www.classicparklodges.com              
Classic Park Lodges: National and State Parks              
             
Must be inside the park. Outside-the-park commercial establishments can advertise on the site.       RATES <$100 $      
Looking for full-service classic lodge experience that enhances the park visit.         $100-150 $$      
Accomodations must include linens, bathrooms, restaurant or dining facility.         $150-200 $$$      
This is not rustic camping. Cabins with kitchens don't count as restaurants.         $200-300 $$$$      
Prefer with common areas: fireside room, porch, terrace, not just restaurant or gift shop.         $300+ $$$$$      
Not included: group cabins, individual cabins without access to restaurant/dining.              
NUMBER OF LODGE FEATURES PARK FEATURES ACCESS KATHRYN OTHER FEATURES
STATE NP SP OTHER PARK NAME LODGE NAME YR. BUILT ARCHITECT CCC #GUEST #CABINS RESTAURANT POOL BIG FIREPLACE COMMON ROOM GIFT STORE WIFI VISITOR/NATURE CENTER HORSE HIKING GOLF FISHING RATES MIN STAY SEASON ADA CAR WALK-IN BOAT VISITED PHOTOS  
             
             
Alabama x Cheaha State Park Cheaha Lodge           x    
x DeSoto State Park Desoto Lodge x           x    
x Joe Wheeler State Park Joe Wheeler Lodge           x    
x Lake Guntersville State Park Lake Guntersville SP Lodge           x    
x Lakepoint State Park Lakepoint SP Lodge           x    
             
Alaska x Denali National Park none, but see here           x    
x North Face Lodge*           x   92 miles into park, PBS Great Lodge
x Glacier Bay National Park Glacier Bay Lodge       $$$$   x   PBS Great Lodge
x Katmai National Park Brooks Lodge           x    
x Grosvenor Lodge           x    
x Kulik Lodge           x    
          x    
Arizona x Canyon de Chelly National Park Thunderbird Lodge 1896 73 x x x $$   x    
NF Coconino National Forest Mormon Lake Lodge           x    
x Grand Canyon (north rim) Grand Canyon 1927, 1936 Gilbert Stanley Underwood x   # x x x x x $$$ summer x x 2007 x deck with great views, PBS Great Lodge
x Grand Canyon (south rim) Bright Angel Lodge & Cabins 1935 Mary E. J. Colter yes yes     $   x    
x El Tovar Hotel 1905 Charles Whittlessey 78     $$   x   PBS Great Lodge
x Kachina Lodge modern x     $$$   x    
x Maswik Lodge modern x x     $   x    
x Thunderbird Lodge modern x     $$$   x    
x Yavapai Lodge 198     $$   x    
x Grand Canyon (below rim) Phantom Ranch 1922 Mary E. J. Colter   11     $   x    
x Petrified Forest National Park Painted Desert Inn 1937-1963 Lyle E. Bennett 0 0           Being used as a interpretive center since 1963.
             
Arkansas x DeGray Lake State Park DeGray Lake Resort SP Lodge           x    
x Mount Magazine State Park The Lodge at Mount Magazine           x    
x Petit Jean State Park Mather Lodge           x    
x Queen Wilhelmina State Park Queen Wilhelmina SP Lodge           x    
x Hot Springs National Park Bathhouse Row             This historic building is not a lodge, but a natural hot springs spa,which you can enjoy. There is no NP lodging in Hot Springs.
             
California x Asilomar State Beach Asilomar Conference Grounds           x    
x Columbia State Historic Park City and Fallon Hotels           x    
x Golden Gate National Park Cavallo Point   x   $$$$$   x 2011 x  
x Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks Cedar Grove Lodge           x 2011  
x John Muir Lodge           x 2011 x  
x Grant Grove Cabins           x 2011 x  
x Wuksachi Lodge           x 2011 x  
x Yosemite National Park Ahwahnee Lodge 1925 Gilbert Stanley Underwood           x 2011 x PBS Great Lodge
x Curry Village           x    
x Tuolumne Village Lodge (tent cabins and tent lodge)           x    
x Wawona Hotel 1876-1920 John Washburn and others           x    
x White Wolf Lodge           x    
x Yosemite Lodge at the Falls           x    
x Lassen Volcanic National Park Drakesbad Guest Ranch           x    
x Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Big Sur Lodge           x 2011 x  
x Death Valley National Park Furnace Creek Ranch 224 x x   $$ May to Oct (summer)   x    
x Furnace Creek Inn 66 x x   $$ Oct to May (winter)   x   PBS Great Lodge
             
