Free Download The Complete Guide to America's National Parks: Take a Tour of America's Wild and Beautiful Places
by Nancy J. Hajeski
English | 2025 | ISBN: 0764370138 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 247.51 MB
The complete guide to the national parks, national monuments and memorials, military parks and battlefields, national trails, seashores, rivers and marine conservation areas, national recreation areas, national highways, preserves and reserves of the United States
Since 1872, when Yellowstone became America's inaugural national park, these protected areas have enthralled visitors from around the globe. Currently the 63 national parks attract more than 300 million visitors each year. But what is the X factor that draws people again and again to these historic places or wilderness spaces?
In this comprehensive guide readers will begin to understand the character of these parks, for each is, in its own way, truly unique.
* Begin with handy stats about the park's location, size, number of visitors, date established, elevation, and geology.
* Explore the history of each park, including early cultures, homesteaders and settlers, commercial interests, and park advocates.
* Discover popular activities, along with details on trails, landmarks, natural wonders, amenities, accommodations, and nearby attractions.
* Get acquainted with the animals that make each park a wildlife adventure, as well as the native plants and trees that populate woodlands, grasslands, wetlands, deserts, and high alpine zones.
If vacationers have a national park visit on their agenda, The Complete Guide to America's National Parks provides an excellent overview, along with stunning photographs that capture the essence of each park, and puts vital information at their fingertips ... whether they intend to visit one park or a dozen.
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