Xanterra Parks & Resorts
The Road to Xanterra
For the last 132 years, Xanterra Parks & Resorts has operated lodging and restaurant facilities at some of the most beautiful places on earth - our country's national parks and state parks.
Our company philosophy of warm and friendly hospitality began with Fred Harvey, a 19th century visionary who provided weary travelers on the Santa Fe Railroad with a warm bed and a home-cooked meal. Today, we are the largest park management company in the nation, with operations spanning from Yellowstone to Grand Canyon, and we remain true to the legacy of simple hospitality established by Fred Harvey.
Our name "Xanterra" is derived from "Xanadu," originated in the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who depicts Xanadu as an idyllic and beautiful paradise, and from "terra," the Latin word for earth. Thus, the name means "beautiful places on earth."
At Xanterra we recognize the interdependence between our resorts and the natural environment and we are committed to the preservation and protection of the environment in each of our "beautiful places on earth." For this reason, we've:
- Banned endangered fish from all our menus.
- Installed emission controls on our tour buses.
- Reduced our global greenhouse gas emissions.
- Reduced our energy and water consumption.
- Replaced our snowmobiles and boats with cleaner-burning models.
We continue to set the standard for ecologically sound resorts that complement, not harm, their natural surroundings.
We invite you to learn more about Xanterra Parks & Resorts or visit our other destinations.
National Park Operations
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Stovepipe Wells Village
- Everglades National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park South Rim
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Zion National Park
State Park Operations
- Ohio State Parks
- Burr Oak Resort & Conference Center
- Hueston Woods Resort & Conference Center
- Maumee Bay Resort & Conference Center
- Mohican Resort & Conference Center
- Punderson Manor Resort & Conference Center
- Salt Fork Resort & Conference Center
- Shawnee Resort & Conference Center