Colorado X Mesa Verde National Park Far View Lodge       $$ Apr-Oct   x    
x Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain Park Inn 150 x x x x       x   Outside entrance to park
x Stanley Hotel*           x   PBS Great Lodge
             
Florida x Everglades National Park Flamingo Hotel             Lost in 2005 in Hurricane Wilma
x Edward Ball Wakulla Springs Wakulla Springs Lodge           x    
             
Georgia x Amicalola Falls State Park Amicalola Falls           x    
x George Bagby State Park George Bagby           x    
x Little Ocmulgee State Park Little Ocmulgee           x    
x Unicoi State Park Unicoi           x   In the midst of the Chattahoochee National Forest,
             
Hawaii x Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Volcano House Hotel           x   being renovated, PBS Great Lodge
x Kokee State Park, Kauai The Lodge at Kokee           x    
             
Illinois x Starved Rock State Park Starved Rock 1938 Joseph F. Booten x 72 22 x x x x x x x x $ — all x x 2011 x eagles in late winter, 18 canyons
x Pere Marquette State Park Pere Marquette 1930s x 50 22 x x x x x x x x $$ — all x x 2009 x view of Mississippi River, chess
x Giant City State Park Giant City Lodge 1939 x   34 x x x x x x x $ — Feb-Dec x x 2009 x big rocks
x Illinois Beach State Park Illinois Beach Resort 92 x x x x   $$ all x x 2012 x beach is closed
x White Pines State Park White Pines Inn   25 x x   x x $ 2, wknds Feb-Dec   x 2011 x kinda tiny common space in gift shop
x Cave-in-Rock State Park Cave-in-Rock Lodge   8         x    
x Eldon Hazlet State Park Carlyle Lakefront Cottages   12         x    
x Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Rend Lake 105         x    
             
Indiana x Pokagon State Park Potawatomi Inn x 127 11 x x x x x x x x $$ all x x 2012 x toboggan run, lake boat rides, beach
x Turkey Run State Park Turkey Run Inn 79 x x x x x   x   all x x 2001? county has lots of covered bridges
x McCormick's Creek State Park Canyon Inn 70 x x x x x   x   all x x 1996  
x Spring Mill State Park Spring Mill Inn # x x x x x x x x   all x x 2010 x pioneer village, Gus Grissom, caves
x Clifty Falls State Park Clifty Inn # x x x x x   x   all x x 2005? ?  
x Brown Co. State Park Abe Martin Lodge           x    
x Fort Harrison State Park Fort Harrison Inn           x    
             
Kentucky x Mammoth Caves National Park Mammoth Cave Hotel 62 30   x x $   x    
x Barren River Lake State Park Barren River Lake Lodge           x    
x Blue Licks Battlefield State Park Blue Licks Battlefield Lodge           x    
x Buckhorn Lake State Park Buckhorn Lake Lodge           x    
x Carter Caves State Park Carter Caves Lodge           x    
x Cumberland Falls State Park Cumberland Falls Lodge           x    
x Dale Hollow Lake State Park Dale Hollow Lake Lodge           x    
x General Butler State Park General Butler Lodge           x    
x Greenbo Lake State Park Greenbo Lake Lodge           x    
x Jenny Wiley State Park Jenny Wiley Lodge           x    
x Kenlake State Park Kenlake Lodge           x    
x Kentucky Dam Village State Park Kentucky Dam Village Lodge           x    
x Lake Barkley State Park Lake Barkley Lodge           x    
x Lake Cumberland State Park Lake Cumberland Lodge           x    
x Natural Bridge State Park Natural Bridge Lodge           x    
x Pennyrile Forest State Park Pennyrile Forest Lodge           x    
x Pine Mountain State Park Pine Mountain Lodge           x    
x Rough River Dam State Park Rough River Dam Lodge           x    
             
Michigan x Isle Royale National Park Rock Harbor Lodge           x    
             
Minnesota x Itasca State Park Douglas Lodge           x    
x Voyageurs National Park Kettle Falls Hotel           x   Access by boat, air or 15 mile walk only. Water shuttle from Ash River Visitors Center (fee).
             
