This section includes lodgings in US. National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, National Monuments, National Seashores, National Scenic and Wild Rivers, National Preserves, National Parkways, and National Recreation Areas.

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National Parks Camping information - 800-365-2267

National Forests camping information - 800-280-2267

P.O. Box 550

Charlestown, NH 03603

603/543-1700

This is the USA's largest and oldest conservation program to help preserve our national parks. Each year over 2,000 high school students, college and other adults spent four weeks to a year in the parks to assist with park programs. Lend your assistance.

Interior, SD, 57750

605/433-5361

Internet: <www.nps.gov/badl/>

The Badlands are located in SW South Dakota about 100 miles east of the famed Black Hills. The park is protected mixed grass prairie, with 64,000 acres of wilderness. This is the home of the rare black-foot ferret. The Strong-hold unit is co-managed with the Oglala Sioux. The park contains the world's most abundant Oligocene epoch fossil beds, over 23 million years old. The evolution of mammals, such as horse, sheep, rhinoceros and pig can be studied in the formations.

This popular park features a fantastic landscape of unusual rock formations, an interesting variety of hiking trails, and 250,000 acres of prehistoric dinosaur fossils. A buffalo herd ranges in the park, and occasionally bighorn sheep and antelope can be seen. Take the Sage Creek Wildlife Loop Road to find park animals. There are few streams in the arid park; during the summer, the area is very hot and dry, so wear comfortable clothes and hike in the early morning or late afternoon. The park is open year around. Stop at the visitor center for information, a free film, and a great museum.

Interior, SD 57750

605/433-5460

The lodge is open from mid-April through mid-October. There is a restaurant.

The facility offers 24 AC cabins, all extremely comfortable and clean, with rustic, knotty pine interiors. The cabins are located 8 miles S off I-90 at Exit 131 on Hwy. 240 near the Cedar Breaks Visitor's Center. The cabins are carpeted, heated, with showers and baths, and sleep 4-6 people. The dining room at Cedar Pass is very reasonable; be sure to try the buffalo steaks and Indian fry bread. The gift shop offers Sioux Indian wares (Cedar Pass Lodge is leased to the Oglala Sioux Tribe.) The cabins and dining room are open May l-Oct. 15. The park and lodge are within 2 hours driving time from the Black Hills.

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

P.O. Box 129

Big Bend National Park, TX 79834

915/477-2251

Big Bend is a mix of the Old West where cultures and borders collide. Located on the tip of Texas along the Mexican border, it is defined by the wide sweep of the Rio Grande River. There are 800,0000 acres of wild and dramatic vistas within the park. Many westerns were actually filmed in the area. The park became a United States Biosphere Reserve in 1976, but has been a park since 1944.

The park is best visited during the cooler winter months, when it is also the most popular. Reserve a lodging accommodations well in advance for this popular park. The park is open year around.

Facilities: There are four visitors centers in the park, open from 8 am - 6 p.m. Months of operation vary for each center. They are Panther Junction, Chiscos Basin, Persimmon Gap, and Rio Grande Village. There is a contact station at Caastolon.

Activities: Hiking, backpacking, interpretive programs, commercial tour operations, A permit is needed for backcountry stays. Brochures are in German, Spanish and English. There are also commercial outfitters outside the park.

There is no public transportation to the park, but a pave road leads to the park. A weekly pass runs about $10 a vehicle or $5 per person. Gold Age, Golden Access and Golden Eagle Passes are honored. A Big Ben Annual Pass is only $20. The park is very remote, and you need 2-3 days to see it all.

Nearby is the Big Bend Ranch State Park with wilderness areas. Contact it at 915/229-3416. You can visit nearby Mexican villages from the park.

915/477-2291

offers motel rooms and a restaurant.

Asheville, NC

28801

828/298-0398

The first National Parkway is administered by the National Park Service, and offers a wide pattern of scenery, from mountain panoramas to valleys and highlands. The 469-mile Parkway is at an average elevation of 3,000 feet, and extends from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Come to the 82,000-acre Parkway in the spring for the blooming of the dogwoods. At Mabry Mill you can touch the pioneer culture of the Blue Ridge Highlands, with restored log cabins and miles of split rail fences. Rent a boat at Prince Lake, or obtain a permit and take advantage of the many backcountry sites located throughout the area. The National Parks Concessions operate the Bluff Lodge and Rock Knob Cabins.

Laurel Springs, NC 28644-9716

982//372-4499.

Located outside Laurel Springs, the lodge is open May l - October 31. The Bluffs Lodge is at an elevation of 3,750 feet. Each room has private tub and shower, TV in lobby. Nearby coffee shop. Each additional person is $5.

Meadow of Dan, VA 24120-9603

703/593-3503

The cabins are located in Meadows of Dan, next to the picturesque Mabry Mill, an old, operating gristmill. Cottage rates start at $28. Season is May-October 31. The housekeeping and overnight cabins each have 2 double beds, electric kitchens with refrigerators, running water, linens, bathhouse and comfort station nearby. Each additional person over 4 is $5.

Bedford, VA 24523

540/586-1081; 800/542-5927)

The year around lodge is located lakeside in natural woods. The guest rooms offer spacious accommodations, two double beds and private bath. Each room opens to a secluded balcony or terrace and features spectacular views. The lodge blends quietly into the surrounding mountains, and features 62 guest rooms

Activities: Hiking, natural history, fishing in a 22-acre lake, cross-country skiing. Take a tour bus to Sharp Top mountain, or dine in the restaurant at the end of the day.

801/834-5322; FAX - 435-834-4102

This high mountain park in Utah offers 35,000 acres of wind and water eroded landscapes that glow in the setting sun. Take a horseback ride by guide through this primeval area. Rides are for an hour to 1 day, from March 15-Nov. 1. The natural amphitheaters of rock, and the spires and cathedrals of the 8,000-foot-high Paunsaugunt Plateau in S Utah makes Bryce Canyon one of the best hiking parks in the system. There are backcountry campsites below the rim, within the spires at the S end of the park, open from spring to fall on a first-come, first-served basis. Each of 10 sites sleeps up to 6 persons, with a 14-day maximum stay. Two sites sleep 15. There is a park entrance fee. The park is open year around, and is at an elevation of 8,500 feet.

FEES: Cars are charged $10 per 7-day visit or $20 per year. National Park Passports accepted.

Activities: Hiking in the spring, summer and fall, and cross-country skiing in the winter, makes the park one of the most enjoyable in Southern Utah. There are many easy 1/2 mile and longer day hikes. In the backcountry, the Under-The-Rim Trail extends 23 miles from Bryce Point to Rainbow Point. The Riggs Spring Loop Trail is about 9 miles. A $5 permit is required for backcountry camping. You can horseback ride through the park on the Peekaboo Loop trail.

14001 East Iliff Ave, Suite 600

Aurora, CO 80014

303/297-2757; Fax - 303/237-3175 from 7 am - 6 pm Mountain Time.

Bryce Canyon National Park,

Bryce Canyon, Utah 84717

435/834-5361

Group Reservations - 303/338-2756; Fax - 303/338-6082.

Bryce Canyon is an unusual mix of hoodoos, spires and canyons that you can explore within for days. What better way to spend time here than at the Bryce Canyon Lodge. There are 114 rooms at the lodge. It is open from April 1-through October.

From sunrise to sunset, whether hiking or cross-country skiing, the landscape changes with the subtle hand of God all day long. The colors are vivid reds, yellows and purples. The light plays upon rock is dazzling. Bryce Canyon is Mother Nature's masterpiece.

Saddle up a horse and enjoy a guided trail ride. Learn all about geology and the stars during campfire programs and Rim talks. The Hoodoos have famous names such as Fairyland, View, Sunset Inspiration and Bryce Points. And when it is time to turn in - you have the choice of a western style cabin at Bryce Lodge or luxury suites.

The Bryce Canyon Lodge offers motel rooms and cabins. The lodge is open from May through mid-Oct., and offers a dining room, service station, medical service, gift shop, coin laundry, showers, and sightseeing tours. All facilities and some lodgings are handicapped accessible. All accommodations are located near the main Bryce Canyon Lodge building with parking nearby. All rooms and cabins are AAA approved with linens and bedding furnished. The Western Cabins feature 2 double beds, carpeting, private porch, individual heating, full bathroom and telephone. The motel rooms are spacious new rooms with queen-sized beds, bathrooms, phone and private porch. There are no cooking facilities in any of the accommodations. Outdoor grills are at the picnic areas. The lodge has a complete dining facility and sitting area.

Motel Room price with tax

Single $95.92

Double $95.92

Triple $101.37

Quad $106.82

Western Cabins Price with tax

Single $106.82

Double $106.82

Triple $112.27

Quad $177.72

In and out baggage handling is $5 per person. Children 12 and under are free with adults.

For groups, dining options are available.

P.O. Box 1173

Harrison, AR 72601

501-741-5443

The Buffalo National River, one of the last unpolluted natural rivers in the lower 48 states, offers both swift water and gentle water canoeing and kayaking, in a 94,000 acre wilderness area. The 132-mile river courses through varied multicolored bluffs and numerous springs in the Ozark mountains. There is camping along the river in stands of willow, sycamore, river birch and cottonwood trees. The river park and campground are open year around. Some of the developed campgrounds are only open from April to Nov. Kyle's Landing and Steel Creek are accessible by steep, gravel roads, so a 4-wheel drive is recommended. All campgrounds, except Lost Valley, are accessible by boat or road. Lost Valley is accessible only by road. Buffalo Point has some handicapped sites. Backcountry camping is allowed on riverside gravel bars. There are excellent evening ranger programs in the summer at Lost Valley.

HCR 66, Box 388

Yellville, AR 72687

870/449-6206

These 14 rustic and modern cabins at the Buffalo Point Campground have refrigerators, stoves, and showers, but you must bring your own utensils and linen. The log cabins were built by the CCC, but have been modified. The newer cabins are more modern. The cabins sleep up to 6, renting for $40 a night, and are open from April 1 to November 30. Rent a canoe at the campground.

At the base of red sheer rock towers and in caves in the cliffs are the ruins of ancient Indian villages dating back more than 1,500 years. Modern Navajos now live around the 83,000 acre monument, testifying to human struggle in a harsh environment. The entire park is part of the Navajo Reservation. There are 2 campgrounds in the shady cottonwoods at the mouth of Canyon de Chelly and Canyon de Muerto. Take a jeep ride or horse ride through the canyons. A small museum is dedicated to the Anasazi and Navajo cultures, with evening ranger programs.

Chinle, AZ 86503

520/674-5841/5842

The lodge is open year around, and offers 75 motel rooms. Each room has queen-sized beds, TV, AC, bath, heat, with no cooking allowed. A cafeteria is attached to the lodge. Take a truck tour into the canyon bottom; for advance reservations, call: 602/674-5841 or 602/674-5842. The monument area observes daylight savings time, unlike the rest of Arizona, because it is on the Navajo Reservation.

Activities: trails, hiking, jeep tours, pictography viewing, interpretive exhibits and talks, horseback riding, photography. The inner canyons are impassable during winter. If hiking in the Monument, a native guide is required, usually $10 an hour. Backcountry camping is permitted with a guide. Food is served at Thunderbird Lodge, but no other food or supplies available in the Monument.

National Seashore

RT. 1, P.O. Box 675

Manteo, NC 27954

919/473-5949

The national seashore is on the Outer Banks, a narrow 70-mile chain of barrier islands off the coast of NC. Coastal fishing villages, historic lighthouses, shipwreck remains, crabbing, clamming, and sportfishing make this a unique area. Parts of the 30,000-acre seashore is reached by road, but Ocracoke Island can be reached only by state operated ferries from Hatteras Island, Swanquarter, and Cedar Island. Cape Point, Ocracoke and Oregon Inlet are open April - October. Frisco and Salvo are open during the summer months. Camping is available throughout the area.

Rodantche, NC 27968

919/987-2345

The resort has a motel with 32 efficiency and standard units, with double beds, stoves, refrigerators, utensils, linens, and showers. Open year around. Rent by the week or the half week. The motel offers a dining room, and fishing on a 1100 ft. pier.

Crater Lake, OR 97604

503/594-2211

Crater Lake is located in S central Oregon in a remote mountain setting. The lake was formed after a mighty volcano exploded millenniums ago, collapsing the major portion of the mountain and creating a caldron that eventually filled with rain water. There is a road around the rim of the lake, but hiking is precarious because of loose rock on the rim. The Crater Lake rim area is open year around. The 183,000-acre park is filled with songbirds and game. There is a short geology talk each hour at the park, and ranger-led activities in the summer. The area is great for winter skiing, and snowshoe hikes are conducted in the winter on weekends. There are boat trips on the lake, offered by the Lodge Company in summer. The 2-hour tour circles the inside of the caldera and stops at Wizard Island. Hiking trails ascend Garfield Peak, Watchman Peak and Mt. Scott; take a hike on Cleetwood Trail for a spectacular view.

1211 Avenue C

White City, OR 97503

541/830-8700, or fax: 541/830-8514

E-Mail: info@crater-lake.com

Open mid-June to mid-October (subject to change).

The historic Crater Lake Lodge was recently renovated, and offers full service accommodations, with fine dining. The lodge has spectacular vistas from the guestrooms and dining areas.

The lodge has 76 rooms with double beds. Some rooms have tub/showers; others have sink basins with the showers down the hall. The stone lodge blends naturally into the scenery.

Rates: (subject to change): Room rates range from $105-$135 single or double occupancy for 1-2 queen beds. Four loft suites with two queen beds are $195 for up to 4 persons. Extra person is $15 each. Children 11 and under are free. No charge for cribs or rollaways. Handicapped accessible rooms available. No in-room telephones or TVs.

During the day book passage on a Crater Lake Volcano Cruise, hike miles of trails through the park, sample a variety of food at the various vendors.

Open mid-May - end of October

Reservations through Crater Lake Company

The Inn is located 7 miles below the rim, and is a great alternative to on-rim accommodations. Mazama Village Motor Inn has 40 identical units, each with 1 or 2 queen beds. Each has a private bath and shower. Handicapped accessible rooms available. Rates are $83 single or double occupancy. Extra person is $7 each. Children 6 and under are free; $6 charge for cribs or rollaways. There is also a campground at the inn.

P.O. Box 900

Fernadina Beach, FL 32035-0900

904/261-6408; 800/717-0821

Greyfield Inn is a turn-of-the-century mansion located on Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island: Cumberland Island. Since 1972, much of Cumberland was designated as a National Seashore, providing the island with a means of preservation and protection from development. The National Park Service has limited the daily visitor rate to 300 persons, insuring a tranquil setting for the wild horses, deer, armadillos, and numerous species of birds that make their home on Cumberland.

Cumberland Island is 18 miles long and three miles wide at its widest point. There are 26 varieties of wild animals and 323 species of birds on the island. There is one road on the island, Grand Avenue, a dirt and shell roadway, traversing the length of the island.

Marshland fringes much of Cumberland, protecting the horses from the current and tide. You will see fiddler crabs everywhere, and long-legged wading birds. The live oak avenues create an atmosphere akin to a cathedral.

The 18-mile beach is the most striking feature of the island and is a great place for solitude. Shells abound and it is impossible to come back empty handed. At the edge of the forest is a group of lakes with their own wildlife. The sand dunes on the island are protected. Egrets and herons fish these waters as well as ducks on their flight S or N.

The island is rich with pre-Columbian history. The Spanish, British and new American republic occupied the island. After the Civil War, the Carnegie family dominated the island. Be sure to visit the ruins of Dungeness Estate.

Greyfield's private compound includes more than 1,300 acres for use by guests. Spend the days birding, shelling, fishing, clam digging, swimming, hiking, beachcombing or hunting for shark's teeth. The Greyfield was built in 1901 as the home for Lucy and Thomas Carnegie's daughter, Margaret Rickerson. In the 1960's Margaret's daughter, Lucy R. Ferguson and her family opened Greyfield as an inn.

Greyfield Inn is furnished as it was at the turn-of-the-century. Dinners are gourmet delights. The rates include all meals and consists of fresh fruit, fresh orange juice and picnic-style lunches. Dinner is more formal, so dress accordingly. Entrees include seafood, naturally.

Rates: Different style suites are different prices. The cottage rooms are two rooms with one queen bed with private bath, and shared living rooms and rents for $315 per night. Porch rooms are about $290/double for the night. North Porch is $275; the Master Bedroom is 1 king bed for $315. the Library Suite is $315.00 per night. Weekends are a 2-night minimum and holidays are a 3-night minimum. Groups of 3 or more rooms need a 30-day advance notice. Rates include all meals and the ferry transport from Florida.

Rooms are NOT air-conditioned, but the breezes and ceiling fans are helpful. Dress is casual during the day, formal at night when up to 40 guests gather in the Great Room for gourmet dining.

Communications to the mainland are limited. Smoking permitted in the bar only. Natural and cultural history outings are available with staff naturalists. Bicycles are one-speed sand cruisers and are available for half- or full-day rental. Bikes are not permitted on the beaches due to salt water corrosion. There are no stores on the island, other than Gogo Ferguson's jewelry studio, and Stacia Hendricks pottery studio. The Inn provides picnic baskets for day trips around the island.

During annual deer hunts the north end of the island is closed off to visitors. For hunting information call 912/882-4338.

Owners also rent out a few homes, but they prefer to rent to people who have visited the island before.

Transportation: (by boat only) Cumberland Island departures on the Greyfield Inn ferry are at 8 am, 10:45 am, and 3:30 pm daily. Return trips are at 9:30 am, 12:15 pm and 5:30 pm daily. The Park Service has a ferry by reservations only from St. Mary's Florida., departing twice daily. Call: 912/882-4335. The Park Service ferry runs from March 15 to about mid-September. The rest of the year the Park Service ferry runs daily except for Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Neither ferry transports bikes, non-resident cars, or pets.

The closest air service to Fernadina Beach is at Jacksonville, Florida. Remember, Cumberland Island is just north of the Florida/Georgia border.

619/786-2331

Be sure to visit Scotty's Castle in the N part of this 2 million-acre desert park located NW of Las Vegas, Nevada. The park boasts the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. A wealthy industrialist in the early park of the century built the "castle". The Spanish-style hacienda was built in Grapevine Canyon, where there are good springs. Over 1 million pre-1930 dollars were needed to build this desert home. There are no accommodations at Scotty's Castle, but you will be pampered at the Furnace Creek Ranch Resort and Inn. Sights not to be missed at the park include the Borax Works, Badwater, Natural Bridge, Golden Canyon, and Artist's Circle. Take a half-day trip on a 20-mule team wagon to Dante's View.

14001 East Iuff Avenue, Suite 600

Aurora, CO 80014

760/786-2345; Fax: 760/786-2514

Central reservations - 800/236-7916

This is a grand old California-style hotel surrounded by towering mountains and desert canyons, home of the world's lowest golf course. There is a service station, airstrip, and 4,800 feet of meeting space at the resort.

The Inn at Furnace Creek is a AAA 4-Diamond resort, with most rooms having one king bed, some with two beds. Check-in is at 4 pm and check-out at 12 pm. No pets allowed. Extra person charge in room is $15. First night's deposit required with confirmation. No reservations within 48 hours prior to arrival.

Hollywood stars have known the elegant hideaway for over 70 years. Great film legends such as Clark Gable came here to relax. Opened in 1927 by the Pacific-Borax Company, this resort serves as a fitting tribute to the historical riches of California's past. Native Americans created the adobe bricks on site. Recent renovations in the lobby and bar draw upon the classic look of the 1930's. It's the perfect place to reclaim your senses or relax near the spring-fed pool, stroll through palm gardens, or watch a glorious sunset. Enjoy a cool drink from the Stargazers Deck.

Play tennis on any of four-lighted courses, get a massage, ride horseback on 1 and 2 hour tours, or take a romantic champagne carriage ride.

The Inn offers a gourmet dining room, afternoon tea and Sunday brunch, or room service. The Ranch offers the '49er Café (sandwiches, salads), Wrangler Buffet, Wrangler Steakhouse and the 19^th hole (for burgers and drinks). Stop off for a cool drink at Corkscrew Saloon at the Ranch. There is also a General Store for your other needs.

Check out the stagecoaches, mining tools and steam locomotives at the Borax Museum. Visit the National Park Visitor's Center near the Ranch for more information on Scotty's Castle and other park information.

Parkside $130

Cabin $90

Extra Person $15

Children under 18 free with adult. Crib or Rollaway - $10.

The rooms are elegantly appointed retreat, reminiscent of Furnace Creek Inn's rich past.

1/1-5/10 and 10/8-12/31

Deluxe hillside $230

Deluxe View $260

Luxury View $290

Suite $325

5/11-10/7

Deluxe Hillside $145

Deluxe View $160

Luxury View $185

Suite $200

All rates are based on European plan. (No meals included; holiday rates slightly higher.)

Golf Packages: (The course was recently redesigned by Perry Dye) Tee up 214 feet below sea level on Furnace Creek's 18-hole course. The Oasis golf course is surrounded completely by the park.

June 1- September 30 $20

October 1-December $45

Cart rentals, pull cart and club rentals extra. Call the golf professionals at the tournament information desk at 760/786-2301.

Drive down Artist's Point, a one-way road that meanders through magnificent washes, mud hills and exotic rock formations. Or head up to Dante's View for a look at Badwater and Death Valley from 5,425 above the Valley's floor.

Other points of interest include ghost towns, lost mines, Zabriskie Point, Badwater, and Devil's Golf Course - a vast expanse of knobby salt formations arising from the earth

Denali means "the high one" in native Indian, and Mt. McKinley rises over 20,000 feet with no foothills, making it the highest mountain in the world for mean altitude rise. The peak can be seen for miles around in every direction. The park is located N of Anchorage and can be reached by paved highway, the Alaska Railroad's famed dome cars, or by bush plane. The 5 million-acre park has nearly 2 million acres of wilderness for wildlife. Take a park bus tour to see the wildlife (no cars allowed past a certain point). Denali is wonderful for backpacking, hiking, photography, canoeing, rafting and fishing. No license is required to fish in the park. You can pan for gold in one of the many streams. Backcountry camping is allowed throughout the park on a first-come, first-served basis, with a permit required. The park was declared a Biosphere Preserve in 1976.

