Today I found these free National Park trip planners for places like Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Black Hills, and more! These are great freebies to pair with your next free National Parks Admission day trips!
These guides include trip planner publications, park maps, email newsletters, and travel information and deals from their preferred travel partners. Some of the parks offer unique travel guides on road tripping to visit them. For instance, the Yellowstone guide includes places to check out while driving from Salt Lake City, Chicago, or Denver.
- Free Badlands & Black Hills trip planner
- Free Colorado National Park trip planner – This is for Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Mesa Verde
- Free Glacier National Park trip planner
- Free Grand Canyon trip planner
- Free Grand Teton trip planner
- Free Great Smoky Mountains trip planner
- Free Olympic National Park trip planner
- Free Rocky Mountain National Park trip planner
- Free Utah National Parks trip planner
- Free Winter Glacier trip planner
- Free Yellowstone trip planner
- Free Yosemite trip planner
According to National Park Trips, each guide should include the following:
- Our favorite road trips to the parks launching from cities with major airports and other popular launching points. Some road trips include itineraries for multiple parks.
- Overview of national park entrances and their closest gateway towns.
- Basic national park maps so you can get your bearings.
- Guides to lodging inside the parks
- Wildlife-watching field guides.
- Itineraries of the best things to do in the parks.
- A packing list
- Park entrance fees
- And more
Ohhh, I love “and more!”
