Camping Illinois A Comprehensive Guide To The State's Best Campgrounds

by Villaire, Ted,

• ISBN13: 9780762746903
• ISBN10: 0762746904
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-04
• Publisher: Falcon Guides

Summary

No other campground guidebook focuses solely on the Prairie State. Illinois offers a surprising array of quiet, out-of-the-way parks replete with lakes, rivers, rugged hills, and even rocky cliffs.Camping Illinoisopens the door to these places. It includes: O Up-to-date trail information and route descriptions O Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails O Difficulty ratings for each hike O Historical highlights O Detailed trail maps O Zero-impact camping, and wilderness safety tips and techniques

Author Biography

A passionate cyclist, hiker, and runner, Ted Villaire is a regular contributor to the Backpacker magazine website and has written freelance articles on outdoor recreation for various publications, including Windy City Sports magazine, Silent Sports magazine, Rails to Trails magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and the Des Moines Register. He served as the editor of a weekly Chicago neighborhood newspaper and he worked for a number of years as a publications editor for a large, Chicago-based nonprofit. He has served with Illinois Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as a hiking leader for its Team in Training program. Villaire is the author of the book, 60 Hikes with 60 Miles: Chicago, published in its second edition in 2008. He also wrote the forthcoming books, Camping Illinois, Road Biking Illinois, and Best Bike Rides Near Chicago (FalconGuides).

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