Description
Let your next journey begin here. The Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Sequoia can be highlights of a US trip, but these vast natural experiences deserve a well-timed plan. Lonely Planet’s guide to the national parks of California and the Southwestern USA helps you choose which areas to immerse yourself in.
The guide covers Joshua Tree, Redwood, Sequoia, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Zion, among others. Here you can find various ways to experience the parks, from drives and viewpoints to hiking and cycling trips. Over 52 hiking and park maps provide support in seeing how areas and experiences are connected.
What you get in the guide. The book contains information on camping, accommodation, trail lengths, difficulty levels, and seasons. Background on geology, wildlife, and conservation provides further perspectives on what you see. It is suitable both for putting together a trip between several parks and for spending a longer stay in fewer areas.
Choose experiences that suit your journey. The guide gathers both inspiration and practical information about the areas it covers. Use the maps to see how relevant stops are located in relation to each other, and compare trips before filling your days with too many plans. A day in one park can hold many different things, while a longer stay allows more time to choose another route, get to know an area, or simply watch the landscape change its expression.
It can be beneficial to choose fewer parks and give them more time, rather than letting the entire holiday become a series of quick photo stops. Browse the book with your travel companions, choose experiences you truly desire, and build the route around them. The physical guide provides a shared starting point for conversation and can be brought along when plans need adjusting on the go.
About the edition. English edition, published 2023, 258 pages. ISBN 9781838696061.