P.O. Box 810

Girdwood, AK 99587

Winter - 907/783-1342, or Fax - 907/783-1308

P.O. Box 189, Denali Park, AK 99755

Summer - 907/683-2594, or Fax - 907/683-1341

Don't limit your stay at the park at the developed areas surrounding the park entrance. The more adventuresome travel to the very end of the grandest drives, deep in the center of the park. Wildlife abounds. Travel within the park is by the concessionaire's private vehicles. Bring your binoculars. The trip to the lodge takes 5 hours.

Kantishna began its beginnings as a turn-of-the-century gold mining district. The lodge is nestled along Moose Creek as it winds toward the Yukon. Beyond he lodge is the vast interior of Alaska. The main lodge was built in 1989 and renovated in 1993. There are 30 comfortable and well-appointed cabins and a spacious lodge complete with dining and lounge area. Each cabin is heated and enjoys a private bath. Each has a mosquito screen deck. All meals are included in the lodge and cabin price. Each cabin has two double beds.

Rates: The lodge is open from June 4 through the night of September 11. A stay of at least three nights is recommended. Early and late seasons from June 4-15 and September 1-11 save 10%

Double Triple Quad

Per person/per night $299 $274 $249

Getting There: Packages depart and return to the Train Depot at the E end of Denali National Park. Guests meet at the depot at 1:15 pm and a private bus departs at 1:45 pm. At the end of the stay you will return at about 11:30 am. This schedule allows for southbound guests from Fairbanks by train to Anchorage on the day of return from the lodge. Other options include shuttle van, sightseeing bus, rental car, chartered bush plane.

Reservations: Book up to a year in advance. This is a popular lodge. The cabins are confirmed upon receipt of the required deposit. The season is short at the lodge so plan in advance. Reservations received within 60 days in advance must be guaranteed with major credit card.

Activities: Fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Naturalist programs, mountain biking, evening programs, flightseeing, gold panning or relax in the library.

241 W. Ship Creek Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501

Reservations - 800/276-7234

907/276-7234; Fax: 907/258-3668

The three resorts are managed by Aramark for Denali Park Resorts.

The hotel is located near the park entrance, and has 100 rooms with private baths. Reserve well in advance, because this is a very popular hotel. It is located directly across from the train depot. The hotel has a dining room, snack shop, and a 6-8 hour bus tour of the park available.

Rates:

5/27 - 6/7 $110

6/8 - 9/7 $120

Reservations through McKinley National Park Hotel. Located on the E boundary of the park, offering cedar lodges overlooking a wild and beautiful river, adjacent to the park. There are over 300 rooms with warm, pine wood interiors and modern conveniences, including TV and telephones. The Nenana View Restaurant offers continental fare. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Visit the Checkpoint Lounge for an after dinner drink. The Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theater is the place for stories about Alaska's Gold Rush days. Sing along with the Klondike cast. Or check out the pizza at the Lynx Creek Pizza Parlor, open daily. The area also has a health club, indoor pool, and transportation.

5/15 - 6/7 $135

6/8 - 9/7 $185

9/8 - 9/20 $135

Perched above the Nenana River, 7 miles from the park entrance, the lodge is perfect for easy access. There are 150 rooms in a forest setting adjacent to the Park. It offers a restaurant, gift shop, and activities.

Rates:

5/25 - 6/7 $120

6/8 -9/7 $165

9/8 - 9/14 $120

Camp Denali/North Face Lodge/Denali Institute

P.O. Box 67

Denali National Park, AK, 99755

907/683-2290, or 907/683-2302.

Camp Denali and The North Face Lodge are two small facilities within Denali National Park. The concessionaire also offers year around courses in birding, Winterfest, and biodiversity and other subjects from respected scholars. Call the Institute and ask for a brochure. The two facilities are family owned since 1976. Both locations are remote. Neither lodge is full-service, with no TV or entertainment or bar. A flexible schedule is required to stay at the two resorts. But you will be staying in one of the true wilderness areas left in the world. Each lodge is limited to 35-40 persons per night.

Multi-day stays offer opportunities for naturalist guided and independent backcountry hiking and observation.

Transportation: Travel between the park entrance and Camp Denali and North Face Lodge is furnished by Blue Bird touring buses owned by the concessionaire. The buses are staffed with naturalist/drivers, and the pace allows wildlife viewing along the way.

All guests stay in individual cabins situated on a hillside with an expansive view of Mt. McKinley and the Alaska Range. Each cabin is equipped with cold spring water, propane lights, hot plate, Yukon-type woodstove and a private path. There is a central shower facility, and home-prepared meals in a central dining room. There is a large library. The log or frame cabins sleep 2-6 each. The camp is located on the Kantishna region at the end of 90 Park Road, 2 miles from Wonder Lake, and 1 mile off the main road.

Rates: (Based on per person, double occupancy)

Adults Children

3 Nights $975 $735

4 nights $1,300 $980

5 nights $1,625 $1,225

7 nights $2,275 $1,715

Add tax to rates. Check-in is 4 pm. Children are considered 12 or under.

Families receive a 10% reduction if 3 or more stay at the lodge in the same cabin. Singles supplement add $100 per night.

What is included: 180-mile round trip transportation from the Denali Park Rail Station, lodging, all meals, guided outings, natural history interpretation, evening programs, use of recreational equipment, park entry fee. All transportation to/from park headquarters is included. Flightseeing is possible from the Camp on Talkeetna Air Taxi at an added charge.

Before Denali National Park was expanded in 1980, land around the Kantishna Hills was open to gold prospecting and homesteading. The former park superintendent's cabin remains on the homestead where North Face Lodge was built in 1973. Situated on a tundra meadow in the Moose Creek Valley, the North Face Lodge is a mile from Camp Denali, with a spectacular view of the Alaska Range.

This is a motel-type inn/lodge with 15 rooms with private baths.. The lodge has twin beds, central heat, main living room and dining room, and restaurant fare. Open June to September.

Activities: Hiking and wildlife observations are the top of the list, but canoeing, photography, biking, fishing for Arctic grayling or Mackinaw Trout in Wonder Lake are also great fun. For flightseeing, fly among the peaks and glaciers of the Alaska Range.

Rates: (Based on per person, double occupancy)

2 nights $650 $499

3 nights $975 $735

4 nights $1,300 $980

All discounts for adults and additional supplement for singles are the same as Camp Denali. You receive the same package as Camp Denali.

This is a private wilderness homestead that is rented through the concessionaire in the heart of Denali. It is located 1-1/2 miles from Camp Denali and just 1 mile from Wonder Lake with a great view of the mountain. It is designed for independent travelers. It is open from early June to mid-September. The rate is $325 per night with a maximum of 4 people in the cabin. Rate includes lodging only. No meals, activities or transportation is included. The single room cabin sleeps up to 4 people in a double bed and a set of bunks. It is equipped with bedding, wood heat stove, cooking range, refrigerator, and all utensils. There is no electricity or running water. Firewood is supplied, as is propane for cooking. Containerized water is available for washing and drinking. An outhouse is nearby, with showers at Camp Denali.

You need to drive your own vehicle from Camp Denali to Hawk's nest. To obtain a permit, an authorization form will be presented to the National Park Service upon arrival. Day use of the park road is by Park Service transportation only. For ticket and schedule information call 800/622-7275, after February 22. No pets allowed.

P.0. Box 279

Homestead, FL 33030

813/695-3101

In 1979 the Everglades National Park was declared a World Heritage Site, preserved for the world's people for all time. The Flamingo Lodge, Marina and Outpost Resort makes it easier than ever to enjoy this unique habitat, located 1 hour S of Miami. In the Everglades, 300 species of birds find natural freedom. The elusive Florida panther prowls the hummocks. There are American crocodiles, manatees, otters and alligators living in this 1.4 million-acre park. A 38-mile paved road bisects the park, and you can walk or canoe through other sections of the park. There are endless rivers, creeks, ponds, lakes and bays, waiting for a line to be angled for bass, sea trout or grouper. There are many self-guided trails through the Everglades. Try the Royal Palm or the Gumbo Limbo Trails, and for wildlife don't miss the Anhinga Trail. You can walk on the boardwalk at Mahogany Hummock, or view the park from Pa-Hay-Okee Overlook. The prairies will remind you of the African plains. Most campgrounds are located around Florida Bay. Backcountry campsites are in more isolated areas of subtropical wilderness. Camping is year around, but winter or early spring is best for avoiding insects.

#1 Flamingo Lodge Highway

Flamingo, FL 33034

813/69S-3101, or 305/253-2241

Reservations - 800/600-3813

Located in Flamingo, 38 miles SW of the park entrance, the lodge offers houseboats, cottages, and motel rooms with dining room, laundry, store, pool, boat rentals, bike rentals, guided fishing tours and boat tours. The marina and cottages are open year around, all other facilities are open from November - April.

Lodge: There are 102 rooms at the lodge, and a first class restaurant overlooking Florida Bay and Island keys. Equipped with two double beds, TV, phone, AC, private bath, maid service and pool privileges. Lodge rooms are for 1-2 adults.

Suites: Sleeps up to 4 adults.

Cottages: They are provided with fully equipped kitchens, dishes, flatware, separate bedroom and living room, AC, phone, private bath, maid services, and pool privileges. A prepaid deposit equal to 1 night's lodging is required. Cottages sleep up to 4 adults.

Houseboats: Rent a houseboat for a week at the Flamingo Lodge Marina and Outpost Resort. A houseboat is perfect for exploring the 1.4 million-acre water park. You are the captain, taking the boat where you want. Each rental houseboat is fully equipped, sleeps 68, and is available for 1 week at a time, year around. A full security deposit required. You will get an in-depth course in navigation. For reservations call 305/235-2241, or 813-695-3101.

Accommodations: Tax is 11.5%. Additional persons are $10 each. Children 17 and under are free in parent's room when no extra beds are needed. A deposit equal to one nights lodging is required to hold the reservation. Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled arrival date to receive a full refund on deposits.

Activities: The lodge offers a full marina for rental skiffs, canoes, patio boats and bikes. Patio boats will hold 6, and are a nice way to see the backwaters of the park, $75 a day. The Wilderness Tram operates seasonally from Nov. - May, $6 a ticket. The Backcountry Cruise operates year around, about $10 a ticket.

Lodging Rates: Winter Spring/Fall Summer

Lodge Room $95 $79 $65

Lodge Suite $145 $110 $99

Cottage $135 $99 $89

Chickees are located along interior rivers and bays where no dry land exists. They are elevated 10' x 12' wooden platforms with roofs. A narrow walkway leads to a self-contained toilet. You will need a freestanding tent, since stakes or nails are not allowed.

Chickees are located in the following campsites within the park:

Harney River, Hell's Bay, Joe River, Kingston Key, Lane Bay, North River, Oyster Bay, Pearl Bay, Pearl Bay is wheel chair accessible, Plate Creek, Roberts River, Rodgers River, Shark River, South Joe River, Sunday Bay, Sweetwater, and Watson River,.

P.0. Box 467

Yakutat, AK 99826

907/784-3295

Campers can stay in this icy wilderness surrounded by mountains, coastal fjords, forests and glaciers. You will see orca, humpback and mink whales that live in the waters of the preserve. Park access is by boat and plane only. There is camping at Bartlett Cove, which includes a warming hut with woodstove. The group camp sleeps up to 20. Backcountry camping is allowed throughout the 2.7 million-acre preserve. Scheduled airplane, cruise ships and charter boats from Juneau provide access to the town of Gustavus, 10 miles from Bartlett Cove. Buses and taxis take campers to the camping area. Tour boats pick up campers from Bartlett's Cove to more remote areas. There are hot showers, laundry, restaurant, stove gas, and ranger programs close to the Bartlett Cove campground.

The lodge has rooms, dining room, marina, sightseeing trips, and overnight trips to glaciers. Open May 23-Sept. 21. The lodge is located near Gustavus.

Box 433

Yakutat, AK 99689

Each room has food service. Take a day fishing cruise. The lodge is open May 15-Oct.. 15.

The lodge offers rooms, dining, laundry, fishing, hunting, fish smoking and canning. Open May 1 - June 15; Aug. 1 - Oct. 15.

907/697-2244, or 303/623-7108 in winter. The lodge provides rooms, dining room, guided fishing, and whale watching. Cycles and bicycles for rent; sightseeing by air, ground, or boat. Open June 1- Sept. 15.

West Glacier, MT 59936

406/888-7800

Weather - 406/265-1416

Waterton Lakes National Park

403/859-2224

Weather - 403/382-3068

Splendid scenery year around is the norm for this 1 million-acre park, declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1976. The park, located in NW Montana, adjoins the Waterton National Park in Canada. Glacier is open during the summer months for hiking and backpacking. Hike into the backcountry, or take the Going to the Sun Road for a scenic car drive through the alpine park. Few roads traverse this park, and to the E is the Blackfoot Indian Reservation.

P.O. Box 7457, Kalispell, MT 59904

406/755-1211

This organization offers field seminars at the Glacier Park Field Camp within the park and The Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, along the North Fork of the Flathead River. Both centers and camp have accommodations for groups. The institute offers customized programs. They offer seminars for youth and adult age groups.

P.O. Box 91

Kalispell, MT 59903-0091

This is a private, non-profit membership association to help the Park reach its goals.

Box 188

Southside US Hwy. 2 E

West Glacier, MT 59936

406/888-5511

There are 2 backcountry chalets, open from July 1 to Labor Day. The season is short, so plan well in advance if you plan to stay in one of these chalets. The chalets were built by the Great Northern Railway in 1914, developers of the hotel system in the park. The park service purchased the chalets in the 1950's. Both chalets are built of native stone, and stood through many a storm. They are on the National Register of Historic Places, and are not modern, except the kitchens and outside restrooms. There are no phones or electricity. The rooms are private, with bedding, towels, soap and candles provided. No baths, but hot water for washing is available at the restrooms. Meals, served informally, are included in the price. Dinner is at 6 pm., lunch is at noon, or trail lunch provided. Breakfast is from 7 - 8:30 am. A la carte service is available from noon to 5 pm. Reservations accepted by mail beginning January 1. The office phone is in service from April to mid-September. There are no sleeping bag accommodations at the chalets. Bring your own personal items.

The recently renovated chalet is located at an elevation of 6,500 feet. The chalet is a challenge to hikers with a rise of 3,300 feet in elevation during a 6.7 mile hike from Lake McDonald on the W side of the park. Average hiking time is 5 hours. The chalet is over 6 miles from any road. The chalet is handicapped accessible for the toilets only. There is propane and solar cells for heat.

Side trips of interest from the chalet are Sperry Glacier, 3.5 miles, Lincoln Peak, 1 mile, and Lake Ellen Wilson, 3 miles. Gunsight Pass is 5 miles from the chalet. The other trail to Sperry is from the Jackson Glacier Viewpoint, 5 miles E of Logan Pass, via Gunsight Pass, about 12 miles. This chalet is ideal for mountain hikers and photographers. Rates includes meals. Season: July 1 - Labor Day. Reservations - 406/888-5511.

The Granite Park Chalet is operated by

Glacier Wilderness Guides, Inc.

P.O. Box 535

West Glacier, MT 59936

406/387-5555

Reservations - 800/521-7238

The chalet is located at an elevation of 6,690 feet in Granite Park, accessible only by a 7.4 mile contour hike along the Garden Wall on the Highline Trail from Logan Pass. This is a leisurely trip with many panoramic views from the trail. Rock formations, wildflowers, and often wild goats are seen along the way.

The chalet was built in 1914 by the Great Northern Railroad and is designated a National Historic Landmark. It was one of 9 original chalets, of which only 2 exist today. The chalets were built of natural materials. The Chalet is operated as a hiker shelter with rooms and beds provided. Bring your own food, cooking eating utensils, and gear. There is a dining room with a wonderful view of Heaven's Peak and a kitchen for guest meal preparations. There is an option linen bedding service and packaged meals for an extra price.

Side trips from the chalet include the Grinnell Glacier Overlook, 1.5 miles; Swiftcurrent Lookout, 2.7 miles; Ahern Pass, 5 miles; Fifty Mountain, 11.6 miles; and Swiftcurrent Campground, 8 miles, via Swiftcurrent Pass. There is a dry trail with a steady 2,300 foot climb to the chalet, with average hiking time of 3 hours.

Rates:

$40 per person per night, linen service is $10 a night.

Mail station 0928

Phoenix, AZ 85077-0928

Reservations - 602/207-6000

Internet: <www.glacierparkinc.com>

The company operates hotels and motels in Glacier National Park. The company also operates the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton National Park.

Located on the SE edge of Glacier National Park, in E Glacier, Montana, across from the Amtrak stations. Open lake May to late September.

Glacier Park Lodge is a western themed lodge, located near the E entrance, on the main line of the Burlington Northern Railroad. Huge Douglas Fir pillars, over 800 years old, 40 feet long and up to 40 inches in diameter, form the supports in the majestic lobby. The Blackfeet Indians awed by the size of the timbers called it Big Tree Lodge.

Rooms: There are no TVs, elevators and AC in the rooms. The lobby's massive stone fireplace provides crackling warmth for fireside chats. The breezeway leading to the annex offers reading areas. All rooms have bathrooms, direct dial telephones, standard double beds, and/or twin beds. One room suites have one king bed and mini-suites have two queen beds. Bell service available.

Location of rooms: The Main Lodge has value rooms, suites and Big Sky rooms located around the balcony above the lobby. Annex rooms and mini-suites are located in the attached 4 floor annex wing.

Facilities: The great Northern Steak and Rib House is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and is a full service western restaurant with steak and rib specials. Casual attire. No reservations accepted. The Lounge features Montana micro-brews and wines, open 11:30 am to midnight. The Country Mercantile serves hot dogs, coffee and snacks. There is a shirt outlet store located across from the lodge.

Activities: American Cabaret Theatre performance, from late June to August, nine hole par 36 golf course, horseback riding, sightseeing tours.

The lodge was built over 75 years ago, just outside the eastern boundary of the park. Immense timbers were used to construct the 155-room lodge nestled at the foot of Squaw Peak Mountain. The 40-foot long timbers support a huge lobby. The lodge has hosted kings, presidents and diplomats. The lodge has redecorated meeting and convention facilities for up to 300 people. As a guest of the lodge, you enjoy golf on a 9-hole course, a heated swimming pool, miles of hiking trails, horseback riding and boating. Sightseeing in the park's scarlet antique car coaches. The hotel is the center for most of the park's activities.

Great Bear Annex $165 $10 4

Annex $150 $10 4

Main Lodge $147 $10 4

Value $125 $10 4

Family Room $173 $10 6

Mini-Suite $183 $10 4

Big Sky Room $183 $10 2

Suite $222 $ $2

The Lake McDonald Complex is nestled deep in the forest on the W side of the Continental Divide. Located on the shore of the Park's largest glacial water basin, Lake McDonald Lodge was built in 1913 by John Lewis for early day visitors and friends. Tranquility is the key word when staying in the lodge or the rustic cottage rooms or the motor inn units. This is a great setting to explore the park. The lobby is decorated with pictographs drawn by the Montana cowboy artist, Charles Russell.

Rooms: TVs, elevators, kitchens and AC are not available. The massive fireplace in the lobby of the main lodge proves a homey atmosphere. The is a full veranda behind the lodge overlooking the lake. Hike the pathways that lead to the cottage rooms and motor inn rooms. All rooms have private bathrooms, direct dial telephones, standard double beds, and/or twin beds, bell service is also available.

Locations of rooms: The Main Lodge is where 30 non-smoking rooms are located, on the second and third floors. The large cottage rooms are 17 rooms located in a multi-unit cottage building next to the main lodge. The small cottage rooms are 21 rooms located in the multi-unit small cottage buildings in the forested area between the lodge and the motor inn. The motor inn rooms are 30 motel-style rooms that are tucked back in the area near the camp store.

Facilities: The Cedar Dining Room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is a full service restaurant in a hunting lodge atmosphere, specializing in wild game. Casual attire. Located inside the main lodge. Reservations not accepted.

The Stockade Lounge features Montana micro-brews, premium alcohol and a variety of wine. Open from 11:30 am to midnight daily. Located next to the Cedar Dining Room.

Russell's Trails End Family Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring family-style menus and a walk-up counter with take out items. Located across from the Main Lodge. The Camp Store features hiking and camping supplies, groceries, souvenirs and gifts.

Other Activities: launch cruises, ranger, and naturalist talks, fishing and hiking, sightseeing tours and horseback riding.

1 or 2 Extra person Maximum

Main Lodge $124 $10 4

Large Cottage Rooms $124 $10 4

Small Cottage Rooms $78 $10 4

Motor Inn $85 $10 4

Located 11 miles W of Babb, in the NE corner of Glacier National Park. Open early June to early September.

The hotel is located in the Switzerland of North America, on the shore of Swiftcurrent Lake, at the foot of Grinnell Glacier, in the heart of the park. It was built by the Great Northern Railroad in 1915, and boasts a true Swiss atmosphere, from the Alpine beauty, to the college students in traditional Swiss dress attending to your everyday needs. The hotel offers the American Cabaret Theater performances in July and August. There are also launch cruises, ranger naturalist talks, fishing and hiking and horseback riding. Be sure to sightseeing in the antique red coaches.

Rooms: The hotel has no TV, elevators or AC. There is a cozy seating area in the lobby All 200 rooms have private bathrooms, direct dial telephones, standard double beds, and/or twin beds. Suites have one king bed. Bell service available.

Location of rooms: Lakeside, standard and value rooms are located on all five floors. Lakeside rooms face Swiftcurrent Lake and will accommodate up to 3 per room. Value rooms are small, non-view rooms. Standard rooms are larger non-view rooms. Family rooms are two bedroom units with one bathroom accommodations up to 5 people, located on the 4^th floor. There are 2 two-room suites, with one bathroom accommodating up to 5 persons, located on the 4^th floor.

Facilities: The Ptarmigan Dining Room is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This is a full service restaurant offering a spectacular lake view that specializes in American and Italian cuisine. Casual attire. Reservations not accepted.

The Swiss Room and Interlaken Lounge feature Montana micro-brewed beers, premium alcohol and a variety of wine. Open 11:30 am to midnight daily.

Heidi's serves hotdogs, beverages, bakery items and snacks. Open 8 am to 8 p.m.

Rates: 1 - 2 Extra Adult Maximum

Lakeside $124 $10 3

Standard $111 $10 4

Value $99 $10 4

Family Room $170 $10 5

Suite $181 $10 4

Located in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Open mid-May to late September.

