New York State Parks: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters, Anglers, Hikers, Beach and Outdoor Lovers (State Park Guidebooks) [Paperback]

William L. Bailey (Author), Bill Bailey (Author), Bernadette Castro (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Glovebox Guidebooks of America (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881139182
• ISBN-13: 978-1881139188
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 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: #1,747,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was pleased with content and layout., July 9, 1998

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This review is from: New York State Parks: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters, Anglers, Hikers, Beach and Outdoor Lovers (State Park Guidebooks) (Paperback)

New York State Parks does a great job of providing detailed information about individual campsites in various regions of NYS. I especially liked the detailed description of facilities and attractions nad their proximity to the campsite.

The description of individual cabins and here settings were of particular interest to me. As a new camper, I found this book very user friendly.

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but not a complete listing, April 28, 2005

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Moby - See all my reviews

This review is from: New York State Parks: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters, Anglers, Hikers, Beach and Outdoor Lovers (State Park Guidebooks) (Paperback)

This book provides a nice coverage of some of the campgrounds in New York. Unfortunately, I was disappointed that it was not "complete" as the title suggested. None of the campgrounds in the Adirondack or Catskills State Parks are included. So this book was what the other reviewers claimed: contained good information about camp sites, etc., and there were some helpful hints about activities at each park. Sadly, it is just missing lots of the campgrounds in New York.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Detailed; Excellent Layout, July 27, 2002

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"khart8" (Kingston, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New York State Parks: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters, Anglers, Hikers, Beach and Outdoor Lovers (State Park Guidebooks) (Paperback)

Before visiting New York to camp, hike, fish, boat, bike, or enjoy wildlife in one of their many state parks, pick up a copy of Bill Bailey's very detailed New York State Parks.

I am a very avid camper and hiker, and I travel all about New England, New York, PA, and VA to camp. Before doing this howerever, I always consult Bailey's book (if he has one for that state) to find the park with the shadiest and most private campsite and the steepest trails. His detail about the individual campsites are very valuable to me. He also includes detailed descriptions about the park trails, but he does a better job about that in most of his other books. I also find his maps and the charts at the end of each region very helpful.

The only real downfalls in my opinion is that his photographs arent very good, and he dosent go into detail about every park in the NYS park system, but oh well. The information he provides I find to be very valuable. Buy this book; I guarntee you'll find a park that suits you!