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National Parks of America: Experience America's 59 National Parks

National Parks of America: Experience America's 59 National Parks

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Summary

To celebrate America's amazing national parks， Lonely Planet， the world's leading travel publisher， takes you on an informative and gorgeous tour of all 59 parks with our lavishly finished hardcover gift guide packed with detailed itineraries and practical tips on what to do and see in each park to get you started planning your next adventure。


America's national parks are full of timeless marvels that still rejuvenate the soul: the world's largest trees in Sequoia; its most spectacular geothermal site in Yellowstone; the grandest canyon。

From Acadia to Zion， this beautiful introduction to America's preserved natural treasures is packed with landscape photography， original wildlife illustrations， and practical information。 You will surely be inspired to rediscover these incredible spaces and find out why they're worth celebrating and you'll have all the tools to plan the first of many exciting trips。


This book is intended to be a practical introduction to each of America's 59 national parks， distilled by Lonely Planet's expert authors。 We highlight the best activities and trails， explain how to get there and where to stay， show you the wildlife to watch out for， and suggest ideal itineraries。 Whether you're lucky enough to have a park on your doorstep or need to travel further， we hope that the following pages inspire you both the iconic and lesser-known gems that make up the USA's diversely breathtaking expanses。


Covers all 59 US National Parks:


Acadia
American Samoa
Arches
Badlands
Big Bend
Biscayne
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Bryce Canyon Canyonlands
Capitol Reef
Carlsbad Caverns
Channel Islands
Congaree
Crater Lake
Cuyahoga Valley
Death Valley
Denali
Dry Tortugas
Everglades
Gates of the Arctic
Glacier
Glacier Bay
Grand Canyon
Grand Teton
Great Basin
Great Sand Dunes
Great Smoky Mountains
Guadalupe
Mountains
Haleakal？
Hawaii Volcanoes
Hot Springs
Isle Royale
Joshua Tree
Katmai
Kenai Fjords
Kings Canyon
Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark
Lassen Volcanic
Mammoth Cave
Mesa Verde
Mt Rainier
North Cascades
Olympic
Petrified Forest
Pinnacles
Redwood
Rocky Mountain
Saguaro
Sequoia
Shenandoah
Theodore Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Voyageurs
Wind Cave
Wrangell-St Elias
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Zion


About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973， Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet， as well as an award-winning website， a suite of mobile and digital travel products， and a dedicated traveller community。 Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in。





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Explore all 59 of America's National Parks with this inspirational coffee table book。 Beautiful landscape photography and wildlife illustrations will wow readers。 Practical ideas on where to stay and what to do help readers plan visits， and detailed itineraries make it easy。 A wonderful introduction to America's National Parks for all the family。


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"A glossy， lavishly illustrated guide to the country’s most famous national parks， from Acadia to Zion， with tips on where to stay， what to look for and suggested itineraries。"
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"Breathtaking photos from the 59 national parks make this coffee-table book a treasured commemoration of this year's centennial of the park system。"
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"Lots of great tips on how to get the most out of your national park experience。"
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"This comprehensive guide to all 59 of America’s national parks features gorgeous photographs and detailed suggestions about where to stay， what to do， and what flora and fauna you can expect to see。"
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Reviews

David ，

Pretty good。 I am discovering that coffee table books aren't as much fun in their Kindle versions。 The photos were good， but are probably much more impressive in print than on my screen。 I found myself wanting more picture， but each park had just a few。 Pretty good。 I am discovering that coffee table books aren't as much fun in their Kindle versions。 The photos were good， but are probably much more impressive in print than on my screen。 I found myself wanting more picture， but each park had just a few。 。。。more

Chris Windham ，

The Audiobook was wonderful。 I listened to it while on a trip through National Parks of the southwest。 The struggle of creating and maintaining these treasures was very entertaining to me。 It was a nice balance between the important characters like John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt who advocated on behalf of the parks and the natural history and beauty of the park itself。 Definitely recommend for outdoor enthusiast that have a love for our national parks and an interest in history。

