Product Description

With lush photography and comprehensive maps, this one-of-a-kind, up-to-date guide is ideal for the 700 million vacationers who visit state parks each year. From the white water at Ohiopyle State Park, Pennsylvania, to the dunes of Pink Coral Sand Dunes, Utah, the parks are presented in vivid detail and enhanced with more than 200 color photos and 32 maps. Essential information on openings, fees, contact numbers, activities, camping and lodging is included, as well as a new "Hidden Gems" section of tips on favorite places in the parks identified by parks staff.

For the day visitor, the weekend escapist, or the weeklong camper, the guides’ enticing selection of parks—chosen by state park directors who know them all—will inspire everyone.

Of the state parks’ 25,000 miles of trails, the authors have selected favorites for hiking and biking, horseback riding, and wildflower gazing, as well as ample opportunities for the bird-watcher or rock climber, the wildlife observer or the amateur archaeologist. Ideal for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, the National Geographic Guide to the State Parks of the United States, 3rd Edition promises many rewarding parks visits.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57587 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-18
• Released on: 2008-03-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781426202513
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"Beautifully illustrated in color throughout, the book displays the same map, picture, and production quality that readers have come to expect from National Geographic publications." —Chicago Sun Times

Customer Reviews

STATE PARK CHALLENGE
We just purchased this book a couple of weeks ago, and we've already visited three of the suggested state parks. The format is attractive with a nice picture from each park, detailed information on the park, and suggestions for other attractions in the area. It is laid out by region: "New England," "Southwest," etc. with about five states in each region and about 4-5 parks from each state. We live in Texas, and although we think there could be other parks mentioned in the book for our state, we agree that the choices are representative of the variety of state parks here. We have already visited two of the suggestions in Oklahoma (which we found has great state parks) and one in New Mexico which was beautiful. Our goal is to visit ALL of them over the next several years! We've always enjoyed staying in state or national parks while camping - now in our new AirStream trailer (yeah!), but any traveler could visit these parks as day trips, also. Besides being informative, it's a great read.

A must have.
This is a great book. We also own the National Geographic National Parks book. We do driving vacations every summer and these two books go along on every trip. A great resource to have in the car.

State Parks
This is an awesome book and now that we are traveling all the time it really comes in handy