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41_769835 bindex.qxd 3/29/06 7:59 PM Page 663 Index Abbotts Lagoon Trail, 467 campgrounds and RV Bryce Canyon, 106–107 The Abyss, 254 parks, 25–26 Capitol Reef, 141 Achenbach Trail, 555–556 day hikes, 20–23 Carlsbad Caverns, 156 Agate Bridge, 456 exploring the park by Glacier, 228 Agate House, 457–458 car, 18–19 Grand Teton, 302–303 Agnes Gorge Trail, 420 fees and permits, 18 Great Basin, 325 Agua Canyon Overlook, 103 one-day itinerary, 18 Guadalupe Mountains, Ahwahneechee, 606 organized tours and 343 Air tours ranger programs, North Cascades, 421–422 Badlands, 40 19–20 Redwood, 479–480 the Black Hills, 88 picnic and camping Saguaro, 515 Canyonlands, 124 supplies, 31–32 Sequoia and Kings Glacier, 225 restaurants, 29–31 Canyon, 534–536 Grand Canyon, 264–265 seasons and climate, 18 Theodore Roosevelt, Alaska, 7 special regulations and 555–556 Alaska Basin, 303 warnings, 18 Yellowstone, 578–580 Alberta Falls Trail, 492 sports and activities, Zion, 648 Albright Visitor Center, 564 23–25 Backcountry permits, 7–8 Alpine Lakes Loop, 323 tips from a park Backcountry skiing. See Alpine Pond Trail, 659 ranger, 17 Cross-country and back- Alpine Visitor Center, 489 traveling to, 16 country skiing Alta Peak–Alta Meadow, 535 visitor center, 18 Backcountry trips, planning, Alta Vista, 398 visitor information, 12–13 Alvino House, 51 16–17 Badger House Community Amphitheater Lake Arch Point Loop Trail, 175 Trail, 378 Trail, 301 Arch Rock, 166 Badlands Loop Road, 38 Anacapa, 165, 166–168 Artist Paint Pot Trail, Badlands National Park, Anasazi Heritage 567, 574 33–43 Center, 385 Artist Point, 570 accommodations, 41–42 Anemone Geyser, 572 Artists Drive, 201 avoiding the crowds, 36 Angels Landing Trail, 647 Artists Palette, 196 backcountry hikes, 40 Annie Creek Canyon, 184 Autumn Creek Trail, 231 campgrounds and RV Ansel Adams Gallery, 606 Avenue of Flags, 77 parks, 41 Antelope Flats Road, Azalea Trail, 530 day hikes, 39–40 297, 303 Aztec Ruins National fees, 37 Appistoki Falls,COPYRIGHTED 227 Monument, 387 MATERIALflora and fauna, 35–36 Arapaho National itineraries, 37–38 Forest, 496 Back Basin Loop, 567, 575 nearby attractions, 43 Arches National Park, Backcountry driving, Big organized tours and 5, 14–32 Bend, 55 ranger programs, 38 accommodations near, Backcountry hikes picnicking, 43 26–29 Arches, 22–23 restaurants, 42–43 attractions in and near, Badlands, 40 seasons and climate, 37 20, 32 Big Bend, 54 special regulations and backcountry hikes, 22–23 Black Canyon of the warnings, 37 Gunnison, 67 663 41_769835 bindex.qxd 3/29/06 7:59 PM Page 664 664 INDEX Badlands National Park organized tours and Bird-watching (cont.) ranger programs, 50 Big Bend, 56–57 sports and activities, picnic and camping Carlsbad Caverns, 40–41 supplies, 60 156–157 tips from the chief of restaurants, 59–60 Grand Staircase– interpretation, 37 seasons and climate, 48 Escalante, 118 traveling to, 36 special regulations and Great Sand Dunes, 333 visitor centers, 36 warnings, 47–48 Guadalupe Mountains, visitor information, 36 sports and activities, 55 343–344 Badwater, 197 tips from a park Point Reyes, 468 Baker Creek Road, 326 ranger, 47 Redwood, 481 Baker