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Spectacular natural wonders, from majestic Yosemite Falls to Kings Canyon's towering sequoias
Descriptions of the best hikes, from easy wilderness strolls and ranger-led walks to overnight backcountry adventures, each rated by difficulty
Great places to stay, from luxury park lodges to family-friendly motels—plus a complete campground guide for each park
Where to eat and stock up on supplies—both in the parks and in the gateway towns
A fully illustrated nature guide to help you spot and identify local wildlife, birds, trees, wildflowers, and more
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Enjoy the best it has to offer.
And avoid tourist traps. At Frommer's, we use 150 outspoken travel experts around the world to help you make the right choices.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well-organized, succinct and useful. Not comprehensive.,
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This review is from: Frommer's Yosemite & Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks (Paperback)
This guide is very succinct, affordable, and accessible. It's not at all comprehensive, yet is still one of the most useful guides to the region due to its brevity and organziation. Plus it covers both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite.
Planning: A nice job is done. There is a lot of detail on roads into the parks and hotels, information lacking in the more specialized hiking guides. It covers most of the big park highlights you don't want to miss if you're only visiting the region once or twice. This is not the sort of guide that will tell you where to find solitude and remote regions. It is also one of the best guides to have if you don't want to rough it the entire trip. I like to space long backpacking treks with a visit to a nice restaurant-this guide offers a lot of variety on this end. The same goes for hotels, if you're not into backpacking or looking for a place just after getting on/off a plane. Hiking Trip Descriptions: Pretty minimal. This book spotlights the more popular trails but does a fairly decent job of highlighting don't miss items. Maps: Non-topographic but highly readable. The printing is crisp and highly readable. Useful for planning short day trips. Overall this is a pretty useful guide. As the price is great you can easily buy this to supplement a more specialized hiking guide and map. Note that Frommer seems to put out a new edition every couple of years. I don't think very much could have changed, so an older edition will do just fine.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
you get what you pay for,
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This review is from: Frommer's Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (Park Guides) (Paperback)
I wish this guide had colorful maps. I originally bought it looking for information about hiking and trekking activities in the Parks and was somewhat disappointed by the monochromatic maps with poor information about trail distance or duration.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome little book,
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This review is from: Frommer's Yosemite & Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks (Paperback)
Awesome little book that summarizes the highlights of Yosemite, Sequoia, and King's Canyon National parks. Easily fits into a day hike pack. Info. about "must dos", trails, lodging, eats, and drive times.
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