Katie has a wonderful time camping with her friends Pedro and JoJo, but when it gets dark the shadows make ordinary things seem frightening.

From the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, from remote wildernesses to public campgrounds and RV meccas, Dan White travels across America, searching through its history and landscapes to tell the story of how camping took hold of the national imagination and evolved alongside a changing country.

Guide to Family Camping A Guide to Wonderful Camping Vacation with Family Camping can be a fun and interesting outdoor activity for the whole family to enjoy. Family Camping offers up choosing location, planning, family activities, nature hacks, expert know-how, and more for the outdoor lover looking for a memorable budget friendly camping with the family. Learn how to turn a camping trip into a vacation the whole family will love. If you're looking...

With its diverse landscape, mild climate, and magnificent scenery, California is truly the Golden State for outdoor enthusiasts. Camping Northern California will guide you to the ideal spot to pitch your tent or park your RV while enjoying the myriad recreational opportunities the northern half of the stare has to offer. Featured here are hundreds of campgrounds accessible by car and managed by public agencies-everything from primitive sites for tents...

This informative guidebook lists all campgrounds in the United States built and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including summer and winter campground sites. Especially valuable for RV travelers and campers who are boaters and fishermen, the book includes all campsites with fishing and boating access located on or near lakes or streams managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps is renowned for keeping well-maintained sites, with...

Camping Colorado will take you to the ideal spot to pitch your tent or park your RV. This comprehensive guidebook gives detailed descriptions of more than 300 campgrounds statewide, including campsites managed by national, state, city, and county parks; the Forest Service; the Bureau of Land Management; and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Easy-to-use maps and charts will simplify your search for the perfect campground. You'll also find vital information...

This fully updated and revised guide to more than 400 public campgrounds in the state of Washington is perfect for tent and RV campers alike. Within each of the campground listings 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 help simplify the search for the perfect campground. In addition, Camping...

The guide to the top 50 tent campsites in Oregon. The new, full-color edition of Best Tent Camping: Oregon by Becky Ohlsen guides campers to the state's quietest and most scenic campsites. It's the perfect resource for those who blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boom box, or waking up to find your tent surrounded by RVs. The book contains detailed campground layout...

Documenting one family's dangerous journey across the harshest deserts of the Southwest, a day-by-day account of adventure and personal growth is also an informative exploration of Navajo life and history. The adventure of a lifetime, this is the true story of a family's perilous trek into the sacred landscapes described in the Navajo creation story. This book is both a story of personal growth and a fascinating exploration of Navajo life, history,...

Washington is a dynamic state to say the least. It's amazing how quickly the landscape can change; fires rage in the summer, closing trails and burning huge swaths of forest, bridges get washed away in massive floods, and avalanches knock trees over like matchsticks, taking out entire sections of trail with them. The second edition of Day and Section Hikes Pacific Crest Trail: Washington, by local author Adrienne Schaefer provides hikers with updated...