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USA's National Parks ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd USA’s National Parks Pacific Northwest p213 Rocky Mountains p267 Great Lakes & Great Plains p331 California p51 Southwest The East p127 p361 Pacific Hawaii & US Hawaii & US Hawaii & US Northwest Territories Territories Territories p226 p427 p450 p452 (Alaska) (Hawaii) (American Samoa) (US Virgin Islands) PLAN YOUR TRIP USA’S NATIONAL PARKS Welcome to the USA’s CALIFORNIA . 51 Moro Rock . 104 National Parks . 6 Classic Trip: Yosemite, Buck Rock Top 15 . 10 Sequoia & Kings Fire Lookout . 105 Canyon National Crystal Cave . 105 Best Hiking . 22 Parks . 55 Monarch Lakes Hike . 108 Best Wildlife Watching . 25 Channel Islands General Sherman Tree National Park . 64 Best Views . 27 to Moro Rock Hike . 110 Snorkeling, Diving Yosemite Best Winter & Kayaking . 65 National Park . 114 Wonderlands . 29 Wildlife Watching . 65 Yosemite Valley . 116 Best Adventures . 31 Death Valley Half Dome . 116 National Park . 70 Best Family Mariposa Grove . 116 Viewpoints . 71 Experiences . 33 Classic Roadside Views . .. 117 Scotty’s Castle . 71 Month by Month . 40 El Capitan . 117 Hiking & Scenic Drives . 71 Yosemite Falls . 117 Get Inspired . 44 Joshua Tree Ahwahnee Hotel . 117 Need to Know . 46 National Park . 76 Kings Canyon Tuolumne Meadows . 117 National Park . 78 Vernal & Nevada THOMAS WINZ /GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES /GETTY WINZ THOMAS General Grant Grove . 80 Falls Hike . 120 Zumwalt Meadow . 80 Cathedral Lakes Hike . 122 Redwood Canyon . 81 Boyden Cavern . 81 SOUTHWEST . .. 127 Panoramic Point . 81 Classic Trip: Zion Roaring River Falls . 81 & Bryce Canyon National Parks . 131 Knapp’s Cavern . 81 Arches National Kings Canyon Park . 138 Scenic Byway . 81 Arches Scenic Drive . 139 Muir Rock . 81 Fiery Furnace . 139 SQUIRREL, CRATER LAKE Mist Falls Hike . .. 84 P224 Devils Garden . 142 Rae Lakes Loop Hike . 86 Windows Trail . 142 Lassen Volcanic National Park . 90 Dead Horse Point FDASTUDILLO /GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES /GETTY FDASTUDILLO State Park . 142 Pinnacles National Park . 94 Big Bend National Park . 144 Talus Caves . 95 Scenic Drives . 145 Hiking . 95 Hiking . 148 Redwood National Park . 96 Birdwatching . 148 Sequoia Bryce Canyon National Park . 102 National Park . 150 General Fairyland Loop . 152 Sherman Tree . 104 Inspiration Point . 152 BRANDYWINE FALLS Giant Forest . 104 Hoodoos . 152 P347 Contents Bryce Point . 153 Guided Tours . 189 Paddling . .. 240 Rainbow Point . 153 Chapin Mesa . 189 Hiking . 241 Paria View . 153 Cliff Palace Katmai Bryce Canyon & Balcony House . 192 National Park . 244 Scenic Drive . 156 Wetherill Mesa . 192 Bear Watching . 245 Under-the-Rim Trail . 158 Petrified Forest Hiking . 245 Canyonlands National Park . 196 Paddling . .. 245 National Park . 162 Saguaro Kenai Fjords Island in the Sky . 163 National Park . 198 National Park . 246 Needles District . 163 Zion National Park . 200 Lake Clark The Maze . 166 The Narrows . 202 National Park . 252 Capitol Reef Angels Landing . .. 202 Mount Rainier National Park . 168 Zion Canyon . 202 National Park . 254 Petroglyphs . 169 Hanging Gardens . 203 North Cascades National Park . 256 Hickman Bridge Trail . 169 Kolob Canyons . 203 Olympic Carlsbad Caverns Canyoneering . 203 National Park . 258 National Park . 170 Hike the Narrows: Wrangell-St Elias Lechuguilla Cave . 171 Top Down . 206 National Park . 260 Grand Canyon Zion Canyon Hiking . 261 National Park . 172 Scenic Drive . 208 Tours . 264 Hiking Rim to Rim . 174 Grand Canyon Lodge . 174 PACIFIC Rafting the NORTHWEST . 213 Colorado River . 174 Classic Trip: Up the SPECIAL Cape Royal Point . 174 Inside Passage . 217 FEATURES Phantom Ranch . 174 Crater Lake Alcatraz Island . 92 Desert View National Park . 224 Watchtower . 174 Hiking . 225 Diverse Landscapes . 98 Shoshone Point . 174 Skiing . 225 Incredible Rock Grand Canyon Railway . 175 Denali National Park . 226 Formations . 195 Mule Rides . 175 Denali . 227 Alaska’s Historical Havasu Canyon . 175 Wildlife Watching . 230 Monuments . 250 Hike the Hermit Trail . 178 Hiking . 