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

by Steve Henry (Author)

Best Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks by Steve Henry leads readers to 50 quiet and beautiful camping hideaways in Missouri and northwest Arkansas. In addition to scenic beauty and relaxing atmosphere, campground profiles also include tips for outdoor activities and points of interest. Especially helpful is the "Best For..." lists that guide readers to the top campgrounds for picturesque environment, families, hiking, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, and more.

Whether campers are looking for a places to fish, hike, and canoe or the best sites for photography, Henry provides plenty of information to make choosing the right campsite easy. Not only does each campsite profile include a description and map, Henry includes ratings on the beauty, privacy, spaciousness, and cleanliness of each site. Best Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks makes planning your camping trip easy and enjoyable

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The Ozarks is a land of clear rivers, tall bluffs, deep forests, and aquamarine springs. And this spectacular backdrop is the setting for some of the most scenic campgrounds in the country. Hundreds of miles of trails and thousands of miles of rivers lace the countryside and these forest hideaways, opening the door to endless adventure. But do you know how to find the right place?

Here's the answer. Maybe you seek a small, quiet campground near a fish-filled stream for a weekend of solitude...or maybe you and the family need a campground with all the amenities and lots of recreational options. In Best Tent Camping: Missouri & the Ozarks, outdoors writer and enthusiast Steve Henry has compiled the most up-to-date research-in the region he knows so well-to steer you straight to the safe and scenic treasure spot you had in mind.

Author Biography

Steve Henry has written several articles for cycling publications and outdoor websites and enjoyed many hiking and camping trips. He's the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: St. Louis, now in its third edition, and Mountain Bike! The Ozarks. He lives in Solomon, KS.