California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and RV Campgrounds

by Tom Stienstra

Tom Stienstra, the nation's top-selling outdoors writer, invites you to spend the night under the stars with the latest edition of Moon California Camping. Extremely comprehensive and packed with useful information, Moon California Camping covers more than 1,500 camping options throughout the state, from sites nestled among towering redwoods to remote backcountry destinations in the High Sierra to sun-drenched, beach-side campgrounds. Detailed descriptions, directions, contact information, and Tom's signature “scenic rating” are provided for each site. Tom also includes lists of the best campgrounds, such as Best for Hikes with Views and Best Family Destinations, as well as sixty pages of helpful camping tips. With Moon California Camping , seasoned outdoors enthusiasts and camping novices alike can experience the best of the great outdoors in the Golden State.

* The detail map on page 361 (Map 6.1, Tahoe and the Northern Sierra) has been updated. Download a printable version on the California Camping page at Moon.com.

Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction

944 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Tom Stienstra is America’s most traveled and best-known outdoorsman, and now has broke new ground with his new crime novel set around the music industry, "The Sweet Redemption, An Inspector Korg Mystery."
Music . . . Money . . . Murder . . . Before writing this book, Tom met with homicide inspectors, rock stars and other specialists that helped bring the story to life, so you get the real insider's view of these worlds.
Tom is best known as the outdoors writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and in 2008, won first place for best outdoors column in America. He is America’s first Back Country Sportsman of the Year, and the only two-time National Outdoor Writer of the year.
His books have sold more than 1 million copies. His television show on CBS/CW won first place as America’s best outdoor recreation show, and his radio show won first place in 2010 for best environmental feature show in America. As a photographer, he won first place in America in 2011 for best outdoors feature image.
Tom has hiked 25,000 miles, caught world-record fish, led dozens of expeditions and taken part in all phases of the outdoor experience. He was the fourth living member inducted into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame.
Tom can be reached at TomStienstra.com, where signed copies of first edition print run of The Sweet Redemption are available, and all of his books, and at tstienstra@sfchronicle.com. He posts a daily Twitter feed at @StienstraTom

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential if you like to camp, and live in California.

[Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cannot fathom traveling in a camper-travel trailer and not having this book. Having Tom guide you is awesome!!