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

Johnny Molloy (Author)

Book Description

Series: Best Tent Camping | Publication Date: November 1, 2005

From river wetlands in the east to weathered mountains in the west, camping in Tennessee has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Tennessee is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"You'll find Molloy a trusted and reliable guide to the best campsites."
--Kentucky Monthly (praise for BTC: TN & KY)

"...the book for those of us who enjoy the middle range of the camping experience--roughing it, but with amenities."
--The Tennessean (praise for BTC: TN & KY)

"Thoroughly researched...this book presents a thorough description and an honest evaluation of various campgrounds."
--Birmingham Post Herald (praise for BTC: TN & KY)

From the Back Cover

From river wetlands in the east to weathered mountains in the west, camping in Tennessee has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Tennessee is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.
Each campground profile includes:

Detailed campground layout maps
Key information such as fees, restrictions, and dates of operation
Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security, and cleanliness
If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, The Best in Tent Camping: Tennessee should be your constant companion.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 1st edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897326083
• ISBN-13: 978-0897326087
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for anyone camping in TN, May 11, 2006

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C. L. D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best in Tent Camping: Tennessee: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Best Tent Camping) (Paperback)

This book is excellent. The author lives in East Tennessee and has spent untold hours in the woods of this state. His detailed account of each campsite is a wonderful resource for those wanting to go camping away from it all. He details many sites which I would not have known exist if I hadn't bought this book. The layout of is great, with a 1-5 star rating of each campsite's privacy, spaciousness, quiet, security, and beauty. Also included is a (semi) detailed map of the campsite itself.
I like his candid writing: he is not afraid of PC, and so if he likes or dislikes a site, he will come right out and say it, even indicating which sites are his personal favorites in the book.
I own one more of his books, and any time I camp in another state, this will be the first authority I check, because of his ability to steer you in the direction of nature and not just some commercial campsite.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, December 15, 2005

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

As an avid camper, although one who seems to have less and less time to camp the older I get, I often buy guidebooks to steer me in the direction of destinations I may find interesting. Usually I am disappointed, either by the format of the book, the accuracy of details, or the quantity of info. Molloy has surpassed my expectations. The book is user friendly, accurate in detail (I've been to many of the sites reviewed, and now plan to go to many others with this as my guide), and the quantity of sites reviewed will fill many many trips. It would be very easy to plan an entire trip using nothing but this gem. Way to go Molloy, I'll definitely check out your other guides in the future.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE camping 411 for Tennessee!, December 12, 2005

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CECIL POSS (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best in Tent Camping: Tennessee: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos (Best Tent Camping) (Paperback)

Just what I was looking for! I live in Middle Tennessee and was surprised at the tent camping places in my own backyard that I didn't even know about. The easy directions and important information like camping rates, opening and closing times, and a detailing of all the fun activities at each campground, really make life easier. I have been looking for fun tent camping with my child that's close to home and this really helped me to narrow my options. I can't wait to get camping! Molloy did the leg work, now I get to have the fun! Mr. Molloy, you are my camping guru!