Colorado Campgrounds: The 100 Best and All the Rest [Paperback]

Gil Folsom (Author), Bill Bonebrake (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2000

Where are Colorado's very best campgounds? Gil Folsom's indispensible guide takes the guesswork out of sorting through the confusing jumble of campground lists found in most guides. Whether you're pitching your tent or parking your RV, this guide is all you'll ever need. Color-coded regions and practical information regarding directions, facilities, and facts about the area make planning a snap. Full-color scenic photographs will whet your appetite before you even leave home! Let Gil lead you to Colorado's best--in addition to the hundreds of campgrounds that make Colorado one of the best camping states in the country. Almost 500 campgrounds total.

Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156579334X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565793347
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Colorado

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best I have seen for Colorado Camping Info, June 7, 2003

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Lawrence J. Rawe (CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colorado Campgrounds: The 100 Best and All the Rest (Paperback)

As the other reviews have noted, this is an outstanding book. While I can't say I have seen every other colorado campground book out there, I still feel comfortable saying you will have a hard time finding anything better. While there are many outstanding aspects to this book, one of the top highlights would be the full color photos of each of the top 100, while not always a complete representation of the campgrounds (ie, a view from/of one site can't do any campground justice) they are nice to get some idea of the place, and books with pictures are always nicer! The text includes very good and detailed info about each of the top 100 (includign facilities onsite and somtimes nearby, like where to find showers), and details of the other (non top 100) campgrounds are still fairly adequate. Again, I think if you are looking for a colorado campground book, this should be all you'll need.
My one and only suggestion for readers of this book would be to not take the "top 100" designation all that seriously. While I don't think you will be disappointed by any of the author's top 100 selection, just remember they are from his point of view and your ideas of what makes a top 100 might be different (I believe the author mentions this as well). There have been several occasions where I would have rated campgrounds in a certain area differently (ie of 4 campgrounds in an area, 1 made his top 100 and 3 others different, I would have picked a different one). From what I have noticed, the author seems to give priority to the campgrounds with the best views (which isn't a bad thing), but I would probably give more weight to those with the most privacy, but to each their own! So again, its a great book for info, you won't be disappointed, but just don't be afraid to try some others that didnt' make the top 100 cut, as on several occasions I have found them more appealing to me than a top 100 selection nearby.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reviews on campgrounds in Colorado, April 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Colorado Campgrounds: The 100 Best and All the Rest (Paperback)

This book really has been what I have been looking for in a camping book. It not only lists campgrounds with ratings, but also the best campsites. I highly recommend this book to anyone camping in Colorado.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT buy if you are looking for a 2008 update!, June 24, 2010

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Michael Nicolls - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colorado Campgrounds: The 100 Best and All the Rest (Paperback)

Extremely disappointed! Although the book itself is very good, Amazon incorrectly labels this as an April 2008 update. It is not! It is from 2003, and a lot has changed in five years. And I couldn't have found this out from the publisher's web site either, since they don't even list a date for their books... Ticked off and trying to decide whether or not to return it for a refund.