The Sierra Club Guide to the Natural Areas of California This invaluable sourcebook for the first time makes available detailed information about more than 200 natural areas in California, including federal and state parks and the public domain, where one can go to enjoy quiet, uncrowded, natural beauty. While 95% of the travelers nationwide crowd into 5% of the available parks and recreation areas, literally scores of little-known wilderness sites in California await the outdoor enthusiast. Sites are listed alphabetically within 9 geographic zones, each entry offering a wealth of detail, including: -- Location: directions from the closest town or highway, and adjacent wilderness areas -- Physical descriptions: acreage, outstanding natural features, points of special interest, typical weather patterns -- Wildlife: birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians -- Flora: major plant species -- Recreation: camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, skiing and ski touring, horse riding, bicycling, hunting, boating, rafting, kayaking, and canoeing -- Resources: park headquarters and ranger districts, including addresses and phone numbers, guidebooks, visitor centers -- Easy reference: symbols tell at a glance the recreational opportunities for each site California boasts of 1,340 miles of coastline, rugged mountain ranges including the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Range, vast deserts, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and a staggering 40 million acres of forest land. Based on original research and on-site surveys, this unique guide opens the state's outdoor resources to all who yearn to discover them. "Authors John and Jane Perry want to take you away from fresh-airjunk food, those well-publicized state parks and trails seemingly bush-deep with tourists and campers."

Covers 200 natural areas including parks, forests, and wildlife preserves, and lands in the public domain.

A guide to over 180 natural areas including parks, forests & wildlife preserves, and other public lands.

Now completely revised and updated, this authoritative guide provides a comprehensive introduction to New England's more than 350 federal, state, and local parks, forests, wildlife preserves, and lands in the public domain, comprising more than one million acres. An essential planning tool and an invaluable travel companion for quick weekend getaways as well as extended vacations. 7 maps.