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The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado: A Guide to Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

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Mr. Molloy's book Best In Tent Camping: Colorado was a great help in planning my trip to the San Juan Mountains. After reading the book, I flew to Durango and then drove to Transfer Park to set up my base camp. Mr. Molloy was correct. Transfer Park was lived up to his description. I camped by the fast flowing Florida River, enjoying the sunny summer days and cool mountain nights. During the days I headed to the nearby Weminuche Wilderness and day hiked up the Los Pinos River and Flint Creek. Since Transfer Park is close to Durango, I was able to go into town for supplies,a little shopping and even a rafting trip down the Animas River. With the help of Mr. Molloy's book I was able to plan and execute a very sucessful vacation. If you are planning a tent camping trip to Colorado I would definitely purchase this book.

Johnny Molloy's book on Colorado was a great help. I'd never been to Colorado beore and didn't know where to start. With only two weeks of vacation, I wanted to make every day count. With this book, I enjoyed classic destinations like Rocky Mountain National Parks Timber Creek campground, where elk strolled by my camp and Mesa Verde campground where I saw Anasazi ruins. But the book also led me to lesser known destinations like Dominguez Canyon, a BLM campground on the Uncompahgre Plateau. Here, I fished for trout and did a little mountain biking. My vacation was made complete by this book: not to mention the money I saved tent camping instead of staying in expensive lodges. If you are going to invest you time in visiting Colorado outdoors, invest in this book!

My husband and I truly enjoy camping in Colorado, and have spent every summer we've lived here touring the state and camping out. We NEVER stay in a hotel. It's so exciting to visit new places and enjoy the beauty of nature. It's so important to me to find "THE" perfect camp site, and sometimes that's not easy when time or resources are limited. Johnny Malloy gives you the right amount of information for each campground he reviews so that you can feel confident that when you get to where you're going, you won't feel disappointed. Some reviews include information about the geography of the area, crowds, activities nearby, and even which site(s) is(are) the best site at the campground. He also includes the elevation of each campground which is important because it gets cold in Colorado at night sometimes! Using this book, you can easily find the right information about a campground so that you can really enjoy your time spent outdoors.

This book has sooo... much information! You will need to do lots of reading before you can really focus and decide on where you want to camp. It's good for those that have plenty of time to decide on their destination but I don't belive it is for those who need a quick reference. There are NO color pictures in this book so you don't know what the campgrounds look like before you get there. I'm giving this book 3 stars...