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Balcony House, 300, 304 Rocky Mountain, 396–397 Index Bald Crater/Boundary Springs, 151 Saguaro, 411 Bald Hills Road, 382 Zion, 515 Barker Dam Nature Trail, 284–285 Bird Woman Falls Overlook, 180 INDEX Barr, Nevada, 12 Biscuit Basin, 455–456 A Barton Warnock Visitor Center, 52 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Abbotts Lagoon Trail, 374 Base of Bridalveil Fall, 486 Park, CO, 54–60 The Abyss, 205 Basin Road Scenic Drive, 42 Black Dragon's Caldron, 454 Abyss Overlook, 213 Bear Lake Nature Trail, 394 The Black Hills, SD, 61–81 Access Pass, 6 Bear Lake Road, 393 accommodations, 77–79 Achenbach Trail, 439–441 Bear Valley Trail, 374 Custer State Park, 66–67 Adventure tours, 14 Bear Valley Visitor Center, 373 getting there & gateways, 62 Agate Bridge, 365 Beaver Lake Picnic Area, 451 guided tours, 74 Agate House, 365, 366–367 Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 391 information, 62 Agnes Gorge Trail, 337 Bechler Meadows Trail, 460 Jewel Cave National Monument, Agua Canyon Overlook, 86 Bechler River Trail, 460 62, 72–75 Ahwahneechee, 482 Beef Corral Pullout, 439 Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Ahwahnee hotel, 496 Belle Campground, 287 63–66 Alaska, 8 Belle Fourche Campground, 177 restaurants, 79–81 Alaska Basin, 242 Bench & Snow Lakes Trail, 321 seasons & climate, 62–63 Alberta Falls Trail, 393 Ben Reifel Visitor Center, 33–35 Wind Cave National Park, 67–71 Albright Visitor Center, 448 Berkeley Park/Grand Park Trail, 321 Black Hills National Forest, camping, 76 Alpine Hill, 354 Bicycle Adventures, 14, 87 Black Rock Campground, 287 Alpine Lakes Loop, 259 Bierstadt Lake Trail, 394 Black Sand Basin, 455 Alpine Pond Nature Trail, 522 Big Bend Campground, 495 Blacktail Plateau Drive, 452 Alpine Visitor Center, 391 Big Bend National Park, TX, 40–53 Blacktail Ponds Overlook, 237 Altair Campground, 356 Big Bend Natural History Blue Bell Campground, 75 Alta Peak-Alta Meadow, 426 Association, 41–42 Blue Mesa, 365, 367 Alta Vista, 321 Big Bend Ranch State Park, 52 Boating. See also Canoeing; Kayaking; Altitude sickness, 13 Big Bend Resort RV Park, 50 Rafting & floating Alvino House, 45 Big Foot Picnic Area, 39 Arches National Park, 23 Amargosa Opera House, 166 Big Meadow Loops, 354 Canyonlands, 106 American Presidents Resort, 76 Big Pine Campground, 76 Glacier, 182, 187 America the Beautiful—National Parks and Big Room, 122, 125, 127 Grand Teton, 242 Federal Recreational Lands Pass, 6 Big Spring Canyon, 104 Mount Rainier, 323–324 Amphitheater Lake Trail, 240 Big Stump Trail, 420, 422 permits, 7 Anacapa, 135–136 Big Trees Trail (Sequoia & Kings Yellowstone, 461 Anasazi Heritage Center, 310, 311 Canyon), 421 Bogachiel River, 352 Anemone Geyser, 455 Big Tree Trail (Redwoods), 383 Boicourt Overlook, 439 Angels Landing Trail, 513 Biking and mountain biking Boiling River, 452 Annie Creek, 150 Arches, 23 Boiling Springs Lake, 295 Annie Creek Canyon Trail, 148 Badlands, 37 Boole Tree Loop, 422 Ansel Adams Gallery, 483 Big Bend, 48 Boole Tree Trail, 427 Antelope Flats, 242 Black Canyon of the Gunnison, 58 Boquillas Canyon Trail, 46 Antelope Flats Road, 237 Bryce Canyon, 89 Borax Museum, 161 Apgar Campground, 189 Canyonlands, 105 