Oregan State parks guide
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We needed a book that had all the Oregone State parks and found this on Amazon.  It shows where parks are what the amenities are and works great for us.
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I have lived in Northeast Ohio all my life (35 years) but I am just now discovering the amazing Cuyahoga Valley National Park system.  This book does a great job of describing the different trails and helps me evaluate the difficulty level of each to determine if my small children can handle it or not.  Also it highlights many points of interest and gives a bit of history behind things.  This is my go-to resource in planning our hikes and has really opened our eyes to some amazing places we didn't know about that are right in our "backyard".  Our faves so far were Brandywine Falls and Blue Hen Falls.  Gorgeous!
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I recently returned from a trip to Jackson Hole Wy. I have to say that I found Jeff Clow's book extremely helpful. This book is like having a private guide to selected locations without having the high cost of a private guide. Unlike a lot of other photography books that are filled with fluff and advertisements this book gives you only the information you need. I also had a question about driving to a specific location using my Subaru Outback and Jeff answered my email in a timely fashion. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for time saving photography tips when visiting the Grand Teton Natioinal Park.
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This book is a very thorough review of northern california campgrounds.  I visited several of the campgrounds listed, and found each review accurate and thorough.  Additionally, the synopsis of each campground touches briefly on the surrounding towns and recreation areas.  Especially helpful are the listings of the best campsites in each park.  However, the campgrounds are listed alphabetically, which can make finding the correct campsite difficult.  Basically, if you are looking for a campsite in an area you must turn between two maps to find the location and then name of the site.  Needs better layout - sites grouped by geography.
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As a senior Michigan "troll" (someone who lives "below the bridge") I had (shame on me!) only visited the Upper Peninsula a couple of times.

