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The Best in Tent Camping: Northern California, 3rd: A Guide for Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Best in Tent Camping - Menasha Ridge)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.940453
EAN: 9780897325806
ISBN: 089732580X
Label: Menasha Ridge Press
Manufacturer: Menasha Ridge Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Studio: Menasha Ridge Press

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From the majestic rock cliffs and endless beaches of the Coast Range to the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada, where outdoor enthusiasts can find the best summer-weather mountain camping in the state, only the best campsites are profiled in this easy-to-use guide.

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Summary: Why two books for the Sierra Nevada?
Comment: Pros:
(1) Clean presentation and well organized information for each campground
(2) Reliable recommendations

Cons:
(1) This is pointed out by other reviewers too: the cross reference of map, index page and the actually location of the campground information is cumbersome. Simply reverse the order of index page vs map, and prefix the campground index to each campground name in the description pages will help a lot with navigation.
(2) My main complaint: dividing the Sierra Nevada by CA 108 seems quite arbitrary. I hope it is not done to making buying the Southern California Tent Camping book necessary. Note to author and publisher: why not combining the two books? The combined book can still be very handy field guide if the fonts and
layouts are made more compact. This also makes perfect business sense: every reader pays a bit more to get the benefit of a combined book.

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Summary: eh.
Comment: This book was just "okay." Only 50 sites were reviewed, and really, for Northern California, that's not even a drop in the bucket. Still, the layout is easy to read.

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Summary: Great Insider Information
Comment: Overall, this book is definitly worth buying. I wish it had better maps. Perhaps an area map next to each campsite listing. That would help with planning.

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Summary: Good guide, poor index
Comment: Overall I really appreciate this guide book but it's continually frustrating to try to match up the map page to the actual index and chapters- there's no logical connection, very annoying. But the overall content is great, recommend this one!

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Summary: made our camping vacation
Comment: We just got back from a car camping vacation transversing the Northern Sierras from North to South. We used this book exclusively and it was spot on. We stayed at Warner Valley in Lassen National park by hot springs of Drakesbad,Salmon Creek by the unbelievably dramatic Sardine lake in the Gold lakes region, Woods lake by Carson pass: a true Gem in the high country with wildflowers, and Wahakaluuhepyou on the Stanislaus river where it was hot and the swimming holes were refreshing. It was a perfect vacation with especially nice campgrounds in remarkably scenic areas.
I liked the fact that only the authors favorites were included in this guide. I have another camping book which lists all the California campgrounds which is just too confusing. This book has a focus."Proof is in the pudding" applies to this invaluable guide to the "Best in tent camping": we used it and discovered places that exceeded our best dreams.
Highly recommended!

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