The Best in Tent Camping: Washington: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos

Jeanne Pyle

Menasha Ridge Press, Jun 15, 2011 - Travel - 208 pages

From the Olympic Peninsula to Puget Sound, the Emerald State offers a wealth of camping opportunities. This expert guide profiles 50 of the state's best campsites, using a handy star system to rank everything from beauty, privacy, and spaciousness to quiet, security, and cleanliness. Each site is accessible by automobile but not overrun by RVs, offers great scenery, and is as close to a wilderness experience as possible. Useful at-a-glance data covers reservations, fees, and restrictions. Clear maps show campground layout, individual sites, and key facilities. Driving directions supplemented with GPS-based coordinates for each site entrance make getting there a snap.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• OLYMPIC PENINSULA AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON: 7
• 01 Bruceport County Park Campground: 8
• 02 Deer Park Campground: 11
• 03 Dungeness Recreation Area Campground: 14
• 04 Hoh Rain Forest Campground: 17
• 05 Lyre River Campground: 20
• 06 Mora Campground: 23
• 07 Upper Clearwater Campground: 26
• PUGET SOUND: 29
• 08 Bowman BayDeception Pass State Park Campground: 30
• 09 Fort Ebey State Park Campground: 33
• 10 Illahee State Park Campground: 36
• 11 Larrabee State Park Campground: 39
• 12 Lopez Farm Cottages and Tent Camping: 42
• 13 Mountain Lake Campground: 45
• 14 Obstruction Pass State Park Campground: 48
• 15 South Beach County Park Campground: 51
• 16 Spencer Spit State Park Campground: 54
• NORTHERN CASCADES AND ENVIRONS: 57
• 17 Falls Creek Campground: 58
• 18 Harts Pass Campground: 61
• 19 Hozomeen Campground: 64
• 20 Lake Ann: 67
• 21 Mineral Park Campground: 70
• 22 Panorama Point Campground: 73
• 23 Silver Falls Campground: 76
• CENTRAL CASCADES AND ENVIRONS: 79
• 24 Beckler River Campground: 80
• 25 Bedal Campground: 83
• 26 Beverly Campground: 86
• 27 Owhi Campground: 89
• 28 Rachel Lake: 92
• 29 Rock Island Campground: 95
• 30 Soda Springs Campround: 98
• SOUTHERN CASCADES AND ENVIRONS: 101
• 31 Beacon Rock State Park Campground: 102
• 32 Corral Pass Campground: 105
• 33 Gose Lake Campground: 108
• 34 Lower Falls Recreation Area Campground: 111
• 35 Merrill Lake Campground: 114
• 36 Morrison Creek Campground: 117
• 37 Takhlakh Lake Campground: 120
• NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON: 123
• 38 Cold Springs Campground: 124
• 39 CottonwoodSalmon Meadows Campgrounds: 127
• 40 Crawfish Lake Campground: 131
• 41 North Fork Nine Mile Campground: 134
• NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: 137
• 42 Ferry Lake Campground: 138
• 43 Haag Cove Campground: 141
• 44 Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge Campgrounds: 144
• 45 Lyman Lake Campground: 147
• SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON: 151
• 46 Brooks Memorial State Park Campground: 152
• 47 Fields Spring State Park Campground: 155
• 48 Godman Campground: 158
• 49 Palouse Falls State Park Campground: 161
• 50 Tucannon Campground: 164
• Camping Equipment Checklist: 167
• Sources of Information: 168
• Index: 170
• About Menasha Ridge Press: 175
• About the Authors: 176

About the author

Ian Devine is a freelance writer with a deep love for the outdoors and writing evocative of land and community. Some of his favorite writers are Annie Dillard, Salman Rushdie, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. He lives in Bellingham with his wife, Heather.

Jeanne Louise Pyle is a transplanted Marylander who has lived in the Pacific Northwest for more than 30 years. She has worked exclusively in the book and magazine publishing industries, wearing many hats--from publisher to sales rep to author. Her love of the outdoors led to authoring the first edition of The Best in Tent Camping series 15 years ago, and she is proud that this unique guide continues to lead campers to new and interesting discoveries in Washington and Oregon. She currently resides in Bellingham, Washington, conveniently equidistant between her two favorite cities--Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Best in Tent Camping: Washington: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos; Best Tent Camping
• Author: Jeanne Pyle
• Contributor: Ian Devine
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0897327659, 9780897327657
• Length: 208 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Healthy Living; Sports & Recreation / Camping; Travel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)