Dawood Afzal ，

Comprehensive national park overviewGreat overview that precedes detailed research for trip planning。This account was informative and substantive。 I strongly recommend this to anyone planning to explore the magnificent US national parks。

Patricia ，

Beautiful photos， not as much info as I would like

LKBurns ，

Featuring Yosemite changes since book published。Since this book has been published， a Yosemite has changed one of b its attractions from Mirror Lake， a former beautiful sight to see to what has been nicknamed Mirror Meadows， no longer a Lake， but Yosemite still is one of my favorite parks in the US。 Also camping site areas have long since closed due to human destruction as of a few years back and you can reach certain sites only by shuttle bus。 No cars allowed。 The books covers wildlife ， flora， Featuring Yosemite changes since book published。Since this book has been published， a Yosemite has changed one of b its attractions from Mirror Lake， a former beautiful sight to see to what has been nicknamed Mirror Meadows， no longer a Lake， but Yosemite still is one of my favorite parks in the US。 Also camping site areas have long since closed due to human destruction as of a few years back and you can reach certain sites only by shuttle bus。 No cars allowed。 The books covers wildlife ， flora， day trips vs。 week long trips， camping both tent and lodge benefits。 Much detail， state by state of the National Parks。 。。。more

Agnieszka ，

A great book， with some beautiful pictures and interesting drawings of flora & fauna。I found it interesting how styles of the articles varied: some were really fun， a few rather to the point minimalistic， others had very visual style and one or two were rather difficult for me to understand。I like the common structure of the park descriptions: introduction， toolbox with best time to go and get there as well as three number based facts followed by three accomodations， activities， hiking routes， d A great book， with some beautiful pictures and interesting drawings of flora & fauna。I found it interesting how styles of the articles varied: some were really fun， a few rather to the point minimalistic， others had very visual style and one or two were rather difficult for me to understand。I like the common structure of the park descriptions: introduction， toolbox with best time to go and get there as well as three number based facts followed by three accomodations， activities， hiking routes， drawings of animals and/or plants， and itineraries （ok no hiking routes *grins* nor drawings *frown* for the Dry Tortugas， and the hiking routes for Gates of the Arctic NP&P were replaced with three additional activities）A note about the drawings， with the many kinds of animals and plants I'd wish none of the drawings would've been used more than once and we got a few more not used yet instead （though that's me with a huge curiosity）。This book has a great quality despite some typos， a few missing or incomplete picture descriptions， and at least one copy&paste error （park #56 is Pinnacle according to table of content， but Petrified Forest in the chapter itself， as well as identical picture the end of the chapter used already in the previous chaper）。 Usually I note those while reading and report later to publisher/shop unfortunatelly I was reading this AmazonPrime ebook online and all my notes were gone each time I left the web browser。 After the second time I stopped making notes。I think it's not easy to combine the work of so many different authors into a whole that works and gives an engaging first impression/introduction to all of the 59 American National Parks。 If ever I get the chance to read another travel guide by this publisher I'll take the chance and will recommend them to any friends planning to travel。 I've already recommended it to one of my challenge group moderators and look forward what kind of challenges will come out of it *grins*I'm not native and have a visual memory so I made a list by state to remember them better。Alaska （NP&P = National Park & Preserve） Denali NP， Gates of the Arctic NP&P， Glacier Bay NP&P， Katmai NP&P， Kenai Fjords NP， Kobuk Valley NP&P， Lake Clark NP， Wrangell-St Elias NPArizona Grand Canyon NP， Petrified Forest NP， Saguaro NPArkansas Hot Springs NPCalifornia Channel Islands NP （off the coast）， Death Valley NP， Joshua Tree NP， Kings Canyon NP， Lassen Volcanic NP， Pinnacles NP， Redwood National & State Parks， Sequoia NP， Yosemite NPColorado Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP， Great Sand Dunes NP， Mesa Verde NP， Rocky Mountain NPFlorida Biscayne NP， Dry Tortugas NP， Everglades NPHawaii Haleakalā NP， Hawaii Volcanoes NPKentucky Mammoth Cave NPMaine Acadia NPMichigan Isle Royale NPMinnesota Voyageurs NPMontana Glacier NP （joined with Waterton Lakes NP in Alberta， Canada to International Peace Park）Nevada Great Basin NPNew Mexico Carlsbad Caverns NPNorth Carolina & Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains NPNorth Dakota Theodore Roosevelt NPOhio Cuyahoga Valley NPOregon Crater Lake NPSouth Carolina Congaree NPSouth Dakota Badlands NP， Wind Cave NPTexas Big Bend NP， Guadalupe Mountains NPUtah Arches NP， Bryce Canyon NP， Canyonlands NP， Capitol Reef NP， Zion NPVirginia Shenandoah NPWashington Mt Rainier NP， North Cascades NP， Olympic NPWyoming Grand Teton NP， Yellowstone NPOutside the US American Samoa NP （Pacific）， Virgin Islands NP （Caribbean）I noticed recently an updated edition of this book with three new park will be published mid-May （2021）。 。。。more

