2005 Trailer Life Directory : Campgrounds, RV Parks, and Services (Trailer Life Directory : Campgrounds, Rv Parks & Services)

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Summary: Before Planning a Trip, Buy a Guide
Review: I've only been in RV'ing for a short time. Amoung the biggest fears I had in planning a trip was reserving a campgroung that was unsatisfactory. I went to the bookstore and spent an hour thumbing through Trailer Life and Woodall's. Both are great guides, but I found TL's rating to be much more thorough. They have three ratings 1-10 where Woodall's was just two 1-5. Both seemed to cover the same amount of spots and have the exact same ads, so on the outside they seemed to be just as accepted by campgrounds as the de facto guides. I've been pretty pleased with the ratings that TL provided, and it has kept me from being dissappointed. However, the listings are mostly by cities or mailing address. So if you looking to find a great campground in an area it may be listed under the mailing address rather then the area. That can be difficult to cross-reference city and town names with local areas. It'd be nice if they had a numbered map by region or state. That'd make it much easier for planning.

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Summary: From a Rocky Mountain RV enthusiast
Review: We have owned the Trailer Life Directory for several years and find it to be an excellent investment for anyone who wants to know about the RV parks and campgrounds in the United States.
We have placed the tabs that come in the book into the various states locations so that we can quickly find the state that we want to learn about. We plan to purchase the 2004 edition when it becomes available as the prices change each year along with new rv campgrounds emerging and some no longer available.
An excellent way to know what is available ahead of time.