California State Parks : A Complete Recreation Guide (Paperback)

~ Rhonda Ostertag (Author), George Ostertag (Author) "California has a premier state park system that showcases the diversity of its landscape and natural offerings, history, and cultural wealth..." (more)
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Product Description

• A complete guide to recreational activities in california's state parks
• Thoroughly updated information on more than 230 parks - 1.3 million acres total
• 20,000 of the first edition sold
• Easy-to-use new edition reorganizes the parks into twelve travel regions

California's diverse state parks contain more natural variety than the parks of any other state in the country. This essential guide details everything you need to know to choose among them: maps and directions; information on all types of year-round activities; park seasons, hours, fees and facilities; and facts about each park's plants, wildlife, history and geology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2nd edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898867622
• ISBN-13: 978-0898867626
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #637,511 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Guide to Discovering California, March 4, 2001

By	Joshua D. Hamilton (Santa Monica, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: California State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (State Parks Series) (Paperback)

Great book that should be brought on all California road trips. There are good descriptions of each park, directions, contact information, and activities available at the park. These activities are mostly short hikes, or bike trips around the park. California is a beautiful and vast state with a diversity of environments to explore. There are parks throughout to state that allow the active explorer access to the state's beauty. This book is a helpful guide in that exploration.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for California State Parks., July 26, 1999

By	[e-mail] (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: California State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide (State Parks Series) (Paperback)

This is the best reference for the parks in the California system. Very specific directions,activities and some pictures highlight the text. We used it this summer to plan our camping trips. No Tom Steinstra in its doggedness,it still provides useful information.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 18, 2008

By	Nature Girl (Madison, CT) - See all my reviews

This book was a huge help in planning our first trip to California. I love to hike and wanted a better description of each park than the California State Parks website offered. This book delivered, we had a fantastic time and knew exactly what each park had to offer. It was our first time seeing the Redwood trees (totally awesome) and knew in advance which parks had the tallest trees, and gave background information on each park as well. This is a must have for anyone wishing to visit the State parks (state beaches as well).