This book is an insider''s guide to finding the best lodges throughout the country and securing a reservation well in advance to beat the crowds. The authors, national park experts, tell readers how to leave behind the hassles and headaches and make trip planning painless. Having visited nearly every national park area and lodge in the country, they share their sage advice on how to choose a lodge that will best suit an individual''s taste and needs. Every single lodge accommodation run by the National Park Service is featured, ranging from luxurious inns to rustic cabins. Each entry includes firsthand information about the property; room rates; reservation phone numbers; exact location within the park; availability of food or meals; transportation details; facilities; activities; and detailed maps. From luxurious inns to rustic cabins, The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges will lead you to one-of-a-kind accommodations in the most scenic areas of the country. Most of these lodges are located within the parks themselves, just steps away from the things you want to see: Explore the colorful canyons, sculpted rocks, and mesas of Utah's Zion National Park before relaxing at Zion Lodge. Fish from the grassy banks of a lake right behind Peaks of Otter Lodge along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Luxuriate in the first-class accommodations of Furnace Creek In located on an oasis in the middle of starkly beautiful Death Valley. Tour the secluded shores of Michigan's Isle Royale National Park in a kayak rented near Rock Harbor Lodge. Park experts David and Kay Scott share their sage advice on choosing a lodge that will best suit your tastes and needs, providing detailed information on rooms, rates, activities, food, wheelchair accessibility, little-known historical facts about the lodges, and much more. David and Kay Scott have spent twenty-eight summers touring the United States and Canada in a series of Volkswagen campers, and two summers backpacking through Europe by rail. David holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Arkansas and has written books on accounting, finance, and investing. David and Kay live in Valdosta, Georgia, where David is a professor of finance at Valdosta State University and Kay is retired from the public schools.