A touch of the old world marks the distinctive atmosphere of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park. It was built high on a bluff, overlooking the lake and the townsite. Despite many changes and obstacles during construction, the hotel opens on July 15, 1927. It is named for Great Britain's popular Prince Edward, The Prince of Wales. The British tradition is carried throughout the hotel, gift shop, dining room, and tea room.

Rooms: There are no TVs or AC in the hotel. The magnificent lobby serves as a social center. Some rooms are not elevator accessible. All rooms have private bathrooms, direct dial telephones, standard double beds, and/or twin beds. The magnificent 81-room gabled structure has 3-story-high lobby windows that look out on the chain of lakes.

Location of rooms: Lakeside rooms face the lake on floors 2-4. Standard rooms, which are non-view rooms on floors 2-4. The value rooms are small rooms on the 5^th floor with variable views, accessible by stairway from the 4^th floor.

Facilities: The Garden Court Dining Room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with Canadian and European cuisine, in a spectacular setting. Casual attire. Reservations not accepted. English high tea is served every afternoon.

Valerie's Tea Room is open for continental breakfast from 8:30 am to 11 pm, and afternoon tea from 2 pm to 5 p.m.

The Windsor Lounge is the place for cozy atmosphere while enjoying the picturesque lake view. Specializing in premium beer, alcohol and a variety of wines. Open from 11:30 am to midnight daily.

In Waterton Townsite and nearby you will find horseback riding, shopping, interpretive programs, public tennis courts and golf.

Rates: (in Canadian Dollars for Prince of Wales only)

Lakeside $245 $15 4

Standard $221 $15 4

Value - Lake View $205 2

Value - Mountain $189 2

Suite $375 $15 2

6^th Fl - 2 bedroom $245 $15 4

6^th Fl - 1 bedroom $189 $15 2

Located on the world famous Going-To-The-Sun Road, the motel units and cottage rooms of Rising Sun offer a spectacular view of the Land of Shining Mountains. Rising Sun is one of the most popular spots for visitors who seek a centralized location, relaxation and peaceful surroundings after a day of sightseeing.

Rooms: There are no TVs, kitchens, in room telephones or Ac in the rooms. All rooms have private bathrooms, standard size double beds, and/or twin beds.

Location of Rooms: The motor Inn rooms are Motel-style accommodations that are located on the hillside overlooking the registration building. The Store Motel rooms are motel-style accommodations located in the same building as the campstore. The cottage rooms are rustic rooms within duplex style-cottages, located along the winding roadway through the complex.

Facilities: Two Dog Flats Mesquite Grill serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, featuring mesquite broiled entrées and Montana micro-brews and wines. Casual attire. Located in the main registration building. No reservations accepted.

Campstore: Located across from the registration buidling, featuring camping and hiking supplies, Native American crafts and gifts, souvenirs, groceries and snacks.

Other Activities: hiking, nature talks, fishing, sightseeing tours, launch cruises on St. Mary's Lake.

Rates 1 or 2 Extra Adult Maximum

Motor Inn $85 $10 4

Story Motel $78 $10 4

Cottage Room $78 $10 4

The Swiftcurrent area is a hiker's paradise and is the stepping off place for many of the trails in the Park. The name Swiftcurrent is thought to have come from the Blackfoot term Ixikijoyi-Yetahtai that means swift flowing stream. The accommodations are cozy and comfortable, perfect for the hiker, photographer or families.

Rooms: There are no TV's, kitchens, in-room phones or AC in the rooms. All rooms have standard size double beds and/or twin beds.

Locations of rooms: Motor Inn rooms are 42 motel-style rooms with private bathrooms located in three buildings amid the forest. Pinetop building rooms are 20 motel rooms with private bathrooms. A central hallway accesses the rooms in this building.

Rustic Cottages: There are 2 cottages with a private bathroom and 26 cottages without private bathrooms. A modern shower room is conveniently located nearby.

Facilities: The Italian Gardens Ristorante is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner for Italian and American cuisine featuring pasta and pizza. It also features Montana micro-brews and wines. Casual attire. No reservations accepted. The Camp Store has hiking and camping supplies, gifts, groceries, souvenirs, and health and beauty aids. Laundry and Showers are located in the main building.

Other activities include hiking, ranger, naturalist programs, and sightseeing tours in the antique reds. One mile away you will find launch cruises and fishing.

Rates: 1 or 2 Extra Adult Maximum

Motor Inn $85 $10 4

Pinetop Motor Inn $73 $10 4

1 bedroom Cottage w/bath $60 2

1 bedroom cottage no bath $40 2

2 bedroom cottage no bath $50 $10 4

Located 3 miles from the W entrance to Glacier National Park in the village of Apgar. Open mid-May to late September.

The inn is only minutes away from the Park's entrance at West Glacier, on the shore of Lake McDonald. The views from this motel are unparalleled. From the modern rooms your vista is a shimmering lake and snow-topped mountains. All rooms are non-smoking.

Rooms: The hotel has no TVs, elevators or room telephones. All rooms have a lake view, private bathrooms, standard size double and/or twin beds.

Location of Rooms: One bedroom kitchen units are located on the first floor and have two double beds. Two bedroom units are all on the second floor and will sleep 5-6 persons. One bedroom units are located on both floors and will sleep a maximum of 2 persons.

Facilities: Within a 12 mile radius of Village Inn there are a variety of restaurants and coffee shops, including the Cedar Dining Room and Russell's Trails End Family Restaurant in the Lake McDonald complex. Within walking distance in the village of Apgar you will find all types of restaurants. Other activities include fishing, boat rentals and sightseeing tours of the Antiguan Reds.

1 or 2 Extra adult Maximum

1 bedroom Motor Inn $87 $10 3

1 bedroom w/kitchen $120 $10 4

2 bedroom Motor Inn $111 $10 5

2 bedroom Motor Inn w/sofa $126 $10 6

Living room suite $134 $10 6

Essex, MT 59916

406/888-5700, or Fax - 406/888-5200

Internet: <www.vtown.com/izaakw>

The Izaak Walton Inn was built in 1939 to accommodate train crews who serviced the Great Northern Railway. The Inn is snuggled in between Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, surrounded by over a million acres of wilderness. The Inn is the halfway point between East and West Glacier. It was imagined as the hotel of the third entrance to Glacier National Park. The entrance never materialized due to the depression. The hotel is at an elevation of 3,860 feet, on the W side of the Continental Divide. Smoking permitted only in the Flagstop Lounge. The hotel was named after Sir Izaak Walton, a 16^th century English author and sportsman. He wrote the book, The Compleat Angler. The hotel is heated with steam.

The Inn is a rail fan haven. Fifty feet from the front door is a working rail yard. Helper engines idle patiently waiting for the opportunity to help push or pull trains over Marias Pass. Amtrak provides service to the front door of the Izaak Walton Inn. Call Amtrak at 800/872-7245

Amenities: After an outing, shed the chill by the huge stone hearth, sip a warm drink and debate waxes and skiing conditions. Or melt away in the Finnish Sauna.

There is a million acres of backcountry to hike within. Explore Glacier National Park from the Inn, or the Bob Marshall Wilderness, which attracts fewer visitors. Ski season begins in mid-November at an elevation of 3,000-5,000 feet at Marias Pass. There are over 30 kms of groomed ski trails. New trails are designed for diagonal stride and skate skiing. A favorite is the River Loop. The Dickey Bowl is for advanced skiers. Guided tours into the backcountry also available. Take a fall foliage hike when the colors changes. Wildlife includes Rocky Mountain goats, elk, deer, grizzly bears, and other wildlife. You will see the goats at the Goatlick viewing area. The Middle Fork of the Flathead river run through the area for great fishing for trout, browns, and others.

There are 30 Empire Builder rooms, with private bath; 3 Empire Building Family Rooms; 4 cabooses; and the Signal Room (Conference room).

Rates: (Nightly) 3 nights 7 nights

Empire Builder Room $98 $103

Empire Family Room $150 $155

Caboose Cottages $475 $850

$5 for each additional. Check-in is 3 pm, check-out is 11 am. Room taxes include use of sauna, ski trails hiking trails. No pets.

Policies: A deposit equal to full payment for a 1-night's stay is required within 14 days of booking to confirm a reservation. Remaining balance is due 45 days prior to stay. Ask about group rates

Caboose Lodges: After years of tireless service, the 4 restored cabooses now are perched atop a scenic hill overlooking the Izaak Walton Inn. And the rail yards. They are insulated and heated, with cozy comfort for up to 4 people, including cooking, and bath.

Rates: (per person. EB = Empire builder, Fam = Family room, CAB = Cabooses)

3-day package rates: EB FAM CAB

1 person $469 $617 $653

2 persons $331 $405 $423

3 persons $290 $339 $346

5-Day package rates

1 person $808 $1055 $1033

2 persons $578 $702 $675

3 persons $509 $592 $566

7 Night Package rates

1 person $1082 $1428 $1262

2 persons $760 $933 $850

3 persons $664 $779 $713

5-Day Packages: includes 2-3 meals daily, accommodations, tips and activities. Activities the same as above.

7-Day package: includes 2-3 meals daily, accommodations, tips, and amenities as described above.

Box 699

Grand Canyon Village, AZ, 86023

520/638-2631; Fax - 520/638-9247

Reservations - 303/29-Parks

For thousands of years the raging Colorado River tore through this SW landscape, eventually carving out one of the most magnificent canyons in the world. The canyon geological striations are very visible from the rims. Over 177 miles of the Colorado River flow through the 1.2 million-acre park. Hike into the canyon and stay at a remote ranch on the Bright Angel Falls Trail at the South rim, or backpack or take a mule trip into further reaches of the canyon from the canyon bottom ranch. There are many camping sites throughout the park, and if you like long trail trips take a hike on the Kaibab Trail. The Hava Supai Indian Reservation adjoins the park, as well as the Kaibab National Forest. There are camping facilities in the forest. While in the area take a flightseeing ride on a charter plane or helicopter out of Las Vegas or Phoenix. The vistaliners offer AC comfort, with views of the canyon others seldom see.

The lodges are 2 contemporary facilities on the South Canyon rim, in the Grand Canyon Historic Village, and offers 104 rooms, with rates higher for canyon views. All rooms have 2-double beds, TV, phone, bath. No cooking facilities. The Kachina has the same amenities as the Thunderbird.

Located in the pine and juniper woodlands between the Yavapai Point and El Tovar Hotel, near the canyon rim. This is the largest facility in the park, and consists of Yavapai West Lodge and the Yavapai East Lodge. There are 358 rooms in all. This is the only lodge closed in winter. Each room has 2 queen sized beds, couch, showers, tub, TV and phone.

Is just outside the park's S boundary, in the Kaibab National Forest, built in the 1950's. There are 136 rooms in the lodge, all with showers, TV, phone, bath. There is horseback riding available.

Reservations - 303/29-PARKS

Take a scenic drive on the North Rim parkway of the Kaibab Plateau, part of the Colorado River Plateau. Bryce, Zion, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are all part of this plateau. Take Highway 67 off 89A at Jacob Lake to get to the Lodge at the North Rim. When at the North Rim, hike within the Kaibab National Forest.

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

P.O. Drawer 170

Moose, WY 83012

307/739-3300

This superb 310,000-acre park in western Wyoming conjures up thoughts of the Old West; the movie "Shane" was filmed within the park. There are numerous activities in the park, including hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, and rafting on the Snake River. These mountains rise up with no foothills from the high plateau prairie. In the winter you can ski or hike within the park, and major ski areas are located near the park. Visit the National Elk Herd in the winter at Jackson Hole. The park is reached by paved highway, with Yellowstone National Park just to the North.

Moran, WY 83013

800/443-2311

The ranch offers 135 motel units and cabins, open from June to Labor Day. The cabins have shared baths. The housekeeping cabins have kitchenettes, with refrigerator, stove, table and sleep from 4-6. The motel units are open from May 15 - Sept. 15, and are Take a horseback trip from the Ranch. The ranch has barbecues, and a dining room, saloon, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, float trips, wagon rides. The Ranch is open May 15 - Sept. 30; Dec. 15 - March 15.

Moran, WY 83013; Fax - 307/543-3046

Internet: <www.gtlc.com>

307/543-3100; 800/628-9988.

Rooms should be reserved as far in advance as possible - Grand Teton National Park is a very popular park. Send in one-night deposit for Colter Bay Village and a two-night deposit for Jackson Lake Lodge. Deposits will be refunded less a $10.00 administration fee per room if notice of cancellation is received two days or more prior to arrival date. A three night deposit is required for Jenny Lake Lodge reservations and will be refunded less a $10.00 administrative fee per cabin - provided notice of cancellation is received three weeks or more prior to arrival.

Colter Bay Village has 209 cabins, with showers and beds, renting as single bedrooms and double bedrooms. The 2-room cabins have connecting baths. The log cabins will sleep up to 6. Tent cabins, which include bunks, woodstoves, and outdoor grills, can be rented also for a nominal fee. The Colter Bay Village also includes a restaurant, marina, sports shop, corral, and beach

Rates: (Per day 1-2 persons)

One Room (Semi private) $31.00

One Room (Private Bath) $61.00 - $68.00

Two Rooms (Connecting bath) $90.00

Rates (per day 1-4 persons)

Two Rooms (Connecting bath) $112.00

Extra Person $8.50

Rollaway $8.50

Colter Bay Tent Cabins (June 5- September 7)

May 31-September 12 $29.00

Colter Bay RV Park (May 22 - September 27)

Rates Per day

Early and Late Season $20.00

May 31 - September 12 $29.00

Offers 385 rooms with 2 double beds, and tub/showers. The motor lodge has 16-24 units in each building, open from June 5 - Sept. 18. Each unit has double beds, renting for the same as the lodge rooms. None of the rooms has televisions, radios or kitchen facilities. Only Jackson Lake Lodge has telephones in the rooms.

Rates: (Per day 1-2 persons)

Cottages $120-$130

Main Lodge Rooms $99

View Rooms $180

Suites $325-$465

Extra person $8.50

Rollaway $8.50

JENNY LAKE LODGE (May 29-October 4)

Jenny Lake Reservations - 307/733-4647

Non-resident inquiries - 307/543-2811; Fax - 307/543-3143

The lodge has 30 cabins with a main lodge and restaurant and lounge. The cabins are l-room, with bath, tub/showers, bathrobes and meals included, plus free bicycle rentals.

Rates: (Per day, includes breakfast, dinner and use of bicycles.)

One room cabin (Duplex style)

One person $290

Two Persons $365

Suites/1-2 persons $500-$515

Extra Person $110

Rates do not include state and local taxes.

Grand Teton Activities Fees: Advance reservations for activities are strongly recommended. To reserve a Scenic Float Trip, Bus Tour, Horseback Ridge, Lake Cruise or Guided Lake Fishing Trip, call the reservation office at Teton Lodge Company, above.

Full pre-payment is required in order to reserve an activity. You must check in or call 24 hours before your scheduled activity to confirm your reservation. Refunds will be made if an activity is cancelled 24 hours before the scheduled time.

Scenic Float trip $35/adult $27/child 6-11

Luncheons Float Trip $40/adult $26/child 6-11

Evening Supper Float Trip $46/adult $34/child 6-11

No children under 6 allowed

Grand Teton National Park $19/adult $10/child 3-11

Yellowstone National Park $43/adult $26child 3-11

Both Parks $540/adult $30/Child 3-11

One-hour ride $21

Two hour ride $31

Breakfast ride horseback $35

Breakfast Ride by wagon $20 adult $15.50 child 3-11

Dinner Trail Ride horseback $39/adult $13/child 3-11

Dinner ride by wagon $26.50/adult $20/child 3-11

Children must be 8 years old and at least 4 feet tall to ride. There are weight limitations on rides.

Breakfast Cruise $22/adult $13.00/child 3-11

Evening Steak Fry Cruise $37.50/adult $24.00/child 3-11

Jackson Lake Guided Fishing $52.00/hour (up to 3 people)

$10 hour each additional person/hour

Boat Rentals (no reservations accepted)

Canoes $8 hour

Motor Boats (9.9 HP) $16.00/hour or $105.00/day (8 hours)

Two hour minimum plus $50 deposit on motor boat rentals. Life jackets are included with each rental.

Golf: (Call 307/733-3111 for reservations)

The Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club offers championship golf in a spectacular setting. It is located 30 miles south of Jackson Lake Lodge and just 10 miles south of Jenny Lake Lodge.

Box 70, Moran, WY 83013

307/543-2477

The ranch offers a lodge and cabins for $75 a day, which includes meals. Horseback riding, river raft and float trips, sightseeing, swimming pool, and scheduled ranch activities abound. Open June 1-Sept. 15.

Jackson Hole, WY 83012

307/733-2103

The ranch rents log cabins, with a centralized dining room, pack trips, float trips, hiking, and special children's activities. Transportation service is available. Open year around. The Ranch offers some of the best packing and float trips in the park, with a scenic view from all accommodations. The 1, 2, and 3 bedroom log cabins have bathrooms and are very clean, with linen provided. Meals are served on the sun porch dining room at the main lodge. The 1 bedroom cabins rent from $675-$480 per week; 2-bedroom cabins rent from $580-$480 per week, and 3-bedroom cabins rent from $530-$480 per week. You get a saddle horse and riding equipment with the rate. Also available, at extra cost, are guide services, trail meals, ranch activities, and pack trips.

Fairbanks, AK 99708

907/479-6354; Fax - 907/ 474-2096

Internet: <gofarnorth.com> or <gorp.com/iniakuk>

E-mail <iniakuk@alaska.net>

The lodge is a fly-in retreat with first class accommodations. You will enjoy hiking, canoeing, photography, fishing, and flightseeing, guided float trips, and guided backpacking trips, artists' workshops, wildlife viewing, natural history outings, and gourmet meals. The lodge is located within the Brooks Range, 60 miles N of the Arctic Circle and is a true wilderness area. The lodge is owned and operated by long time Alaskans. Get a professional massage or café lattes delivered by canoe. The lodge has solar and wind-powered electricity, and a handcrafted log structure.

Accommodations: The main lodge has 4 double occupancy rooms, and sleeps 8 people comfortably. An additional guest lodge has two double occupancy rooms. There are shared baths in each building and a shower facility close by.

Iniakuk Lake Lodge Rates: $450 per person per day/double occupancy in US dollars. Roundtrip airfare from Fairbanks to the lodge runs $1,200 per seat, two-person minimum.

Rate includes all meals, guides and recreational equipment.

Payment and Cancellation Policy: A deposit of 1/2 of the total tour cost, along with completed application, is required to confirm a reservation. Deposits less 50% will be refunded until March 1. After March 1, deposits will be forfeited. Final payment is due and payable 90 days in advance of arrival, and is non-refundable. Reservations made within 90 days prior to arrival require full payment at time of booking, and are non-refundable. Major credit cards accepted.

Fish for lake trout, pike, and grayling. Or for bolder adventures charter the Silver Fox, air charter pilot with Arctic Wings flightseeing. Also ask about fishing packages in to the Brooks Range, or a float trip down the Alatna River.

Getting There: Board a one-hour commercial flight from Fairbanks to the quaint bush community of Bettles. Following the route of the Alaska Pipeline, you will cross the Mighty Yukon River and the Arctic Circle. Iniakuk is the only luxury wilderness lodge N of anchorage that provides curbside service when you touch down in Bettles. Arctic Wings, a charter company, will meet you for the final short hop to Iniakuk Lake, about 30 minutes.

Combine a stay at the Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge with a visit to the wilderness cabins in the Gates of the Arctic National Park. See the western Arctic caribou herd migrating though the blazing fall and watch the northern lights shimmer from the warmth of your bed.

Thousands of Caribou are the only creatures causing a traffic jam in this Arctic region. The grunts and bellows of the bulls foraging in the early morning mist sets the stage for an eerie symphony as they begin migration in late July and early August. Daily hikes across the tundra bring visitors within an antler's reach of the local wildlife.

Located 120 miles N of the Arctic Circle, overlooking a lake that is ice-free only ten weeks out of the year, you will rough it in comfort in this rustic cabin built out of cedar. The sleeping cabin is a bunkhouse built on the tundra. It bunks 4 per room in twin bunk beds. Feeling friendly, bring your soul mate. Situated far above timberline, wood for the cabin was flown in piece by piece. Even firewood must make the 100-mile journey. The view from the privy outback is spectacular. Bathing facilities at this remote gateway are not much more than a warm sponge bath in a private bath house. Remember, this is a great adventure, but not for the faint-hearted. Be prepared.

The cookhouse has a sweeping view of the high-mountains and endless tundra. It's common to see caribou, wolves, moose, grizzly bear, and foxes right from the front porch. Early August brings the caribou migration, and you see hundreds or thousands in a day.

Rates (sleeps 8-10)

Guided daily rate - per person $295

R/T airfare Fairbanks to cabin $1,650

R/T air for guide from Iniakuk Lodge $775

The Nahtuk Wilderness Cabin isn't a mossy old trapper's cabin; it is a cozy, natural log cabin nestled along the National Wild and Scenic Alatna River. This 1-room cabin is complete with propane cooking stove, wood stove and lots of windows. The murmuring of the Alatna River will lull you to sleep in the comfort of a double bed and twin bunk bed. Warm sleeping bags and linens are provided. Although 10,000 cubic feet of water rush by the cabin every morning, there is no indoor plumbing. There is a nice privy out back, and washing up is by bucket and sponge. Reservations are popular with couples that want comfort and privacy.

Black bear, grizzly bears, wolves, caribou and moose roam the land and can be seen from the dinner table. The location is perfect for hiking, canoeing and exploring.

Nahtuk Cabin Rates (Sleeps four)

Guided daily rate per person $295

RT air transportation from Fairbanks $1,300

R/T air transportation for guide from Iniakuk Lodge $475

Wilderness cabin rates: All rates based on a 2-person minimum. Due to weight and space limitations of single engine aircraft, personal gear must be restricted to 40 pounds per person. Excess package fees are not included in rates.

Note: the guided daily rate of either cabin includes lodging, meals, and use of recreational facilities, and an experienced naturalist/guide to care for you. The cabins offer fresh, homemade bread and a selection of delicious dinners and desserts that have been prepared and sealed and frozen at the Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

615/436-5615

The 520,000-acre park is in the midst of the Appalachian Mountains, in the Eastern US., one of the oldest ranges on Earth. Cades Cove, Elkmont and Smokemont camping areas are open year around. Reservations for handicapped accessible camping and other camping can be made through Ticketron offices during the May to October season. Backcountry camping for parties of up to 8 are permitted for up to 14 days with a permit. There are 3-sided primitive Adirondack shelters at 18 sites within the park. The limit of stay at these shelters is ONE day, with a 3-day limit at any camping site. There are bike and horse rentals at Cades Cove, Cosby, Deep Creek and Smokemont campsites. Black bears are in the area.

