Frommer's National Parks of the American West
Chapter One
JUST THE FACTS:
Planning Your Trip to the National Parks
of the American West
In this chapter, we've tried to give you all the general information
you will need to help plan your trip to the national parks
of the western United States. The individual park chapters that
follow will answer your more specific questions.
The Parks Without the
Crowds: Some General Tips
It's not easy to commune with nature
when you're surrounded by hordes of
fellow visitors. For each park, we've discussed
the best times of year to go and
listed certain areas, trails, and sites that
are less visited than others. For really
specific information, you can find park-use
statistics at www2.nature.nps.gov/
stats. Beyond that, here are a few general
guidelines.
* Avoid the high season. For most
parks in the West, this especially
means July and August, but anytime
schools are not in session,
parks are crowded with families on
vacation. Spring and fall in ... read full excerpt from Frommer's National Parks of the American West ebook
