Foghorn Outdoors Great Lakes Camping : The Complete Guide to More Than 750 Campgrounds in Minnesota Wisconsin, and Michigan (Foghorn Outdoors Series) (Paperback)

by Bob Schmidt (Author), Ginger Schmidt (Author)
Key Phrases: daily fee ranges, campsite rentals, posal station, Trip Notes, Lake Michigan, Open April (more...)

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Devoted campers, hikers, boaters, anglers, bikers, and golfers agree: Foghorn Outdoors guidebooks are essential for anyone who wants to spend less time planning and more time enjoying the outdoors. Each book is an excursion guide packed with the latest information on a variety of adventures near and far. This brand new guide features easy-to-use listings of campgrounds for RVers and tenters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Designed for novice campers looking for new adventures as well as seasoned veterans seeking new places to explore, it provides detailed maps, driving directions, and side-trip information, and includes tips for enjoying the outdoors throughout the seasons. Authors Robert and Ginger Schmidt also highlight regional history and driving tours of each state. A detailed index aids in trip planning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 650 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566913993
• ISBN-13: 978-1566913997
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #428,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Less than "Complete", April 15, 2004

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I eagerly opened this book after buying it, only to be very disappointed. Looking at the maps, the index, and the references to the national park system, I could find no mention at all of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. That seems very odd, because Pictured Rocks has several campgrounds, and one might think a "complete" guide would at least cover what the NPS has to offer. Other errors and omissions include maps that incorrectly identify the locations of Twin Lakes State Park and FJ McLain State Park (the former is shown southwest of Mass City when it is actually 15 miles northeast, while the latter is shown at Copper Harbor when it is actually 50 miles to the southwest), as well as the absence of the Ottawa National Forest campgrounds directly accessible from US 45 north of Watersmeet. These are just a few problems in one limited geographical area of Upper Michigan with which I happen to have a little bit of familiarity. If I have to rely on my own travels and experiences to fill in the gaps and inaccuracies in this supposedly "complete" guide, how useful will it be with regard to those areas of which I have no prior knowledge?