How was your room the last time you stayed in a national park lodging?/Kurt Repanshek file
Across the National Park System you'll encounter a variety of concessionaires, but there are four main companies that manage lodgings and restaurants. How do they rate in your eyes?
Unless you're a frequent, or even constant, park traveler, it can be hard to get an accurate impression of concession operations. Conditions can change from location to location, year to year, month to month, and perhaps even day to day. That understood, how would you rate the concessions operations in terms of cleanliness of your room, upkeep of lodging, service and meals in restaurants, staff helpfulness, and, of course, value?
Here are the major concessions companies and the parks they operate in:
Aramark Destinations
Badlands National Park, Cedar Pass Lodge
Bryce Canyon National Park, The Lodge at Bryce Canyon
Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountains Lodge
Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Park Village
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Glacier Bay Lodge
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas
Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Lodge (North Rim)
Grand Teton National Park, Signal Mountain Lodge
Isle Royale National Park, Rock Harbor Lodge, Windigo Camper Cabins
Mesa Verde National Park, Far View Lodge
Olympic National Park, Log Cabin Resort, Lake Crescent Lodge, Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
Yosemite National Park, The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Valley Lodge, Wawona Hotel
DNC Parks and Resorts
Grand Canyon National Park, Yavapai Lodge,
Kings Canyon National Park, Cedar Grove Lodge, Grant Grove Cabins, John Muir Lodge
Olympic National Park, Kalaloch Lodge
Sequoia National Park, Wuksachi Lodge
Shenandoah National Park, Big Meadows Lodge, Lewis Mountain Cabins, Skyland
ExplorUS
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Volcano House
Mammoth Cave National Park, the Lodge at Mammoth Cave
Xanterra Travel Collection
Death Valley National Park, The Inn at Death Valley, The Ranch at Death Valley
Glacier National Park, Lake McDonald Lodge, Many Glacier Hotel, Rising Sun Motor Inn, Swiftcurrent Motor Inn, Village Inn at Apgar
Grand Canyon National Park, Bright Angel Lodge, El Tovar, Kachina Lodge, Maswick Lodge, Phantom Ranch, Thunderbird Lodge
Yellowstone National Park, Canyon Lodge, Lake Hotel, Lake Lodge, Grant Village, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Old Faithful Inn, Old Faithful Lodge, Old Faithful Snow Lodge, Roosevelt Lodge
Zion National Park, Zion Lodge
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Comments
We stayed at the Inn at Death Valley for the first time in mi-March 2024. We thoght the inn very comfortable, the food and service very good. and the pool and grounds very attractive, Not inexpensive, bu it was quite a surprise considering we were in Death Valley National Park!
We love staying in the National Parks, but in the last few years it has become so expensive and difficult to find lodging (even 1-2 years in advance) that we have been forced to stay outside the parks. Among the many at which we have stayed, we will always have special memories of Grand Tetons' Jackson Lake Lodge, Yellowstone's Lake Hotel, and most especiallly, Glacier's Apgar Village Inn. Apgar is truly a little gem. My husband and I are 71. We long visit there at least one more time and introduce our grandchildren to the most beautiful place on earth while we are still able.