National Parks Travel Course

National Parks Travel Course

National Parks Travel Course

ABQ 2020 red rocks

We are happy to announce that the Geography of the National Parks travel course is being offered during the winter intersession in January 2024. The dates are January 4-15, 2024. The trip will include visits to: the San Andreas Fault, Mojave Desert, Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Furnace Creek and Death Valley National Park, Lake Powell, Vermillion Cliffs, Red Rock Canyon, Rhyolite Ghost Town, La Conchita Landslide and beach, and the La Brea Tar Pits. We will cover about 2,200 spectacular miles of the rugged American Southwest in four states: Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. We will also have brief stops in Hollywood, CA and Las Vegas, NV.

grand canyon

The approximate cost is currently $3700 per person. This includes round-trip airfare from Philadelphia to Ontario, CA with one checked bag. Admittance to all National Parks and other attractions. Lodging (double occupancy), all meals, and ground transportation to the parks and attractions are also included in this price. An itinerary is attached. The price may vary up or down depending largely on the number of participants and the cost of airfare at the time of booking.

Participation is limited to 12 students for the trip. To receive 3 course credits, you will need to sign up for the course through the registrar as well. The CRN is GEOG16331.

Please contact mcglynn@rowan.edu for additional information or any questions you may have.

Itinerary:

Date

Visits

Lodging

January 4

Departure from Philadelphia

Stop in Phoenix, Arizona (1h 15 minutes for connection)

Arrival in Ontario, CA

Arrive at 11:30 a.m.

Drive to Barstow.

Hotel in Barstow

Visit of Calico, Ghost Town, silver mining town

Dinner at Rosita’s Restaurant

January 5
  • from Barstow to Furnace Creek in Death Valley – 175 miles;
  • Death Valley National Park;
  • Visit of the Shoshone road cut;
  • Visit of Devil’s Golf Course, Zabriskie Point, Artists Palette, Dante’s View, and Harmony Borax Works. 
  • Buffet lunch in Furnace Creek;
  • Visitor’s Center.
  • Drive to Beatty, NV.
  • Dinner

5 rooms – 463.25 cents (92.65 per room)

Reserved on my cc

Booking at the Stagecoach Inn in Beatty, Nevada

January 6
  • Visit of Rhyolite - ghost town located 5 miles south of Beatty. Rhyolite was a city of 12,000 at the time of its gold mining splendor.
  • Visit of Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area located 15 miles west of Las Vegas.

Booking in Las Vegas, about 115 dollars per room

January 7
  • Visit Lake Mead National Park
  • Lunch in Overton.
  • Virgin River Hotel and Casino in Mesquite, NV.
  • Dinner in Mesquite.

Virgin River Hotel and Casino in Mesquite, NV

About 120 dollars per room

January 8
  • Visit of Zion National Park

Color Country Motel in Panguitch, Utah

50 dollars per room

January 9
  • Visit of Zion Bryce Canyon National Park

Color Country Motel in Panguitch, Utah

50 dollars per room

January 10
  • Visit of Lake Powel
  • Vermillion Cliffs

Overnight in Page

January 11
  • Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim)

Ramada Inn, Williams AZ

January 12
  • Mojave Desert
  • San Andreas Fault

Ramada Inn, Bakersfield CA

January 13
  • La Conchita Landslide and beach

Travel Beach Inn, Ventura, CA

January 14
  • Visit of the Tar Pits and Museum
  • Visit of Hollywood

Hotel Super 8, Ontario

January 15
  • Flight from Ontario to Philadelphia stopping in Phoenix, Az