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Summary: A decent supplemental guide
Review: Considering the multitude of campgrounds in Oregon and Washington that exist with the same qualities presented in this book, I'm not sure the 12 bucks will get you anymore information than you could get from a more comprehensive guidebook. But if you are a first time camper, it lists 50 of the finest campgrounds in the northwest.
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Summary: misleading
Review: I have visited 3 campgrounds from these described in this book. (May 2001-Aug 2001) All of them were overcrowded. All of them had RVs, concrete slabs and loud portable stereos...Probably, it's quiet campgrounds in winter, who knows:)
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Summary: Sometimes helpful; sometimes confusing; sometimes misleading
Review: I used this book during a 45 day camping trip that included Oregon. The content is usually helpful, but sometimes misleading. The infomration about Page Springs was truly helpful and led to a delightful time, including a trip up the Steen Mouintains. The information about Two Pan, on the other hand, was misleading. Actually, beside the summary of Campgound Ratings, there is very little information. What is misleading is the description as five-star quiet and five-star cleanliness/upkeep. The campground is right next to a large parking lot with horses, donkeys and lamas all about and many, many cars and people. It is anything but quiet. It also looks quite unused and unkempt; no one was there when we visited it. Suggesting that is the "jumping off spot for extended backpacking" does not give an accurate picture.In the front pages is a map of the campsites in Oregon and Washinton. The number then can be matched on another page with the name of the campground. That name can then be matched with a page number on yet another page! Not convenient or immediately obvious. By all means use this book; but use it with care and intelligence.
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Summary: Sometimes helpful; sometimes confusing; sometimes misleading
Review: I used this book during a 45 day camping trip that included Oregon. The content is usually helpful, but sometimes misleading. The infomration about Page Springs was truly helpful and led to a delightful time, including a trip up the Steen Mouintains. The information about Two Pan, on the other hand, was misleading. Actually, beside the summary of Campgound Ratings, there is very little information. What is misleading is the description as five-star quiet and five-star cleanliness/upkeep. The campground is right next to a large parking lot with horses, donkeys and lamas all about and many, many cars and people. It is anything but quiet. It also looks quite unused and unkempt; no one was there when we visited it. Suggesting that is the "jumping off spot for extended backpacking" does not give an accurate picture. In the front pages is a map of the campsites in Oregon and Washinton. The number then can be matched on another page with the name of the campground. That name can then be matched with a page number on yet another page! Not convenient or immediately obvious. By all means use this book; but use it with care and intelligence.
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Summary: Don't leave home without it!
Review: This book saved me from spending my vacation in motels. I was driving around Oregon on a Saturday morning last August wondering where on earth I would find a campground that wasn't full. I checked the book and sure enough it listed some beautiful but not so well known sites. The directions were easy to follow and I found a place to camp for the weekend. The descriptions of the two places I camped at matched the book exactly. I'll never travel in the Pacific Northwest again without taking this book along.
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Summary: Don't leave home without it!
Review: This book saved me from spending my vacation in motels. I was driving around Oregon on a Saturday morning last August wondering where on earth I would find a campground that wasn't full. I checked the book and sure enough it listed some beautiful but not so well known sites. The directions were easy to follow and I found a place to camp for the weekend. The descriptions of the two places I camped at matched the book exactly. I'll never travel in the Pacific Northwest again without taking this book along.
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