on the Tallapoosa River, when alone. In historic buildings, watch for low doorways and General Andrew Jackson's forces broke the power of the Creek steep steps. Always inquire at the visitor center about pos­ Indian Confederacy and opened Alabama and other parts of the sible hazards in that park. Old Southwest to settlement. • Entrance fees usually of $2 or $3 per vehicle are charged at many parks. If you plan frequent visits, the $10 Golden Eagle Location: The park is on Ala. 49, 12 miles north of Dadeville and Passport may save you money. If you are at least 62 years 18 miles northeast of Alexander City via Newsite. old, you are eligible for the free Golden Age Passport which covers admission and provides a 50 percent discount on campground and other user fees. Both passports are avail­ Accommodations: Meals and lodging available in Dadeville and able at park entrances throughout the Nation. Alexander City. Camping facilities in Wind Creek State Park, Tal- ledega National Forest, Mt. Cheaha State Park, nearby. • Special restrictions sometimes apply to backpackers using environmentally fragile back-country areas. Free permits to use certain trails and areas are issued by Park Rangers at the VISITOR CENTER, SELF-GUIDING TOUR OF BATTLEFIELD, NA­ park. Applications usually are made in person, but you can TURE TRAIL, EXHIBITS, FLINTLOCK RIFLE DEMONSTRATIONS, write the park where you plan to hike for further informa­ HIKING, PICNIC AREA, LAUNCHING RAMPS, CAMPING IN tion. NEARBY STATE PARKS • Many fine State parks and National Forests may be located near national Park System areas. Information on both Na­ tional and State parks as well as National Forests can be obtained from State Travel Directors in capital cities. ALASKA GLACIER BAY NATIONAL MONUMENT, Box 1089, Juneau, AK 99802 Great tidewater glaciers and examples of early stages of postgla­ cial forests; rare species of wildlife. The largest area in the Na­ tional Park System. Location: Thirty miles from Juneau. Access to Glacier Bay is li­ mited to boats and aircraft. Accommodations: Glacier Bay Lodge at Bartlett Cove, with rooms and meals, is open from May 15-September 15. For reservations, write Glacier Bay Lodge, Glacier Bay National Monument, Gus- tavus, AK 99826. BOATING, PRIMITIVE CAMPING, HIKING, EISHINC GUIDED TOURS, MOUNTAIN CLIMBING KATMAI NATIONAL MONUMENT, P. O. Box 7, King Salmon, AK 99613 Rugged shoreline backed by mountain wilderness and the dying Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Home of the big brown bear and bald eagle. Location: Katmai is 250 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Travel COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Chaco Canyon National Monument, New from King Salmon to Brooks River is by amphibious bush aircraft. Mexico 1 Accommodations: Meals and lodging at Coolidge. Accommodations: Modern facilities at Brooks River Lodge and Lake Grosvenor. Write to lodges at monument address. VISITOR CENTER, MUSEUM, GUIDED TOURS, SELF-GUIDING TRAIL, PICNICKING, PRIVATE CAMPGROUND NEARBY FISHING, CAMPING, GUIDED TOURS, HIKING, WILDLIFE SANC­ TUARY, NATURE TRAILS, FISHING, CHARTERED BOATS AVAILA­ BLE CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT, Dos SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, P. O. Box 738, Cabezas Star Route, Wilcox, AZ 85643 Sitka, AK 99835 Varied rock formations created millions of years ago by volcanic Battleground where Russian supremacy over Tlingit Indians was activity. achieved, 1814; site of Russian fort, totem poles and other ar­ tifacts. Location: 36 miles southwest of Wilcox, via N. Mex., 186. Location: Located on Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska, the Accommodations: Meals and lodging in Wilcox; camping in park may be reached by scheduled airlines from Seattle, Juneau, Bonita Canyon area of monument. and Anchorage. Sitka is a port of call on Alaska Marine Highway System. VISITOR CENTER, CAMPGROUNDS, SCENIC DRIVE, HIKING SELF-GUIDING TRAILS, PICNICKING Accommodations: The park is within walking distance of down­ town Sitka, where hotel accommodations and meals are available. VISITOR CENTER, SELF-GUIDING TRAILS, NATIVE CRAFTS CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL, Rural Route WORKSHOPS, MUSEUM EXHIBITS, TOTEM POLES, SITE OF OLD RUSSIAN FORT, PICNIC AREA 1, Box 126, Hereford, AZ 85615 Commemorates first European exploration of the Southwest, by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540-42, and provides a view of a part of the route by which Coronado's expedition entered ARIZONA what is now the United States. Location: 22 miles south of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and 30 miles CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, Box southwest of Bisbee, Ariz., via N. Mex. 92. 