Best Tent Camping: Northern California: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civili

Description

Popular, proven format: the previous edition sold nearly 9,000 copies, strong numbers for a regional title Market: According to the 2017 North American Camping Report, 61 percent, or 75 million, of U.S. households are active campers 50 of Northern California's best campgrounds, with selections based on location, diverse topography and size, and overall appeal Now in full-color with new campgrounds Completely updated information-including such key details as fees, restrictions, dates of operation, and facilities User-friendly format for planning your trip based on interests and/or location Detailed maps and beautiful photographs Driving directions and GPS coordinates to campgrounds Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, safety, and cleanliness

Wendy Speicher's love affair with the outdoors started in childhood, as she was growing up on her parents' 10-acre farm in rural Northern Michigan. Memories of nights spent in the popup camper in the state's sandy campgrounds and of campfire-cooked dinners of baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and sirloin steaks are still some of her fondest. Wanderlust runs deep in the family gene pool, and it drew Wendy to Northern California's Yosemite Valley on a summer break between college semesters. After that, there was no turning back. Wendy studied journalism at beautiful Humboldt State University and cut her teeth in the business covering sports, recreation, food, and entertainment at a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee and Sacramento areas. Her first book, Day & Section Hikes: Pacific Crest Trail: Northern California, was published by Wilderness Press in 2010. As a young mother, Wendy has temporarily retired her long-distance hiking shoes in favor of the car-camping experience, which allows her the convenience of introducing her son, Archer, to outdoor living without the burden of a fully loaded pack. Spending time outside with Archer and her husband, Greg, is the joy of her life. As a true jack-of-all-trades, when she isn't writing, Wendy is a professional massage therapist and yoga and fitness instructor and enjoys helping people attain new levels of health and well-being. Learn more at wendyspeicher.com