Camping is an outdoor activity enjoyed by many. The techniques of setting up camp, cooking outdoors, or staying cozy at the campsite are as varied as the folks who go camping. Camping is best learned by example, but books can help too. Whether you need to locate campgrounds, select camping gear, plan a travel route, or find area attractions, there are reference books to make it easy for you.
Campground Directories
Unless you're backpacking or primitive camping, you'll be visiting campgrounds. Planning a camping trip is easier when we know what to expect when we get to the campsite. That's where these references are useful. Of particular interest to RVers, because of the descriptions of RV services, but also to car campers looking for amenities to enhance their campground experience.
National Parks Guides
The national parks are some of the most beautiful places in our country, and some of the most visited. Many of the parks offer vast opportunities to explore nature and enjoy outdoor recreation. To better enjoy your visits to the national parks, it's best to be well informed. These guides will help you know everything there is to see and do in the national parks.
Camping How To Books
Whether you're new to camping or an experienced outdoorsman, there are books to help you learn the outdoor skills needed to be a self-sufficient camper. If you want to learn camping basics, tying knots, reading a compass, choosing a tent site, starting a campfire, avoiding wild animals, etc., these books may be for you.
Campground Recipe Books
Food never tastes better than when it's cooked at the campground. Outdoor cooking can be simple and creative, or it can be gourmet. Only one thing matters: is it good? Anyone who loves to cook in the kitchen knows the value of some good recipes. These cookbooks are geared specifically to campers and those who cook outdoors.
The RV Lifestyle
Camping takes many forms with some being more rugged, like backpacking or mountain climbing, while others are more leisure and comfortable, like cabin camping or RVing. If your camping tendencies lean more toward the leisure side of camping, then you would probably be, or already are, interested in the RV lifestyle. Here are some useful references for both the novice RVer and the full-timers.
