The best in tent camping: New England: your car-camping guide to scenic beauty, the sounds of nature, and an escape from civilization

If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, __The Best in Tent Camping__ should be your constant companion. __The Best in Tent Camping: New England__ is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs. Painstakingly selected from hundreds of campgrounds, this book guides you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best-managed campgrounds in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Each campground profile provides essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and restrictions, as well as an accurate, easy-to-read map making the campground a snap to locate. Rich with history, natural beauty, and environmental diversity, New England offers campers a new experience at every turn. From the tidal marsh of Long Island Sound, to Vermont's world-famous forests, to the rocky shores of Maine, New England camping has never been better. Including campgrounds in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, the campgrounds profiled in __The Best in Tent Camping: New England__, 4th edition are each unique. With revised and updated text, finding that perfect site is a snap. Author Lafe Low guides readers not only to the region's best campsites, but also to recreational and cultural activities nearby. It fits perfectly in your pack for easy access on your trip.

Frorri Maine's Baxter State Park, home of Mount Katahdin, to the Boston Harbor Islands, so close to yet a world away from the city, pitching a tent in New England opens the door to endless adventure. And campers are never far from one of the myriad mountains, rivers, streams, and lakes that make the region a camper's paradise. But do you know how to find the right place?

Here's the answer, right in your hands. Maybe you seek a small, quiet campground near a fish-filled stream for a weekend of solitude … or maybe you and the kids need a campground with all the amenities and lots of recreational options. In Best Tent Camping: New England, veteran writer and outdoors enthusiast Lafe Low has compiled the most up-to-date research-in the region he knows so well-to steer you straight to the safe arid scenic treasure spot you had in mind.

Each campground profile includes

Detailed maps of 60 campgrounds in the six New England states

Key information such as fees, restrictions, dates of operation, and facilities

Selections based on location, diverse topography and size, overall appeal, and reliable management

Driving directions to the campground and GPS coordinates

Ratings for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, quiet, safety and security, and cleanliness

So get ready to pitch your tent. And fake along your copy of Best Tent Camping: New England. It's handy on your way, and even after you arrive. This guide is a keeper.

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: New England presents 60 of the region's best campgrounds for car campers.