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

615/436-4473

This lodge, far removed from the tourists and trappings of civilization, is the place to stay if quiet solitude is your quest. The lodge is located high in the Great Smoky Mountains at an elevation of 6,300 feet, near Mount LeConte. The sturdy hand-hewn haven is great for those who like to hike, since that is the only way to reach the lodge. Choose from 5 trails to get to the lodge. The shortest is the Alum Cave Trail, which is about 5 1/2 miles and takes 4 hours to traverse. Other trails include Rainbow, Trillium Gap, Bullhead, and Boulevard. parking is at the foot of the trails. The Appalachian Trail winds through the Great Smoky National Park and you can hike parts of it from the lodge. Catch a brilliant sunset at Cliff Tops.

There are 7 small, snug cabins and 3 group lodges. Everything is provided at the lodge except personal items. Two meals are served to overnight guests at the lodge. The lodge was created in 1930. No more than 40 persons per night are allowed at the lodge, but the lodge can accommodate up to 50 if in a group. Cabins rent for about $40 a night for adults, $15 for children. The 2 bedroom lodges rent for $200 a night for up to 8 persons, with additional persons up to 10 charged $25 each. Rates include dinner and breakfast. The 3-bedroom lodge rents for $300 a night and serves up to 12, with a maximum of 13. Meals are extra, about $15 to $22 per meal. Season: late March - mid November.

808/572-9306 8 am - 3 pm

This 28,000-acre wilderness park is on the island of Maui, and features the crater of Haleakala, the Kipahulu Valley, and scenic pools along Ohe'o Gulch. No roads connect most of the park; hiking is the only way in. The volcano is now a cool cone, a reminder of the area's volcanic past. The red, yellow and gray lava of the crater contrasts with the green foliage and cool waters in the Kipahulu part of the park. Walk through beautiful rain forests, and notice the kukui, mango, guava and bamboo and the beach naupaka on the coastal fringe area. Look for the rare Maui parrotbird in the foliage of the park. Mt. Haleakala is over 10,000 feet in altitude, and can be reached by road. There are 2 state parks and scenic areas near this park. Part of the park is closed due to scientific research. Park headquarters is 1 mile from the park entrance. Take a self guided walk through Keanse Valley and Koolau Gap, or hike the Halemauu Trail. The Hosmer Grove Nature Trail provides plant and animal views. For a more difficult hike, take Sliding Sands Trail at the higher altitudes of the park, or take a l-day hiking trip into the crater to Holua Cabin, and stay overnight. Crater rim walks are conducted during the summer by park rangers. Horseback and hiking concessionaires sponsor their own trips. The backcountry is fragile; do not walk off the trail.

The cabins are reached by trail only and the hike into the crater is very arduous. Do not attempt, unless you are in shape; even in the tropics, hypothermia is a threat. Two trails lead into the crater from the summit road. Halemauu Trail starts at 8,000 feet. Sliding Sands Trail starts at 9,000 feet. The crater floor is at an elevation of 7,000 feet.

There are 2 crater campgrounds at Holua and Paliku cabins, with no open fires allowed. Camping and cabin stays are by permit only, maximum of 2 nights at any location and 3 nights in the park per month. Because there usually is a waiting list for the 3 cabins, often a lottery is held. People in the know, ensure a cabin usually by calling a day or two in advance to check for cancellations. To be a participant in the lottery for a cabin, your request must be received by the first of the month, 2 months prior to your stay. Requests by mail only. List alternate dates and cabins when making a request. It is best to write to the park for a proper application. No pets are allowed in this unique wildlife refuge.

Rates: For 1-6 persons the fee is $40 per night per cabin. The fee for 7-12 persons is $80 per night per cabin. Extra fee for firewood. Full payment must be received by the park 3 weeks prior to your reservation or it is cancelled. Permits are paid in advance. No refunds or changes. A signed cabin use agreement must be submitted with your fees. Your permit will be mailed when your fees are paid, or pick it up at the park when you arrive.

The Big Island, Hawaii 96718

808/985-6000 info and eruption updates.

Mauna Kea Visitor's Center

Internet: <http://www.nps.gov/havo>

Dining lodging and cabin reservations - 808/967-7321

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is 30 miles SW of Hilo and 96 miles SE of Kona. There is only one entrance, off Route 11 S of Hilo and E of Kona. The park is open 24 hours a day, year around. Entrance fees are $10 per vehicle or $5 per hiker. Annual passes are $20. The Thomas A Jaggar Museum is next to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Call 808/985-6049.

Volcanoes continue to be active at this tropical park, on the island of Hawaii, but at lower elevations luxuriant and often rare vegetation provides food and shelter for a variety of animals. The park was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1980. The 229,000-acre park has over 123,000 roadless wilderness acres for hiking and photography. From a distance you may experience an eruption of Mauna Loa or Mauna Kilauea, two of the most active volcanoes on Earth, and the main attractions of this park. From the coast to the summit of the mountains you will discover the sandy beaches, tropical rain-forests and lava-covered slopes.

Located along the Kau Desert Trail system, at an elevation of 2,000 feet. The cabin has a bed and bunkbeds, sleeping 6, with water. The Kau Desert Trail is part of 115 miles of trail system in the park, (part of the Mauna Loa Trail). The Kau Desert Trail is 40 miles round trip, and takes 4 days to complete. The cabin is used as a stopover haven on the hike. The Kau Desert Trail also links up with the Coastal Trail system (also part of the Mauna Loa Trail). There are 3 sleeping shelters on the Coastal Trail, but no cabins. The shelters are near the beach, and sleep 4-6, with no amenities, except water. Expect to share the shelters with other hikers during inclement weather. Most of the time, people just sleep on the beach. The cabin and shelters are free, on a first-come, first-served basis, but a permit is needed from the Park headquarters.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718

808/967-7321; Fax - 808/967-8429.

By the 1840's, a growing need for accommodations on Kilauea became evident. At an elevation of 4,000 feet, and with strong winds and frequent rain, little thatched huts were hardly adequate to meet the need. The first Volcano House was built in 1846 on the NE side of the Kilauea Caldera. It was made of thatch also. About 30 years later a permanent structure was constructed to accommodate visitors. Even Mark Twain stayed here. Since then the historic hotel has seen replacements and improvements. But in the 1940's a fire destroyed the hotel entirely. The current hotel was built in 1941 with additions made in 1953, and the 1960's. In 1989 extensive work began to restore the casual elegance. A new kitchen was added with beamed ceilings, and 42 rooms were restored with rare Koa wood furniture and Hawaiian quilts. Today you can stay year around at the hotel, the oldest operated hotel in Hawaii. The hotel's historic lava stone fireplace has been burning continuously since 1936. There are two gift shops at the hotel. Box lunches if ordered before 8 am can be prepared. Pets not allowed. Major credit cards accepted.

This unusual lava red lodge has 38 rooms, sleeping 2 persons. The Volcano House is located next to the park visitor's center, and a reservation is usually required. The lodge has 10 cabins, sleeping 4 each. The cabins are very rustic, with bunkbeds, double beds, mattresses, BBQ grills, and central showers. Linens, pillows, towels and a thin blanket are provided. Bring your sleeping bag, as it gets cold in the park at night. The cabins are $17.50 a night, with a $10 key deposit, and a $5 linen deposit. The cabins are 3 miles from the Volcano House, in the Namakani Paio Campground. The campground has sites, but bring a good tent for protection from rain. All accommodations are open year around.

808/967-8333 - out of state.

If you or a member of your family is a member of the military (active, reserve or retired, or a Department Of Defense civilian, or dependent or guest) you can find accommodations at the Kilauea Military camp, one mile W of Park Headquarters.

Houghton, MI 49931

906/482-0984

This island park is surrounded by Lake Superior and can be reached by ferry or private boat. The lodge room packages includes the ferry service charges. This N woods country offers splendid seascapes, forest scenery and quiet relaxation. The park is 50 miles from the Copper Country of Minnesota. The 45-mile long island is 9 miles wide, comprising 210 square miles. Passenger boats originate at Grand Portage in MN, or Houghton and Copper Harbor in MI. No roads or cars are allowed on the island. Nights are cool, so dress accordingly.

Houghton, MI 49931-0405

906/3374993, or 502/773-2191 in winter

The lodge provides rooms with all meals, with rates starting at $65. Housekeeping cottages begin at $57.50 per night. Boat rental, marina, sightseeing tours, and a coffee shop are available. All rooms and cottages have private bath. The 20 cottages are located near the lodge, each with electric stove, refrigerator, utensils and dressing room. There is 1 double bed, and 2 bunk beds with linen and blankets. There is a studio-style living area, no maid service. Open June - September.

P.O. Box 7

King Salmon, AK 99613

907/246-3305

From wilderness retreats, campers explore the coastal mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers of this 3.7 million-acre peninsula refuge. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, an active volcanic region in the area, is a great backpacking area. Access to the park is by floatplane or boat. Year around charters are available in King Salmon, and commercial floatplanes ferry passengers daily to Brooks camp, from June to mid-Sept.

Brooks Camp is open from May to early September. The 16 units have kitchens, with stove and cooking area, showers, and toilets, and rent for $110 a night per person. Open June 1- Sept. 17. More remote camping is allowed in the park, usually from June through August. Brooks Camp has hot showers, meals, van tours and flightseeing of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, and evening ranger programs.

P.O. Box 1727

Seward, AK 99664

E-mail: <www.nps.gov/kef

907/224-2132 - recorded Park information

907/224-3175 Park phone; Fax - 907/224-2144

TDV - 907/224-2124

For over 20 years the park has offered visitors some of the most splendid vistas on the North America continent, many easily accessible. You can actually drive up to Exit Glacier and walk within the blue caverns beneath the glacier. The park is named for the many fjords in the area that were carved by retreating glaciers and filled with seawater. Take a boat tour to the fjords from the Small Boat Harbor in Seward. You can cruise Resurrection Bay into Aialik Bay and Holgate Arm, up to Holgate Glacier. Watch huge pieces of glaciers rip off or calve from the main glacier. Or visit Chiswell Islands, a natural wildlife refuge for nesting seabirds. You can photograph tufted and horned puffins, storm petrels, oyster catchers, common murres, anklets, sea lions, sea otters, humpback whales, orcas, mountain goats and dall sheep, all from your boat. Or for the daring, explore Harding icefields, the source of 38 glaciers that cover 750 square miles. It is one of the last icefields in the U.S., with over 400" of snow annually. For the truly adventurous, hike the icefields.

Cabins: All cabins in the Kenai Fjords National Park are rustic and measure about 16' x 20. They are open to the public usually in May, depending on weather conditions, but reservations can be made the first week of January.

The cabin is 16' x 20' and sleeps up to 4 persons. There are 2 standard twin size wooden bunks, a work counter, table with 4 chairs, couch, diesel oil stove with fuel provided. There is a pit toilet with boardwalk handicap access. Fresh water is available nearby, but must be treated. No running water, electricity, mattresses or bedding, cooking utensils.

The cabin is located on Port Graham Corporation land on a 5-acre site on the upper end of Aialik Bay, about a 4.5 hour boat ride or 20 minute fight from Seward. Refer to USGS Topo Blying Sound D-8.

The are includes flat terrain, with young spruce forest, alder thickets, long cobble beach. The cabin is just above sea level.

Activities: Kayaking, boating, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Hike to Aialik and Pedersen Glaciers and Pedersen Lagoon. The cabin is on one of 4 beaches. At low tide walk over a mile to explore tidepools and watch for humpback whales. Wildlife includes black and brown bears, bald eagles, salmon, sea otters, sea birds and marine animals. Headnets recommended to avoid bugs.

Rates: rent the cabin by permit only at $35 a night for on a first-come, first serve basis. Open May 22-Sept20. Reservations also accepted by phone, fax or in person at the Seward Ranger Center or call 907/224-3175. This is a very popular cabin. No refunds.

The rustic cabin is about 16" x 20" and sleeps up to 6 persons. There are 6 wooden bunks, work counter, table with chairs, diesel oil stove with fuel provided. Also a pit toilet. Fresh water must be treated. No running water, electricity, mattresses, bedding or cooking utensils.

This is a remote cabin located on the E shore of North Arm in Nuka Bay, a 40 minute flight from Homer or 60 minutes from Seward. Refer to Topo map Seldovia C-2.

The old growth spruce forest provide a dense forest undergrowth around the cabin, in a narrow, steep-side valley. Great views of a 900-foot waterfall off Storm Mountain. Cabin located just above sea level.

Activities: Kayaking, boating, tide pool exploration, hiking. Fishing is for salt water for halibut and rockfish, and along the beaches for pink salmon in July. A boat is required for access to fishing. Wildlife includes black and brown bear, bald eagles, sea birds and marine mammals. Low tides make boat anchoring difficult. The cabin is not equipped with a boat ramp. Hunting in the area.

A permit is required. Cabin rents for $35 night. Call 907/224-3175, or in person at Seward Visitor Center.

A rustic cabin, about 16' x 20" that sleeps 6 persons. Includes 6 wooden bunks, a work center, table with chairs, diesel oil stove with fuel provided. There is a pit toilet, fresh water must be treated. No running water, electricity, mattresses or bedding or cooking utensils.

The cabin is NE shore of Holgate Arm in Aialik Bay, a 5-hour trip or 35 minute flight from Seward. Refer to Topo map Blying Sound D-8.

There is open spruce forests, boggy ground, abundant blueberries in late August. Cabin is just above sea level.

Activities: Kayaking, boating, wildlife viewing, photography and limited hiking. Spectacular views and sounds of calving ice from Holgate Glacier. Limited fishing in salt water for Halibut and rockfish year around, and along the beaches at Pedersen Lagoon for red salon and silver salmon at the end of summer. Some Dolly Varden. A boat is required to fish. Wildlife includes black and brown bears, mountain goats, humpback whales, sea otters, salmon, sea birds and marine mammals.

Rates: Rent the cabin by permit at $35 a night. Call 907/224-3175, or at the Seward Visitor Center.

Open only during the winter, the Exit Glacier Road has been closed to private automobiles. The Willow Cabin is popular with skiers, dog mushers and snowmobilers. Access is along a 7.5 mile groomed and flat trail. Short trails to Exit Creek and the Glacier.

The cabin has a great view of the glacier, about 1/2 mile away. There are 2 bedrooms with bunkbeds, mattresses, closets, and a living area furnished with sofa, chairs and tables. A propane range with oven and propane refrigerator are in the kitchen with table and chairs. Basic utensils are included. Heat by propane stove and propane lights.

There is no running water. A water pump is in front of the Alder Cabin, home of the park's winter caretaker. Melt snow for water in winter. Dogs must be restrained. No pets in the cabin. There is a wide covered porch to keep pets.

Wildlife includes moose, wolverines, goats and other animals.

Rates: Cabins by reservation only with a special use permit. Call 907/224-3175. Rents for $35 a night, and only for 3 consecutive days. This is a high demand cabin.

KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

1390 Buskin River Road

Kodiak, AK 99615

This park has many individual cabins, which are listed under ALASKA.

Port Alsworth, AK 99653

For reservations and information

P.O. Box 700

Sumner, WA 98390

253/863-6795; 800/835-8032

Lake Clark is just beyond Lake Illamna at the foot of the Aleutian mountain Range. The lake is 180 air miles SW of Anchorage with flying at Port Alsworth on Lake Clark. This is the site of the Alaska Wilderness Lodge, where you can fish for Alaska Salmon, trophy rainbow trout and other superb fish of the Bristol Bay area.

The lodge is located within the park along the shores of Lake Clark. It is basically a fisherperson's lodge. The large lodge includes comfortable cabins in the aspen and spruce trees. There are millions of acres of lakes, streams and rivers to fish in this area. The lodge allows no more than 12 guests at one time to provide a superior adventure. Included in your stay is a fishing license, charter flight from Anchorage, all meals, snacks, hors d'oeuvres, streamside lunches, lodging and facilities, dinner wines, free fishing lessons, daily flyout with Alaska pilots, professional guiding service, tackle processing, smoking and vacuum packaging of your salmon, and daily maid service.

The fishing excitement begins daily right after breakfast, then you board a floatplane with your guide to fly to a remote river for superb fishing. Or you will go out in a Red Shank raft with 4 persons for a fishing jumping off spot.

Before leaving home you will have been briefed on clothing, personal gear, and other things to bring. The guides can show you how to tie Alaska type flies for 12 different species of fish. The fishing season only lasts 17 weeks during the summer. Rainbow trout peaks in June and September-October, with many in excess of 15 pounds. Salmon run from mid-June with Chinook (King) Salmon up to 60 lbs., followed by Sockeye (Reds), then Chum Salmon, Pink Humpbacks and Coho (Silver Salmons) through September. Also you can fish for Dolly Varden, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Lake Trout, and Northern Pike.

All during this time you will have chances for great wildlife viewing of moose, bear, caribou, and other species.

The Cabins: Each cabin is a private unit with carpeting, shower, and bed. Breakfast, lunch and dinner can be served at the Main Lodge, or in the field for the lunches. This is a place for cameras and float trips.

Rates: (Call for rates, which are subject to change.)

Week 1 (Spring Opener June 7-12) $2,800

Weeks 2-15 (Regular Season from June 12- Sept 18 $4,800

Weeks 16 & 17 (Fall fishing Sept 15-Oct 2) $4,000

All rates are per person, full 7-day daily float fishing programs with seats guaranteed each day from Sunday through Friday. Weekly packages run from Saturday to Saturday.

A lodge base guest with a non-flyout package is $2,100.

A parent child special to first 6 teams to book for the season is $7,200

Group rates see a 6-10% discount. Call for all rates to get exact pricing.

P.O. Box 100

Mineral, CA 96063

916/595-4444

The park was formed in 1916 after seven years of volcanic eruption that created Lassen Peak, part of older volcanic mountain. The park serves as a laboratory of volcanic activity. Lassen was the most active volcanic area in the Northwest, until Mt. St. Helens. Lassen is the southernmost peak in the Cascade Range. The W part of the park features lava flows, thermals, fumeroles, lava beds, and steaming sulphur vents. The E part of the park is a mile high lava plateau.

Lassen thermal area includes: Sulphur Works, Bumpass Hell, Little Hot Springs Valley, Rolling Springs Lake, Devil's Kitchen, and Terminal Geyser. Some of the thermal features are getting hotter. What this means is that Lassen may be ready for an other explosive pyrotechnical event. This 106,000-acre park, located in the Cascade Range, has a history of volcanic activity. The park is filled with cinder cones, lava flows and thermal springs, alpine meadows and pine forests. Campgrounds in the park are open in the summer months. Backcountry camping is open year around. At Manzanita Lake there are hot showers, laundry, gas, and food.

Chester, CA 96020

530/529-9820; Fax - 530/529-4511

The ranch is the only overnight accommodations within the park. The ranch offers 4 small, 1-room cabins and bungalows in an alpine meadow setting. The cabins and bungalows all come with half-bath, and meals for 2, included in the price.. The lodge has 15 rooms, with half-baths and 3 meals, with prices based on room size. There is a hotsprings swimming pool, and horseback riding. The ranch also has a pool, food service, and laundry. The ranch is open June - October. Reservations required.

502/758-2251

The cave is called mammoth because it is the largest in the USA. The cave is still being explored, even after its discovery more than 100 years ago. There are 2 worlds to explore at the 52,000-acre park: the world above, or the world underground. The cave is cool year around, so dress accordingly. Above ground, there are nice hiking paths through hardwood forests. Take a scenic drive or a trail ride through the area. Tickets are needed for the cave tour. There are several tours to choose from, but some tours are offered only in the summer. There are nice kennels to put your pet while you take the tours. The park also has 3 campgrounds, at Houchins and Dennison Ferries, and evening ranger programs at the headquarters area. Backcountry camping allowed with a permit. Canoe on the Green and Nolin Rivers. Boat trips are offered from April - October; for information call 502/758-2243.

National Park Concessions

Mammoth Cave, KY 52259

502/758-2225

The hotel has 38 rooms from $47 and up. Each room has a shower/tub, TV, AC, and heat. The hotel is open year around. The 10 Mammoth Hotel cottages are semi-modern, with a beds, showers, heat, AC, and TV. The cottages do not have cooking, and are $36 a night. The 18 Woodland cottages are very rustic, with bed and showers, but no AC, heat or TV, and are open from May - October l, renting for $32 a night. The Mammoth Hotel area, open year around, has a dining room, laundry, grocery, dog kennels, transportation, and other services available. The Sunset Point Motor Lodge has 20 rooms, with shower/tubs, AC, heat, 2 double beds, open year around, renting for $47 a night

303/529-4461

Mesa Verde is a high plateau at 8,600 feet above sea level, in the high-desert country for Southwest Colorado. The park is open year around, The Far Away Lodge and campground are open late April to the end of October. Most cliff dwellings and mesa-top sites are visible year around from roads looping though the park. While schedules vary, the major cliff dwellings are typically open as follows:

Spruce Tree House is open all year, with self-guided tours in summer months, and range guided tours in the winter.

Cliff Palace is open for ranger-guided tours from April through October.

Balcony House offers ranger-guided tours from mid-May, through mid-October.

The ancient Anasazi Indians built impressive prehistoric cities in the cliffs now called Mesa Verde, in an area abundant with game and corn, bean, and squash crops. The Indians lived here until 1300 A.D, in the high plateau area where the camping areas are now located. The 52,000-acre park was declared a World Heritage Site in 1978. The campground is open from mid-April to Oct. There are hot showers, laundry, gas and firewood at Morefield, within the park.

PO Box 277

Mancos, CO 81328

800/449-2288 or 970/529-4421

If you love 100-mile views off your private balcony, with wonderful dining, great shopping, and interpretive tours, you will appreciate Far View Lodge. You can see three states from the Lodge. It is quiet enough to hear ravens fly by. There are no phones, no TVs.

Located 14 miles inside the park, the lodge provides rooms with different rates by season:

April 23-June 11 $86/night

June 12-October 3 $94/night

October 4-October 24 $86/night

Prices are based on one or two people per room. Children 17 and under stay free. Extra adult is $8 per night All rooms have private balconies with either one queen bed or two double beds.