John Hardman ，

Accurate informative guideHaving been to several Parks already， this guide covers the pertinent accurate places to explore。 Would recommend as a suggestion on places to visit。 Good local information。

NonFiction 24/7 ，

Kind of a reference but great pictures and easy to read。

John Hubbard ，

I have never included LPbooks on my read books list but this was different asitreads asgood for both inspiration and as an actual guide。

James ，

Great book on national parks in the US。 It gives a history on the park and things to do there， when you are able to go！

Naomi ，

Again， I am disappointed by Lonely Planet's decision not to include more photos of the location。 This has been a consistent complaint on all books I have read of theirs。 I will say that I was more impressed with the detailed information regarding each of the national parks， but the book still left me scratching my head。 Again， I am disappointed by Lonely Planet's decision not to include more photos of the location。 This has been a consistent complaint on all books I have read of theirs。 I will say that I was more impressed with the detailed information regarding each of the national parks， but the book still left me scratching my head。 。。。more

daniel castoria ，

Very informative

Ann ，

Liked the itineraries。

Jennifer ，

Beautiful pictures followed by great advice。 Considering how many parks it covers， they found a way to actually cover them all and be practical。

Kayt18 ，

Fun read。 Great dreaming of where to go if I had the time and money。 Nice photos and information。 Read about each park or only the ones you are interested in。

Leslie Ferrari ，

A good overview of the parks， but with little information on each park。

Kirsten Jordan ，

OkVery detailed information regarding typical touristy national parks。 This does not seem to be a complete listing。 Some great pictures though

Brett L。 Argo ，

Excellent Ideas but。。。This book is a great overview of the National Parks。 Things to do， hikes to take， itineraries for one day or multiple days。 But there are no maps for reference points。 The pictures are sparse and often don't highlight the park very well。 The section on Pinnacles is labeled Petrified Forest。 If they would add some pictures and if it included maps with high lighted trails， this book would easily be a 5。 Excellent Ideas but。。。This book is a great overview of the National Parks。 Things to do， hikes to take， itineraries for one day or multiple days。 But there are no maps for reference points。 The pictures are sparse and often don't highlight the park very well。 The section on Pinnacles is labeled Petrified Forest。 If they would add some pictures and if it included maps with high lighted trails， this book would easily be a 5。 。。。more

Shiu ，

Interesting and some nice photosA "coffee table" book to pick up and browse when you only have 10-15 minutes before going on to something else。 Interesting and some nice photosA "coffee table" book to pick up and browse when you only have 10-15 minutes before going on to something else。 。。。more

Fraser ，

Incredibly inspiring for the outdoors e enthusiast like myself！ This guide book has much more practical info than most other guidebooks and gives you a few of the best picks to research further。 Top quality photos and a good map too。