Missouri x Bennett Spring State Park "dining lodge" and cabins 18 28         x   fishing
x Big Lake State Park closed in 2011 due to flooding           x    
x Montauk State Park Dorman L. Steelman Lodge 18 28         x   1896 Grist Mill
x Ozark National Scenic Riverways Big Spring Dining Lodge           x    
x Roaring River State Park Emory Melton Inn           x    
             
Montana x Glacier National Park Apgar Village Lodge           x 2010  
x Lake McDonald 1913 Cutter and Malmgren x # # x x x x x x   s x x 2010 x west side of divide, lake, boat rental, campstore nearby; PBS Great Lodge
x Many Glacier Hotel 1914 Thomas D. McMahon           x   PBS Great Lodge
x Rising Sun Motor Inn           x 2010 x we had lunch there
x Swiftcurrent Motor Inn           x    
x Village Inn Motel           x    
Sperry Chalet 1914 Cutter and Malmgren           x   PBS Great Lodge
Glacier Park Lodge*             Outside the park, PBS Great Lodge
             
Nebraska x Eugene T Mahoney State Park Peter Kiewit Lodge           x    
x Fort Robinson State Park Lodge           x    
             
New Mexico x Bandelier National Monument Frijoles Canyon Lodge 1933 Lyle Bennett x 0 0           Former lodge is used a visitors center (though currently closed due to 2011 Las Conchas Fire.)
x Gila Cliffs National Park Wilderness Lodge*           x   Lodge is outside the monument, 4 miles from park entrance
             
New York x Bear Mountain State Park Bear Mountain Inn           x    
Overlook Lodge           x    
x Letchworth State Park Glen Iris Inn           x    
             
North Carolina x Blue Ridge Parkway Pisgah Inn           x    
             
Ohio x Cuyahoga Valley National Park Inn at Brandywine Falls 1848           x    
OH map x Deer Creek State Park Deer Creek Lodge           x    
x Geneva State Park Lodge at Geneva on the Lake           x    
x Hueston Woods State Park Hueston Woods Lodge           x    
x Maumee State Park Maumee Bay Lodge           x    
x Mohican State Park Mohican Lodge           x    
x Punderson State Park Punderson Manor Lodge           x    
x Salt Fork State Park Salt Fork Lodge           x    
x Shawnee State Park Shawnee Lodge           x    
             
Oklahoma x Beavers Bend State Park Beavers Bend Cabins           x    
x Lakeview Lodge           x    
x Lake Murray State Park Lake Murray Lodge         x    
x Robbers Cave State Park Belle Starr View Lodge           x    
x Roman Nose State Park Roman Nose Lodge           x    
x Sequoyah State Park Western Hills Guest Ranch       $   x    
             
Oregon x Crater Lake National Park Crater Lake Lodge       $$$   x 2011 x PBS Great Lodge
x Mazama Village cabins   40     $$   x    
SHS Frenchglen Hotel State Historical Site Frenchglen Hotel   8         x    
x Oregon Caves Chateau 1934 Gust Lium   23         x   PBS Great Lodge
NF Mt Hood Timberline Lodge           x   PBS Great Lodge
x Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake Lodge*           x   PBS Great Lodge
SHS Wolf Creek Inn State Historic Site Wolf Creek Inn   9         x    
             
South Carolina x Hickory Knob Resort lodge info           x    
             
South Dakota x Badlands National Park Cedar Pass Lodge   # x x x x x x   all x x 2006 x Wall Drug nearby
x Custer State Park Sylvan Lake 1937 FLWright # # x x x x   x   all x x 2006 x Lake, near needles pass
x Blue Bell Lodge   #   x   x     x    
x Legion Lake           x    
x State Game Lodge           x    
             
Tennessee x Fall Creek Falls State Park Fall Creek Falls Inn           x    
x Henry Horton State Park Henry Horton Inn           x    
x Montgomery Bell State Park Montgomery Bell Inn           x    
x Natchez Trace State Park Pin Oak Lodge           x    
x Paris Landing State Park Paris Landing Inn           x    
x Pickwick Landing State Park Pickwick Landing Inn           x    
             
