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Summary: like a bible for california campers. It covers it all.
Review: This is a great book for all campers, from tents, to boaters, to rv,s. It covers all, including how to get there. It's very well written. We use it like the bible to camping.
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Summary: A Must Have
Review: This is the camper's Bible for California. The numeric ratings for each campground seem fair and acurate. Some of the reviews are downright funny or inspiring. It includes almost every single campground know to man in the golden state. What more could you ask?
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Summary: Don't go California Camping without it.
Review: This summer we completed a 3 week 'circumnavigation' of California and I know our trip would have been less satisfying and far more frustrating without this book. Comprehensiveness is its chief virtue. I would wager that every known campsite is included and rated. We found most of the writeups and description to be accurate. It's geographical organization by grid section makes it very easy to use.At the height of the summer season we were able to find ourselves in a few cases at campgrounds where we were the only campers! We would never have been able to escape the maddening throngs without it. In addition there is a full section of advice on camping equipment, permits required and pitfalls to avoid. If you're planning on camping in Caifornia, don't leave home without it.
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Summary: Alexander Strouk
Review: Very good book. I have visited at least 15 campgrounds described in this book. Everything corresponds to information I got from this book. Besides, you can find here a lot of interesting facts and stories about camping, fishing, hiking...
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Summary: WARNING: Never get stuck again without a campsite!
Review: WARNING: What could be worse than showing up at dusk at a campground -- then finding that it is full? There you are, stuck for the night with no place to go! With the book California Camping, you'll never get stuck again. You will always be able to find a spot to camp for the night. I can't imagine heading out on a trip without this book on the front seat. In the process, you will also see how adventure can the wonder and sensation that attract campers to some of the most beautiful places on earth. California has over 1,500 campgrounds, featuring 383 drive-to lakes, 185 major streams, 20 million acres of national forest, and 18 million acres of land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management-including many little-known, still largely secret places. I have made it a mission to find every one of these, and over the past year in a complete reworking of this book, I ventured to every section of the state, explored all 58 counties, and discovered countless new places. Rarely has there been a more perfect time to take a trip than this year, with every lake and stream filled, and projected to stay filled even through late summer as the snowpack in the high Sierra melts off. Everything is aligned for the best of the outdoors: camping, boating, hiking, fishing, or watching the sun rise at one of your special places on this planet. Every listing has been faxed, checked, and personally reviewed by me and hundreds of experts, to put California's great outdoors right in the palm of your hand. I've always felt that camping is like religion: many paths, one truth . . . Like waking up at Santa Rosa Island in your tent, poking your head out, and feeling as if you have the entire world all to yourself . . . or at Buckhorn campground near Mt. Waterman in Angeles National Forest, making the hike down to gorgeous Cooper Canyon Falls, where all is tranquil and divine . . . or at Upper Soda Springs along the San Joaquin River near Devils Postpile, set high at 8,400 feet in the eastern Sierra, flyfishing for small brook trout, rainbow trout, and sometimes even golden trout, and hiking the trail to pristine Thousand Island Lake at the foot of Ritter and Banner peaks . . . or at Panther Meadows at the foot of Mount Shasta, watching the sun at dusk cast alpenglow on the summit. A lot of people would like to know what heaven looks like, but they aren't real eager to make the trip. It's my opinion that camping and the great outdoors provides a glimpse of the promised land without ever having to leave the natural world.
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Summary: Very satisfied
Review: We tent camp several times a year in different locations and have used past editions of this book. This new edition is the best. The maps and directions are very good. The author continues to use the "5%" icon which indicates a campground that is used by less than 5% of campers and typically is more remote. These are our favorite locations. I don't always agree with the ratings but we've learned that we're usually always pleased with a 5% site. This year we selected a site, hated it (too crowded), and found another wonderful location within 30 miles. There is no way we could have done this without the guide. We don't leave for a camping trip without it.
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Summary: Bad Information
Review: We tried using this on our last two campouts and both times found the directions useless. The state map and California State Automobile Association camping book proved much more reliable. Granted this book contains mounds of information but striking out two times has me puzzled and distrustful.
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