Some of the freshest lobster you'll eat in the National Park System can be found at Acadia National Park (though these were at Beal's Lobster Pier in Southwest Harbor)/Kurt Repanshek

Is there such a thing as a great meal in the National Park System, or is food secondary to scenery? Traveler's Facebook fans had a wide divergence of opinions when asked to identify the best, and the worst, dining options in the park system.

"When traveling to a national park, is it reasonable to expect fine dining? Take your own food if you are fussy. John Muir traveled the mountains on foot with bread stuffed in his pockets," pointed out Rita Lilita.

But Martha Rough noted that a good meal is heavenly after a long day in a park.

"A lovely picnic is always reliable and delightful, but at the end of a busy day, we had an amazingly delicious meal at the Ptarmigan Room in Many Glacier Hotel," she said, noting one of Glacier National Park's restaurants. "The worst national park services -- food, restrooms, concession -- that I've ever encountered were last summer at Sunrise on Mount Rainier (National Park). There seemed to be no management and zero interest in visitor needs and comfort from anyone except the parking lot volunteer -- a real exception in my otherwise happy national park experience."

Also getting thumbs up were the El Tovar on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the lodge in Zion National Park.

"We had breakfast at El Tovar Restaurant in Grand Canyon National Park. It was expensive but delicious. The orange juice was freshly squeezed," wrote Elaine Brinkmann Dillmeier Hente. "Also had dinner in Zion National Park at the Zion Lodge. Expensive but delicious. Normally we don't eat in the parks. We have a camper and make our own meals."

Gary Walsworth spoke up for more than a few travelers when he wrote that, "My general view is that national parks are a lot like Disneyland when it comes to food. Plenty of places to eat, almost all very overpriced, and likely just mediocre at best.

"Now, that being said," he continued, "Disneyland keeps trying to offer new options and increasing both value and taste. I have seen the same thing over the years at national parks, but then I do not go to either Disneyland or Yellowstone for the food. In Yellowstone, for example, I would take my own food and plan to eat outside the park in Cooke City, Gardner, or West Yellowstone. When I take the family to Disneyland, we stay in a condo, make our own meals, and mostly eat outside. Love to see if others actually have good options. Been to Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Zion, Crater Lake, Rocky Mountain, Olympic, and Redwood in the last few years and love to see what I missed."

"I can tell you where NOT to eat," wrote Melinda Hickman. "The dining room at in the Old Faithful Inn. The Ahwahnee in Yosemite had a nice breakfast buffet. And the El Tovar main restaurant had a nice dinner as well. But nothing to write home about. Basically just overpriced; not great options when in the national parks."

Also getting a thumbs down was the restaurant near Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park.

"Kings Canyon Visitor Center near Grant Grove ... worst restaurant I've ever been to anywhere," said Clint Hadden. "Our server was angry at somebody before we even came in, and she just decided to leave in the middle of it. We waited almost an hour for food we could have made ourselves back at camp by boiling our hiking boots, then just left at the end because we couldn't find anybody to pay."

And Richard P. Celley added that, "When vendors are selected through a process of the lowest bid, I don't think you end up with anything above high school cafeteria, which, in most cases is also a lowest bid."

Chris Bourff no doubt spoke for more than a few when he wrote that his best meals, "Honestly, (come) out of my Jetboil (cookstove), feet sticking out of my tent with an incredible view."

At the end of the day, though, Jane Berner pretty much summed things up quite well.

"The food and service can vary greatly from season to season and who has the concession," she wrote. "The lodge in Mesa Verde was very good. Lake Yellowstone dining room was very good. The worst we had was in Curry Village in Yosemite. We had a simple meal but good in Grant Grove. We usually keep food for our breakfast and lunches."

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