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 premiere program tells the story of Yellowstone's Old Faithful Lodge, the first of the grand park lodges.

2. Canyon Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-17

The second episode features great lodges in some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country: El Tovar, at the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park; Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park; Bryce Canyon Lodge in Bryce Canyon National Park; and the Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim of the Canyon.

3. Glacier Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-24

This episode features three lodges and a smaller mountain chalet in Glacier National Park, high in the mountains of northwestern Montana.

4. Pacific Northwest Lodges

Air Date: 2002-07-31

This episode showcases the spectacular lodges in Washington and Oregon: Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park, Timberline Lodge on Oregon's Mount Hood, the Oregon Caves Chateau at Oregon Caves National Monument, and Crater Lake Lodge at Crater Lake National Park.

1. The West Lodges

Air Date: 2008-06-25

Visit Death Valley's Furnace Creek Inn and the Lake Quinault Lodge in the Olympic National Forest.

2. Pacific Rim Lodges

Air Date: 2008-07-02

Rocky Mountain National Park is just out your back door at the grand and graceful Stanley Hotel.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

2002-07-10

Episodes

6 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Ted Roisum

Narrator (voice)

Production Companies

Oregon Public Broadcasting