National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States 9th Edition

National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States 9th Edition

by National Geographic
National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States 9th Edition

National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States 9th Edition

by National Geographic

Paperback(9th ed.)

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Overview

There’s simply no better getaway in the United States than a visit to one of the country’s 62 national parks from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, from Maine to America Samoa.

Profiled in this all-new 9th edition of National Geographic’s enduring and informative guide, you’ll find expert travel advice, candid tips for hiking and wildlife spotting, and detailed maps to help navigate your way through America’s great outdoors.

Updated throughout with the latest information from park rangers and National Geographic’s own acclaimed travel writers, this fully revised and comprehensive guidebook includes the newest additions to the United States park system―Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and Gateway Arch national parks. Whether you’re looking to explore the underground world of Mammoth Caves or make your way through the mangroves of Everglades National Park, you’ll find a destination that suits your needs, and inspiration to plan your next wild adventure.

In addition to park details and descriptions, this sparkling new edition features week-long regional road trip itineraries so you can visit multiple parks in 1 vacation. Filled with more than 300 dazzling photographs and 80 full-color maps, this inspiring book reveals the best the United States has to offer―right in its own backyard.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781426221668
Publisher: Disney Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/02/2021
Edition description: 9th ed.
Pages: 528
Sales rank: 12,187
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

One of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC has published more than 1,700 titles, featuring such categories as history, travel, nature, photography, space, science, health, biography, and memoir. A portion of its proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

Table of Contents

Using this Guide 6

Maps 10

East 12

Acadia 16

Biscayne 26

Congaree 32

Dry Tortugas 40

Everglades 46

Great Smoky Mountains 56

Mammoth Cave 64

Shenandoah 72

Virgin Islands 82

Hit the Road 90

Midwest 92

Badlands 96

Cuyahoga Valley 102

Gateway Arch 108

Indiana Dunes 112

Isie Royale 118

Theodore Roosevelt 124

Voyageurs 134

Wind Cave 142

Hit the Road 148

South Central 150

Big Bend 154

Carlsbad Caverns 164

Guadalupe Mountains 174

Hot Springs 180

White Sands 186

Hit the Road 190

Southwest 192

Arches 196

Black Canyon of the Gunnison 204

Bryce Canyon 210

Canyonlands 218

Capitol Reef 228

Grand Canyon 234

Great Basin 244

Mesa Verde 252

Petrified Forest 260

Saguaro 266

Zion 272

Hit the Road 280

Rocky Mountains 282

Glacier 286

Grand Teton 294

Great Sand Dunes 306

Rocky Mountain 314

Yellowstone 322

Hit the Road 334

Pacific Southwest 336

American Samoa 340

Channel Islands 344

Death Valley 350

Haleakala 356

Hawai'i Volcanoes 366

Joshua Tree 374

Pinnacles 380

Sequoia & Kings Canyon 386

Yosemite 394

Hit the Road 404

Pacific Northwest 406

Crater Lake 410

Lassen Volcanic 418

Mount Rainier 424

North Cascades 432

Olympic 440

Redwood 448

Hit the Road 456

Alaska 458

Denali 462

Gates of the Arctic 470

Glacier Bay 476

Katmai 484

Kenai Fjords 490

Kobuk Valley 496

Lake Clark 502

Wrangell-St. Elias 508

Hit the Road 514

Acknowledgments 518

Illustrations Credits 518

Index 520

Map Key 526

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