Great Lodges of the National Parks

Pack your bags and get ready for a fascinating tour of America's national parks and their charming historic lodges. Built in the untamed landscape of the American West, they were the vision of early park enthusiasts, architects, and entrepreneurs.

Documentary

Seasons

1. Grand Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-10

The flagship hotels of two of the most famous National Parks: Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Lodge, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park, California.

2. Canyon Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-17

Lodges in the three National Parks of the Union Pacific Railway's Loop Tour: El Tovar Hotel and Grand Canyon Lodge, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; Zion Lodge, Zion National Park, Utah; and Bryce Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

3. Glacier Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-24

Five hotels in Glacier National Park, Montana: Glacier Park Lodge, Belton Chalet, Lake McDonald Lodge, Sperry Chalet, and Many Glacier Hotel.

4. Pacific Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-31

Four lodges in the Pacific Northwest: Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington; Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon; Oregon Caves Chateau, Oregon Caves National Monument; and Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.

1. Death Valley, the Northwest, and Hawaii

Air Date: 2008-06-25

Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, California; Lake Quinault Lodge, Olympic National Park, Washington; Volcano House, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i; Wallowa Lake Lodge, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest/Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon.

2. Alaska and the Rockies

Air Date: 2008-07-02

Two lodges each in the Rocky Mountains and Alaska: The Stanley Hotel, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Glacier Bay Lodge, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; and Camp Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska.

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Rating

9.0/10

Release Date

2002-07-10

Episodes

6 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Jim Cissell

Narrator (voice)

Production Companies

Oregon Public Broadcasting