The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado, 2nd

This book has inspired some of our best camping trips. It's not about back-country camping. It's about sites that are relatively easy to access but that are well suited to tent camping-- natural surroundings instead of a parking lot, lots of space inbetween each site, and water/toilets within walking distance. The campgrounds are rated according to scenary and privacy, two important factors when we go camping. For some of the campgrounds the authors go into even finer detail, recommending or warning against specific sites. We always use secondary resources when we plan a trip-- you don't want to rely on one book to get you where you're going! Get a map of the region so you can do a "sanity check" on the directions, and to find nearby features that'll be interesting to explore.

Now in its third edition, The Best In Tent Camping: Colorado a companion guide especially for people who relish the outdoors, free from electronics, RV's, and other compromises to enjoying natural splendor. Guiding the reading among profiled Colorado campgrounds rated for beauty, security, management, noise, spaciousness, and cleanliness, The Best In Tent Camping: Colorado includes practical tips, descriptions, detailed maps, a listing of available facilities and contact information for each camp, and much more. A superb guide and a "must-have" for anyone determined to experience the wilds of Colorado for themselves.

My husband and I truly enjoy camping in Colorado, and have spent every summer we've lived here touring the state and camping out. We NEVER stay in a hotel. It's so exciting to visit new places and enjoy the beauty of nature. It's so important to me to find "THE" perfect camp site, and sometimes that's not easy when time or resources are limited. Johnny Malloy gives you the right amount of information for each campground he reviews so that you can feel confident that when you get to where you're going, you won't feel disappointed. Some reviews include information about the geography of the area, crowds, activities nearby, and even which site(s) is(are) the best site at the campground. He also includes the elevation of each campground which is important because it gets cold in Colorado at night sometimes! Using this book, you can easily find the right information about a campground so that you can really enjoy your time spent outdoors.

Mr. Molloy's book Best In Tent Camping: Colorado was a great help in planning my trip to the San Juan Mountains. After reading the book, I flew to Durango and then drove to Transfer Park to set up my base camp. Mr. Molloy was correct. Transfer Park was lived up to his description. I camped by the fast flowing Florida River, enjoying the sunny summer days and cool mountain nights. During the days I headed to the nearby Weminuche Wilderness and day hiked up the Los Pinos River and Flint Creek. Since Transfer Park is close to Durango, I was able to go into town for supplies,a little shopping and even a rafting trip down the Animas River. With the help of Mr. Molloy's book I was able to plan and execute a very sucessful vacation. If you are planning a tent camping trip to Colorado I would definitely purchase this book.

Johnny Molloy's book on Colorado was a great help. I'd never been to Colorado beore and didn't know where to start. With only two weeks of vacation, I wanted to make every day count. With this book, I enjoyed classic destinations like Rocky Mountain National Parks Timber Creek campground, where elk strolled by my camp and Mesa Verde campground where I saw Anasazi ruins. But the book also led me to lesser known destinations like Dominguez Canyon, a BLM campground on the Uncompahgre Plateau. Here, I fished for trout and did a little mountain biking. My vacation was made complete by this book: not to mention the money I saved tent camping instead of staying in expensive lodges. If you are going to invest you time in visiting Colorado outdoors, invest in this book!