588, Chinle, AZ 86503 Accommodations: Meals and lodging available at Bisbee, Ariz. Ruins of Indian villages built A.D. 350 and 1300 at the base of sheer red cliffs and in caves in canyon walls; modern Navajo HIKING, EXHIBITS, SELF-GUIDING TRAILS, PICNICKING, VIS­ Indian homes and farms. ITOR CENTER, FOREST SERVICE CAMPGROUND AT PARKER LAKE W MILES WEST OF THE MEMORIAL location: From Gallup, N. Mex., northwest on U.S. 66 to N. Mex. 264 to Ariz. 63 to Chinle. Accommodations: Meals and lodging at Thunderbird Lodge at FORT BOWIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, P. O. Box monument. Write to lodge at monument address for reserva­ tions. 158, Bowie, AZ 85605 PICNICKING, CAMPGROUNDS, SCENIC DRIVE, RUINS, PIC- Ruins of fort, established in 1862, the focal point of military opera­ TOGRAPHS, HIKING ON WHITE HOUSE RUIN, GUIDED TOURS, tions against Geronimo and his band of Apaches. MUSEUM Location: From the town of Wilcox, located on Int. 10, drive south 12 miles on Ariz. 186 to the graded road leading east into Apache CASA GRANDE RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Pass; from the town of Bowie, also on Int. 10, drive south 12 miles P.O. Box 518, Coolidge, AZ 85228 on a graded dirt road, then bear west into Apache Pass. Ruins of a massive four-story building constructed of high-lime Accommodations: Meals and lodging at Wilcox and Bowie. desert soil by Indians who farmed the Gila Valley 600 years ago. FOOT TRAIL, RUINS OF FORT, SMALL MUSEUM, HIKING, Location: One mile north of Coolidge on Ariz. 87, almost halfway CAMPGROUND AT CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL MONUMENT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST between Phoenix and Tucson. 3 2 HUBBELL TRADING POST NATIONAL HISTORIC Accommodations: Campground one and one-half miles south of SITE, Box 298, Ganado, AZ 86505 visitor center; lodging in nearby towns of Ajo, Gila Bend, and Senoita, Mexico. A still-active trading post illustrating the influence of reservation traders on the Indian way of life. VISITOR CENTER, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, SCENIC DRIVES, HIKING Location: On Navajo Indian Reservation, one mile west of Ganado, and 55 miles from Gallup, N. Mex. SAGUARO NATIONAL MONUMENT, Box 17210, Accommodations: Meals and lodging at Window Rock, Ariz., 30 miles from Hubbell, off Ariz. 264. Tucson, AZ 85731 OPERATING TRADING POST, INDIAN CRAFTS FOR SALE Cactus forest containing giant saguaro unique to Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The monument consists of Tucson Mountains and Rincon Mountains units. MONTEZUMA CASTLE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Location: To reach Tucson Mountains unit, follow Ariz. 86 west P.O. Box 68, Clarkdale, AZ 86324 from Tucson, to Kinney Road north to monument, approximately 16 miles from city. To reach Rincon Mountains unit, follow U. S. 10 southeast from Tucson to Houghton Road, to monument, ap­ One of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in the United States, this proximately 16 miles. five-story, 20-room castle is 90 percent intact. Includes Mon­ tezuma Well, of archeological and geological interest. Accommodations: Meals and lodging available in Tucson. Location: Five miles from Camp Verde; 90 miles north of Phoenix, via Int. 17. VISITOR CENTER, NATURE EXHIBITS, SCENIC DRIVE, SELF- GUIDING NATURE TRAILS, NATURALIST TALKS DURING WINTER SEASON, HIKING, PICNIC AREAS Accommodations: Meals and lodging in Flagstaff. VISITOR CENTER, EXHIBITS, MUSEUM, PICNICKING, HIKING SUNSET CRATER NATIONAL MONUMENT, Tuba Star Route, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT, Tonalea, AZ 86044 Volcanic cinder cone with summit crater formed just before A.D. 1100. Upper part colored as if by sunset glow. Three of largest and most elaborate cliff dwellings known, Be- tatakin, Keet Seel, and Inscription House. Location: From Flagstaff, take U.S. 89 north approximately 16 miles to monument entrance. Location: Fifty miles from Tuba City, Arizona, via U. S. 160. Accommodations: Meals and lodging available in Flagstaff. Accommodations: Meals and lodging in Tuba City.
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