National Park Lodging for:

Alaska
· Denali National Park

Arizona
· Canyon De Chelly National Monument
· Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
· Chiricahua National Monument
· Coronado National Memorial
· Grand Canyon National Park
· Montezuma Castle National Monument
· Navajo National Monument
· Petrified Forest National Park
· Rainbow Bridge National Monument
· Saguaro National Park
· Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
· Tonto National Monument
· Tumacácori National Historical Park

California

· Alcatraz Island
· Cabrillo National Monument
· Death Valley National Park
· Devils Postpile National Monument
· Joshua Tree National Park
· Lassen Volcanic National Park
· Muir Woods National Monument
· Presidio of San Francisco
· Redwood National and State Parks
· Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
· Yosemite National Park

Colorado
· Colorado National Monument
· Dinosaur National Monument
· Mesa Verde National Park
· Rocky Mountain National Park

Florida
· Biscayne National Park
· Everglades National Park

Georgia
· Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Hawaii
· Haleakala National Park
· Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
· Kalaupapa National Historical Park
· Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Idaho
· Craters Of The Moon National Monument
· Nez Perce National Historical Park

Kentucky
· Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
· Mammoth Cave National Park

Maine
· Acadia National Park

Michigan
· Isle Royale National Park
· Keweenaw National Historical Park

Minnesota
· Voyageurs National Park

Mississippi
· Natchez National Historical Park

Montana
· Glacier National Park

New Mexico
· Carlsbad Caverns National Park
· Pecos National Historical Park
· White Sands National Monument

Nevada
· Great Basin National Park

Ohio
· Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon
· Crater Lake National Park

Pennsylvania
· Gettysburg National Military Park
· Valley Forge National Historical Park

South Dakota
· Badlands National Park
· Mount Rushmore National Memorial
· Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee
· Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas
· Big Bend National Park
· Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Utah
· Arches National Park
· Bryce Canyon National Park
· Canyonlands National Park
· Capitol Reef National Park
· Zion National Park

Virginia
· Great Falls Park
· Shenandoah National Park
· Theodore Roosevelt Island Park

Washington
· Mount Rainier National Park
· North Cascades National Park
· Olympic National Park

Wyoming
· Grand Teton National Park
· Yellowstone National Park

Canadian National Parks

Alberta
·Banff National Park
·Jasper National Park of Canada

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This Month's Focus: Yosemite National Park

Reached by SR 140 (El Portal Road) from Merced, SR 41 (Wawona Road) from Fresno, and SR 120 (Big Oak Flat Road) from Stockton, Yosemite National Park lies in central California on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada in a region of unusual beauty.

Glaciers transformed the rolling hills and meandering streams of pre-Pleistocene Yosemite into the colossal landscape of the present. And although Indian tribes lived in the Yosemite area for thousands of years, the first non-Indian visit was probably made by the Joseph Walker expedition in 1833.

It was not until 1851, however, before the existence of the magnificent valley became well-known. The Mariposa Battalion was sent to the area that year to extinguish an ongoing conflict between gold miners seeking their fortune and the resident American Indians. The batallion entered Yosemite Valley at Inspiration Point, and word of the land's beauty quickly spread.

To preserve it for posterity, Abraham Lincoln set aside the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias in the Yosemite Valley as the nation's first state park on June 30, 1864. John Muir, one of America's earliest and foremost naturalists and conservationists, tirelessly advocated federal park status for Yosemite Valley and its surroundings, and 26 years later, in 1890, Yosemite became a national park.

The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created on August 25, 1916 by Congress through the Organic Act in order to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

The park is much greater both in area and beauty than most people generally realize; Yosemite Valley actually comprises only a very small portion of park land. The territory above the rim of the valley is less celebrated principally because it is less well-known. However, 196 miles of primary roads and more than 800 miles of trails now make much of this mountain region easily accessible to both motorist and hiker.

The crest of the Sierra Nevada is the park's eastern boundary, and the two rivers that flow through the park--the Merced and Tuolumne--originate among the snowy peaks. The Merced River flows through Yosemite Valley, and the Tuolumne River carves a magnificent gorge through the northern half of the park. Though spectacular through most of the year, many of the park's famous waterfalls are often dry during the late summer months.

With the exception of the Tioga Pass Road portion of SR 120, the Glacier Point Road and the Mariposa Grove Road, all of which are closed late fall through early summer, all roads are open year round; chains may be needed in winter.

The road to Mirror Lake and Happy Isles, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, is closed to most cars but is served by a free shuttle bus. Southside Drive is one-way eastbound from Bridalveil Fall to Curry Village; Northside Drive is one-way westbound from Yosemite Lodge; and the road between Curry Village and Yosemite Village also is one-way westbound.

Glaciers transformed the rolling hills and meandering streams of pre-Pleistocene Yosemite into the colossal landscape of the present. To preserve it for posterity, Abraham Lincoln set aside the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias in the Yosemite Valley as the nation's first state park on June 30, 1864. Twenty-six years later Yosemite became a national park.