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[edit] Landscape

There are a number of parks known for their unique landscape, but previously the Understand section did not provide an obvious place to include that information. Landscape may not be the best term (caves are really part of the Landscape) but something like "Natural features" seemed unwieldy. Of course, "Flora and fauna" is also a bit unwieldy, so if anyone has better suggestions feel free to make changes. -- Wrh2 13:30, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)

[edit] Backcountry

Is this American English? It's a term that I've never heard used anywhere except on Wikitravel. It's kind of clear in context what it means, but it's going to result in a lot of repetition of definitions like "outside designated campsites" or something like that in non-American articles. Hypatia 15:07, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

It may be - in the US "backcountry" generally refers to undeveloped wilderness areas in an otherwise accessible area - the "backcountry" of Yosemite National Park is those areas that are not accessible using the park roads. In the context of the template it's meant to denote how (if at all) you can stay in the park outside of organized lodging or campgrounds. Is there a word that would be better for non-US readers, or can we leave it as-is with the idea that the purpose can be inferred from the fact that the other two headers are "Lodging" and "Camping"? -- Ryan 15:20, 26 June 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Fees/permits

I just noticed that "Fees/permits" is included here as a top-level section header. That breaks our standard practice of using imperatives—any reason why it shouldn't simply be a subsection of "Get in?" --Peter ^Talk 15:09, 18 September 2009 (EDT)