Arches, Big Bend, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Carlsbad Caverns, Grand Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, Mese Verde, Petrified Forest, Zion.

Newly revised and updated, this guide offers practical travel information to the desert Southwest's national parks.

Many color photographs and maps enhance the detailed description of each park. Also use companion volumes on the parks of the East and Middle West (1986), the Desert Southwest (1984), and the Pacific Southwest and Hawaii (1984).

A history and detailed description is given for each park.