Glamping in a US National Park

Glamping in a US National Park: Sequoia High Sierra Camp is located in Sequoia National Forest between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks.

As I mentioned in my last post, President Obama’s recent Executive Order has made it easier for overseas travelers to visit the USA and he – and I – hope you will explore our country’s beautiful national parks. I think they offer our best Authentic Luxury Travel.

If hiking sounds too rugged, remember that you can drive through many of our parks and do nothing more athletic than get out of the car and take pictures of the wonderful scenery.

Glamping in a US National Park

Sequoia High Sierra Camp, located in Sequoia National Forest between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks in Northern California, offers another option called “glamping.” This means “glamorous camping” and is lots of fun.

Sequoia High Sierra Camp offers 36 furnished tents, a spacious dining pavilion, and a bathhouse with hot showers and flushing toilets – all connected by gravel paths. The 14’x 24’ tents have concrete floors and receive daily service including fresh towels and bottled water. (When my husband and I stayed there the “maids” were male university students from Serbia. Go figure.)

Think glamping in a US national park means roughing it? Check out the comforters and Pendleton wool blankets that kept us warm at night.

The meals are all delicious, including exquisite five-course dinners. At night we slept very comfortably in our plush-top king bed with a down comforter and Pendleton wool blankets. When I awoke in the “wee hours,” a full moon washed the camp in an ethereal white light.

During the day we went hiking on the area’s many trails and then relaxed with a cold beer and enjoyed the scenery.

Can you tell how much I enjoyed glamping in a US national park?

As much as I love the outdoors, I had never even considered going camping. Only  the thought of glamping in a US national park and the promise of high-thread count linens and gourmet meals lured me into the forest – and I was very glad I went.

On this blog, I’ve already written about Glacier National Park in Montana and Denali National Park in Alaska. I’ve also described Amangiri Resort in Southern Utah, which overlooks Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and is near Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park.

Our national parks are our national treasures, and I hope you’ll find a way to enjoy them when you travel in the United States.

Cheers,

www.ElizabethHansen.net

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