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Public Campground Guides

By David Sweet, About.com

Public campgrounds offer the largest choice of destinations available to campers. You'll find them in most national parks and forests, Army Corps of Engineers projects, Bureau of Land Management areas, and the state parks. If you prefer camping at these public campgrounds, you'll find these guides to be useful resources.

1. Beyond the National Parks

"A Recreation Guide to Public Lands in the West," by Mary E. Tisdale and Bibi Booth. This guide explores the recreation available in wilderness areas maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. ISBN: 1560985666

2. State Parks of the United States

by National Geographic Society. Besides describing camping opportunities available in the state parks, this guide also provides an overview of the best parks in each state and includes lots of great photos. ISBN: 0792273648

3. Camping with the Corps of Engineers

by S.L. Hinkle. Corps of engineers facilities are typically located near dams, lakes and rivers. If you like water sports, these are the campgrounds to check out. Amenities range from primitive campsites to full-service RV campgrounds. This guide describes every corps of engineers campground in the US. ISBN: 0937877425

4. Coleman National Forest Campground Directory

by Coleman. This guide to national forest campgrounds includes descriptions to over 4,300 campgrounds and includes a photo of each as well as a locator map. ISBN: 0762707879

5. Frommer's National Park Guides

Numerous books covering many individual national parks are available in this series.

6. National Geographic Guides

Numerous national parks are covered in this series.

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