Complete national parks of the United States : featuring 400+ parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, scenic trails, recreation areas, and seashores Cover Image

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Complete national parks of the United States : featuring 400+ parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, scenic trails, recreation areas, and seashores

White, Mel 1950- (Author).

Summary: This is a comprehensive guide to every site and swath of landscape in the U.S. National Park system, from coast-to-coast and world famous National Parks to lesser known sites of historical or natural significance including national trails and affiliated areas. Includes practical advice on how to reach each park, when to go and what to do there.

Record details

ISBN: 1426205287 (deluxe)
ISBN: 1426205279 (hc)
ISBN: 9781426205286 (deluxe)
ISBN: 9781426205279 (hc) :
Physical Description: 527 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
print
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The National Park System map -- Map keys -- Using this book -- Northeast. Connecticut ; Maine ; New Brunswick (Canada) ; Massachusetts ; New Hampshire ; New Jersey ; New York ; Pennsylvania ; Rhode Island ; Vermont -- Middle Atlantic. Maryland ; Virginia ; Washington, DC ; West Virginia -- Southeast. Alabama ; Florida ; Georgia ; Kentucky ; Mississippi ; North Carolina ; South Carolina ; Tennessee ; Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands -- Great Lakes. Illinois ; Indiana ; Michigan ; Ohio ; Wisconsin -- Midwest. Iowa ; Minnesota ; Nebraska ; North Dakota ; South Dakota -- South Central. Arkansas ; Kansas ; Louisiana ; Missouri ; Oklahoma ; Texas -- Southwest. Arizona ; Colorado ; New Mexico ; Utah -- Far West & Pacific. California ; Hawai'i ; Nevada ; Pacific -- Northwest. Idaho ; Montana ; Oregon ; Washington ; Wyoming -- Alaska -- The National Trails System map.