Better than dry matches on a rainy night, this new edition locates and describes hundreds of marvelous camping opportunities and recreational activities. Featuring key campground eatures, facilities, and activities, this guide's 160 + maps take you right where you want to go. This edition is packed with maps and information on 87 state and national parks, lakes, beaches, forests, and recreation areas.
Desert camping in Death Valley? Check. Glacier camping in the Sierras? Check. That's Southern California for you—an area of staggering diversity and awesome natural beauty. From the aromatic pine woods and cascading streams of the southern Sierra Nevada to the starkly beautiful desert landscapes of Death Valley, Best Tent Camping: Southern California is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. In this guide, you’ll find essential information about each campground (including season, facilities, rates, directions, GPS coordinates, and websites), as well as a description of the campground, the best sites, and nearby activities such as hiking, canoeing, fishing, and mountain biking. Each profile has been painstakingly researched and is perfect for the beginner camper as well as the veteran. Offering detailed profiles, at-a-glance information, color photographs and campground maps, directions, and coordinates, this guide offers campers a truly comprehensive look at the best that the Golden State's southern region has to offer.
For quick and easy access, the guide divides Northern California into three regions so you can better plan your vacations, holidays, and weekend getaways.
This definitive guidebook to Los Angeles and Southern California features hundreds of reviews of the city's restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shops, and cinemas. Along with a thorough look at LA's top tourist areas, from Hollywood and Beverly Hills to Santa Monica and Disneyland, the guide explores more obscure but no less deserving sights, from Downtown's arts district to Santa Catalina Island. Additionally, the book covers the broader Southern California region, including San Diego, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. A full range of practical information for the visitor includes city transport and tours to costs and currency, while an in-depth contexts section details the region's colourful background, from its landmark architecture to the rise of the Hollywood film industry. Finally, individual sections highlight the region's top sights, as well as its beautiful beaches, and there are plenty of maps to help you plan your trip to this free-spirited American metropolis. Originally published in print in 2011. Now available in ePub format.
This fully updated and revised guide to over 450 public campgrounds in Southern California is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each campground listing is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the perfect campground. Southern California offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping Southern California provides useful tips on camping etiquette and enjoying—or avoiding—the region’s diverse and abundant wildlife. Look inside for: * Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational activities * What equipment and clothing to bring
Desert camping in Death Valley? Check. Glacier camping in the Sierras? Check. That's Southern California for you -- an area of staggering diversity and awesome natural beauty. With such a wide array of camping opportunities, The Best in Tent Camping: Southern California is an indispensable guide for bringing enthusiasts to their ideal campsite. Offering detailed profiles, at-a-glance information, campground maps, directions, and coordinates, this guide offers campers a truly comprehensive look at the best that the Golden State's southern region has to offer.
A must for outdoors enthusiasts, this handy guide is packed with maps, photographs and detailed information on more than 80 Northern California parks, beaches and recreation areas.
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This fully updated and revised guide to nearly 500 public campgrounds in Southern California is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each campground listing is vital information on location, road conditions, fees, reservations, available facilities, and recreational activities. The listings are organized by geographic area, and thorough site maps will simplify the search for the perfect campground. Southern California offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs. Camping Southern California provides useful tips on camping etiquette and enjoying—or avoiding—the state’s diverse and abundant wildlife. Look inside for: * Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and reservations* GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational activities * What equipment and clothing to bring
