National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 6th Edition
Selected Book Details
- Paperback
- Edition: 6
- Author: National Geographic
- Publisher: National Geographic
- Release Date: March 2009
- ISBN-10: 1426203934
- ISBN-13: 9781426203930
- List Price: $26.00
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryFeaturing 375 color photos and 80 full-color detailed mapsmore than any other park guidebookthis is the most comprehensive, up-to-the-minute book of its kind on the market today. A perennial favorite with more than a million copies sold in previous editions, it reflects National Geographic’s century-long association with America’s national parks system and its peerless reputation for travel expertise and cartographic excellence. |
Customer Reviews
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Getting ready to use it next week
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So far it looks like it is just what I need for our trip to the Rockies in the near future.
A Must Have For Visiting NPs
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While on vacation this summer at Glacier National Park, I came across this book in the bookstore. I started thumbing through the pages and saw all the information contained about each park. We had already spent the morning just stopping at the usual tourist turnoffs in the park, but after purchasing the book, we followed the step by step recommendations on what to see and what to do in the park. The book lists the specific amount of time each activity should take as well as additional background information about the activitiy (how the geological formations were created, what the wildlife behaviors are, etc). Not only did it guide us to the best locations, it gave us a lot more information about the locations that the typical park visitor wouldn't have. After Glacier NP, we were headed to 3 more national parks before the end of vacation, and I kept this book by my side the entire time. I never received incorrect information or wished I had not taken the advice the book gave. It was perfect, and I can't wait to use it on our next vacation to a National Park. On a side note, I did pay full sticker price for it at Glacier (since I didn't have the luxury of ordering it off Amazon right then), but it was definitely worth it...even at that price!
A Fitting Replacement
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For years I relied on the Rand McNally National Park Guides by Dr. Michael Frome, PhD. This was a guy that actually went to the Parks and gave firsthand guidance on what to see, when to see it, how to approach the parks and where to stay. When he retired and stopped developing National Park Guides (the last were for Frommer), I felt a great disconnection because there was no one replacing him as the park system expanded and changed.
Then I found the National Geographic Guide to the National Parks at a NPS visitor center. In the spirit of Michael Frome, it tells you how to get there, how to visit, what to see, how to see it, when to see it, how much time to dedicate to a park based on your interests and what excursions from the park are worthwhile. These guides improve on the Frome guides by providing better pictures and maps but fall short by not providing information for National Monuments.
Although the National Parks are spectacular, National Monuments, in my estimation, are equally worth your time because they are generally more accessible. You can absorb a National Monument more completely than a National Park because they are smaller, less daunting, and less crowded. In fact, Rangers are more available to you at National Monuments since there is less of a crush of visitors. In any case, perhaps I'm recommending to National Geographic that they develop a National Monuments companion guide to go along with their lovely Guide to the National Parks.
Great National Parks Book!
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We love to visit the National Parks, and this book will be a great help in planning to get the most out of our visits. It is a beautiful book, too. The Parks are grouped by location with helpful information such as when to visit and fees. The book also contains maps and suggestions for lodging and things to do, and information about visitor's centers, etc. I wish we had purchased this book before our recent trip out west! I highly recommend!
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL PARKS
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Perfect companion book for that RV trip across the country. Gives wonderful insight into our national parks.
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