Lake Trail, 324 traveling to, 45–46 Saguaro, 516 Balanced Rock, 19, 20 visitor centers, 46 Zion, 649 Balcony House, 374, 377–378 visitor information, 46 Biscuit Basin, 573 Bald Crater/Boundary Big Bend Natural History Black Canyon of the Gunni- Springs, 185 Association, 46, 50, 56 son National Park, 63–70 Barker Dam, 352–353 Big Bend Ranch State accommodations, 69 Barker Dam Nature Park, 61 avoiding the crowds, Trail, 353 Big Foot Picnic Area, 43 63–64 Barr, Nevada, 12 Big Meadow Loops, 441 backcountry hikes, 67 Barton Warnock Environ- Big Room Self-Guided Tour, campgrounds and RV mental Education Center, 154, 157 parks, 68–69 60–61 Big Stump Trail, 527, 530 day hikes, 66–67 Base of Bridalveil Fall, 610 Big Trees Trail (Sequoia and exploring by car, 66 Basin Road Scenic Drive, 47 Kings Canyon), 528 fees and permits, 64–65 Beaches Big Tree Trail (Redwood), information and visitor Point Reyes National 478 centers, 64 Seashore, 468 Biking and mountain biking one-day itinerary, 65–66 Redwood, 480 Arches, 23 organized tours and Bear Lake Nature Trail, 492 Badlands, 40–41 ranger programs, 66 Bear Lake Road, 491 Big Bend, 55 picnic and camping Bear Valley Trail, 467 Black Canyon of the supplies, 70 Beaver Lake Picnic Area, 568 Gunnison, 67 restaurants, 69–70 Beaver Meadows Visitor the Black Hills, 88–89 seasons and climate, 65 Center, 489 Bryce Canyon, 107 special regulations and Bechler Meadows Trail, 579 Canyonlands, 131 warnings, 65 Bechler River Trail, 579 Capitol Reef, 141 traveling to, 64 Beef Corral Pullout, 554 Crater Lake, 187 Black Dragon’s Caldron, 571 Bench & Snow Lakes Death Valley, 201 The Black Hills (SD), 71–97. Trail, 398 Glacier, 222 See also Crazy Horse Ben Reifel Visitor Center, 36 Grand Canyon, 264 Memorial; Custer State Berkeley Park/Grand Park Grand Staircase– Park; Jewel Cave National Trail, 399 Escalante, 117 Monument; Mount Rush- Bierstadt Lake Trail, 492 Grand Teton, 303–304 more National Memorial; Big Bend National Park, Great Basin, 325 Wind Cave National Park 44–62 Joshua Tree, 356 accommodations, 91–95 accommodations, 58–59 Mojave, 210–211 campgrounds and RV attractions, 50–51, 60–62 Mount Rainier, 402 parks, 89–91 avoiding the crowds, 45 North Cascades, 422 guided tours, 88 backcountry hikes, 54 Olympic, 442 restaurants, 95–97 camping, 57–58 Point Reyes, 468 seasons and climate, 74 day hikes, 52–54 Redwood, 480 sports and activities, exploring the park by car, Rocky Mountain, 495 88–89 48, 50 Saguaro, 515 traveling to, 72–73 fees and permits, 46–47 Yellowstone, 580 visitor information, 73 one-day itinerary, 48 Yosemite, 616 The Black Hills National Zion, 648 Forest, campgrounds, 90 41_769835 bindex.qxd 3/29/06 7:59 PM Page 665 INDEX 665 Black Sand Basin, 573 backcountry hikes, Capitol Reef, 143–144 Blacktail Plateau Drive, 569 106–107 Carlsbad Caverns, Blacktail Ponds Overlook, campgrounds and RV 157–158 297 parks, 108–109 Channel Islands, Blue Mesa, 456 camping, 108–109 170–174 Blue Mesa Trail, 458 day hikes, 104–106 Custer State Park, 89–90 Boating (boat rentals). See exploring, 103–104 Death Valley, 201–203 also Canoeing; Kayaking; fees and permits, 102 Glacier, 231–235 Rafting and river floating one-day itinerary, Grand Canyon, 