With its diverse landscape, its relatively mild climate, and its magnificent scenery, California is a paradise for outdoor and sports enthusiasts. If you're looking for the ideal spot to pitch your tent or park your RV, Camping Northern California offers up more than 700 public campgrounds throughout the area's widely varied scenery. The state contains 27 national parks and monuments, over 500 state and county parks, 20 million acres of national forests, and numerous other recreational lands under federal, state, and local jurisdiction. Stretching from the northern mountains to the southern deserts, the campgrounds range from primitive sites for tents or self-contained RVs to plush resorts with all the amenities. What they have in common is that they all provide a memorable outdoor experience. Easy-to-use maps and charts will help you choose the perfect site for your next camping trip. Whether you want to fish, hunt, or just get away from it all, let this book be your guide. Look inside for information on: * Campground locations * Facilities and hookups * Fees and reservations * GPS coordinates for each campground * Recreational activities

From the Great Smoky Mountains to Point Reyes National Seashore, America's national parks are home to some of nature's great wildlife spectacles. Here, Gary W. Vequist and Daniel S. Licht, two veterans of the National Park Service, focus on twelve animals that have been imperiled and at risk, but are now protected within the National Park System.Showcasing one species for each month of the year, including gray wolf, black bear, prairie dog, sea turtle, bison, bats, salmon, elk, beaver, American alligator, gray whale, and bald eagle, Vequist and Licht pair each premier species with a featured park, adding information about other parks where the species may also be readily seen and identifying other animals to look for in the same habitat--animals that prey, are preyed upon, or exist side by side with the focal species.Beyond being a guide to observing these remarkable animals, "Wildlife Watching in America's National Parks," as the title implies, is also a book about America's national parks. Reminding Americans why national parks are truly our "best idea" and encouraging readers to go find out why, these career wildlife specialists stress that it is "impossible to fathom America without these animals and without the parks in which they reside."Nature lovers, travelers, and outdoor hobbyists of all types will be enthralled by this inside view of America's wildlife and the breathtaking photographs of places they inhabit.
List of Wildlife and Parks Featured
Yellowstone National Park: Gray Wolf
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Black Bear
Badlands National Park: Prairie Dog
Dry Tortugas National Park: Sea Turtle
Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Plains Bison
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Bats
Olympic National Park: Pacific Salmon
Buffalo National River: Rocky Mountain Elk
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Beaver
Everglades National Park: American Alligator
Point Reyes National Seashore: Gray Whale

Located astride the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains more than one hundred trails that trace eight hundred miles of rugged terrain. This fact is certain to bewilder any newcomer who might be eager to explore the Park's backcountry but is unsure where to start. This book, intended as a beginner's guide to hiking the Smokies, offers lively, informative descriptions of twenty-two trails that can be completed in a day or less.
For anyone who has yet to discover the beauty of the Smokies, the highest North American mountains east of the Mississippi, the trails described here offer a splendid introduction. Scenic overlooks at Mount Le Conte, Clingmans Dome, Gregory Bald, and other peaks are included along these pathways, as are some of the well-known waterfalls of the Park, such as Laurel Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Ramsay Cascades. In addition to vital data about the length of the trail, its elevation gain, and "how to get there," each trail description is packed with interesting facts and Smoky Mountain lore. Detailed maps are also included. In their introduction, the authors provide a brief overview of the park's history as well as useful tips for novice hikers.
The Authors: Kenneth Wise, an administrator at the University of Tennessee Library, Knoxville, has hiked in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than twenty years. He is the author of "Hiking Trails of the Great Smoky Mountains: A Comprehensive Guide."
James Andrews, a partner in the firm of Andrews, Hudson & Wall, P.C., has hiked the Park trails for more than a decade. He is the coauthor, with Wise, of "The Best Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains."

: Best Tent Camping: Florida will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in Florida. Painstakingly selected from more than 1,000 campgrounds in the forest, in the swamps, and on the coast, each campsite is rated for beauty, noise, privacy, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness. Each campground profile provides essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and restrictions, as well as an accurate, easy-to-read map, making the campground easily accessible. Well-traveled outdoors writer Johnny Molloy has used his wealth of experience and scoured the entirety of Florida for this updated edition -- choosing only the most pristine campgrounds that include great locales for tent campers and feature fun outdoors activities nearby, most as close as your tent door. Whether you are a native Floridian in search of new territory or an out-of-state vacationer, Best Tent Camping unlocks the secrets to finding and enjoying the best tent-camping experiences in Florida.

With hikes in Glacier and Waterton varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

This book explains geology's basic principles and how they apply specifically to the land features of Rocky Mountain National Park.

This fun, read-aloud guide to Yellowstone National Park is full of fascinating information about the park's history, simple, easy-to-understand explanations of its unusual natural features, and a guide to park activities that will interest the entire family. The author's engaging style will keep everyone in the car entertained during bison-jams, and she encourages visitors to get out of the car often to experience Yellowstone first-hand.

Discover the best of Banff, Canada's first park, within the pages of this succinct, easy-to-use guide. With user-friendly hike descriptions, maps, and other useful information, this guide to 20 hikes is perfect for the visitor to Banff looking for simple and short hikes to the park's best attractions.

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. This book is about the site and its history.

Thirty-six of Hawaii's state parks, national historical parks, and state recreation areas on the state's six main islands and beyond are featured in this reworking of Hawaii Parklands. Detailed travel information (location, activities, facilities, fee, camping, etc.) is combined with extensive natural histories of flora, fauna, the active geology and cultural history of the state.

You've seen the geysers and waterfalls, the mudpots and mountains, in one of the most magnificent places in the world. Now read the stories from the history of Yellowstone National Park. From the wild adventures of early park visitors to the massive fires of 1988, It Happened in Yellowstone provides a quick tour through the history of this amazing area. Twenty-four stories give a behind-the-scene look at some of the extraordinary events that took place in this park. You'll marvel at one man's struggle to survive thirty-seven days alone in Yellowstone, laugh at a little boy's pranks on unwary tourists, and watch as wolves are tentatively reintroduced to the park. Early visitors called this place 'Wonderland, ' and the natural wonders here are only some of the highlights of Yellowstone's entertaining history. Yellowstone National Park has many wondrous stories to tell, and this book offers some of the best. (6 X 9, 112 pages)

Let your trip to the Land of Enchantment begin with Camping New Mexico. Featuring detailed descriptions of more than 150 public campgrounds, Camping New Mexico is an ideal companion for tourists and locals alike. Whether you are seeking a camping destination or just passing through, Camping New Mexico can point you in the right direction. This FalconGuide is divided into four geographic sections. The sections are further broken down into specific destination areas. Maps and quick reference tables are keyed to each area to help you pick a site that will meet all your needs. With vital information on location, activities, road conditions, facilities, and even helpful phone numbers and website addresses, Camping New Mexico should be a part of every camper's equipment. Whether you are planning to explore Carlsbad Caverns, test your rock climbing skills at City of Rocks State Park, or hike in the Manzano Mountains, Camping New Mexico can help you find the perfect spot to pitch your tent or park your RV.

Includes short descriptions and maps for 28 of the author's favorite easy day hikes in America's first national park. All hikes are fairly short, usually without big hills, and are all on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails. These routes take hikers to some of Yellowstone's most scenic sections.

In Maine's Acadia National Park, you can see images found nowhere else, such as surf crashing on pink granite cliffs or fog rolling in over Frenchman Bay. With 120 miles of hiking trails and 45 miles of carriage roads, Acadia provides endless opportunities to experience nature. Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park directs you to some of the best short hiking trails on Mount Desert Island, the main part of the park. Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of mostly short, easy-to-follow trails that lead to some of the park's most scenic destinations. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families. (4 1/4 X 7, 96 pages, maps)