DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UBE RT W RK S EC RE A RY H O . T NA T IO N A L P A R K S E R V IC E S TE P EN T . M AT E R DIREC T R H H , O RULES AND REGULATIONS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WYOMING T W O O F A KIN D 1 92 3 SEASON FROM JUNE 20 TO SEPTEMBER 20 Ph otog r ap h by Uni te d S tate s R e clamatl o n S erv1 c e ROPO S E D JA C KS O N L A KE A N D T H E T ET O N M O UNT A INS IN T H E P E N L A RG E M E NT . i n f e et a nd ount M ora n, e levat o , levati o n f eet o n th e left , G ra nd T eto n, e , M h e e levati on of Jac k son Lak e i s fe et. o n th e ri g ht. T u l. © H ay ne s , S t P a U O B IL E C A P . C A M P IN G IN M A M M OT H HO T S P R ING S A TO M M o uri st seaso n. n th i s s ite i n a s i n le ni g h t d uri ng th e t As many a s 30 0 cars may be p ark e d i g THE NAT IONAL PARKS AT A GL ANCE . 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Mi d dle eastern Cali Created to p reserve th e cel—ebrated General Grant forni a. T ree 35 ee i n di ame er 6 mi es rom S e uoi a , f t t l f q Nati onal P ark — R i r W es cen ra W ash L r s ccessi b si n e e k ci er s s m 28 Mount a ni e . t t l a ge t a le gl p a gla y te r m r s — s 1 8 99 glaci e s, so e of la ge i ze 4 8 quare mi les of aci er 50 to 500 ee h i ck —W ond er u suba i ne gl , f t t f l lp r wi ld fl owe field s. Crater L ak e S outh westem Oregon L ak e of extraordi nary blue i n crater of exti nct — - 1 902 volcano S i d es feet hi gh Interesti ng lava r —F fi sh i n fo mati ons i ne g . W i nd Cave S outh Dak ota Cavern h avi ng many mi les of galleri es and numer r r r n ch ambe s contai mng p eculi a fo mati o s. Platt S outh ern M any sulp h ur and oth er sp ri ngs p ossessi ng medi c i nal value. Su s N orth S ma ark wi h wood s s reams and a ak e—Is an lly ll p t , t , l r w r r i mp o tant i ld ani mal p ese ve. 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Hi h est mountai n i n N orth Ameri ca Ri ses h i gh er aggove surroundi ng country th an any oth er moun ai n in h w r t t e o ld . Grand N orth central Ari zona Th e greatest examp le of erosi on and th e most sub i m s h w r l e p ectacle i n t e o ld . M ai ne coast . Ti i e gr i p of grani te mountai ns up on M ount Desert l 5 lanoi S ou h w es ern ah . M a ni ficen or e Zi on Can on d e th rom 800 t t Ut g t g g ( y ) , f to ee W i h reci 1 ous we Is - Oi reat f t , t t g beauty and sceni c i n eres ° 2 3845 —2 3 -2 NatlonaI Parks Portfoli o ( THIRD EDITION ) p resentation of the national A p arks and national monu men s c u e The se ec on s t in pi t r . l ti i from the best work of many pho ’ d o llar a hers of na a ma to r r ess o nd a teur. g p , p i l It contains nine chap ters descrip tive each ofa na ona ark and one ar er ti l p , l g chap ter devoted to other p arks and m n m 248 o u en s. a es i nc ud n t p g , l i g 306 illustrations. S en os aid u on recei t of ri ce i n II t p tp , p p p cash or mone order b the S u eri n enden y , y p t t of Documen s Go ernmen Pri n i n Office t , v t t g , W o sa e e ash n ton D. C . F r l In Y e lows on i g , l t Na i ona Park at the Informa i on O ffice t l t , Mamm ot r s oth H S p i ng . CONTENTS . General description T h e geysers Other h ot-water phenomena Grand C anyon of th e D unraven P ass and T ower Falls Remarkable fossil forests_ Great wild -animal refuge Bears T rout fishi ng T h e Greater Y ellowstone T h e R ed C anyon of th e S hoshone T h e trail system Admi ni stration of th e p ark Protecti on of th e Information Bureau T h e rules and regulati ons T h e tourist season Railroad Detailed travel information T ransportation and accommodati ons M oving pictures T elegrams ‘ P ost office Automobi le highway informati on Automobiles i n th e park F ree public camp ground s__ i n n Gasol e a d oils, etc T h e park mile- post system Y e ows one P ar our ri nci a oi n s of i n eres ll t k t , p p l p t t t r i n r m H r s M r n r N E M m o ot S n S .