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

**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. **Best in Tent Camping Missouri and the Ozarks** is unique and important simply because there's no similar printed guide available. Key Information and Campground Ratings boxes prominently displayed in each chapter make it easy for readers to scan and find a camping spot perfect for their weekend getaway. Have a history buff in your group? Several campgrounds are located near historic sites and many others were constructed by CCC companies in the 1930s. Rivers for floating, tubing, or fishing are covered too. Camping with a road biker? Several profiles recommend good road biking loops. Especially helpful is a set of "Best For..." lists in the front of the book, guiding readers to the best campgrounds for scenic beauty, families, hiking, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, canoeing, and more. Whether campers are looking for a place where they can also go fishing, hiking, or canoeing 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 has even included 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! "Best Tent Camping: Missouri and the Ozarks 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! "-- Provided by publisher. 36 Silver Mines Recreation Area37 Sutton Bluff Recreation Area; 38 Watercress Recreation Area; BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER; 39 Kyle's Landing; 40 Ozark; 41 Rush; 42 Steel Creek; 43 Tyler Bend; OZARK NATIONAL FOREST; 44 Blanchard Springs Recreation Area; 45 Gunner Pool Recreation Area; 46 Haw Creek Falls Recreation Area; 47 Redding Recreation Area; 48 Richland Creek Recreation Area; 49 Shores Lake Recreation Area; 50 White Rock Mountain Recreation Area; APPENDIX A Camping-Equipment Checklist; APPENDIX B Honorable Mention; APPENDIX C Sources of Information; APPENDIX D Suggested Reading and Reference Front Cover; Overview Map; Map Legend; Overview Map Key; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Author's Top Campgrounds; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; STATE AND COUNTY PARKS; 1 Arrow Rock State Historic Site; 2 Cuivre River State Park; 3 Hawn State Park; 4 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park; 5 Klondike Park; 6 Meramec State Park; 7 St. Francois State Park; 8 Sam A. Baker State Park; 9 Taum Sauk Mountain State Park; 10 Trail of Tears State Park; 11 Wallace State Park; 12 Washington State Park; 13 Weston Bend State Park; OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS; 14 Alley Spring; 15 Bay Creek 16 Big Spring17 Logyard; 18 Powder Mill; 19 Pulltite; 20 Round Spring; 21 Two Rivers; MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST; 22 Berryman Recreation Area; 23 Council Bluff Recreation Area; 24 Deer Leap and Float Camp Recreation Areas; 25 Dry Fork Recreation Area; 26 Greer Crossing Recreation Area; 27 Lane Spring Recreation Area; 28 Loggers Lake Recreation Area; 29 Marble Creek Recreation Area; 30 Markham Springs Recreation Area; 31 McCormack Lake Recreation Area; 32 North Fork Recreation Area; 33 Paddy Creek Recreation Area; 34 Pine Ridge Recreation Area; 35 Red Bluff Recreation Area