Parks Directory of the United States & Canada : A Guide to Nearly 5,000 National, State, Provincial, and Urban Parks in the United States and Canada

New edition of a directory that provides up-to-date information for every national and state park in the U.S., as well as selected urban parks, national forests and wildlife refuges, and national parks in Canada. In addition, it covers a wide range of recreational areas, historic sites, battlefields, monuments, forests, preserves, memorials, seashores, trails, and other designated recreational areas administered by federal land and state park agencies. The approximately 4,950 entries present complete contact information and descriptive details as to acreage, facilities, recreational activities, special features, and location, with directions from the nearest highway. The volume also contains 50 state maps, a 12-page section of color maps, a listing of about 300 park-related organizations and associations, as well as classification, special features, geographic, and master indexes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)