In the evenings, the Metate Room serves excellent, casual meals. The Far View Terrace, just a quarter mile away is open for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and for expressos. Inquire about tours, evening interpretive programs, and Navajo rug weaving demonstrations.

Ketchikan AK 99901

907/225-2148

This park has many individual cabins, which are listed under ALASKA.

Star Route

Ashford, WA 98304

206/569-2211

The summit of 14,410 foot Mount Rainier draws the mountain climbers. The ancient, but not extinct, volcano and surrounding valleys are covered with dense stands of Douglas fir, red cedar, western hemlock, and sub-alpine meadows. Glaciers cover the higher slopes of this 235,000-acre Cascade Range peak. Sunshine Point camping area is open year around. Cougar Rock has a few handicapped sites and restrooms. Backcountry camping is allowed all year in the park, with a permit required from June 15 to September 30. There are special services at Cougar Creek, Ipsui Creek, Ohanapecosh, and White River camp areas, and hot showers at Paradise Visitor Center.

Mount Rainier Guest Services

Box 108, Ashford, WA 98304

206/569-2275, or 206/569-2263

The Inn has 16 rooms in a rustic hotel, but has been closed for one year for renovation.

Same address and phone as above. The inn has 150 rooms, with/without baths. The 2 bedroom rooms have connecting baths. The 6 suites have sitting rooms. Rates range from $33 for 2, no bath, to $72 for the 2 bedroom rooms and suites. The inn is open May 27- October, and offers the Glacier Lounge and Restaurant, and a lobby with 2 huge fireplaces. The inn is an historic hotel built at the turn-of-the-century. The hotel is at 5,400 feet on the side of Mt. Ranier and is reached by the Mountain Highway (Hwy. 706). Mt. Ranier is at an elevation of 14,410 feet. A mountaineering school conducts classes from the inn in the summer, and offers more rustic lodging from $30-$52. Dining room, museum, market, and ski packages are available. Open June- October.

2105 State Route 20

Sedro Wooley, WA 98284

206/856-5700

Jagged peaks and glaciers, ice falls, waterfalls and other natural water phenomena in this wild, 504,000-acre, alpine region of lush forests and meadows, make the park a must for any high-country adventurer. The park was created in 1968. Three adjacent park areas, North Cascades, Lake Chelan and Ross Lake, have camping and resorts along man-made and natural lakes. Snow-topped mountains of the Cascade Range and Stehekin Valley are very popular. Harlequin and Purple Point is open in the early spring to summer for camping. Other areas such as Goodell Creek, Colonial Creek, and Newhalem open a little later, and close earlier. Backcountry camping is open year around.

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The only vehicle access to Ross lake is at Hozomeen, Washington, reached by a 39-mile narrow gravel road from Hope, British Columbia, exit 168, along Silver Skagit Road. Watch for potholes and washboards. Access by boat is easier. Two graded cement ramps at Hozomeen are usable from mid-June through September. Canoes, kayaks and small craft can be launched at Colonial Creek Campground and boated five miles to the end of Diablo Lake. Boats and gear must be portaged around Ross Dam over a mile-long gravel road with 600-foot elevation gain. For a fee, Ross Lake Resort will haul canoes or motorboats under 14-feet over the portage. This should be arranged by telephone at 206/386-4437. If hiking into the area three trails provide easy to moderate day hikes to Ross Lake: Ross Lake Dam Trail, Diablo Lakes Trail and East Bank Trail. Seven major trails branch off Ross Lake: Hozomeen Lake, Lightning Creek, Desolation, Devil's Dome, East Bank, Little Beaver, and Big Beaver. Best trail maps and trails: North Cascades NP and Ross Lake NRA Northwest Interpretive Association, 100 Hikes in Washington's North Cascades National Park Region, and the North Cascades National Park Trails Illustrated Map. The Ross Lake Resort water taxi can dump you and your gear off at any trailhead - for a fee. Diablo City Light runs a tugboat during summer months from Diablo Dam and Ross Dam. Cost is $2.50 per person each way. Leaves at 8:30 am and 3 pm from Diablo and from 9 am and 3:30 pm from Ross Dam. Ross Lake was created by the damming of the Skagit River. The lake is at an elevation of 1600 feet.

206/386-4437

Ross Lake offers fishing, backpacking, hiking, and tent camping and kayaking and canoeing. Fish for native rainbow trout. The resort rents equipment. The resort has a full marina including 50 14-foot fishing boats, with 9.9 hp motors, 8 canoes and 6 kayaks. Bring your own food, there is no restaurant or store at the resort. Bring warm, outdoor clothing and footwear suitable for the season and rain gear just in case. Summer temperatures vary. Also bring your own medium action fishing gear.

The resort was completed in the 1950s and is situated in a line of 12 individual cabins and 3 bunkhouses built on log floats. It is located on the W side of Ross Lake, just N of Ross Dam. It is the only facility on the lake and is characterized by its remoteness.

Accommodations: All the cabins are completely furnished, and include electricity and hot and cold running water. Towels, bedding, tableware, pots and pans, are provided. There are 4 types of cabins to choose from:

Modern Cabins: Large picture windows framing Colonial and Pyramid Peaks. Spacious dining-living area combined, woodstove or electric heat. Complete kitchen with electric range, private bathroom, twin and bunk beds. Sleeps 1-5.

Little Cabins: Smaller and a bit more rustic than the modern cabins, they offer shared bathrooms with one other cabin. Small kitchen, electric stove top no oven, small refrigerator, bunk beds and accommodates up to 4.

Private Bunkhouse: This is great for parties or families, with large combined kitchen-dining-sleeping area, woodstove, electric stovetop, no oven, full size refrigerator, private bathroom, bunk beds. Sleeps up to 10.

Peak Cabin: Spacious two story cabin with open loft and queen-sized bed, interior finished with fine wood details and custom furnishings. Complete kitchen with electric range, microwave and dishwasher. Full-sized private bathroom with bathtub. Sleeps up to 9.

Rates: (June 12-October 31)

1-2 persons $90

Each extra person $10 (6 maximum in cabin)

1-2 Persons $60

Extra person $6

1-6 persons $115

Each extra persons $8 Maximum of 10

1-4 persons $160

Each extra person $15

Ask for discounts on the cabins during certain seasons.

14' foot with motor $52

Kayaks ` $30

17' canoe $20

Moorage $12

Resort Truck (round trip transportation) $5 per person

Seattle City Light Tugboat $10 round trip.

42 Lost River Rd.

Mazama, WA 98833

Reservations - 800/843-7951, or 509/996-2681

Fax - 509/996-2646

E-Mail <mazama@methow.com>

Internet: <www.mazama-inn.com>

The inn is a rustic mountain lodge located at the edge of the Pasayten Wilderness, only a short distance from the North Cascades National Park. Outside the door is over a half million acres of virgin timberland and mountains reaching to Canada. The inn is locate don the picturesque Cascade Loop, 14 miles NW of Winthrop. From Seattle take the North Cascades Highway (closed in winter), or through Wenatchee, past Lake Chelan.

Amenities: The restaurant is considered one of the best in the area. In the summer it is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests gather around the unique Russian fireplace for hors d/oeuvres and drinks.. There are miles of hiking trails in the area. The inn has mountain bike rentals and guide trail rides. In the winter there is cross-country skiing, and the inn has its own rental shop with lessons. There are over 100 miles of groomed ski trails. Take an overnight wilderness trip in the nearby hut-to-hut system, or ride a helicopter to the slopes of deep untouched powder snow. Heli-skiing is available for downhill skiers. In the Spring try the white water rafting.

Accommodations: There are 14 guestrooms, each with private bath, queen-sized beds. There is a sauna and outdoor hot tub. No smoking in the inn. No pets. No children under 13 in winter, but cabins are available for families in winter.

Located 6 miles from the inn at Lost River Airport Development, it has 3 bedrooms, 1 with a double bed, 1 with a set of bunks and 1 upstairs with a queen overlooking the living area. Equipped with full kitchen, woodburning stove, electric heat, TV, VCR. Rates are $120 for 2, $20 extra person. Sleeps up to 6.

This is a large home with spacious living and dining areas, and brilliant views. It has a large equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, washer dryer, woodburning stove, electric heat, TV, stereo. $130 for 2, $20 for extra person. Sleeps 8.

This is a large, modern, comfortable house, with 3 bedrooms, with 1 queen bed in each room and 3 bathrooms, with showers. It has a TV, VCR, woodburning stove, electric heat, washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, privacy, and mountain views. Rents for $135 for 2 plus $20 per extra person. No children under 8. Sleeps 6.

This is a large log cabin within walking distance of the Inn. Thee is ample sleeping space upstairs, with1 queen bed and 2 double beds. The cabin has 1 bathroom, wood burning stove, and electric heat. Views of the meadow. Rents for $115 for 2, each additional $20. Sleeps 6.

The cabin has a dramatic S view of the mountain Valley, with a cozy living room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, 1 queen, 1 double, 1 set of bunk beds, plus a hide-a-bed, 2 bathrooms, washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave, electric heat and woodburning stove. Rents for $130 for two and $20 for extra persons. Sleeps 8.

This is a secluded 5-bedroom cabin with great views, kitchen, woodstove and large living room, 2 full baths, 1 with jacuzzi tub, and large outside deck. Sleeps 10. A group retreat. Rents for $190 per night.

Inn Rates: Summer

Weekends/holidays $80 $85 $90 $95

1-3 nights midweek $70 $75 $80 $85

4+ nights midweek $60 $65 $70 $75

Rates are 2 to a room, $15 for each additional person

A = 3 rooms, queen bed, shower, open to deck.

B = 3 rooms, queen bed in loft with stair access, lower level has built in bunk, shower, private balcony

C = 4 rooms, 2 queen beds, tub and shower.

D = the back 4, with each of these rooms having a queen bed, table, chairs, private deck, large private bath. Two of the units have extra single bed.

Weekends and holidays $170-$180

1-3 nights midweek $155-$165

4+ nights midweek $145-$155

During the winter season meals are included in the package rate.

Rockport, WA 98283

206/397-5578

Located in the Ross Lake National Recreation Area, the resort offers lakeside cabins with kitchens and utensils. Rates are $45 for 1 or 2 persons, $10 for each additional adult, $5 for each child. Summer beaches, winter sports, marina and boat and equipment rentals are nearby. Open year around.

The resort provides modern housekeeping units, rustic units with woodstoves and community bathrooms, and modern bunk units with bedding, bathrooms, and propane cooking facilities and kitchen utensils. Transportation service is available from the boat dock; canoe rentals are also available. Open year around.

The lodge is in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, and is only accessible by floatplane or by a passenger tour boat from Chelan, WA. There are year around services. The lodge complex consists of 28 lodging units. The rooms sleep from 1-8 per unit. Some offer kitchens, lake views, handicap accessibility, outside decks, All bedding and linen is included. There is a full service restaurant, convenience store, boat moorage, gas sales, bike/boat rentals, and valley tours. a 50 plus capacity restaurant, boat marina, gas sales, convenience store, and bicycle/boat rentals. The Rainbow Falls Bus Tour departs daily from the lodge with the arrival of the Lady of the Lake passenger boats. The lodge and facility was renovated in 1994.

Courtney log office: This is the place to obtain information, float trips, river rafting, horseback rides, ranch dinners, bike rents and bakery.

P.O. Box 36

Stehekin, WA 98852

809/682-4677, or 800/536-0745

Located 9 miles up valley from the landing, the Ranch offers two options for overnight visits. Tent cabins are simple but comfortable. They have canvas roof and screened windows with a kerosene lamp for light. Showers, sinks and bathroom facilities are nearby. The second option is cabins with complete bathroom. Whichever you choose you will also receive home-cooked meals in the camp cookhouse and transportation services from lower Stehekin Valley.

10 Silver Bay Road

Stehekin, WA 98852

509/682-2212

800/555-7781

E-mail: <Kaccount@Kozi.com>

For flights call Chelan Airways at 509/682-5555

Custom Boat cruises on Lake Chelan call The Tour Boat at 800/243-0820, or 509/682-8287

Stehekin is 55 miles up-lake by floatplane or ferry from the city of Chelan, in central Washington. There are no roads to Stehekin.

Silver Bay Lodging operates 3 cabins, nestled in the heart of the North Cascades National Park in the remote wilderness of Stehekin. Silver Bay is Lake Chelan's only three-star waterfront lodging. Enjoy 700 feet of lakefront, private swimming area, spacious lawn with croquet, bonfire area, gazebo, hammock under the trees, and hot tub perched on the bank of the Stehekin River. There are private docks and spectacular mountain, lake and river views at the lodging. There are no phones or TVs here.

Activities: You can relax in the hot tub after a day of hiking or biking in the Stehekin Valley. Bike and canoe rentals are available. Bike hike, canoe, walk or ride. From Silver Bay it is a short stroll to the country log bakery, a 10-minute bike ride to the restaurant at the landing and only 1-1/2 miles to Rainbow Falls and the historic Buckner homestead and orchards. Rafting, horseback riding, dining at the Stehekin Valley Ranch, or a shuttle bus ride up the Valley. Arrange these activities at the lodging company.

Lakeview House Rates: Prices $185 per night for two. Silver Bay has a comfortable sitting room furnished with collectibles and antiques. The Lake View Suite boasts panoramic views from every room. It has two decks, a sitting room, spacious bedroom and private bath. The River View Room has its own convenient entrance, sunny bedroom, private bath and deck overlooking the river. It rents for $120 per night for two.

Private Housekeeping Cabins: These cabins are great for families or those getting further away from the tourist scene. Some cabins provide cars. The cabins are completely furnished with sheets, blankets, and towels, cooking utensils. They have electricity, full indoor plumbing. Locations vary from 1-5 to 6 miles from the landing.

The cozy Lake Cabin is private and secluded with a wrap-around cedar deck and grand views of the lake and surrounding mountains. It is comfortably furnished - a wood stove, books and games add to the enjoyment. The fully equipped kitchen includes microwave, dishwasher and outdoor propane barbecue. There is a sleeping loft with a double bed and two twin beds, and an adjoining main-floor bedroom with a double bed (maximum four guests). The bathroom has a soaking tub/shower. All linens and bedding are provided. Rents for $165 per night for 2.

The larger Bay Cabin overlooks Silver Bay and offers all the same amenities as the Lake Cabin, including wood stove, games, books, microwave, dishwasher, barbecue and fully-equipped kitchen. There are two bedrooms with queen beds on the main floor and a sleeping loft with a double bed and two twin beds (maximum six guests) The bathroom has a walk-in shower. Rents for $165 per night for 2.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

206/452-4501

This 94,000-acre rain-forest park is located on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington, near the seacoast and Seattle. The park is known for its mountain scenery, tall timber, flowing rivers and spectacular fishing. The Northwest area is often rainy, so dress accordingly. There are opportunities for great hiking throughout this wilderness area.

Walk along 50 miles of wild and scenic wilderness ocean shores, or look for the rare Roosevelt elk in the backcountry. The park was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1976, and a World Heritage Site in 1981. The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary was designated in 1994 off the coast of the Park, as the first National Marine Sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest, and the 14^th in the system. Within its 3,000+ square miles lies a marine ecosystem that supports whales, seabirds, fish and shellfish. The area is managed by the National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries, Washington State Parks, the Makah, Quileute, Hoh and Quinault tribes, U.S. Coast Guard.

157151, Hwy. 101

Forks, WA 98331

360/962-2271

HC 80, Box 110

Forks, WA 98331

206/962-2271

Kalaloch (clay-lock) is an Indian name that stands for "land of many clams", or land of plenty. The lodge was built in 1953 and is perched on a bluff overlooking the creek and the Pacific Ocean. Inside there are 8 units, 3 of which have ocean views. The lodge also offers coffee shop, dining room, gift shop, and cocktail lounge.

There are also 40 cabins at the lodge. Eighteen of these cabins overlook the Kalaloch Creek and the Pacific Ocean. The other 22 cabins are located behind the ocean front cabins. That makes them non-view of the ocean. There is also a motel unit, called Seacrest, which is a two-story motel unit. It is also located behind the ocean front cabins, about two blocks from the main lodge. Next to the lodge is a general store with a gas station.

Kalaloch Lodge is located 32 miles N of Lake Quinault Lodge and 35 miles S of Forks. There are three rain forests within 42 miles of the lodge, and beach trails within a ten mile area.

There are beach trail maps and hiking trail maps at the front desk. The most popular beach trails are Ruby Beach and Beach Trail #4. Ruby Beach has sea stacks, which are eroded headlands, and is located eight miles N of the lodge. Beach trail #4 is excellent for surf fishing, tide pools, and seal and whale watching.

The lodge rooms, motel rooms and cabins are equipped with kitchenettes, and bedding furnished, but no utensils. Kalaloch Lodge has some of the nicest cabins of any National Park in the country. The Scenic Bluff Cabins are located on a bluff, all with ocean views, and equipped with range, refrigerator, bedding and towels. The cabins sleep up to 4, with double beds and double hide-a-beds. Some cabins sleep up to 6 with a separate bedroom. The Overly and Macy cabins can sleep up to 9 people, and have fireplaces. There are also the deluxe Bluff Cabins, with queen-sized beds, hide-a-beds, and Franklin-style fireplaces. Some of these cabins are nestled in a grove of trees. One cabin has a bathroom for the handicapped, and some bathrooms have whirlpool tubs. There is excellent beach camping, clamming and fishing in the area. National Park campgrounds are nearby.

Lodge

Room #1 $89.06

Room #8 $115.38

Room #6 w/view $115.20

Room #7 w/view $115.38

Rooms #3,#4 non-view $72.87

Rooms #5, $9 non-view $82.99

Becker's Suite $202.42

Kalaloch Suite $202.42

Cabins #1,#2,#3 $142.72

Cabin #4,$5, $6 $153.84

Cabins

#13, #14 - "Overly , "Macy" $199.38

Rooms #402, $403, $404, $407, $408, $409 $118.42

Rooms #401, $406, $410 $130.56

Room #405 $123.48

Cabins #L-19, thru #L-35 $123.48

Cabins #L-36 thru #L-38 nonview $123.48

Cabin #L-39 $150.80

Cabin #L-40 $150.80

Cabin #L-41, #L-42 $147.77

Duplex Log Cabins $143.72

Extra person $10.17

Pets $10.17

Children under 5 free. Rates do not include sales tax

4161 Lake Crescent Road

Port Angeles, WA 98363

360/928-3211

The Lake Crescent Lodge is 21 miles W of Port Angeles, on U.S. Highway 101. Season: April 25 - November 1. Clallam Transit travels U.S. 101 daily and stops at the lodge during summer months.

This historic lodge dates from the early 1900's, with rooms costing $28 single, $33 double. Cozy, rustic fireplace cottages are particularly nice in the spring and fall. The rooms rent for $64-$74. Modern cabins with view of the lake are also available ($42-$48), and modern motel rooms are $53-57. Open May-October.

There is dining room, and cocktail lounges within the lodge, cottage and motel complex.

Lodge rooms (6) $65.00

One story motel units (10 $108.00

Two story motel units (10) $94.00

Two story motel (New- 10) $114.00

One room cottage (12) $102.00

Two room cottages (4) $108.00

In-room fireplace rooms (2) $122.00

Two room Fireplace (2) $138.00

Extra person in room $11.50

Rollaway or crib $10.00

Pets per pet by day $10.00

Rates do not include sales tax. Off-season rates available

Port Angeles, WA 98363

360/928-3325

The Lodge Cabin Resort is located on the NE end of Lake Crescent, 17 miles W of Port Angeles, 3 miles off U.S. Highway 101 on East Beach Road. It is open from April 1 through October 31.

There are motel units, cabins, RV park, Kamper Kabins, dining room, gift store, soda fountain paddle boat rentals, boat launch and laundromat.

The resort has housekeeping cabins and A-frames, and some European plan cottages; also, a restaurant, lounge, marina, laundry, and boat rentals. Open year around.

The Sea Crest House is a secluded 2-story motel set among the trees at the end of the Kalaloch Lodge. The large windows look out toward the ocean. All linens provided. No cooking. Three units are 3-room suites with fireplaces. One is a 2-room suite with fireplace.

Motel rooms (4) $105.31

Cabins 1, 3, 8 $88.55

Camping log cabins (4) $48.66

A-frame chalet units (12) $121.07

Cabins 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 $74.99

Extra person in room $11.17

Pets per pet per day $5.78

Rates include sales tax.

Port Angeles, WA 98363

360/928-3720, 800/775-3720

The Olympic Park Institute has operated since 1988 out of the historic Rosemary Inn in Olympic National Park. It is ideally situated with access to ancient forests, wilderness coats, alpine peaks, and the unique resources of the Peninsula. Diverse, field-based programs are well respected for the high quality of instructors and are specially designed for students, adults and special interest groups.

Field Science - K-12 Programs: Olympic Park Institute's award winning educational programs actively engage students in an experiential learning adventure through hands-on activities in the outdoors, interactive learning games, and classroom instruction in a fully equipped natural science laboratory.

Adult and Family Field Seminars: Adults are invited to choose from over 60 residential and backcountry field seminars covering the natural sciences, arts, and cultural history of the area. Several exciting programs are designed especially with families in mind.

Elderhostel Program: Six-day educational programs, designed in association with International Elderhostel organization, introduce adults 55 and older to the wonders of the Olympic Peninsula.

Conferences and Retreats Meeting: rooms, dining facilities, and lodging are available to groups of 20 to 100 adults for business and educational conferences, board retreats , and meetings.

Location: The Olympic Park Institute is located at the foot of the Olympic Mountains, approximately a three-hour drive W of Seattle via the Bainbridge or Edmond's ferry. Overlooking the beautiful, glacially carved Lake Crescent, Rosemary Inn provides a central location for groups and individuals wishing to study the many resources of the Olympic Peninsula.

From the Forest to the Sea: From the campus of Olympic Park Institute, guests are a short hike from pristine old growth forest, lovely Marymere Falls, Storm King mountain viewpoints, and the shores of Lake Crescent. In addition, some of the most spectacular scenery and natural and cultural resources in North America are within two hours drive from the facility, including: Hoh Rainforest, Salt Creek tide pools, Sol Duc Falls and Hot Springs, Hurricane Ridge, Cape Flattery, Lake Ozenette, Makah Museum, Dungeness Wildlife Refuge, Pacific Coat Beaches.