Amy ，

Essentially a perfect addition to any coffee table。 The artwork & photography is stunning。 With 4-6 pages dedicated to each park - there is just the right amount of information to peak your interest。 Beginning with a brief overview， followed by helpful tips on when to visit and how to get there。 There's a few suggestions （only a handful） on where you could stay， generally within the Park if available。 Included is a couple hikes you could take and then some cool drawings of local wildlife most co Essentially a perfect addition to any coffee table。 The artwork & photography is stunning。 With 4-6 pages dedicated to each park - there is just the right amount of information to peak your interest。 Beginning with a brief overview， followed by helpful tips on when to visit and how to get there。 There's a few suggestions （only a handful） on where you could stay， generally within the Park if available。 Included is a couple hikes you could take and then some cool drawings of local wildlife most common to the area。 Finally it's wrapped up with Itinerary plans depending on how long you have to visit。 A beautiful book and one that was hard to look through in the bookstore as B&N had it cello wrapped！ In the end I found it for half price elsewhere and bought it as a Christmas gift for my outdoorsman hubby。 I would have preferred to know what I was buying before I bought it， the price was enough for me to go for it anyway and give it a try。 We both love it， fabulous！ 。。。more

Jane Donnelly ，

I love all of the books in this series。 I just love being in Venice as I read。 I

Elizabeth ，

This is an amazing book， and it will add more trips to your bucket list！ My entire family keeps picking it up to flip through it。I really like the layout of this book。 It goes through an overview of each park， highlights， and possible itineraries。 It is a great read-through or to just pick and choose specific parks。

gina ，

I loved this book！ A great little overview of each of the National Parks。 Just enough info to inspire you to want to go but not overwhelm you :）

Amanda ，

A gorgeous book with great insights and recommendations for visiting each of the national parks， in bite size chunks。 Excellent overview of the entire NPS portfolio for those aspiring to see each park， or for those who simply love to travel through the pages of a book。

Sonia ，

Este libro es bastante práctico y ofrece una muy buena introducción a los parques nacionales。 Cuenta con miles de fotografías que te hacen salir corriendo y hacer tu equipaje para tu nueva aventura。 Para cada parque nacional menciona datos curiosos， que estación del año es mejor para visitar， como llegar al parque， estadísticas como que cantidad de animales habitan en ellos。 En otra sección te menciona donde puedes alojarte， que hacer según los días disponibles que tengas planificados para visit Este libro es bastante práctico y ofrece una muy buena introducción a los parques nacionales。 Cuenta con miles de fotografías que te hacen salir corriendo y hacer tu equipaje para tu nueva aventura。 Para cada parque nacional menciona datos curiosos， que estación del año es mejor para visitar， como llegar al parque， estadísticas como que cantidad de animales habitan en ellos。 En otra sección te menciona donde puedes alojarte， que hacer según los días disponibles que tengas planificados para visitar el parque （itinerarios）， y te ofrece al menos tres hikes por parque。 Lo disfrute mucho y se los recomiendo。 Que mejor que viajar a través de la lectura。 。。。more

Amanda ，

A wonderful introduction to the 59 National Parks。 The book prefaces with a numbered map that shows the location of each park and the key tells which number pertains to which park （the numbers are in alphabetical order）。 Each park only takes up about 2-3 pages in a quick introduction that includes gorgeous color photographs， statistics， and ideas for itineraries based on how long you'll spend in the park （1， 2， or 3 days up to a couple weeks）。 A wonderful introduction to the 59 National Parks。 The book prefaces with a numbered map that shows the location of each park and the key tells which number pertains to which park （the numbers are in alphabetical order）。 Each park only takes up about 2-3 pages in a quick introduction that includes gorgeous color photographs， statistics， and ideas for itineraries based on how long you'll spend in the park （1， 2， or 3 days up to a couple weeks）。 。。。more

Jim Lyons ，

Great summaries of all the parks - not a cover to cover read， but for those I have visited （or want to visit） the tips are excellent！

Elizabeth ，

The United States of America is such a beautiful place。 This book makes me want to pack up my family and visit the 59 parks featured in this very visually pleasing book and protest for the environment。 #fucktrump

Trish ，

Beautiful photos。 I will take it out again when we decide which parks we want to go to。

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