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Coleman National Forest Campground and Recreation Directory, 2nd: The Only Complete Guide to All 4,300+ National Forest Campgrounds

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Anybody who wants to camp or who does camp has to visit national forest campgrounds. They are the best spots in the most scenic locations, with great things to do, on lakes, on ocean fronts, near cool towns... This is the only resource that has every national forest campground in it and the second edition has a lot of updates it looks like. A must buy for any camper or road trip traveller.

Great guide but to help find the locations make sure you take a detailed map like Delorme or Coleman Atlas for specific forest roads and locations. The maps in this are VERY general. I liked the fact that camp altitudes are included. This can make a differance if snow or heat is expected and a major factor when I chose.

Book is very informative. We have a big rig and cannot go to all campgrounds because of the size. This book is a great tool for us. We know what to expect before we get there!!

This is the best directory for National Forest camping. The forest service has been improving their campgrounds over the years. This directory will no longer be updated and printed. (...)

I have been using this book for the last 4 summers and have found it to have a lot of outdated information. We are fulltiming in our motorhome and this book is fine if you are in a smaller rv or tenting. Some campgrounds have closed from fires, closed from budget cuts or have been remodeled. The length limits are usually incorrect too. I want to know if I'm driving on a dirt road to the campground (how many miles in)or if it's paved. Is there water available? and if so are the faucets threaded, handpumps, or non-threaded where you need a water thief? Dump stations with potable water? What is the length and width of the site. Are there tight turns or dead ends with no turn arounds? What are the directions turn by turn and mileage? I thought I was in campground hell trying to get really good information until I found this website: [...]
Check it out, you won't be sorry...AND they do offer books & CD's on ALL of the National Forest Service Campgrounds in the United States. Happy Travels...

This is a GREAT BOOK for campers who prefer national forest campsites, with two "gotcha"'s.
One, remember that the latest version is copyrighted 2003, and many campgrounds have closed. I used the internet to mark the still-active campgrounds and estimate that at least 30 percent are no longer listed in the various national forests' lists.
Two, there are occasional errors in the gps coordinates. Even so, the coordinates are great to have.

My recommendation? Grab one now. the book is out of print.

This book is good for people in very small vans or tenting. It's not up-to-date, and it's very expensive for the information in it, and not so good for rver's. That said, when I can find something usable, it's good to have. A friend swears by it, therefore I purchased. At a lower price, I'd probably have liked it better - very expensive and not so easy to use.

Good help in locating camping grounds for campers. The best part of this book is that it lists for each campground the type of camping unit best suited for the particular national forest campground. Tent and popups owners will appreciate this. Trailers and larger RV's won't bother because the majority of the national forests are not set up for you (us). You have to search long and hard for a site which will fit you rv - but this book will tell you if a site is compatible.

We are experienced users of campground guides(10 years full time RV) and we love forest service campgrounds. We eagerly anticipated the arrival of this guide, found it almost impossible to use for our purposes because of the way it is organized. It would be better for folks using their local National Forest rather than for roamers, and especially good for hikers.

Its a sham theres not much National Forest left
i this country Thank But the book will help find
some campgrounds