Historic Rosemary Inn is the centerpiece of the Olympic Park Institute campus. Built by craftsmen at the turn of the century, the recently renovated rustic lodge houses the kitchen and dining room, meeting rooms, and a fully equipped natural science lab.

Meeting spaces range from an intimate fireplace gathering area for 10 to a large meeting room with a capacity for 75-100 persons. A covered gazebo, a three-side log shelter with a stone fireplace at the lake's edge, and a campfire amphitheater all serve as outdoor gathering areas.

Audio/visual equipment, including slide screens, overhead and slide projectors and video monitor and VCR are available.

Lodging: Six cabins, a bathhouse, and a covered gazebo nestled in a grove of fir tree house guests at the Institute. The cabins were built in 1988, each have a small common area with four adjacent sleeping rooms. Each room sleeps two to six people. The bathhouse and cabins are wheelchair accessible.

Meals: Dining at the Institute offers views of Lake Crescent and Pyramid Peak. Fresh, local produce is used when possible. Vegetarian meals and other special dietary requirements are accommodated. Pastry breaks, brunches, snacks and receptions are all arranged.

The Olympic Park Institute is a member of Yosemite National Institute, a non-profit organization.

Port Angeles, WA 98362

360/327-3583

The Quilcute Indians called the hot springs Sol Duc or land of "sparkling water" The rustic resort was built in the area in 1912, and over ten thousand visitors a year came to visit. Today, a modern facility welcomes guests. The resort was originally conceived as a European-type hot spring spa, and it hasn't changed much since.

You will marvel at the salmon as they battle their way up the cascades of the Sol duc River. Dine in the pool-side restaurant on chef prepared fresh local fish, meats, seasonal fruits and vegetables. You can fish for coho salmon, steelhead, and native rainbow and cut-throat trout in the river. Listen in to a Park Naturalist during fireside talks.

Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort offers hot mineral baths, a warm mineral swimming pool and massages. There is a dining room, for breakfast and dinner, poolside deli, grocery store, and gift shop A campground is nearby. The resort is open mid-May to the end of September, and on the weekends in April and October.

Twenty furnished cabins are available All have kitchenettes, some have woodstoves. The resort also offers a dining room, groceries, camping and fishing supplies. Open mid-May to. Sept. 30.

Duplex Kitchen Units (6) $98.22

Single Cabin (26) $88.10

Extra person $12.66

Pet Fee $2.03

RV site (water and power) $16.20

Pool fee (3 and under free) $6.08

Pool Fee (over 65 years) $5.13

Massage per hour $50.63

Per half hour $40.50

Per 1-1/2 hours $65.82

The following is an analysis of the springs:

Parts per million PPM

Silica 59.80

Sulphur Acid Radical 12.50

Bicarbonate Acid Radical 83.70

Nitric Acid Radical .04

Phosphoric Acid Radical .06

Metabolic Acid Radical 1.80

Sodium 2.60

Ammonium 1.03

Chlorine 4.00

Iron and Aluminum .24

Calcium 1.1

Magnesium .01

Barium Trace

Strontium Trace

Potassium 2.6

The temperature at the spa ranges from 98 to 106 degrees F.

314 North Shore Road

Amanda Park, WA 98526

360/288-2362, or 800/650-2362

The Quinault Resort Motel is located is situated along 600 feet of Lake Quinault's north shore, surrounded by Olympic National Park.

10/1-4/13 4/14-5/22 5/23-10/15

Townhouse Suites (units 1, 2, ,3, 4). $60/double $75/dbl. $104/dbl.

These are recently constructed, nicely appointed 2-story units, that include bath and shower, small refrigerator, 16' ceilings, ceiling fans, color TV, all with a beautiful lake view. Choose from a combination of queen, double and twin beds. Each unit sleeps 4.

Studio Kitchenette (units 5, 6, 7) $50 dbl. $60/dbl $89/dbl.

Recently renovated, with fully equipped kitchenette. Each unit features a double bed, daybed couch, dining table and wicker chairs, and bathroom with shower, all with a beautiful lake view.

Two Bedroom Kitchenettes

Unit 8) $60/dbl. $75/dbl .$104/dbl.

Unit 9 $70/dbl. $80/Dbl. $109/dbl.

These units are recently renovated, fully equipped kitchenettes. Unit #8 features a queen and a maple double bed, original knotty pine walls, armoire, bathroom with shower and a beautiful lake view. Unit #9 features king and queen beds, maximum privacy and great lake views.

Each additional person in a room add $10. hide-a-beds $10, Children 5 and under no charge. Check in is 2 pm and check out is 11 am. 72 hour cancellation notice required or a 100% penalty charge. Reservations confirmed only with credit cards.

OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT

19000 Caves Highway

Cave Junction, OR 97523

541/592-2100

The Oregon Caves National Monument is a secluded wilderness area high in the Siskiyou mountains of southern Oregon. Take a cave tour in this 478-acre National Monument that was established in 1909. The monument is 149 miles from Crater Lake on SR 46, off the Redwood Highway, in SE Oregon. The cave is located in a marble outcropping amid the forests of the rugged Siskiyou Mountains. The cave restoration project is an ongoing endeavor to return the site to a near-natural state. The tour goes through beautiful hidden formations and passageways. Visit Petrified Gardens, Niagara Falls, Neptune's Grottos, the Ghost Room and Paradise Lost. Trails topside lead through ancient fire forests and mountains rich in gold. Cave tours are open year around at just over $5 per adult, $3 children.

Box 128

Cave Junction, OR 97523

541/592-3400

The Chateau was completed in 1934, and rises among waterfalls 6 stories above the floor of a wooded glen. The lobby is framed in fir timbers and includes 2 large marble fireplaces, frequently used during cool summer evenings. There is a coffee shop and sofa fountain from the 1930's. All rooms have private baths. Dining room and cave tours are available. Open June 14 - Labor Day.

Oregon Cave Company

P.O. Box 128

Cave Junction, OR 97523

541/592-3400, or Fax: 541/592-6654

E-mail: <mike@crater-lake.com>

Open Mid-May to Mid September

The lodge is a National Historic Landmark. There are no in-room phones or TVs. There is fine dining and a 1930's-style Fountain Café with maltshakes served in a tin cup. The lodge is also a great place for meetings, weddings and banquets. There are full business services at the lodge.

Rates:

1or 2 persons $90

Suites up to 4 persons $125

Additional person $10 each

Cribs and roll-a-ways $10

Cave Tours $7 adult/$4.50 children

Ask about the Lover's Retreat Package for $74.

The Current River and Jacks Fork River meander through hills and hollows of the Ozark Mountains, where you can relax in 80,000 acres of wilderness woodlands and paddle on 134 miles of river. You will find numerous caves and freshwater springs on your canoe trip. Indians once hunted and fished in the area. Both rivers have quiet pools and mild rapids. Large freshwater springs and limestone caves are abundant along the rivers. Canoe rentals are along the river run by private concessionaires.

The lodge rents rustic cabins from $28-$38 per night. The lodge also has available a dining room and a variety of activities, including hiking, fishing, canoeing, scuba diving, inner tubing, and swimming. Open April 1- October 31.

Box 209

Triangle, VA 22171-0209

703/221-2474

About 24 miles S of Washington, D.C. is the 18,000-acre Prince William Forest Park, a natural woodland watershed along the Quantico Creek and the Potomac River. Much of the area is roadless. The estuary waters have created a marsh that is rich in bird, animal and plant life. See nature display at the museum. Bicycle or picnic along the Telegraph Road. Fish in the park lakes. Hike on 35 miles of trails and fire roads. Nearby is the Chopawamsic Backcountry area, a roadless area for backpackers, open by permit only, and surrounded by Prince William Forest Park. Camp at Oak Ridge or the Trailer Village. Group camps are available for 50 or more; a group of fewer persons is not considered unless there is a vacancy.

Five cabins have kitchens, dining hall, restrooms, showers, staff rooms, nature lodge and administration building. Bring your own bedding and utensils. Reservation applications for April - August due in mid-February; applications for September - October due in mid-June. The cabins rent from $125-$150 per night. During the winter season, from December - March, the 50 person minimum requirement is waived.

Contact park address above. The lodge has 93 rooms in the lodge, and cabins, with rates from $30 to $52. Although the lodge is closed in the winter, the nearby motel offers rooms year around, weather permitting. The area has a restaurant, tap room, hiking trails, guided outdoor activities and camp fires. Open mid-May through Oct. Each room has 2 double beds and private bath, with an additional charge for a living room.

Contact park address above. This lodge offers 158 rooms in cottages and motel. Also available are a restaurant, tap room, native handicrafts, horseback riding, hiking trails, and park naturalist programs. Open April through Nov.

This area has 14 cabins with rates from $25 to $35. Showers, laundry, store, and wood are available. Open May through October.

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS

Three Rivers, CA 93271

209/561-3314

Internet: <http://www.nps.gov/seki>

Wilderness Office - 209/565-3708

Visitor, road, and weather info - 209/565-3341

Sequoia Park free park newspaper - 209/565-3341

$10 entrance fee/vehicle

This is the land of the giant sequoias, considered to be one of the natural wonders of the world. Sequoia, at 402,000 acres, was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1978 because the world's largest trees, the groves of sequoias at Mineral King Valley and Mount Whitney, are within the park boundaries. For generations people have come to the park to view with awe the trees that are thousands of years old. To the N of Sequoia National Park is Kings Canyon National Park, a mountain area with lush wildflowers, sheer granite walls and great hiking. Two enormous canyons of the King River make up this 461,000-acre park. Peaks of the High Sierra make up wilderness portions of Kings Canyon. Visit the giant sequoias at General Grant Grove. You can ski among the giants in the winter on over 75 miles of marked cross-country ski trails; equipment rentals are at the parks. Downhill ski at the Wolverton Ski Bowl, open from mid-December to mid-April; for information call 209-565-3373. Also available in the parks are scenic walks, horseback riding, bicycle touring, bus tours, fishing, hiking, and camping. Both parks are located in S. central California, and have excellent lodging facilities.

Over 90% of the Park is backcountry wilderness that is accessed only by trail. A free, backcountry permit is required for visiting remote areas in the Park. They are available at the trailhead at the ranger station. The forest service around the park has no quotas on visitors on the trails. A free permit is required to visit the Golden Trout Wilderness area. A fire permit is required in all areas. For hiking into Sequoia National Forest contact the permit office at 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257; 209/784-1500

The Sierra National Forest borders the park on the W and N of Kings Canyon NP, and includes portions of John Muir, Monarch, Dinkey Lake and Ansel Adams Wilderness Area. Trailhead quotas apply here during the summer. For free permits contact the Forest Service at Pineridge Ranger District, P.O. Box 559, Brather, CA 93651; 209/855-5360.

For maps to the area contact Sierra National Forest Supervisor's Office, 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93612; 209/297-0706.

CRYSTAL CAVE (Sequoia NP)

Crystal cave was discovered in 1918 by two park employees fishing along Cascade Creek. Walter Fry, a former Park Superintendent and a caving enthusiast, led the first exploration into the cave that year. To reach the cave drive down the scenic, winding, pave road to the cave parking lot. Hike down the 1/2 mile trail, and you will be met by a guide. Before passing through the Spider Web Gate, you will be oriented with a history of the cave. During the 45-minute tour you will be led form room to room. Tickets must be purchased in advance from the Lodgepole or Foothills visitors centers. No tickets at the entrance. The Cave is operated by the Sequoia Natural History Association.

Due to the overwhelming popularity, hiking to the highest point in the continental U.S. is limited to 150 day users and 50 overnight campers. The quota fills months in advance during the summer. This quota does not apply to hikers entering from Sequoia National Park. A three square mile area around the summit encompassing Park Service and Forest Service lands has been designated the Mt. Whitney Zone that runs from just W of Lone Pine Lake to Inyo National Forest in Timberline Lake, near Crabtree in Sequoia NP. All hikers must have a Mt. Whitney Endorsement attached to their permit. Reservations are through Inyo National Forest:, Wilderness Reservation Service P.O. Box 430; 888/374-3773 (toll free); Fax: 760/938-1137\.

You are the visitor in the wilderness. Beware of black bears and cougars. This spectacular wilderness is cherished by all people. Unfortunately, the mountains are not immune to our presence. Federal budgets fund basic backcountry services and protection, but they don't meet important needs. The Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Foundation was created to meet the costs of preserving the park. Contact them at P.O. 3047, Visalia, CA 93278; 209/739-1668.

Enjoy a backcountry camping trip using pack horses.

Sequoia NP

Wolverton Pack Station - 209/565-3039

Mineral King Pack Station - 209/561-3039

Kings Canyon NP

Cedar Grove Pack Station - 209/565-3464

Grant Grove Stables (day rides) - 209/565-3463

KINGS CANYON PARK SERVICES (lodging concessionaire)

P.O. Box 909

Kings Canyon National Park, CA 93533

Kings Canyon Lodging Reservations - 209/335-5500

The above company operates most of the lodges within both Kings Canyon and Sequoia NP.

GIANT FOREST LODGE (Sequoia NP)

209/335-5505, or 209/565-4035

Register at Giant Forest Village on General's Highway, 16 miles from Hwy 198 and the park entrance. This is a motel-style lodging facility with some cabins recently replaced by Wuksachi Village Cabins.

There are numerous cabins and other types of lodging facilities in this area of the park. There are 57 housekeeping cabins that sleep from 2-4, at a rate of $28 a night. Each cabin has bedding, electricity or kerosene lighting, a woodstove for cooking on the porch, and a woodstove in the cabin for heat. Showers are centralized. Some of the cabins have canvas roofs. These are the only facilities with cooking within the park. In addition, there are 27 rustic cabins, with no amenities; the rustic cabins are closed in the winter, but open for the summer after Memorial Day. Giant Forest also has 36 deluxe cabins with tub/showers, 2 double beds, and carpeting, at $66 a night. In addition, there are 9 two-bedroom cabins with 2 double beds and 1 single bed for up to 4, with tub/showers, at $74.25 a night. There is 1 one-room cabin with 2 double beds, tub/shower, renting for $77 a night for 2. These cabins are open year around. The motel rooms range from $66 to $77 a night. 50 rooms are deluxe with queen-sized beds, and 33 are standard. All rooms have showers.

209/565-3131

Internet: <http://www.nps.gov/seki>

Up the road from Giant Forest, contractors are building a new lodge, restaurant and gift shop that will replace the facilities that are being removed. The new site, called Wuksachi Village, will offer 32 modern units that won't jeopardize the sequoias, but will improve visitor services. As an added benefit, the facility will offer a great view of the high country. There is also a food service outlet, gift shop and meeting rooms. This village replaces the cabins at Giant Forest.

209/335-5500

This is a virtual tent hotel on the High Sierra Trail. Reservations are accepted for this tent cabin facility after Jan. 1. The 6 tent cabins are an 11 mile hike from Giant Forest. Each tent sleeps 2, and the camp is open from June 18 to Sept. 17. The rates are $46 a night per person, including breakfast and dinner. There is an extra charge of $7.50 for each box lunch. This camp is at a higher elevation than Giant Forest, with numerous hiking trails into the High Sierra. Showers available.

GRANT GROVE LODGE (Kings Canyon NP)

209/335-5500 or 209/335-2135.

The Grant Grove Lodge is open year around, and is located within Grant Grove Village. The rustic cabins have baths, housekeeping service.

The concessionaire at Grant Grove, Kings Canyon Park Services, is building a 30-unit lodge to augment the cabins available for rent there. They are also putting in a new bathhouse at Meadow Camp. Both should be open as you read this.

At an elevation of 6,600 feet, Grant Grove was originally named General Grant National Park, which was created in 1890 to protect the sequoias from the lumberman's axe. In addition to camping, lodging, picnic areas, and horseback riding, the Grant Grove Village offers a Visitor's Center with exhibits (209/335-2856), food shops and market, showers and post office.

The lodge features several cabins, and is located at Kings Canyon National Park. Nine have tub/showers or baths. These rent for $47 a night for 2. The village has 23 rustic cabins with woodstoves for cooking on the porch. One cabin has an additional woodstove inside for heat. Each cabin has kerosene lighting, no electricity. The cabins are $28 per night for 2. The village also has 18 rustic sleeping cabins, with no cooking, renting for $26 a night, some with bath. The Grant Grove Lodge offers a coffee shop, cocktail lounge, market, gift shop and service station. Both the cabins and lodge are open year around. The rates go down in winter, but the rustic cabins are open only in summer.

CEDAR GROVE LODGE (Kings Canyon NP)

209/335-5500 or 209/5465-0100

Located at an elevation of 4,600 feet, Cedar Grove Lodge (actually a motel) is in the Kings Canyon NP, a glaciated valley that features towering granite cliffs, tumbling waterfalls, and the powerful Kings River - a rival to the Yellowstone, according to John Muir. In addition to camping, lodging, and horseback riding, the Cedar Grove Village has a Visitors Center (209/565-3793).

The lodge is located on the banks of the Kings River, offering 18 modern guest rooms, with full bath, and 2 queen sized beds. All rooms are upstairs, renting for $68 a night for 2. The lodge has a market, service station, snack bar and gift shop, showers, camper store and Laundromat. This lodge is open from late May through Sept.

35860 Kings Canyon Road, Hwy. 180

209/338-2251 open Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm, Sat. 8 am -4:30 pm.

This area of Sequoia National Forest, sold to the Federal government as a Forest Reserve in 1935, is an excellent place to see recovery from early sequoia logging in the late 1800's. In addition in to camping, lodging, and picnicking, the area offers food shops, boat and bicycle rentals, gasoline, and tours of Boyden Cavern

Indian Basin, The Kern Plateau and Quaking Aspen offer spectacular fall color on wild and scenic rivers.

Recreation: The forest has year around activities, including horseback riding, picnicking, riding, hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, sailing, whitewater rafting, and windsurfing. In winter - snowmobiling, winter sports,.

Fishing: Fish for trout in the lake sand streams in the high country waters of the Golden Trout Wilderness. Call - Golden Trout Wilderness Pack Trains, P.O. Box 756, Springville, CA 93265; 209/539-2744 in winter; 209/542-2816 in summer.

Wildlife: Grizzly bears, deer, black bear, mountain lion, elk.

Scenic Byway: The northern park of the forest features the primary access within the forest to King Canyon (Highway 180), designated a National Scenic Byway.

The Stony Creek Lodge offers a market, restaurant, showers, laundry. Located on Generals Highway between Grant Grove and Lodgepole.

The Lodge offers 14 motel-type rooms on the second floor of this facility, with rates starting at $68 per night for 2. The lodge is on a small river, and is open from Memorial Day to Oct. The rooms have showers.

MONTECITO-SEQUOIA LODGE

2225 Grant Rd., Suite 1

Los Altos, CA 94024

Reservations - 800/227-9900

209/565-3388

Located at 7,500 feet in elevation, the Lodge is open year around, located on Generals Highway, 9 miles south of Grant Grove. There are cabins, lodge, meals and other activities. Because of its elevation, you can experience all four seasons at the lodge.

Activities: Hike to the Tokopah Falls trail that leads to Sequoia's miniature Yosemite. Fish on scenic Lake Homavalo. The lodge is in Sequoia National Forest between sequoia and Kings Canyon. The lodge is perched on the southern face of Big Baldy Ridge, in the midst of a giant red fir forest. The deck surrounding Sequoia Lodge opens to a spectacular panoramic view of some of the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. You can ski from the front door of the lodge in winter. Take a guided outing to learn about the parks natural ecology. There are two stone fireplaces in the Sequoia Lodge, with sink-in furniture. Marmot Lodge (part of the Sequoia Lodge) has satellite TV and a game room.

Lodges: There are actually 4 lodges at the site: Sequoia, Lakeview, Red Fir and Sugar Pine, accommodating up to 125 persons in 38 rooms, housing 2, 4, 6 to a room. All rooms have private baths, electric blankets, heat, king or queen beds, twins or deluxe bunks. No maid service.

There are also 8 rustic cabins with nearby bathhouses for showers. Cabins have a king bed, 2-3 bunks, sleeping 2-8 persons, with a great view of the Great Western Divide. Cabins are insulated, with electricity, woodstoves and linens.

Meals: All meals are served buffet style. Guests sit at the captain's table to enjoy open conversations with other guests. There is a cocktail bar for California wines beers and liqueurs.

Packages: Ask about Fall mid-week packages Sun-Thursday that includes inner, bed and breakfast getaways. Other packages available over Thanksgiving and other holidays. Senior packages available in April, May and June, Sept, Oct. and Nov.

P.O. Box 6

105 Whitney Road

Kernville, CA 93238

760/376-3781

Kernville, CA 93238

760/376-6562

The resort operates a special use permit within the National Forest.

(Privately owned)

209/335-2405

Located on highway 180, 17 mile E of Grant Grove, with gas, meals, and cabins.

Resort - 209/561-3224

Located on Mineral King Road, 3 miles W of the ranger station.

Mineral King is a beautiful subalpine valley at the end of s steep, narrow, difficult road that is not recommended for RVs or trailers. There is no electricity n the area. In addition to camping, a river, picnicking area and horseback riding is offered. Contact the Ranger Station at 209/565-3768.

Located at an elevation of 7800' the Silver City Resort (privately owned) offered cabins, limited supplies (no ice), showers and a restaurant. The restaurant offers only picnics and coffees on Tues-Weds.) Call 209/561-3223.

E. Luray, VA 22835

540/743-6551

703/999-3500

The Shenandoah Valley, once the home of pioneers and frontiersmen, is now one of the most scenic parks in the Eastern half of the U.S. The 195,000-acre park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and includes a wilderness area of over 79,000 acres. Explore the winter wonderland created naturally each year. Take Skyline Drive (105 miles) to enjoy scenic vistas. Portions of this road are closed during the winter during hazardous driving conditions. The breathtaking ribbon of roadway meanders along the mountain tops-stretching from Front Royal at its eastern end to Afton Mountain on the S. Off road you will find clear rushing streams, hidden waterfalls, panoramic scenic vistas. Fall in love with secluded meadows and forest glades willed with wildflowers, over 200 species of birds, and a fascinating array of wild creatures. Hike the trails and you will find adventure around every bend.

Aramark Virginia Sky-Line Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 727

Luray, VA 22835

800/999-4714

540/743-7883.