Border Inn RV Park, 262 Appistoki Falls, 185 Capitol Reef, 115 The Bowl, 277 Arapaho National Recreation Area, 398 Crater Lake, 152 Bowman Lake, 186 Archaeology Trail, 512 Death Valley, 163 Bowman Lake Campground, 189 Arches National Park, UT, 16–30 Glacier, 182 Box Canyon, 511 Arch Point Trail, 143 Grand Canyon, 212 Boyden Cavern, 420 Arch View Resort RV Camp Park, 25 Grand Staircase-Escalante, 96 Boy Scout Trail, 286 Artist Paint Pot Trail, 451, 458 Grand Teton, 242 Boy Scout Tree Trail, 382, 383 Artist Point, 453 Great Basin, 260 Bracebridge Dinner, 481 Artists Palette, 160 Jewel Cave, 74 Brantley Lake State Park, 128 Atwell Mill Campground, 428 Joshua Tree, 286 Bridalveil Creek Campground, 493 Austin-Lehman Adventures, 14, 87 Mojave National Preserve, 171 Bridge Bay Campground, 463, 465 Autumn Creek Trail, 188 Mount Rainier, 323 Bridger-Teton National Forest, 238, Avalanche Campground, 189 North Cascades, 339 241–242, 244 Azalea Campground, 428 Olympic, 355 Bright Angel Lodge, 209 Azalea Trail, 422 Point Reyes, 375 Bright Angel Point Trail, 210 Aztec Butte Trail, 103 Redwood National and State Bright Angel Trail, 204, 211 Aztec Ruins National Monument,COPYRIGHTED NM, 312 Parks, 384–385 MATERIALBristlecone and Glacier Trail, 259 Rocky Mountain, 395–396 Bristlecone Loop, 88 Saguaro, 411 Broken Arch, 20–22 B Yellowstone, 461 Brule Formation, 31 Baby Elephant formation, 420 Yosemite, 491 Bryce Amphitheater, 85, 86 Back Basin Loop, 451, 458 Zion, 514 Bryce Canyon Country Rodeo, 95 Backcountry permits, 6 Birds, 524–526, 528 Bryce Canyon National Park, UT, 82–95 Backroads, 14, 87 Bird-watching Bryce Canyon Pines, 91 Badger House Community Trail, 305 Big Bend National Park, 48–49 Bryce Pioneer Village, 91 Badlands Loop Road, 33, 35 Capitol Reef, 116 Bryce Point, 86 Badlands National Park, SD, 31–39 Carlsbad Caverns, 127 Bubbs Creek Trail, 423 Badlands Ranch and Resort, 37 Cedar Breaks, 522 Buckeye Flat Campground, 427–428 Badwater Road, 160 Channel Islands, 136 Buck Hill, 439 Bajada Loop Drive, 408, 409 Grand Staircase-Escalante, 97 Buckhorn Trail, 441 Baker Lake Trail, 259–260 Guadalupe Mountains, 277 Bumpass Hell, 295 Bakers Hole, 465 Point Reyes, 375 Bumpass Hell Trail, 295 Balanced Rock, 20, 21 Redwood National and State Parks, 385 Bunsen Peak Trail, 458 531 442_9781118118023-bindex.indd2_9781118118023-bindex.indd 531531 33/26/12/26/12 77:38:38 PMPM Burro Mesa Pour-Off, 46 Catalina State Park, 411 Cloud's Rest, 488 Burroughs Mountain Trail, 321 Cathedral Lakes, 488 Coal Vein Trail, 439 Butte Lake Campground, 297 Cathedral Spires Trail, 67 Coastal Drive, 382, 383 Cathedral Valley Campground, 116 Coastal Trail, 384 Cathedral Valley Loop, 115 Coast Camp, 375–376 C Cavern Point, 138 Coast Trail, 374 Cactus Country RV Resort, 412 Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT, Cohab Canyon Trail, 114 INDEX Cactus Forest Drive, 408, 409 521–522 Cold Springs Campground, 428 Cactus Forest Trail, 408, 410 Cedar Creek R.V. Park, 59 Cold Springs Nature Trail, 424 Cactus Garden Trail, 408, 409 Cedar Grove, 420, 423–424 Colonial Creek Campground, 340 Cal-Barrel Road, 383 Cedar Mesa Campground, 116 Colorado Overlook Road, 106–107 Calf Creek Recreation Area, 96, 97 Cedar Pass Campground, 37 Colorado River, 103, 104, 