They've been dubbed America's best idea for a reason: get inspired and get outdoors with Moon USA National Parks. Inside you'll find:
*Coverage of all 59 national parks, from the misty mountains of the east and the redwoods of the west, to the glaciers of Alaska and volcanoes of Hawaii
*Strategic itineraries organized by region and by activity: Find the best parks for your timeline and interests, with lists of the top parks for hiking, winter activities, wildlife, solitude, scenic drives, and more
*Comprehensive planning resources: With detailed maps and transportation tips, you'll have the tools to explore each park or region individually, or visit multiple for an epic parks trip
*How to take a national parks road trip, with advice on how to link the parks together and interesting stops between them
*The top outdoor adventures for hikers, bikers, climbers, kayakers, whitewater rafters, and more
*Expert advice from former park guide Becky Lomax on how to beat the crowds, the best times of year to visit, and nearby attractions and state parks
*Where to stay in and around each park, whether you're pitching the tent, parking the RV, or bedding down at a hotel
*Practical tips and background information on weather, terrain, wildlife, history, and health and safety precautions
*Know before you go: Up-to-date information on fees, passes, and reservations, including how to obtain and use a National Parks Pass
*Gorgeous, full-colour photos throughout, plus a handy keepsake section for your national parks stamps and a foldout poster map
Expert insight and honest advice on visiting every national park: with Moon's help, make it a trip to remember.
Becky Lomax grew up hiking, camping, and skiing in Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Mt. Rainier National Park (where her dad used to serve as a ranger).
During college, she worked summers in Glacier National Park. After teaching high school English for many years outside Seattle, she and her husband moved to Montana, where she served as a hiking and backpacking guide in Glacier, worked at a ski resort, and began to write about the outdoors. She relishes visiting national parks to hike, bike, backpack, kayak, and raft.
Through her writing, she advocates for conserving wild places for their unique attributes and the renewal they bring to humans. She has written about hiking trails, historic lodges and roads, camping, paddling, skiing, bicycling, wildlife, wildflowers, birds, and climate change. For magazine stories, she has tagged along with biologists into the field to radio collar bighorn sheep and grizzly bears, even touching the bear's claws and smelling its fur to discover its earthy scent.
In 2019, Becky was awarded the Gold Prize in Guidebooks for USA National Parks by the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards. She has also published stories in several national travel magazines including Smithsonian and Backpacker, and authored Moon Glacier National Park, Moon Yellowstone & Grand Teton, and Moon Montana, Wyoming, & Idaho Camping.