George Freeman Pollock founded a resort at Skyland in 1888, decades before the National Park was established. Quite different from its 19^th century origins, Skyland today offers 177 lodging units, ranging from quaint rustic cabins to spacious suites with spectacular vistas.

Contemporary and regional cuisine is featured in the dining room; don't miss the blackberry ice cream pie topped with a fluffy meringue and blackberry syrup. Visit the Taproom and enjoy an evening of live entertainment. Guided horseback tours are great for the kids. Skyland Lodge is at Mile Post 41.7, and offers motel-like accommodations with dining room, conference hall. Open from late March - to late November.

Lodge Units $79-$91 $83-$96 $92-$105

Suites $112-$145 $117-$155 $122-$160

1 bedroom and living room

cabin rooms $48-$81 $50-$83 $55-$88

This lodge is operated by the same company as Skyland. The lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has a heritage dating back to 1939. Among its more striking features, is the main lodge that caters to guests with a historic flagstone patio that has great views of the Shenandoah Valley. Located at Mile Post 51.3 (one mile off drive) and is open from May -October.

You will want to dine in the warm, inviting ambiance of the lodge's dining room with its richly hued chestnut beams and woodwork. The striking views afforded by sparkling floor to ceiling windows graciously welcomes breakfast, lunch and dinner guests. The New Market Taproom is nice for beverages and live entertainment. Finish the evening relaxing in the great room while marveling at the twinkling lights of the valley below.

Sun.-Thurs. Fri-Sat. Daily (October)

Main Lodge $65-$78 $67-$80 $70-$83

Lodge Units $79-$84 $83-$94 $92-$96

Suites $120 $125 $130

1 Bedroom and living room

Mini-Suites $96 $106.00 $111.00

Cabin Rooms $70-$74 $72-$76 $77-$81

See Skyland Lodge for reservations.

If you are looking for family accommodations that are both comfortable and economical, Lewis Mountain is ideal. These cozy furnished cabins are complete with all the necessities, including bathrooms, heat, electric lights, towels and linens, while offering fun and adventure. Cook a steak on a sheltered outdoor cooking grill. The recreation area has a fireplace, picnic table and storage cabinets. Get food, firewood and ice from the nearby campstore. Lewis Mountain is open from May-October at Mile Post 57.6 along Skyland Drive.

Single Room $57 $60 $64

Two Rooms $82 $85 $89

Connected by single bath

Tent Cabin $15 $20 $20

All rates above for lodges and cabins are based on single/double occupancy. Each additional person $5; roll-away bed - $8.

Inquire about the Blue Ridge Complete Package that includes 2 nights lodging (double occupancy), 2 dinners for two, 2 breakfast for 2. Ask about the Bonus Package that includes two tickets to Luray Caverns.

Charlotte Amalie

The Virgin Islands National Park is located on the island of St. John, was donated to the park system by the Rockefeller family. The island is a tropical delight of green hills, white sandy beaches, and sapphire seas. There are woodland trails through the tropical forests, all with panoramic views of the sea and islands. Explore ruins of bygone sugar mills and Danish Colonial plantation houses. Seek petroglyphs on the rocks, a chronicle of the Arawak Indians that once populated the island. Three-fourths of the island of St. John, and Hassel Island in St. Thomas harbor, are within the 14,000-acre park.

The local currency is the US Dollar. A valid passport or original copy of birth certificate are accepted as proof of citizenship.

P.O. Box 720, Cruz Bay, St Johns

U.S.V.I. 00831-0720

809/776-6330, or 809/693-5654

Fax - 809/776-6458

Reservations - 800/539-9998

Located at Cruz Bay on St. John, the campground offers beach cottage rentals and campsites.

Activities: Snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, cruises, and trail hikes; equipment can be rented at Trunk Bay. Transportation to town is available by bus or water taxi. Open November through August. The Cinnamon Bay Campground has a fully-equipped water sports center for scuba diving, snorkeling and windsurfing, with instruction available. Cinnamon Bay Beach is the longest in St. John. Daily nature trail hikes with park rangers are easily arranged.

Services: Cottages and tents are each equipped with a picnic table, charcoal grill, 2-burner propane gas stove, ice chest, water container, linen, pots, pans, serving and eating utensils. The campground has its own commissary. The Rain Tree restaurant serves 3 meals daily. The 40 one-room cottages all have 4 twin beds, sleeping up to 6 adults. The rates are set for 2 adults. From Dec. 20 - March 31 is high season. There are 44 tents and 2 group tent sites with 8 tents at each site.

Restaurants: T'Ree Lizards is perfect for evening dining with island specialties, including seafood, BBQs and other fare. The Beach Shop is on the beach offering swim suits, snacks and books.

Cottages: Tucked away among the trees are screen-lined cottages, providing trade wind breezes. Each cottage is 15' x 15', with electric lights, outside terrace, 4 twin beds, ceiling fan, picnic table, charcoal grill, propane gas stove, ice chest, water container, and cooking and eating utensils. Beds are made upon arrival and fresh linens are available at the front desk twice a week. Cribs upon request.

Tents: Durable tents are designed for comfort and efficiency. Each is made of canvas and is 10' x 114' with a solid floor. Cots, picnic table, charcoal grill, propane gas stove, ice chest, water container, gas lantern, and cooking and eating utensils are provided. Beds are made upon arrival, and fresh linens are available at the front desk twice weekly.

Bare sites: Bring your tent. Sites can fit one large tent and two small tents with picnic table and charcoal grill. Campers are responsible for tent bedding, towels, and cooking utensils. All accommodations are located near a central bathhouse, which includes bathrooms, and cold-water showers.

Daily rates: 5/1-12-14 12/15-4/30

Breakfast Cottages $90 $120

Beachview Cottages $75 $115

Cottages $70 $105

Tents $52 $80

Bare sites $20 $20

$15 for each additional person except bare sites which is $5 extra. Daily rates and package prices are based on double occupancy, maximum 4 persons to a cottage. Tax extra. Package components are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Ask about added on meal plans.

Deposits: 50% required sent directly to Cinnamon Bay Campground, Attention Reservations Department within 14 days after booking. Written notice of cancellation must be received at least 30 days prior. Cancellations less than 30 days will be charged three nights. Major credit cards accepted. No personal checks. You can reserve a cottage up to one year in advance.

P.O. Box 70, Virgin Gorda

British Virgin Islands

809/495-5555, or Fax - 809/495-5661

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts at 800/928-3000, or Fax -214/871-5444

Little Dix is located in the Caribbean in a place where forested mountains are framed by unlit skies and crystal clear waters, a paradise where the beaches offer a tranquility found few other places. There are 95 guest rooms and 4 suites at Little Dix Bay. Shaded walkways curve through verdant lawns. Guest rooms are extensions of a glorious setting, a long a half-mile crescent of golden beach. Inside the rooms offer a stylish blend of island charm and the comfort and convenience of features. such as optional air-conditioning and telephones. Savor the delectable Mediterranean entrees in the Sugar Mill restaurant. Sample the seafood or international specialties in the Pavilion Dining room, or the Beach Grill. Little Dix offers an array of activities and sports. Swim before breakfast, play tennis or visit "The Baths."

Restaurants: Classic cuisine, reminiscent of the old Caribbean plantations is the highlight of the Pavilion Dining Room. At the Sugar Mill Restaurant enjoy vies of the ocean, while sampling Mediterranean cuisine. Freshly caught lobster is cooked on the grill at The Beach Grill, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Recreation: This is a scuba and snorkeling resort, but also sunfish sailing, water-skiing, kayaking, deep-sea fishing and cruise excursions offer you other outdoor events. There is a British afternoon tennis instruction with round robins under the instruction of Peter Burwash International.

Garden View $475 $325 $250 $325

Ocean View $575 $425 $300 $425

Deluxe $625 $475 $350 $475

Premium $650 $525 $400 $525

Premium Cottage $700 $575 $450 $575

1-bedroom suite $1,300 $900 $650 $900

Garden View: Overlooking the resort's stunning tropical landscape, these rooms are only a short walk from the beach

Ocean Views: Situated just a few yards form the beach, the rooms offer the most spectacular views on the island from the private balcony or patio.

Deluxe: These are elevated, private accommodations, positioned on stilts, nestled in the sea grapes a few yards from the beach. The hexagonal shaped rooms are spacious and have an expansive downstairs patio with hammock and upper sun deck.

Premium: Located on, or near the beach, these rooms feature AC and offer ocean vies in spectacular lush surroundings, with private balcony or patio.

Premium Cottages: These AC cottages are located on or near the beach, and are spacious and private. The single-story cottages are grouped in pairs and feature the unique hexagonal shape with patio or balcony.

1 Bedroom Suite: These are AC suites located on the beach and include separate bedroom and living areas, oversized bathrooms with soaking tubs and shower stalls and private double patio.

P.O. Box 720

Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S.V.I. 00831-0720

340/776-6111; Fax -340/693-8280

800/928-8889 - Reservations

Caneel Bay is an entire unspoiled 170-acre peninsula with hills of the Virgin Islands National Park soaring behind you. Arrival is by the Caneel Bay Ferry.

Rich Caribbean wood and exotic flowers are part of the ambiance. There are seven famous beaches in Caneel Bay. Dining is at the Sugar Mill restaurant. There are all types of water sports, tennis and exploration tours in the area. Laurence S. Rockefeller developed a National Park in 1952 to ensure the preservation of this ecological paradise.

The resort is on 170-acres on St. John, easily reached by car and ferry in 45 minutes from the St. Thomas Airport.

Accommodations: The Caneel Bay Resort features 166 newly renovated guest rooms, overlooking the 7 beaches. Gentle trade winds whisper through open windows.

Restaurants: For relaxed beach front settings, the Caneel Beach Terrace serves a lavish breakfast buffet, with fruits and Caribbean inspired dishes. Built in the ruins of an 18^th century Dutch sugar mill, the new Equator restaurant offers breathtaking views of Caneel Bay. The Turtle Bay Estate House offers formal dining in an open-air dining room, or get a great view from Turtle Bay Patio. A Caribbean band performs late night entertainment at the Caneel Beach Bar.

Recreation: Enjoy tennis, snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing, sunfish sailing, beach BBQs, sunset cruises and sailing and duty free shopping in St. Thomas. Explore the ancient sugar mill ruins or hike in the Virgin Islands National Park.

Deposits: A three night deposit is required to confirm the daily rate. Ask about daily packages and weekly package rates that were too numerous to mention here. A $1,000 deposit is required on all Island Hopper packages. Deposits required within 14 days of booking. If deposit is made 30 days prior to arrival, a major credit card can be used, payable to Caneel Bay. For winter reservations your full deposit is refunded with notice of cancellation within 28 days in advance of arrival. A 10-night minimum stay is required over Christmas/New Year's holidays. For reservations between April 1 and December 19 a full refund granted if cancellation is received 14 days prior. Guests departing the resort early must pay for a minimum of 3 nights.

Complimentary activities: Free rum punch drinks on arrival; use of sunfish sailboats and kayaks, windsurfing, snorkeling gear, fitness room, aerobic exercises, tennis, weekly tennis round robins, feature movie presentation, cocktail reception, introductory scuba clinic, afternoon tea.

Charged activities: Full day Hinckley sailing, Buccaneer Beach BBQ, sunset cocktail cruises, day trips to Little Dix Bay, guided snorkeling tours, scuba diving, tours of St. John, fishing charters, boat charters, self-drive powerboat rentals, rental cars, private massage, laundry services, children's programs. All activities priced per person, per day.

Families and Children: Check for available dates to bring children to the resort.

Dress policy - Shorts or dry bathing suits with shirts or cover-ups are acceptable during the day in the dining rooms and table areas. After sunset, men are required to wear a shirt with collar, trousers, and closed in footwear. During winter season only, jackets are suitable for evening attire. Swimwear, shorts, jeans and tennis shoes are not permitted after sunset.

Type of Room Winter Spring Summer Fall

Courtside $350 $325 $250 $325

Tennis Garden $450 $375 $300 $375

Ocean View $550 $425 $325 $425

Beach Front $650 $475 $375 $475

Premium $700 $525 $425 $525

Cottage 7 $850 $575 $475 $475

Courtyard: is centrally located, with views of lush tropical scenery and quick access to tennis.

Tennis Gardens: Situated by the pool, 3 rooms are surrounded by landscaped gardens.

Ocean Views: These rooms offer panoramic patio or balcony views of the beach and spa and minutes from the water's edge.

Beach Front: Located directly on the beach, these rooms feature spacious balconies or patios.

Premium: They offer the most privacy. Large patios open directly onto the Caribbean's finest white sand beaches.

Cottage 7: This collection of oversize accommodations offers the most dramatic rooms and patios available, with great views of the Caribbean Sea.

212/472-9453

Toll-free 800-392-9004, or Fax: 212/861-6210

Cruz Bay, St. John U.S.V.I. 00830

809/776-6240, or 809/776-6226

Fax - 809/776-6504.

Maho Bay Campground is dedicated to unspoiled environmental vacations. Maho Bay's tent-cottages are designed for maximum comfort and efficiency. The translucent fabric, screen and wood construction "breathes" with the cooling trade winds and make good use of natural light and the surrounding dense vegetation.

Each 16' x 16' tent-cottage has a private sleeping area with comfortable beds, a living room that converts to a second bedroom, a cooking and dining area and an open sun deck, all cantilevered over the thickly wooded hillside. Bed linens, blankets, towels, cooking and eating utensils are provided. Every cottage has a propane stove and an ice cooler for food storage and an electric fan. Many units afford spectacular views of the Caribbean, while others are concealed throughout the lush tropical vegetation. Barbecue areas are located in the area; an outdoor restaurant serves breakfast and dinner daily. The spacious pavilion dining area gives one of the most unforgettable views of the bay. Centrally located bathhouses are equipped with modern toilets, sinks and showers (all connected to irrigation system that enhances the growth of plants and wildlife habitats). Water is limited and used sparingly. The Maho Bay store is stocked with fresh food, frozen meats, canned goods and various sundries.

The units reflect an enhanced lifestyle. Harmony is perched above Maho Bay, overlooking the white sand beaches and turquoise waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park. There are 8 spacious and comfortable dwellings that pioneer the latest techniques in conservation and site restoration. Harmony is an educational experiment blending "4-star" vacation adventure with the sustainable development of a fragile ecosystem. Electricity is generated by solar wind power. The architecture maximizes its natural resources. Each nail is made from recycled steel.

Estate Concordia's 10 unit lodge looks out on Salt Pond Bay and the incomparable view of Ram's Head. The island's best snorkeling, shelling and hiking are found here. Concordia was also designed to be Eco-sensitive. Each Concordia unit sleeps up to 6. There is a pool at each unit.

Rates: Harmony bedroom studio includes a twin-bed rollaway, kitchenette with microwave, dining table and chairs; all linens, kitchen appliance and cooking utensils and 6' x 18' deck with furniture. The Living Room Studio is 2 queen-size sofabeds; kitchenette with microwave, spacious dining area; all linens, kitchen appliances and cooking utensils; bathroom; 6' x 18' deck with furniture. Estate Concordia includes a Loft Duplex with 20' cathedral ceiling, wrap-around deck, spectacular views, 2 bathrooms, full kitchen with dishwasher and microwave, two twin beds, queen-size sofa-beds, ceiling fans; vaulted studio includes wrap-around deck, great views, full kitchen with dishwasher and microwave, bathroom, queen-size sofa-bed and ceiling fan. The efficiency suites are twin beds or queen-size sofa-beds, kitchenette with microwave, expansive bathroom, ceiling fan, deck.

International Falls, MN 56649

218/283-9821

This northern Minnesota park borders Canada. The entire 78,000-acre park is made up of islands, lakes, streams and forests. The water park is the route used by the French fur trappers, paddling into the interior of the continent. The park offers many activities in the summer, including boating, canoeing rentals, fishing, swimming and hiking; in the winter the area is quiet, great for skiing. There are no interior roads in the park, only canoe trails. The main park headquarters is located on the shores of the largest lake in the park, Lake Kabetogama. There are numerous lodges and motels located outside the park or around the headquarters, but the most magnificent private operated lodge is located on an island, far removed from other areas in the NE. section of the park.

10502 Gamma Road

Ray MN 56669

800/KF-HOTEL, 218/374-4404

or off-season at 218/875-2070.

The Kettle Falls Hotel, is located within Voyageurs National Park, and is accessible by water or seaplane, and has rooms and cottages with or without housekeeping, all with full meals included. Also available are a dining room, lounge, marina, and boat rental. Open year around.

Kettle Falls is a remote spot on the Minnesota-Canadian border that has a rich history over the last several hundred years. Ojibwa Indians once fished in these waters. French voyageurs portaged their 26-foot canoes and packs of fur around the falls and gold miners took steamers from the area to Rainy Lake's gold fields. Loggers brought thousands of logs through the dam in the early part of the century. During the 1920s, commercial fishermen auctioned off their catches in 100-pound boxes at the docks. During prohibition, bootleggers distilled and sold moonshine near the hotel and surrounding areas. The hotel itself was constructed from 1010-1913 by a timber baron and was reputedly financed by Madame Nellie Bly.

Kettle Falls is 35 miles E of International Falls and 19 miles from Ash River Trail, in the Park. Transportation is by tour boat at 11 am from the Sunset Lodge on the Ash River Trail.

Kettle Falls Hotel offers 12 completely remolded rooms, all furnished with antiques and single or double beds. Three modern bathrooms are centrally located. You will awake each morning to hot coffee and rolls just outside your door.

The hotel has newly built housekeeping lodges that sleep 4 and come with bathrooms and fully-equipped kitchens. These units afford beautiful views of the water and white pine forest just below a dam.

Kettle Falls caters to weddings, reunions and meetings for up to 50 people. Visit the complete menu dining room for the attached Lumberjack saloon with old time nickelodeon, pool table, juke box and 90 years of northwood memorabilia.

Anchorage, Alaska 99510

800/582-5128, 907/258-2350

Fax - 907/248-7975

Kennicott Glacier Lodge is a modern resort lodge in the heart of America's largest National Park.

Hike along serene forest paths or take a historic tour though the streets of Alaska's largest ghost town. Explore nearby famous mines with names like Bonanza, Jumbo, and Mother Lode. There is flightseeing among the grandest collection of 44,000 foot peaks in North America. Here the photography is the wildlife. Or take a guided tour into Root Glacier, one of the few accessible glaciers on the continent. Visit the museum in nearby McCarthy. Or relax at the Lodge, with the Chugach Mountains in the S to 16,390 foot Mount Blackburn to the NW.

The history of Kennicott began in 1900 when prospectors spotted a patch of green hillside that looked like good grazing ground for their pack horses. The grass, as fate would have it, turned out to be the green glint of copper ore. From that incident, a boom town was born, with 800 workers that lived, toiled and played here. Within 20 years the strike proved to be the richest known concentration of copper ore in the world, and Kennicott became a company town that included homes, a school, hospital, gymnasium with a silent movie theater, even a wood surfaced tennis court.

The centerpiece was the towering 14-story mill building where copper was processed. And most of the town is still here for you to explore. By the 1930's the high-grade ore played out, and when the Kennicott Copper Corporation moved out, Kennicott became a ghost town overnight. In 1986, Congress recognized Kennicott as a National Historic Landmark.

Kennicott Glacier Lodge is located in the heart of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, which together with Kluane National Park in Canada has been designated by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site for its unique beauty and natural splendor.

At 13.2 million acres, it is the largest National Park in the U.S., the size of six Yellowstones. On your visit here you will see rugged mountains, spectacular glaciers, wild rivers, and remote valleys. There is wildlife such as moose, bear, Dall sheep, and mountain goats. All the things Alaska is famous for is here. And the best part is that you can drive to Kennicott Glacier Lodge.

The lodge is near the center of 40 buildings that remain from the original boom town. You will forget you are in the wilderness in this modern lodge with indoor bathrooms, hot showers, a meeting room and cozy living rooms. The clean, quiet rooms are decorated with old mining artifacts, and the lodge is a great base camp for exploration.

Kennicott is reached by road or by air. It is 325 miles from Anchorage at the end of the scenic Edgerton Highway, near the town of McCarthy. You cross the last river, the Kennicott on a footbridge, which separates the road from the wilderness. The staff picks you up at the footbridge and brings you the last 5 miles to Kennicott. By air a charter flight will land you at the 3,000 foot McCarthy airport where the staff meets you and drives you to the lodge.

Reservations: To reserve a room, a 50% deposit is required within 10 days of your phone reservation. Upon receipt of the deposit a confirmation is sent out. Final payment is 30 days prior to arrival. Late payments may result in releasing your reservation, and rebooking is subject to availability. Purchase travel insurance.

Cancellations: If you must cancel, please call or write as soon as possible. A cancellation of 30 days or more will get a full refund. For cancellations 15-30 days prior to arrival, 50% is forfeited, and no refund less than 15 days of arrivals. No pets allowed at the hotel.

The Kennicott Glacier Lodge is a remote wilderness lodge and is a replica of an historic mining company building. As such, there are no rooms with private baths. There are plenty of clean, private-usage baths and restrooms near the bedrooms.

Vacation Package Rates: (Open from May 15-September 19)

Double Occupancy $125 per person per night.

3^rd person same room $70 per night

4^th person same room $70 per night

Private single room $185 night.

These rates include room, McCarthy transfers, and Kennicott ghost town tour. Meals and other guided activities are extra.

Double Occupancy $169 per night.

Triple $199 per night

Quad $229 per night

Private Single Room $149 per night.

The double room rates above apply to rooms that have two beds. Rates for double rooms with one queen size bed is $10 less per room. Triple rooms have 1 double and 1 twin bed. Quad rooms have two double beds. Private single rooms have 1 queen bed and are limited in availability. Children are welcome at Kennicott Glacier Lodge. Children 3 or younger are free in the same room. Children 4-12 are half price in the room.

Rates include room, 3 meals daily, transportation from McCarthy and Kennicott upon arrival and departure, and a guided Kennicott ghost town tour. Other guided activities extra.

For flying into the lodge call Wrangell Mountain Air, P.O. Box MXY, McCarthy, AK 99588, 800/478-1160, 907/554-4411: Fax - 907/554-4400.

For hiking and other adventures contact:

St. Elias Alpine Guides, 907/277-6867, in Anchorage, or Headquarters at Motherlode Powerhouse in McCarthy.

