Lodge: An Indoorsy Tour of America's National Parks

"LODGE is a beautiful reminder to go somewhere rustic with spotty wifi once in a while.”—Barbara Corcoran, Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, Business Unusual Podcast Host, and Founder of The Corcoran Group

2024 Reading the West Awards, Longlist, Nonfiction (MPIBA)

Striking photos and personal, experiential stories lure park rookies and obsessives alike to the rustic charm of America’s National Park lodges.

“The lodges shown in these pages have lessons for everyone, from professional interior designers to someone who may want to bring some of the outdoors inside.”—Mountain Living

Max Humphrey shines a light on 10 rustic National Park lodges in all their airy, timeworn splendor. No historic photos here; the images of the architecture and interiors are as they look today, highlighting these storied places in a fresh, alluring way. Sure, the lobbies are the main stage, but Humphrey touches on grand dining rooms, guest rooms, and rustic canteens alike. He writes about the buildings themselves in terms of the historical goings-on at the time, why they were built, and the players involved, highlighting notable architectural moments and period-specific furnishings. A smattering of pop culture history adds extra bursts of levity throughout.

Lodges and national parks included:

• The Ahwahnee, Yosemite National Park, California
• Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
• Curry Village, Yosemite National Park, California
• El Tovar, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
• Lake McDonald lodge, Glacier National Park, Montana
• Lake Quinault Lodge, Olympic National Park, Washington
• The Oasis, Death Valley NP, California
• Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
• Zion Lodge, Zion National Park, Utah

More Accolades

A Best Coffee Table Book to Add to Your Collection, Elle Décor

Interviewed in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Publishers Weekly

“A heartfelt homage to these hotels that were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a golden era of parkitectural experimentation not to be repeated.”—Sunset Magazine