Perfect for everyone from road-tripping families to serious outdoors enthusiasts, these books offer opinionated advice on the best sights, hikes, campgrounds and more. Packed with outdoor activities and places to stay, eat and drink, the guides also venture beyond park borders for everything from hot springs to honky-tonks in quirky nearby towns.

Features:

• Places to stay and eat
• Outdoor activities chapter
• Wildlife gallery
• Hiking and driving tour maps

Paddle the turquoise waters of glacier-fed lakes, snowshoe through fresh powder and melt into soothing hot springs. Glimpse elk and bighorn sheep along the highest road in North America. Enjoy night stars from a backcountry campsite or the deck of a posh resort. Our comprehensive, inspiring guide to Banff, Jasper & Glacier will help you connect with this stunning region.

• Get Busy: You're spoiled for choice with skiing, hiking, biking, mountain climbing, white-water rafting, horse-back riding and canoeing
• Kid Around: Recommended activities, restaurants, lodgings and cultural events for the whole family
• Delve Deeper: Explore the less-touristed Waterton Lakes, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks
• Escape the Crowds: Insider tips on finding high-season solitude
• Learn More: Insightful chapters provide background on the history, geology and ecosystem of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

An American icon, the Grand Canyon astounds with its majestic viewpoints, mesmerizing colors, red-rock spires and breathtaking sunsets. Whether you want to hike the Rim Trail, view endangered California Condors or roar along the Colorado River rapids below, gear up first with this guide to the most inspiring of national parks.

• See the Highlights: detailed itineraries help you experience the best of the park, whether you have a few hours or a few weeks
• Get Below the Rim: Recommended hikes for everyone, from easy rim trails to challenging scrambles, plus backcountry camping and rafting trips
• Brings the Kids: Tips on the best sights and activities for families, plus child-friendly hotels and restaurants
• Explore Farther: Side trips to Flagstaff, the Hualapai and Havasupai Reservations and sparkling Lake Powell
• Learn More: Coverage of the history, geology and ecosystem of the Grand Canyon enriches your experience

• Play Outdoors: Ride horses through leafy woods, raft down rushing rivers or hang glide over soaring peaks
• Experience History: Visit a replica of a Cherokee village, tour the log cabins of early settlers and view demonstrations of traditional mountain crafts
• Bring the Kids: Tips on the best sights and activities for families, plus child-friendly hotels and restaurants
• Explore Further: Sample the fudge in Gatlinburg, ride rollercoasters in Dollywood and stroll the cosmopolitan boulevards of Asheville
• Sleep Tight: From shady campgrounds to historic inns and luxury resorts, top lodging choices for all budgets

Wild, spectacular Yellowstone thrills visitors with gushing geysers and free-roaming wildlife. Grand Teton entices with jagged peaks and glacial lakes. Packed with information for everyone from families with small children to hardcore outdoor adventurers, this guide takes you there.

• Thermal Wonders: From world-famous Old Faithful to gem-colored hot springs, Yellowstone's wild thermal features
• Wildlife: Bison, elk, bears, moose, wolves, bald eagles - this guide tells you where to spot them.
• Outdoor Fun: The best spots for hiking, camping, rock-climbing, skiing, fishing, boating, and more.
• Insider Tips: Hundreds of places to stay, eat, and play, as well as how to find a wealth of hidden treasures.
• Beyond the Parks: From the Wild West bluster of Cody to the exhilarating ski slopes of Jackson Hole

One of the USA's most gorgeous natural wonders, Yosemite National Park has something to offer every traveller from vacationing families to hardcore outdoors enthusiasts. From rocky ascents up Half Dome to wildflower walks through Tuolumne Meadows, from the soaring vistas atop Sentinel Dome to the gentle slopes of Badger Pass, this book takes you there.

• Outdoor Fun: Hiking, biking, rafting, skiing, climbing, canoeing
• Explore Further: neighboring highlights and worthwhile excursions
• outdoor activities:
• Experience History: In-depth history, geology & ecosystem chapters written by known experts
• Lots of Maps: 20 maps showing every corner of the park
• Kid Around: Special focus on family travel, with short & long-stay itineraries

Wild, vast and rugged, Zion and Bryce Canyon are among America's most dramatic national parks, filled with towering cliffs, hanging gardens and a riot of surreal, rainbow-striped rock formations. Whether you want to hike narrow slot canyons or admire stunning views, our indispensable guide will help you explore these desert jewels, plus the best of south Utah's other parklands.

• Rock On: View spires, arches, bridges and hoodoos, and learn what forces created this eerie desert landscape
• Get Active: Hiking, canyoneering, mountain biking, rock climbing, river rafting, horseback riding and more
• Explore Further: Chapters on Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Arches National Parks, plus Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the outdoor mecca of Moab
• Kid Around: Recommended sights, activities and accommodations for the whole family
• Rest Easy: Camp under the stars, pamper yourself at a luxury resort or bed down at a working horse ranch