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

Description

Popular, proven format: the previous edition sold nearly 4,000 copies, strong numbers for a regional title Market: Camping is big business: In 2015, U.S. consumers spent $2.5 billion on camping gear 50 of Illinois' best campgrounds, with selections based on location, diverse topography and size, and overall appeal Now in full-color with 4 new campgrounds Completely updated information-including such key details as fees, restrictions, dates of operation, and facilities-based on research and input from users of the previous edition User-friendly format for planning your trip based on interests and/or location Reservation calendar that makes trip planning seamless Detailed maps and beautiful photographs Driving directions and GPS coordinates to campgrounds Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, safety, and cleanliness

John Schirle was raised in central Illinois and has been back in his home state since 1993. Since his college days he has loved getting away in the outdoors: camping, hiking, canoeing, and, more recently, caving. As a result he's spent countless hours scouring the region for the ideal tent-camping getaways. He's had a personal goal for some years of visiting every single state park in Illinois (which he hasn't yet achieved, although he's a lot closer now!). Over the years he's been a Bible translator in central Africa, a college professor, camp program director, and is currently a children's librarian in his hometown of Decatur, Illinois.