Table of Contents
Introduction: Our Amazing National Parks at 100! 6
How to Use This Book! 7
Map of National Parks in the United States 10
The East 12
Introduction: The East 14
Acadia National Park 16
Everglades National Park 20
A Man of Many Parks: Take a Teddy Tour! 24
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 26
Hot Springs National Park 30
Explore America's Past in its National Parks 34
Other Must-see Park Properties 36
The Midwest 38
Introduction: The Midwest 40
Badlands National Park 42
Cuyahoga Valley National Park 46
Get Packing! Your National Park Suitcase Checklist 50
Theodore Roosevelt National Park 52
Wind Cave National Park 56
The National Park Awesome Eight 60
Other Must-see Park Properties 62
The Southwest 64
Introduction: The Southwest 66
Big Bend National Park 68
Carlsbad Caverns National Park 72
Grand Canyon National Park 76
The National Parks' Other Dimension: Spooky Sites! 80
Other Must-see Park Properties 82
The West 84
Introduction: The West 86
Bryce Canyon National Park 88
Denali National Park and Preserve 92
Glacier National Park 96
Endangered Species Success Stories: Back From the Brink! 100
Grand Teton National Park 102
Haleakala National Park 106
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park 110
Joshua Tree National Park 114
Mount Rainier National Park 118
Get the Scoop on Finding Fossils: Dig In! 122
Olympic National Park 124
Rocky Mountain National Park 128
Yellowstone National Park 132
Yosemite National Park 136
Zion National Park 140
By the Numbers! Record Setters in the National Parks 144
Other Must-see Park Properties 146
More National Parks and Park Properties 150
152-153
National Park of American Samoa
Arches National Park
Biscayne National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
154-155
Channel Islands National Park
Congaree National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Great Basin National Park
156-157
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Isle Royale National Park
Katman National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Kobuk Valley National Park
158-159
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
North Cascades National Park
160-161
Saguaro National Park
Sequoia National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park
Wrangell-St. Ellas National Park and Preserve 162
National Park Properties by State or Territory 163
Glossary/Find Out More 170
Index 172
Photo Credits 175