Now that he is entering his second term, will President Obama again visit some of our most treasured assets – national parks? Concessioner Xanterra Parks & Resorts certainly hopes so.
Xanterra has hosted numerous other U.S. presidents and their families in national parks such as Yellowstone and Grand Canyon as well as lesser-known state parks including Maumee Bay State Park in northwestern Ohio. The company most recently hosted President Obama in the luxurious Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., where he prepared for the third and final presidential debate and stayed three nights in one of the resort’s three freestanding homes, which are frequently used for high-end group gatherings.
Xanterra’s national and state park operations include Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming, where two lodges are open during the winter; Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona; California’s Death Valley National Park and Zion National Park in Utah. Xanterra also operates summer-season-only lodges in Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park; summer-season foodservice operations in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and year-round foodservice and gift shop operations at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota and Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. In addition, Xanterra operates five lodges at Ohio State Parks and Grand Canyon Railway.
Just in time for President’s Day, here are some fun facts about parks and U.S. presidents:
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