Texas x Balmorhea State Park San Solomon Courts           x    
x Big Bend National Park Chisos Mountains Lodge 67 5 x x   $$   x    
x Davis Mountain State Park Indian Lodge           x    
SHS Landmark Inn State Historic Site Landmark Inn           x    
x Ray Roberts State Park Lantana Lodge       x $   x    
             
Utah x Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon Lodge 1925 Gilbert Stanley Underwood 114 x x x x x x   Apr-Oct x x 2007 x PBS Great Lodge
x Zion National Park Zion Lodge # x x x x x x   all x bus 2007 x bus to Narrows; PBS Great Lodge
x Capitol Reef Red River Lodge*           x    
             
Vermont x Seyan Lodge State Park Seyan Lodge           x    
             
Virginia x Shenandoah National Park Skyland 1950s # x x x x x x   all x x 2009 x deer
x Big Meadows # # x x x x x   all x x 2009 x big meadow, big camp store, near Dark Hollow Falls
x Lewistown   # x x x x   all x x   south end, cheaper restaurant
x Blue Ridge Parkway Peaks of Otter Lodge           x    
             
Washington x Mt Rainier National Park Paradise Inn 1916 Heath Gove           x 2011 x Lovely common room; PBS Great Lodge
x National Park Inn           x    
x Olympic National Park Kalaloch Lodge 1953 5 many     $$$$   x 2011 x Went to gift store
x Lake Quinault Lodge 1926   x x x x       x 2011 x Had dinner there, PBS Great Lodge
x Sol Duc   27         x    
x Lake Crescent Lodge 1916 yes yes         x 2011 x  
             
West Virginia x Blackwater Falls State Park Blackwater Lodge           x    
x Cacapon State Park Cacapon Lodge           x    
x Canaan Valley State Park Canaan Valley           x    
x Hawks Nest State Park Hawks Nest Lodge           x   Borders New River Gorge National River
x North Bend State Park North Bend Lodge           x    
x Pipestem State Park McKeever Lodge           x    
x Mountain Creek Lodge           x    
x Stonewall Jackson Lake Stonewall Resort           x    
x Twin Falls Resort Twin Falls Resort           x    
x Tygart Lake State Park Tygart Lodge           x    
             
Wyoming x Grand Teton National Park Colter Bay Village           x    
x Headwaters Lodge           x    
x Jackson Lake Lodge # x x x x x x x   x x 2010 x Great view of Tetons, PBS Great Lodge
x Jenny Lake Lodge           x 2010 x  
x Signal Lake Lodge     x x $$$   x    
NF Bridger-Teton National Forest Togwotee Mountain Lodge           x    
x Yellowstone National Park Canyon Lodge & Cabins       $$$$   x 2010 x near grand canyon of Yellowstone, waterfall
x Grant Village           x  
x Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins           x    
x Lake Lodge Cabins           x    
x Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel & Cabins           x    
x Old Faithful Inn 1903;1927 Robert Reamer           x 2010 x closest to geyser hill, nice deck; PBS Great Lodge
x Old Faithful Lodge Cabins           x 2010 x  
x Old Faithful Snow Lodge         all   x snowshoe 2010 x snowshoe in for winter, laundry
x Roosevelt Lodge Cabins           x    
             
Alberta x Waterton/Glacier Prince of Wales Hotel # x x x x     x x 2010 x tea, upscale, PBS Great Lodge
x Banff Chateau Lake Louise # x x x   x   x x 2010 x many shops, splendid view of lake and glacier, canoe rental; PBS Great Lodge
x Jasper Jasper Park Lodge # x x x     x x 2010 x upscale, nice deck; PBS Great Lodge
Icefields Parkway Num-te-Qua Lodge           x 2010 x  
Emerald Lake Emerald Lake Lodge              
             
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Related Links              
NPLAS.org: National Park Lodge Architecture Society              
             
PBS Series: Great Lodges of the National Parks              
             
Travel+Leisure article: Last of the Lodges: 25 American Greats (July 1998)              
             
Reading List, History              
Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study              
             
The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942: