The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos [Paperback]

Johnny Molloy (Author), Kim Lipker (Author)

Book Description

Series: Best in Tent Camping | Publication Date: June 15, 2007

Colorado's rich and varied landscape of public lands is dotted with hundreds of campgrounds and The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado is the definitive source for finding these prime spots.

Each campground has been rated on six criteria: beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security and cleanliness. In addition, campground profiles include vital statistics about each location (fees, restrictions, operating season, amenities, contact information, driving directions and reservation information, to name a few) that help campers plan the perfect trip without unwanted surprises.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A superb guide and a “must-have” for anyone determined to experience the wilds of Colorado for themselves.” The Midwest Book Review

"Discover 50 of the safest and most scenic campgrounds in the state.” Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

About the Author

Johnny Molloy is an outdoor writer who averages over 100 nights in the wild per year backpacking and canoe camping throughout the U.S. He has written numerous books and articles for magazines and websites.

Colorado native Kim Lipker is a guidebook author and has a regular parenting column in Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 4th edition (June 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897326458
• ISBN-13: 978-0897326452
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware, August 12, 2007

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B. Johnson (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Paperback)

I was drawn to this book by it's clever subtitle - "A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RV's . . . " and so forth, thinking that this fit our style of camping. After reviewing the campgrounds for the SW CO section alone, I found that 6 of the 12 are not in the locations that are listed on the master map inside the front cover. One individual campground map (Silver Jack) indicated that the road out led to Westcliffe, CO. This is very inaccurate, as the closest town that direction is Gunnison. Westcliffe is almost 125 miles past Gunnison, and one must pass through 3 or 4 other towns and turn south from this highway to get there - i.e. it's way off!

I have no idea about the reliability of the remainder of the maps and descriptions, as I quit reading after seeing so many mistakes, and decided that I would return the book. It is possible that the rest of the book is without mistakes, but I honestly don't want to take the time to double check every entry for accuracy. I figure that this is why I spend money on a guide book. I could understand some amount of error with a 1st or 2nd edition, but to see this number of errors in a 4th edition seems quite slack. I don't know if things will be amended soon, as this edition came out in 2007. The campground and area descriptions seem quite nice and informative. It's too bad that the map inaccuracies detract so much from what could be quite a resourceful guide.

If you get this book, I would confirm the campground locations by way of road map and/or Forest Service maps.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, has a new map, December 6, 2007

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Bruce Becker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Paperback)

I found this guide very helpful to pick campgrounds around Colorado. The whole state is covered and dozens of undesirable campgrounds are weeded out. Certain copies had an inaccurate map but I have been assured by the publisher that all new books have a new and accurate map. A road map or Forest Service map is still recommended since many of these campgrounds are far off the beaten path.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Valuable Resouce, October 11, 2009

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Greg Rodekuhr (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Paperback)

This book is a paramount resource if you long for the camping of yesteryear sans self contained campers. It lists some of the best little known campgrounds with amneties and clear directions. If you want to broaden your camping experience without doing all the research needed in finding appropriate sites, this book is for you!