Winter Travel Deals at National Parksby Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger 23 Dec 2007 11:10 AM If you've spent years talking yourself out of visiting the United States' most treasured attractions, make a New Year's resolution to stop. Here's why: some of the country's most popular national parks are offering amazing winter travel deals. The bargains include accommodations at highly regarded lodgings and admission to the parks. Take a look: Zion National Park, Utah This winter promotion includes discounted rates at Xanterra's Zion Lodge, which boasts 81 rooms, 40 cabins, a restaurant, a café, and a gift shop. Parking is free, and there's easy access to hiking, biking and horseback-riding trails, most of which remain open through the winter. Nightly rates start at $81 for a standard motel room, $91 for a Western cabin, and $111 for a suite. Continental breakfast is included. The deal is good through March 13, 2008 (excluding December 31, 2007 and February 14, 2008). The lowest rate is based on double occupancy and each additional person in the room costs $10 more. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Two of Yellowstone's most popular lodgings--Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and the Old Faithful Snow Lodge (both of which are situated within Yellowstone) are offering winter travel deals starting at $78 for a room without a private bathroom ($105 with a bathroom) at Mammoth, and from $87 for a frontier cabin with a bathroom at the Snow Lodge. If you plan to take advantage of this deal you should know that during the winter most transportation within the park is limited to snowmobiles and enclosed snow coaches. Both of the aforementioned hotels are also offering tour packages (via snowmobile, cross country ski or snowshoe) that start at $200 for two people and $185 for one person. Ski and ice-skating packages are also available. The deal is good through March 2, 2008. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona The parks' Thunderbird Lodge is slashing its rates by 40 percent off those in the summer high season. The hotel is home to 73 rustic rooms, which feature Navajo paintings and woven bedspreads. Rooms start at $63 for a single, $69 for a double, $75 for a triple, and $81 for a quad. Continental breakfast is included, as is a 10 percent discount at the gift shop and 10 percent off canyon tours for guests who stay on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday night. The tour lasts about 3 hours and makes stops at the Anasazi ruins. Prices are $41 for adults and $31.50 for kids 12 and under. Related Articles: Post-Holiday Travel Deals in Chicago More Winter Travel Deals For Families Winter Travel Deals: Roaming Rome for Cheap and Bargains in Beantown Affordable Winter Escapes--Rhode Island Affordable Winter Escapes--Iceland Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Yellowstone Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Europe Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Quebec Winter Adventure Travel Packages---New England Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Minnesota Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Colorado Winter Adventure Travel Packages---Vermont Learn more about Michele Cheplic  Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. Relevanttravel tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags arizona, national parks, Travel, utah, Wyoming Discuss this article
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