Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:05:02 -0700
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From: Mike Catlin <mjcatlin@PACBELL.NET>
Subject: Re: Name of campground along 395?
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I used to have a copy of the Northern California Atlas and Gazetteer, and I
think it showed all the campgrounds. It is available at REI, Amazon, local
bait shops and many other sources.
Mike Catlin
Davis, Calif.
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>
> Hi,
>
> A single source for "ALL campgrounds in a given area"? Doubt it! It
> wouldn't stay current for very long. Particularly, the private
> campgrounds seem to change name/ownership as often as I change socks!
>
> Sounds like a perfect addition to the Vanagon Wiki, since everyone who
> uses it can help keep it up-to-date:
> http://vanagonwiki.net , or http://www.vanagonwiki.net .
>
> AAA (the Auto Club) (at least in CA) is now producing maps titled
> "Camping" and here subtitled "Northern California" and "Southern
> California". They include most of the public-agency campgrounds
> (including some as deep as city level) and even some private
> campgrounds. If you poke at your state's Auto Club, maybe you can
> find a comparable map?
>
> There are many campground review sites on the web. Some are oriented
> towards RV'ers and some towards tent campers and some towards
> backpackers.
>
> Also, Micro$quish MapPoint has many campgrounds in their database:
> http://www.microsoft.com/mappoint/default.mspx
>
> Oriented specifically towards camper-vanners, we have a wonderful
> burgeoning resource in the RoadHaus campground review site:
> http://www.roadhaus.com/camp.php
>
>
> B&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal
>
>
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:42:16 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Chris Flat sounds right to me, and the campground map looks like I
> >remember. Thanks much!
> >I somehow managed to miss searching the USFS website entirely.
> >
> >Makes me wonder... is there a single source (online?) that lists ALL
> >campgrounds in a given area?