Frommer's National Parks of the American West

List of Maps. 1 Planning Your Trip to the National Parks of the American West. 2 Arches National Park, UT. 3 Badlands National Park, SD. 4 Big Bend National Park, TX. 5 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO. 6 The Black Hills: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument & Custer State Park, SD. 7 Bryce Canyon National Park & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT. 8 Canyonlands National Park, UT. 9 Capitol Reef National Park, UT. 10 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM. 11 Channel Islands National Park, CA. 12 Crater Lake National Park, OR. 13 Death Valley National Park & Mojave National Preserve, CA. 14 Devils Tower National Monument, WY. 15 Glacier National Park, MT & Waterton Lakes National Park, AB. 16 Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. 17 Grand Teton National Park, WY. 18 Great Basin National Park, NV. 19 Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, CO. 20 Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX. 21 Joshua Tree National Park, CA. 22 Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA. 23 Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, Chaco & Other Archaeological Sites of the Four Corners Region. 24 Mount Rainier National Park, WA. 25 North Cascades National Park, WA. 26 Olympic National Park, WA. 27 Petrified Forest National Park, AZ. 28 Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. 29 Redwood National & State Parks, CA. 30 Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. 31 Saguaro National Park, AZ. 32 Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, CA. 33 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND. 34 Yellowstone National Park, WY & Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, MT. 35 Yosemite National Park, CA. 36 Zion National Park & Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT. 37 Field Guide to Western Wildlife. 38 Airline, Hotel & Car Rental Websites. Index.

Residents of northern New Mexico for 40 years, Don and Barbara Laine have traveled extensively throughout the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest, exploring the mountains and deserts with their always-curious dogs. The Laines have authored or contributed to a number of Frommer's travel guides, including Frommer's Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks and Frommer's Utah. They have also written Little-Known Southwest, New Mexico & Arizona State Parks, and Best Short Hikes in Arizona for The Mountaineers Books; and The New Mexico Guide for Fulcrum Publishing.A Denver-based freelance writer, Eric Peterson has contributed to numerous Frommer's guides covering the American West, and has written Frommer's Montana & Wyoming, Frommer's Colorado, Frommer's Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks, and Ramble: A Field Guide to the U.S.A. Peterson also writes about travel and other topics for such publications as ColoradoBiz, Delta Sky, and the New York Daily News. In his free time, he's an avid camper and hiker, a lifelong Broncos fan, and a part-time rock star (at least in the eyes of his niece Olivia and nephews Mitch and Sam).Jack Olson, a longtime resident of Denver, wanders the Rockies and the entire country as a freelance photographer and writer. He writes travel articles and supplies photographs for AAA magazines, and his photos have been seen in such publications as Backpacker, Audubon, Sierra, and National Geographic Books.Shane Christensen has written extensively for Frommer's, including guides to Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Originally from California, he knows the American Southwest well and returns each year to the Grand Canyon to explore its wonders and ensure the accuracy of this guide. Shane has also held a variety of diplomatic assignments with the U.S. Department of State, and he is currently a research scholar and faculty advisor at Columbia University.