Unless you choose to camp, overnight stays in national parks are likely to be quite costly during the coming summer. Our study of national park lodging prices indicated guest room prices during the last 25 years have increased at twice the rate of increases in the Consumer Price Index. A night in a tent cabin at Yosemite National Park’ s Curry Village this coming summer will set you back $ 205 including tax for sleeping under canvas with no heat, running water or electrical outlet. A Deluxe Lakeside room with one queen bed in Yellowstone’ s Lake Hotel on June 28 is $ 649 plus $ 94 in taxes and fees. A single-room cabin with one king bed in Grand Teton National Park’ s Jenny Lake Lodge with breakfast and a gourmet dinner will be $ 1,327, including nearly $ 100 in fees and taxes. As Sonny and Cher told us in music,“ And the beat goes on.”
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