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Guide Article / Exploring the Area in Yellowstone National Park

Highlights in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is an enormous park with a staggering number of attractions to see. The park’s absolute highlights are accessible via the Grand Loop Road, and you can visit most of them…

Guide Article / Exploring the Area in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Lake: West Thumb to Grant Village

Closest entrance and distance: 22 miles from Grant Village to the south entrance The Grant Village complex lines the lakeshore on the south side of West Thumb. It’s a convenient home…

Guide Article / Hikes in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Lake Area in Yellowstone National Park

Avalanche Peak Looking for the best bang for your buck? It’s tough to beat this peak, which delivers fantastic panoramas of the park’s remote corners in just 2.1 miles. Of course,…

Guide Article / Hikes in Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Area Trails in Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Area Trails Beaver Ponds Loop Trail ★—Start at Clematis Gulch and hike through sage-filled meadows and Douglas fir/aspen forest to a series of beaver ponds. Your best chance of…

Guide Article / Hikes in Yellowstone National Park

Grand Canyon Area Trails in Yellowstone National Park

Clear Lake and Ribbon Lake Loop ★—A relatively easy loop hike combines a trio of backcountry lakes with a stroll along the canyon rim. You can start from several spots, but we like…

Guide Article / Hikes in Yellowstone National Park

Lamar Valley Area in Yellowstone National Park

Slough Creek TrailAnglers and wildlife-watchers, this one’s for you. Pretty Slough Creek is revered for its cutthroat trout fishing, and bears, moose, and bison are frequently spotted…

Guide Article / Exploring the Backcountry in Yellowstone National Park

Hiking Trails in Yellowstone National Park

Auto touring is great, and day hiking is grand—but if you really want to experience Yellowstone, spending a night or more in the wilderness is the way to go. With its vast and varied…

Guide Article / Hotels in Grand Teton National Park

Neighborhoods in Grand Teton National Park

Flagg Ranch Village Area2 miles from the south entrance to Yellowstone; 5 miles from the northern boundary of Grand Teton This sleepy outpost on the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial…

Guide Article / In Depth in Grand Teton National Park

Recommended Books, Films & Music in Grand Teton National Park

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan's six-part, 12-hour 2009 documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea tells the dramatic story of the origin of the national park system.…

Guide Article / Active Pursuits in Grand Teton National Park

Winter Sports in Grand Teton National Park

Park facilities pretty much shut down during the winter, except for a ranger posted at the Jackson Hole and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center in Jackson, and the park shows no signs…

Guide Article / Exploring the Area in Grand Teton National Park

Highlights in Grand Teton National Park

There’s no missing the centerpiece of Grand Teton’s natural wonders: The stunning, craggy peaks lining the western skyline of the park dominate pretty much every view. But tear your…

Guide Article / Exploring the Area in Grand Teton National Park

The Extended Tour in Grand Teton National Park

It’s true, Grand Teton is much more amenable to auto touring than Yellowstone: Park roads connect many attractions, and it’s a much more manageable size. But as jaw-dropping as the…

Guide Article / Hotels in Badlands National Park

Camping in Badlands National Park

Inside the Park Camping is available inside Badlands National Park at the Cedar Pass Campground and the Sage Creek Primitive Campground, on a first-come, first-served basis. Both are…

Guide Article / Hikes in Olympic National Park

Coastal Area in Olympic National Park

Cape Alava/Sand Point LoopThis loop begins with a stroll over a cedar-plank boardwalk through teeming coastal marsh and grasslands. (Careful! Boards are slippery when wet, which is…

Guide Article / Hikes in Olympic National Park

Northern Park Regions in Olympic National Park

Deer LakeThis trail is a steady climb through beautiful woods to a tree-lined lake. Canada jays wait to eat your food, but don't feed them. There are some switchbacks on this trail,…

Guide Article / Hotels in Rocky Mountain National Park

Camping in Rocky Mountain National Park

Inside the Park The park has five campgrounds with a total of almost 600 sites, nearly half of them at Moraine Park. Moraine Park and Glacier Basin accept reservations from Memorial…

Guide Article / Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park

Short Hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park

Alberta Falls TrailWith an elevation change of only 210 feet, this is an easy, scenic walk along Glacier Creek to Alberta Falls. Along the sunny trail, you'll see beaver dams and an…

Guide Article / A Nature Guide in Rocky Mountain National Park

The Fauna in Rocky Mountain National Park

Many national parks have wildlife, and visitors to most parks will see a squirrel, a chipmunk, and maybe a deer or two. But the abundance of animals here, the larger mammals in…

Guide Article / Hotels in Glacier National Park

Camping in Glacier National Park

Inside the ParkYou can spend your evenings at the park in the hotel lounge looking over your cocktail at the folks in the campground, and vice versa. For those who prefer the latter,…

Guide Article / Side Trips in Grand Teton National Park

Jackson, WY in Grand Teton National Park

Near the south entrance of Grand Teton National Park. Jackson has come a long way from the days when its only visitors were Native American tribes hunting for summer game and later,…

Guide Article / Hotels in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Camping in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

There are no developed campgrounds or vehicle camping of any kind inside the national park. Backcountry camping, however, is permitted in some areas. Pick up free permits at the…

Guide Article / Hotels in Mount Rainier National Park

Camping in Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier has more than 400 campsites in three drive-in campgrounds. None of the campgrounds in the park have RV utility hookups, nor are there laundry or shower facilities.You…

Guide Article / Things To Do in Hawaii (The Big Island)

Neighborhoods in Hawaii (The Big Island)

The Island in Brief The Kona Coast Kona means “leeward side” in Hawaiian—and that means hot, dry weather virtually every day of the year on the 70-mile stretch of black lava shoreline…

Guide Article / Active Pursuits in Hawaii (The Big Island)

Water Sports in Hawaii (The Big Island)

Boat, Raft & Submarine Tours The relatively calm waters of the Kona and Kohala coasts are home to inquisitive reef fish, frolicking spinner dolphins, tranquil green sea turtles,…

Guide Article / Active Pursuits in Hawaii (The Big Island)

Hiking in Hawaii (The Big Island)

For information on camping and hiking, contact Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, P.O. Box 52, Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 (www.nps.gov/havo; 808/985-6000); Puuhonua O Honaunau…