Now featuring color photos and maps for each park, authors Permenter & Bigley have selected America’s top 21 family-friendly national parks to help readers pick the best vacation for their family. Some highlights include:
• Yellowstone National Park, a gem in the national park system that´s sure to create family memories;
• Mesa Verde National Park, where older kids will love the almost dollhouse-like quality of the ancient dwellings tucked in the cliffs;
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a true family classic with everything from bears to river tubing;
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park, with one of the world´s largest caves, Carlsbad is a year-around hit.
The 21 parks that will be covered in this book are:
1. Acadia National Park, Maine
2. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
4. Colonial National Historic Park, Virginia
5. Denali National Park, Alaska
6. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado & Utah
7. Everglades National Park, Florida
8. Glacier National Park, Montana
9. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
10. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
11. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee & North Carolina
12. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
13. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
14. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
15. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
16. Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
17. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
18. Virgin Islands National Park, U.S. Virgin Islands
19. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
20. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana/Idaho
21. Yosemite National Park, California