230 Presidential Widforss Trail Day Hike . 180 Gates of the Arctic & Memorials . 348 Great Basin Kobuk Valley National Parks . 232 Presidents in the National Park . 184 Eastern States . 406 Lehman Caves . 185 Hiking . 233 Cathedral Gorge Paddling . .. 236 National Mall & Memorial Parks . 414 State Park . 185 Tours . 236 Guadalupe Mountains Glacier Bay Hawaii’s Other National Park . 186 National Park . 238 Protected Areas . 446 Mesa Verde Glaciers . 239 St Croix . 455 National Park . 188 Whale Watching . 240 Chapin Mesa Museum . 189 USA’S NATIONAL PARKS ROCKY MOUNTAINS . 267 © IMAGES /GETTY BIBIKOW WALTER Classic Trip: Grand Teton to Yellowstone . 271 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park . 280 Hiking . 281 Fishing . 281 Glacier National Park . 282 Bears in Two Medicine Valley . .. 284 TOTEM POLE, SITKA P250 Parkitecture Lodges . 284 Many Glacier Valley . 284 Rocky Mountain Highway 240 Hiking . 285 National Park . 312 Badlands Loop Road . 345 White-Water Hiking & Backpacking . 313 Sage Creek Rim Road . 345 Rafting & Floating . 285 Moraine Park Museum . 316 Buffalo Gap Driving Tour: Yellowstone National Grassland Going-to-the-Sun Road . 288 National Park . 318 Nature Reserve . .. 345 Sun Point to Wildlife in Cuyahoga Valley Virginia Falls . 289 Lamar Valley . 320 National Park . 346 Hidden Lake Old Faithful Boston Store Overlook Trail . 290 & Upper Geyser Basin . .. 320 Visitor Center . 347 Highline Trail . 291 Grand Canyon Brandywine Falls . 347 Grand Teton of the Yellowstone . 320 Ohio & Erie Canal National Park . 294 Grand Prismatic Towpath Trail . 347 Climbing Spring . .. 320 Scenic Train Ride . 347 Grand Teton . 296 Moose Watching . 321 Isle Royale Paddling the Family Hiking . 321 National Park . 350 Teton’s Alpine Lakes . 296 Wildflowers . 321 Theodore Roosevelt Backpacking National Park . 352 Bechler Basin the Tetons . 296 Waterfalls . 321 Voyageurs Moose Watching . 297 National Park . 356 Mammoth Terraces . 321 Mormon Row . .. 297 Wind Cave Norris Geyser Basin . 321 National Park . 358 Skiing Jackson Hole . 297 Hike Mt Washburn . 324 Custer State Park . .359 Wildflowers . 297 Bunsen Peak Trail . .. 326 Lake Solitude . 297 Laurance S THE EAST . 361 Rockefeller Preserve . 297 GREAT LAKES Classic Trip: Teton Crest Trail . 300 & GREAT PLAINS . 331 The Civil War Tour . 365 Drive Hole in One . 302 Classic Trip: Acadia National Park . 374 Black Hills Loop . 335 Great Sand Dunes Park Loop Road . 375 National Park . 306 Badlands Cadillac Mountain . 375 National Park . 344 Hiking . 375 Contents UNDERSTAND Ranger Programs . 378 Leleiwi Overlook . 432 History . 458 Cycling the Kalahaku Overlook . 432 Conservation . 463 Carriage Roads . .. 378 Haleakalā Visitor Biscayne Center . 433 Outdoor Activities . 466 National Park . 380 Pu‘u‘ula‘ula Wildlife . 474 Congaree (Red Hill) Overlook . 436 Geology . 482 National Park . 386 Keonehe‘ehe‘e Hiking . 387 (Sliding Sands) Trail . 436 Index . 488 Canoeing & Kayaking . 387 Hawai‘i Volcanoes Dry Tortugas National Park . 438 National Park . 388 Kilauea Visitor Fort Jefferson . 389 Center & Museum . 440 Swimming Crater Rim Drive . 440 & Snorkeling . 389 Halema‘uma‘u Natchez Trace Viewpoint . 440 Parkway . 392 Kilauea Iki Trail . 440 Blue Ridge Parkway . 394 Volcano Art Center . 441 Everglades Thurston Lava Tube . 441 National Park . 396 Chain of Craters Road . .. 443 Great Smoky National Park Mountains National of American Samoa . 450 Park . 398 Pola Island Trail . 451 Cades Cove Area . 399 Amalau Valley . 451 Mt LeConte . 400 Mt Alava . 451 Hiking . 402 Virgin Islands Backpacking . 402 National Park . 452 Cycling . 402 Trunk Bay . 453 Driving Tours . .. 402 Cinnamon Bay . 453 Horseback Riding . .. 402 Annaberg Historic Trail . .. 453 Hot Springs Hiking . 453 National Park . 404 Hot Springs . 405 Hiking . 405 Mammoth Cave National Park . 410 Shenandoah National Park . 412 HAWAII & US TERRITORIES . 427 Haleakalā National Park . 430 Hosmer Grove . 432 Waikamoi Preserve . 432 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd AOUR beat-up old STORY car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. 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