So when planning a fall vacation - we decided to use Marquette, Michigan as a "vacation home base" - I needed a guide to use for our day-trips in the Upper Peninsula. We had a great time and found a great deal of useful info from this guide. Will be going back for vacations in the future and will keep this book handy for planning purposes. If you're planning a visit to the U.P. this is an excellent reference book to keep at hand.
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If you plan to hike in in Arkansas, then this is the guide book for you.  My wife and I have hiked many of the trails in the state and use this book to help us make our selections and get the most out of our (very few) free weekends.  What I like about the book is the checklist on the back with listing of each trail and its length.  Inside, each trail is shown on a map and a detailed description of what to expect, including how to get there (often a difficult task!).  And by detailed, I mean DETAILED... such as specific things to look for, step-by-step turn directions, etc.  We carry this book with us when we go hiking just to be safe.  There are 78 trails listed in the book.  I highly recommend this book to anyone who is hiking in the Arkansas.  Be sure to check out Tim Ernst's other book on the Buffalo River area for detailed information on the trails in that area.
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A good friend and I thru-hiked the Robert Frost Trail with this guide.  It has decent trail descriptions of alot of hikes through the Pioneer Valley.  Some information we found to be misleading, but they were very minor details.  The description we followed was never wrong.  It's a reliable source.  I cannot speak for the Eastern end of the state, but I think I can trust it's ability to give a relatively accurate description of what I'd expect on each hike.  My edition came with two paper maps of the Holyoke/Mt. Tom ranges here where I live.  Mt. Watchusset, Everett, Blue Hills, and Greylock are included as well.  They'll make good hard copies to print from.
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This hiking guide is just what I've been looking for since moving to Telluride six years ago.  The authors really put so much of themselves in this book, and it shows.  They hiked all of the trails and included GPS coordinates, excellent maps showing the contour lines, difficulty rating, and a star rating system if you want to quickly find a hike with the best view rating.  Plus a nice bonus is all of the photos are in color.  Many of the trails in the Telluride area are joined together, and the authors did a wonderful job of giving the different options available according to what you have time to hike.  I recommend this guide to be in your backpack right away!
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This book was an excellent source for our week long trip to the Mojave National Preserve.  It was the best one that we brought.  The maps were informative and the information describing the various locations in the park was great.  There were a few directions describing the way to a certain attraction that were a little confusing, but it allowed us to explore and find our own way.  Overall, an excellent book.  We were extremely happy to have had it on our trip and would recommend it.
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Very nice pocket book. It was very helpful for my trip to Yosemite and Sequoia Parks. Brief, but informative. The only thing I want is pictures. If the book had color photos, it would be great addition.
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Marvelous pocket guide to one of the most fascinating states in the Union.  Here, you will find ghost towns, magnificent geological features, exciting cities such as Tucson and Phoenix, as well as descriptions of some of the highlights, such as the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Valley and Sedona.  Great resource to take with you on vacation!
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This is a great guide for hiking trails around the Atlanta area. Some of my favorites are in here as well some difficult to find trails like High Falls trail which we have been searching for for years and now actually have directions to from this book. I would recommend this book for people who really enjoy the outdoors and like to know information about the trail before they actually attempt the hike.
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This is a wonderfully comprehensive guide to the national parks. I've visited many of them already, and this book is 'on-the-money' with it's recommendations. I plan to visit more parks over the next year, and this will be so helpful!
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I'm planning a trip up the Eastern Sierra (the East Side, as they called it where I grew up) in a road trip to show a visitor the awesomeness of California.  I've read about arches and I can even find information about where to park for some, but after that, I'm not sure which direction to head.  This large pamphlet-sized booklet is either self-published or is through a small publisher, but what you get are enough road directions to stop in the correct place, latitude and longitude coordinates for each arch, and a color picture of each arch so you can prioritize your favorite.  It's an invaluable collection of information which I couldn't find in other resources.
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This is a gem, a comprehensive field guide to Sierra flora and fauna.  John Muir Laws spent many summers drawing from life in all corners of the Sierra, and the results are enchanting.  The book includes insects, tracks, stars, scat, and mushrooms as well as plants, birds, and animals.  Though there isn't space in this slim volume for detailed information on each organism, the tidbits of natural history trivia scattered throughout are tantalizing.  I take this one guide on every hike, and it rarely fails me.  The color tab system makes it easy to find things quickly without searching the index.  When I get back, I can refer to other guidebooks like Sierra Nevada Natural History for more information.
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It is great to have a list of local hikes instead of having to sift through the the mass of Google trying to come up with some ideas.  We have only done one hike in the book so far, in  Greenbriar State Park.  Little did we know, and no thanks to the book, Greenbriar State Park is literally in many different locations throughout Maryland.  So when we entered this into Google Maps, it took us to another location of this park about an hour away from our intended hike.  Also, we noticed that the distances noted for our particular hike were not always accurate.  We were hiking through an area that was very overgrown and no trail was visible for some time, and a gravel road and bridge noted along our route were well beyond the expected distances, leaving us concerned about our progress.  It's great to have these hike options when you just want to get out the door, but I will proceed more cautiously going forward and will not rely on the author's calculations.
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Pennsylvania Camping is designed to be a guidebook on campgrounds in Pennsylvania, and (as with any guidebook) some information will invariably change after publication.  Others have given the book poor ratings based on innacurate information that's most likely not the fault of the authors.  The book's descriptions of the campgrounds I'm familiar with are quite accurate, and the information presented is certainly very useful for planning a camping getaway.  Not only are the facilities described in detail but tourist sites, hiking trails, and recreational opportunities in the area are also mentioned.  This helps to ensure that you won't miss out on nearby attractions simply because you weren't aware of them.  The inclusion of various bits of local history adds depth to the reviews as well.

I think one addition to the book which would be of use in our GPS-enabled world would be to provide the GPS coordinates of each campground entrance, or a street address which can easily be punched into a GPS unit.  The contact information provided for some campgrounds is for a PO box or mailing address and not the actual address you'd need to drive to, which is what a GPS understands.

Overall, I believe the book is certainly a good value for the price, and it contains much more information than you'd find in an AAA travel guide.  The authors have researched their subject well and their love of the outdoors is obvious through their writing.  If you're planning a camping trip in the Keystone state, picking up a copy of Moon Outdoors Pennsylvania Camping beforehand will help you make the most of your adventure.