National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the U.S.

More than 281 million people visited the national parks in 2011, a number that is predicted to grow in the next decade. National Geographic, associated with the parks since their founding has the unmatched expertise and authority for this trusted, time-tested, up-to-date guidebook. This newest edition of the "National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States" provides the most up-to-the-minute information on the 58 scenic national parks, comprising, in many cases, the last protected wilderness areas in America. In addition to a thorough text update, half of the images are new and many have never been published before. National Geographic's signature cartographic expertise is evident throughout, as well as the veteran parks writers who have insider knowledge and are intimately familiar with the national parks based on years of first-hand experience.