Let's Talk National Parks...
We are almost midway through National Parks week and with the help of NetFlix’s Our Great National Parks” docuseries, there’s no doubt travelers are going to have National Parks on their mind as they plan for summer vacation.
Sure people might be planning to jump in the RV or car and plan a road trip to the National Parks, but you can also get there by train — a bucket list travel experience many people have so why not combine the two?! Traveling by train is also a great alternative these days with the high cost of fuel.
Here are some stats you might find of interest from Amtrak Vacations, the National Tour Operator for Amtrak:
- Amtrak Vacations offers 183 different National Parks itineraries – any of which can be completely customized for an individual’s taste, lifestyle, origination city, vacation length, and budget. It you desperately want to go to a National Park, but have no idea how to start planning or where to go, the reps at Amtrak Vacations can guide you on putting together a fabulous getaway.
- Demand for National Park travel has increased by 44% in the last year alone.
- National Parks itineraries range from 2 days to 29 days, but again, anything can be customized.
- The most popular combinations of National Parks are Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite; Glacier National Park from Chicago or Seattle, and Bryce, Zion, and the Grand Canyon.
More info on Amtrak Vacations’ National Parks itineraries are here:
https://www.amtrakvacations.com/vacation-types/national-parks
Amtrak Vacations has also just created a free National Parks by Rail Map available at this link below as well as a variety of National Parks brochures:
https://www.amtrakvacations.com/form/request-a-brochure