213–214 Calhoun Ridge, 476 Cedar Point Nature Trail, 57 Colter Bay area, 236, 239, 245–246, 250 California Riding and Hiking Trail, 286 Centennial Trail, 71 Colter Bay Campground and Trailer Camp 4 (Sunnyside Walk-In), 493 Center Lake, 75 Village, 244 Campground Trail Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Columbia Rock, 487 Cedar Breaks, 522 NM, 311–312 Comet Falls Trail, 321 Great Sand Dunes, 267 Chadron Formation, 31 Conata Picnic Area, 39 Camping and RV parks. See also specific Channel Islands National Park, CA, Confluence Overlook Trail, 104 parks 132–145 Congress Trail, 419, 421 etiquette and special regulations, 14 attractions, 136 Constance Pass, 354 reservations, 8 avoiding the crowds, 133 Coon Lake Trail, 337 Camp Young Memorial, 284 camping, 136, 138–140, 142, 143 Coronado National Forest, 412 Cannonball Concretions Pullout, 439 day hikes, 136, 138, 140–142 Cortez Cultural Center, CO, 310 Canoeing fees, 134 Cottonwood Campground, 49, 287, Arches National Park, 23 flora & fauna, 132–133 313, 442 Big Bend National Park, 48 getting there & gateways, 133–134 Cottonwood Canyon Road, 97 Canyonlands, 106 information, 134 Cottonwood Springs, 283, 285 Lassen Volcanic, 296–297 regulations & warnings, 134–135 Cougar Rock Campground, 325 Mount Rainier, 323–324 seasonal events, 135 Courthouse Towers, 20, 21, 29 North Cascades, 339–340 seasons & climate, 135 Crags Campground, 297 Olympic, 355 tours & ranger programs, 136 Crane Flat Campground, 493–494 Canyon Campground, 464 visitor centers, 134 Crater Lake National Park, OR, 146–155 Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chapel of the Transfiguration, 237 Crater Peak, 151 AZ, 313 Chapin Mesa, 305 Crazy Horse Memorial, 66 Canyon del Muerto, 313 Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum, Crescent Beach, 384 Canyoneering, Grand Staircase- 302, 304 Crescent Beach Overlook, 385 Escalante, 96 Chasm View, 56 Crescent City Redwoods KOA, 385–386 Canyonlands Campground, 25 Chasm View Nature Trail, 57 Crescent Meadow, 419 Canyonlands National Park, UT, 98–108 Chateau De Mores State Historic Site, Crescent Meadow Loop, 421 Canyonlands Natural History Association, 440–441 Cross-country skiing 18, 101 Chefs' Holidays, 481 Black Canyon of the Gunnison, 58 Canyon Loop Drive, 311 Chessman Ridge Overlook, 522 Bryce Canyon, 90 Canyon Overlook Trail, 510, 512 Chicago Stump Trail, 427 Crater Lake, 152–153 Canyons of the Ancients National Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail, 46 Glacier, 188 Monument, CO, 311 Chilicotal Mountain, 44 Grand Canyon, 212 Canyon View (Kings Canyon), 420 Chilnualna Falls, 488 Grand Teton, 243 Canyon View Campground (Navajo Chimney Rock, 375 Great Sand Dunes, 268 National Monument), 312 Chimney Rock Trail, 114 Lassen Volcanic, 297 Canyon View Nature Trail (Santa Chimneys Trail, 47 Mount Rainier, 324–325 Barbara), 142 Chinde Point, 366 North Cascades, 339 Canyon Village area, 449, 453–454, Chinle Formation, 362 Olympic, 355 466, 471 Chisos Basin, 43 Rocky Mountain, 396 Cape Alava/Sand Point Loop, 351 Chisos Basin Campground, 49 Sequoia & Kings Canyon, 426 Cape Final Trail, 210 Chisos Basin Drive, 43 Yellowstone, 463 Cape Royal, 204 Chisos Basin Loop Trail, 46 Yosemite, 491 Cape Royal Drive, 207 Chisos