Guided tours: flightseeing, nature hikes, river rafting, historical walking tours, mountain biking along mining roads. How about glacier walking?

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

P.0. Box 168

Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

307/344-7381

The world's first national park represents the greatest act conceived by man: the setting aside of magnificent wilderness areas for all time. The 2.2 million-acre park is located in NW Wyoming, with parts of Idaho and Montana taking up lesser portions. If you want to see the way things were a hundred years ago, visit this park. Buffalo, grizzly bear, black bear, deer, moose, elk, and even timber wolves make the park their home. Fish for trout in sparkling streams, rivers and lakes, many of which are open only to fly fishing. Activities at this most popular of parks are boundless, from summer horseback trips to winter snowmobiling and skiing treks.

Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

307/344-7311; Fax - 307/344-7456

Park activities include trail rides, fishing, boat rentals, sightseeing tours, and skiing. Most lodging is open May to Nov., with limited accommodations Dec. to March. The individual lodges are listed below.

Rates: (June 5-Sept. 13)

Lodge Rooms with Bath $101/Premium

Cabins with Bath $96/Western $72/Frontier $52/Pioner

Rates: (From May 22-Sept. 27)

Motel with Bath $96/high $79/mid range

The Lake Lodge is within walking distance of the hotel, nestled in the trees, with campsites and 187 wood frame cabins. The lodge has very comfortable cabins and cottages, in Western and Frontier categories, all with showers. The lodge also has a cafeteria, lounge and soda fountain. Both the hotel and lodge are open only during the summer season.

Lake Lodge Cabins Rates: (June 10-Sept. 14)

Cabins with bath $96 Western $47/Pioneer

Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins (May 15-Oct.4

Suite $373

Hotel Room with Bath $142/Premium $96 High-range

Cabin With bath $73/Frontier

Located near the park headquarters. During the winter season you must drive in from the N entrance to get to this area; all other roads are closed. Fort Yellowstone was originally located in the area.

The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel was built in 1937, and has both cottage cabins and hotel rooms. Four cabin units have private hot tubs. Guest service includes the Terrace Dining Room, serving 3 meals a day in a relaxed atmosphere. The hotel is open May to mid-Sept. and from mid-December to mid-March for winter activities. The 94 hotel rooms come with or without baths.. The 125 hotel cabins are l-room Frontier-type cabins, some with showers, with a central shower and bath area for those cabins without showers.

While in the area you can try fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing or snowmobiling. Take a snowcoach through the park and stay at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge in the winter. The main attraction in the area is the unique Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces.

Rates: (May 8 - Oct 12

Suites $245

Hotel Room with Bath $76/Mid-range

Cabins with Bath $75/Frontier

Hotel rooms no bath $49

Cabin with no bath $43

Winter rates ( Dec. 22-May 7)

Mammoth Suite $245

Two-Room Unit $104

Room w/Bath $77

Room w/o bath $57

Additional person is $9.

Rates: (May 1 - Oct. 18)

Suites $315

Hotel room With Bath $139/Premium $96/High-range $75/Mid-Range

Without Bath $49

Rates: (May 15-Sept 20)

Cabin with Bath $42/Poneer

Cabin no bath $26/Budget

The lodge is located in the same area as Old Faithful Lodge, and was named because it was the only structure open in the winter in this area, when built, and it still is. The lodge has a dining room, lounge and rooms and cabins. The 57 rooms have beds with or without showers.. The 34 cabins are l-room, with showers and baseboard heat. The motel unit, near the Old Faithful Snow Lodge, was built in 1983. There are 26 rooms, with showers and 2 beds in the motel unit. Take a snowcoach into the area in winter, the only way to access this unique winter wonderland. Snowcoaches leave from the North and South entrances (Flagg Ranch at the S entrance), or West Yellowstone entrance.

Rates: ( July 1-Oct 12)

Lodge rooms with bath $121/midrange

Cabins with bath $96/Western $73/Frontier

Winter season ( Dec. 18- March 14)

Lodge room $120

2 Room unit $104

Western Cabin $96

Room w/Bath $77

Frontier Cabins $74

Rates: (June 12-Sept. 7)

Cabins with Bath $73/Frontier $49/Economy

Without Bath $37/Roughrider

Moran, WY 83013

307/543-2861; Fax - 307/543-2484

800/443-2311

E-mail <info@flagranch.com>

Internet: <www.flagranch.com>

Flagg Ranch Resort is ideally located on the banks of the Snake River, two miles S of Yellowstone National Park, and 5 miles N of Grand Teton National Park. The ranch is an authorized concessionaire of the National Park service.

Lodging: Flagg Ranch offers accommodations in recently built log cabins. Cabins are available with either 1 king bed or 2 queen beds. Each cabin has private bath, telephone, and coffee maker. Rates are based on double occupancy, children are free. From 12/15 to 3/15 the rate is $99 a night per cabin. All cabins have a patio and rocking chair.

The resort has a fine dining room with exposed log and stone fireplace. Expresso bar and pub and gift shop grocery store. There is a meeting and conference area.

Winter sports: One way to see Yellowstone is with the Flagg Ranch Resort's heated Snowcoach. Tours leave the ranch at 7:30 am and return by 6 pm. Tours include a lunch stop at Old Faithful. Not available for children under 6. You can also rent Polaris snowmobiles for about $140 per day. There are over 100 cross country trails both guide and unguided around the area for Nordic and snowshoe participants.

P.0. Box 577

Yosemite, CA 95389

209/372-1000

Yosemite is a pearl in the National Park System, offering majestic High Sierra mountain vistas, leaping waterfalls, and backcountry cabins and camps. Wintertime activities include cross-country skiing and hiking. Some of the best downhill skiing is in the area. Hike to Glacier Point or Sentinel Dome. The Yosemite Ski School is the oldest in the West. Take a ride by horseback through this majestic park, where John Muir once lived. Many tours in the park are by bus, including the Valley Floor Tour, through the spectacular Yosemite Valley. When the moon comes out take the Moonlight Tour, with the granite cliffs radiating the daytime heat. The Mariposa Grove Tour is a half-day tour operating most of the year. Some of the trees of Yosemite are over 2,500 years old. The Glacier Point Tour, in the spring and fall, takes you to an elevation of 3,206 feet above the valley. The Grand Tour takes in the Big Trees and Glacier Point. During the summer, extended pack trips are guided through the High Sierras, or take a day trip. Several tour operators are within the park. The 761,000 acre park was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984.

Yosemite National Park has lodging in hotels, motels, cabins, housekeeping units, and tent cabins. Most facilities are located in Yosemite Valley, where there is a free shuttle bus to most other areas within the park. Food services, stores, and ski shops abound. Activities include swimming, trail rides, river rafting, and sightseeing tours. Open year around are the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, and Tenaya Lodge; open May-October. are Hotel Wawona, Housekeeping Camp; open mid-June to Labor Day are Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, White Wolf Lodge, High Sierra camps. Welcome to John Muir and Ansel Adams country. Yosemite National Park is probably the most appreciated National park in the U.S,

5410 E. Home Ave..

Fresno, CA 93727

209/372-1122, or 209-252-4848.

Room Reservations: 209/252-4848

This beautiful, historic hotel was built in 1927, and ever since has played host to kings and presidents. It is listed as on the National Historic Landmark.. For superb dining, try the hotel's main dining room and cocktail lounge. Horse and bicycle rentals are available from the hotel, or take a bus tour. The hotel has 97 rooms, with double or queen-sized beds, and showers. The furnishings include upholstered chairs, TVs, refrigerators, bathrobes, hairdryers, and bath amenities. Some have king-sized beds. Each room is accented with Native American designs. The hotel provides concierge service, valet parking, bell service, turn down and room service. Afternoon tea is served in the Great Lounge. The Ahwahnee Parlor is a sitting room that adjoins a hotel room to create a suite, and are booked separately.

The hotel has 27 cottages, mostly duplex buildings, and the rooms are larger than the hotel rooms. The prices are the same for all lodging at the hotel. The hotel and cottages are open year around.

Parlor suites are $221.75 to $260.25

Curry Village offers a variety of rustic accommodations, either in rooms, cabins or tent cabins. The Village opened at the turn of the century, and 1999 marks the 100 year anniversary of the camp. There is a pool, cafeteria, snack stand, and mountaineering, bike, or raft and cross-country ski rentals.

The housekeeping cabin units are located along the Merced River. There are 300 individual cabins made of concrete, sleeping up to 6, all complete with double beds, tables, chairs, food preparation area, and woodstoves, with restrooms, shower facilities, laundry and a small grocery store nearby. The cabins are open from April to October; some have bunk beds. Bring your own sleeping bag. The cabins are .2 miles from Curry Village. There are also 425 tent cabins, sleeping from 2-5. The tent cabins have hotel-style beds only, with mattresses. They offer raised wooden platforms, daily maid service, linen, soap, and towels provided. No rollaways or cribs available. Restroom and showers centrally located. There are lights in the tents, but no heat, outlets, phones or TVs.

A cabin with bath is a free-standing wooden cabin that is fully furnished with electric lights and a propane wall heater, all with power outlets. They sleep up to 5 persons each, with a rollaway or crib available They have daily maid service. No phones, TVs. There is a central bathhouse. A cabin with bath is the same type of cabin, except that they have full bathroom facilities. Some cabins at Yosemite Lodge are wheelchair accessible.

There are about 100 Curry Cabins with or without baths. The Curry Village Lodge has 18 motel-type rooms, with 2 double beds, sleeping up to 4. The rates are $61, single or double occupancy. All have showers. These motel units are open year around, with a cafeteria open from Easter to November 1.

Rates: $42 per night peak, $6 each additional adult, $3 additional child.

Cabin without bath $59.25 peak, $7.00 additional adult, children free

Cabin with bath $75.25 peak, $9 additional adult, children free.

The housekeeping camp units are concrete structures with a double canvas roof and one canvas wall that separates the sleeping area from a covered cooking/living area that contains a picnic table, food preparation area, electric lights and electric outlets. A shower house, restrooms, laundry and general store are nearby. Soap and towels are provided at the shower house. No phones or TVs in any of the units.

Rates: 1-4 persons $44.50 summer only, $4 each additional adult.

The hotel is more like an European-style hotel furnished with period furniture, antiques, some even open into a veranda. The hotel is on the National Historic Landmark list. There is daily maid service. Public bathrooms and showers available for rooms without baths. No TVs or telephones. Some baths have clawfoot bathtubs.

Rooms without baths $84.50 peak

Rooms with Bath $110.56 peak

Additional adult $13.50,Children free.

P.O. Box 159

Fish Camp, CA 93623

209/683-655; Fax - 209/683-8684

Reservations - 800/835-5807

The Lodge is the setting for Yosemite's 4-Diamoned Conference Resort. The lodge offers all the scenic beauty of the park, but tucked away from the hustle and bustle. The lodge is surrounded by the Sierra National Forest. There are 242 spacious rooms in a rustic mountain setting. Work out in the fully-equipped Fitness Center. Or escape to the spa for a massage.

The Guest Experience Center can arrange all types of activities during your Yosemite stay, from mountain biking to a ride on a steam-driven logging train.

The lodge features 3 restaurants on the property, from fine dining to informal snacks.

The Tenaya Lodge offers a complete conference facility with accommodations up to 500 persons. There is 2,500 square feet of meeting space and 7,500 feet of conference space, with audio visual equipment, 16-seat executive boardroom and Grand Ballroom.

Rates: The lodge offers a reserve early holiday special if reserved before September 20. This special saves about $40 a night. Regular rates are $179-$219. Rates are not available for all dates, so call the concessionaire. Some rates require a minimum stay

Lodge Hotel Room $107.50 peak, extra adult $11.00, extra child free.

There are 85 cabins at the lodge, many with private tub/showers. There are 80 cabins with no baths, but there is a centralized shower area. One 1-room cabin has 2 double beds, sleeping 4. All other cabins sleep 2-6. The rates are $40 for the cabins with showers, plus $6 for each extra adult, $3 for each extra child. The no-bath cabins are $35, with $5 for each extra adult, $2.50 for children. The lodge has 224 motel-type rooms, with 2 double beds, tub/showers, and some with single beds. Rates are $79 a night, with $8 for each extra adult and $4 for each child. In addition, there are 80 cottages at the lodge with motel-type rooms, no balcony or patio, renting for $61 a night, single or double, with each extra adult $6, and children $4 extra. The lodge and cottages are open year around. Note: It is reported that the Park Service is permanently eliminating cottages, cabins and tents on a phase out basis in Yosemite Valley, so check first before arriving.

Rates for both camps: $44.00 summer only, each additional adult $7.00; each additional child $3.00.

Each camp is 7 to 10 miles apart, just the right length for easy day walking between camps. Yosemite Concessionaire maintains and operates the camps, but the National Park Service brings in the supplies. Reservations for the following summer's use of the camps are not considered until after December.

Reservations are on a space available basis. Be flexible to get a spot at these premier mountain camps. Confirmations of a camp will get to you in January or February, with rates not available at the time of this printing. Rates are set in March. Rates are usually around $55 a night for an adult for bed and 2 meals, or $40 for a child. A 4-day or 6-day mule trip runs from about $340 to $536. Arrive at the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge (tents only) 1 day prior to your camp stay to get accustomed to the altitude. There are no charges for hiking permits up to the camps. Permits are available at Tuolumne Meadows HQ.

From Tuolumne Meadows at 8,600 feet, trails fan out to the high country camps. Sunrise and Vogelsang are both at 10,300 feet, the highest of the camps. Sunrise is above Long Meadow, second in size at Yosemite. Vogelsang has the wildest weather of any camp; the wind can be fierce. The tents are sturdier here than other camps. The light at Vogelsang will bring the cameras out. Merced Lake is the oldest and lowest of the camps at 7,150 feet. The tents form a rectangular pattern under towering pines by the lake. The camp is great for fishing, and this is the only camp supplied from Yosemite Valley. The Glen Aulin camp, the smallest of the camps, was first set up in 1927 at the falls of the Tuolumne River. There are 8 tents and 32 beds. Hike to Waterwheel Falls 3 miles down river from this camp. May Lake Camp is near the center of Yosemite Park, within view of the craggy peaks of Mount Hoffman, reflecting in the lake. There is a huge outcropping of granite near the tents. Hike to the outcropping for a view of the backside of Half Dome and Clouds Rest.

Get the free Yosemite Extra Savings Card for discounts on all day lift ticket for Badger Pass Skiing, one free ice skating session at the Curry Village Ice Rink. Also free desserts, ice cream cones, two for one bike rentals, two for one green fees at Wawona Golf Course and other family discounts.. Purchase a Yosemite Annual Pass, Golden Eagle Pass or Golden Age Pass from the Ranger at the Yosemite Park Entrance and then present your pass at the desk of the Yosemite Lodge, The Ahwahnee, Wawona Hotel, Curry Village or Housekeeping Camp or at the Badger Pass front desk and receive the YES Card.

Yosemite Annual Pass $40 - Good for a year.

Golden Eagle Pass $50 Free entrance to U.S. National Parks for one year.

Golden Age Pass $10 Must be a US citizen and 62 years or older.

Explore Yosemite Valley by bicycle. These are modern and efficient bikes for rent at Yosemite Lodge and Curry Village from April through November.

Bike $5.25 per hour or $20 per day

Bike with Trailer $10.50 per hour or $22 per day

Stroller $5.00 per hour or $14 per day

Wheelchair $4 per hour or $20 per day.

Summer 209/372-8435

Escape to scenic Yosemite Valley or Tuolumne Meadows to learn climbing on granite walls and domes. You learn mountaineering skills or simple backpack into the backcountry.

Basic Rock Climbing Daily 6 person maximum

1 person $170

2 people $90 each

3-6 people $79 each

Intermediate Climbing: Daily, with a 5 person maximum

Intermediate II on Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun.

Intermediate III on Tues., Thurs., Sat.., Sun.

1 person $170

2 People $90 each

3 or more $80 each

Summer Snow Climb on Thurs., Sat., 5 Person Maximum

1 Person $210.00

2 persons $125 each

3 people $110.

4-5 people $90 each

Guided Private Lessons and Climbs by Reservations Only

2-3 person maximum

3/4 day Full day Extreme Day

1 person $170 $220 $290

2 persons $120.00 each $155 each $210 each

3 people $95.00 each $135 each

Yosemite Lodge Tour Desk - 209/372-1240

Valley Floor Tour $17

Mariposa Grove of Big Trees $34

Glacier Point $20 R/T $10 one-way

Grand Tour $44.50

Big Trees Tram Tour $8

The Yosemite Ski School has been led for the last 50 years by Nic Fioredger, and features PSIA certified instructors. Get an official Badger ski map at the resort. You can downhill or cross country ski at Yosemite, snowboard or snowshoe, ice skate and non-skier activities.

The Badger Pass Day Lodge (no overnight accommodations) features cross-country and downhill rental shops, sports shop, Badger Den baby sitting, Deli, and deck. The lifts are open from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Learn to ski packages are offered. For reduced lift tickets present a military ID, or AAA card.

24 hour snow conditions 209/372-1000

24 hour road conditions 209/372-0200

Free ski shuttle buses depart and return to Yosemite Valley from Curry Village, the Ahwahnee and Yosemite Lodge twice daily.

Other Special Programs The Ahwahnee Hotel offers the Annual Vintner's Holiday s in November and December hosted by California Wine Vintners. Call the hotel at 209/252-4848for special packages. The Wawona offers an autumn Golf Package in October.

801/722-3256

Zion took millions of years to create by the forces of wind and water erosion, and the work is still going on. Volcanic action is evident at the 143,000-acre park, but most of the landscape at Zion owes its existence to the change from shale to sandstone at the boundary between the Kayenta and Navajo formations. The river crosses the plain at Zion Canyon, where the famed Narrows begins. The Narrows is not the most accessible part of the park, but is worth seeking out for the skyscrapers of convoluted rock. Hike to the Emerald Pools near the lodge, or take a horseback ride through this magnificent area. The park is open year around, with a fee of $5 per vehicle or $2 per person. A permit is needed for backcountry camping.

Springdale, UT 84757

435/772-3213

Reservations or information - 303/297-2757; Fax - 303-297-3175

Internet: <www.amfac.com>

This is a magnificent lodge, located in a picturesque setting. The lodge has a complete dining facility and sitting area, but no sleeping rooms. Accommodations are close to the main lodge. The lodge offers 40 Western cabins, each with 2 double beds, carpeting, private porch, individual heating, telephone, and a complete bath. The motel rooms at the lodge offer 2 queen-sized beds, full bathroom, phone and private porch, plus suites that include 2 rooms with a king-sized bed, a standard sofa bed in the sitting room, phone, complete bathroom, and private porch. There are no cooking facilities, but outdoor grills are available. Payment is by check or money order, no credit cards, except to guarantee the room.

Zion is a great place to relax after cross-country skiing or a brisk hike on a quiet trail in the winter. Brian Head ski resort is 90 minutes away or golf throughout the year in St. George.

Single $96.47

Double $96.47

Triple $101.92

Quad $107.37

Single $107.37

Double $107.37

Triple $112.82

Quad $118.82

In and out baggage handling is $5 per person.

P.O. Box 1029

Kotzebue, AK 99752

907/442-3890, Fax - 907/442-8316

P.O. Box 220

Nome, AK 99752

907/443-6139

Internet: <www.nps.gov/bela

This is a near roadless area, whose arctic and sub-arctic ecosystems survive in a land of contrasts and extremes. Winters are long, cold, but the Northern Lights are a delight.. The summers are intense and abundant with wildlife, marine mammals and breeding birds. The Inuplat Eskimos live in regional villages, subsiding in traditional ways. Hunting and fishing techniques date back thousands of years.

Northwest Alaska is the crossroads of continents, where the Bering Land Bridge once united two continents. The area is full of lava flows, three of the world's largest maar craters, 285 miles of coast barrier beaches, hot springs, the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, and the Noatak and Kobuk River basins, two of the largest remaining undeveloped rivers in North America. The area contains over 20 million acres of the western Arctic as the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Kobuk Valley national Parks and Noatak National Preserve, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and BLM lands.

Information centers are in Nome and Kotzebue for these wild parklands. Access to the Parklands is via Nome or Kotzebue from Anchorage and Fairbanks. There are connecting flights to villages within the parklands, or bush charters. Most visitors travel by foot or boat.

4230 University Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508

907/786-7011

The hotsprings are well known in the Seward Peninsula as a healing place, located in a remote and isolated valley, surrounded by mountain ridges called tors. The Eskimos call the area Iyat or cooking pot or a site for cooking. They still use the area for traditional healing. Shamans are known to train here. A small settlement and resort called Arctic Hot Springs developed during the gold mining days. Today you can bathe, relax, hike and observe wildlife. Facilities include a public cabin and bathhouse. Summer access is by bush plane or on foot. There are no roads to the hot springs, and all terrain vehicles are prohibited. Winter access is by snowmobile or dog team. Contact the National Park Service Visitor Information Center in Nome.

Kobuk means Big River in native tongue. The river runs over 350 miles north and parallel to the Arctic Circle to the Bering Sea. It was a major trade and cultural river road for natives and pioneers. The river is rated Class I to Class V. Summer season is from June to the end of September.

Fish for arctic Grayling, Northern Pike, whitefish and arctic shellfish. Wildlife includes caribou, grizzly and black bear, moose, beaver, mammals and birds. The Western Arctic caribou migrates through the Kobuk River Valley.

Managers of the Kobuk River Valley include the Kobuk Valley National Park, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and the private NANA regional Corporations. The Kobuk is a National Wild River.

P.O. Box 30

Ambler, AK 99786

907/445-2166, or 445-2150

Located near Onion Portage where thousands of caribou migrate across the Kobuk River each fall, insight of the Jade Mountains, source of the majority of Alaskan Jade, near the Gates of the Arctic National Park and the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.

Activities: Hiking, berry picking, wildlife observation ,float trips, scenic flights with an Alaskan bush pilot, hunting and fishing.

The Kobuk River General store has supplies and local Native artwork, and a wide variety of furs.

Rates: $125 day per person, including home-cooked meals,. Acommodates up to 10 people.

The Kobuk River Lodge is open year around. Experience below zero conditions in winter, the Northern lights, sledding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Travel arrangements are available by air from Kotzebue daily via Baker Aviation 907/442-3108 and by air from Fairbanks three times weekly via Brian Thompson Air Service - 907/479-2366.