266–268 Canyonlands, 128–129 102–103 Grand Teton, 306–307 Glacier, 222, 229 organized tours and Great Basin, 326 Grand Teton, 304 ranger programs, 104 Guadalupe Mountains, Mount Rainier, 402 picnic and camping 344 Yellowstone, 580 supplies, 115 Joshua Tree, 357–358 Boat tours and cruises restaurants, 113–115 Lassen Volcanic, Crater Lake, 184 seasons and climate, 102 369–370 fees and permits, 414 special regulations and Mesa Verde, 380 Glacier, 224–225 warnings, 102 Mount Rainier, 405–406 Grand Teton, 304 summer sports and North Cascades, 423–424 North Cascades, 414 activities, 107–108 North Cascades Highway, Redwood, 480–481 traveling to, 101 424 Bogachiel River, 438 visitor center, 101–102 Olympic, 443–446 Boicourt Overlook, 553 visitor information, 101 Petrified Forest, 459–460 Boiling River, 568 winter sports and Point Reyes National Boiling Springs Lake, 367 activities, 108 Seashore, 469 Boquillas Canyon Trail, 52 Bryce Point, 103 Redwood National and Borax Museum, 196 Bubbs Creek Trail, 531–532 State Parks, 481–482 The Bowl, 343 Buck Hill, 553 Rocky Mountain, Bowman Lake, 229 Buckhorn Trail, 556 497–500 Box Canyon, 644 Bumpass Hell, 366–367 Ross Lake National Boyden Cavern, 527 Bumpass Hell Trail, 367 Recreation Area, Boy Scout Trail, 355 Bumpus Butte, 569 423–424 Boy Scout Tree Trail, Bunsen Peak Trail, 576 Saguaro, 516–517 477, 478 Burro Mesa Pour-Off, 52 Sequoia and Kings The Bracebridge Dinner, 603 Burroughs Mountain Canyon, 537–541 Brantley Lake State Park, 157 Trail, 399 Theodore Roosevelt, Bridge Bay Marina, 571 557–558 Bridge Creek Trail, 421 Cactus Forest Drive, 512 Wind Cave, 89 Bridger–Teton National Cactus Forest Trail, 512–514 Yellowstone, 584–585 Forest, 298, 303, 305 Cactus Garden Trail, 512 Yosemite, 617–622 Bright Angel Point Trail, 261 Calf Creek Recreation Area, Zion, 649–650 Bristlecone and Glacier 116–118 Candlelight Tour, 83 Trail, 323 Calhoun Ridge, 598 Cannonball Concretions Bristlecone Loop, 105 California Riding and Pullout, 554 Broken Arch, 19, 20 Hiking Trail, 355 Canoeing Brule Formation, 34 Campgrounds and RV Arches, 23 Bryce Amphitheater, 103 parks, 8 Canyonlands, 128–129 Bryce Canyon Country Arches, 25–26 Lassen Volcanic, Rodeo, 115 Badlands, 41 368–369 Bryce Canyon National Park, Black Canyon of the Mount Rainier, 402 5–6, 98–115 Gunnison, 68–69 North Cascades, 422–423 accommodations, The Black Hills, 89–91 Olympic, 442–443 109–113 The Black Hills National Canyon de Chelly National avoiding the crowds, Forest, 90 Monument, 388 100–101 Bryce Canyon, 108–109 Canyon del Muerto, 388 Canyonlands, 131–132 Canyoneering, Grand Stair- case–Escalante, 116–117 41_769835 bindex.qxd 3/29/06 7:59 PM Page 666 666 INDEX Canyonlands National Park, organized tours and Cascade River Road, 416 5, 119–132 ranger programs, 138 Cassidy Arch Trail, 140 attractions, 124–125 picnic and camping Castle Crest Wildflower avoiding the crowds, supplies, 147 Garden, 184 120, 122 restaurants near, 146–147 Castle Geyser, 572–573 backpacking, 128 seasons and climate, 137 Castle Trail, 39 campgrounds and RV special regulations and Castolon Historic District, 51 parks, 131–132 warnings, 137 Cathedral Lakes, 613 day hikes, 125–128 sports and activities, Cathedral