Library: camping books and guides

Gear

• The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, Second Edition, by Andrew Skurka

Safety

• NOLS Wilderness Medicine, by Tod Schimelpfenig and Joan Safford
• Pocket Guide to Outdoor Survival, by Ron Cordes

Nature appreciation

• Pocket Guide to Animals/Tracks, by Ron Cordes
• National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Night Sky of North America, by Catherine H. Howell
• National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition, by Jonathan Alderfer and Jon L. Dunn
• The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills, byTristan Gooley 
• What It’s Like to Be a Bird, by David Allen Sibley

Cooking

• Dutch Oven and Cast Iron Cooking, by Peg Couch
• Easy Campfire Cooking: 200+ Family Fun Recipes for Cooking Over Coals and In the Flames with a Dutch Oven, Foil Packets, and More!, by Peg Couch
• So Much S’more to Do: Over 50 Variations of the Campfire Classic, by Becky Rasmussen and Erik Ahlman
• Camp Cocktails: Easy, Fun, and Delicious Drinks for the Great Outdoors, by Emily Vikre

Trip planning

• NOLS Expedition Planning, by Dave Anderson and Molly Absolon
• Moon California Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 1,400 Tent and RV Campgrounds, by Tom Stienstra 
• Camping New Mexico: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds, by Melinda Crow
• National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States: 400+ Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, Historic Sites, Scenic Trails, Recreation Areas, and Seashores, by Mel White
• Bureau of Land Management Camping: Directory of 1,142 Camping Areas in 11 States, by Ultimate Campgrounds

Kids – non-fiction

• Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival, by Denise Long
• A Girl’s Guide to the Wild, by Ruby McConnell
• The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature, by Helen Olsson
• The Camping Trip that Changed America, by Barb Rosenstock

Kids – fiction

• Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping, by Peggy Parish
• Bailey Goes Camping, by Kevin Henkes
• Curious George Goes Camping, by Margret & H.A. Rey
• A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, by Chris Van Dusen
• When We Go Camping, by Margriet Ruurs
• The Lost Lake, by Allen Say
• Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
• My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
• The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Miscellaneous

• SUV RVing: How to Travel, Camp, Sleep, Explore, and Thrive in the Ultimate Tiny House, by Tristan Higbee
• The Backpacker’s Field Manual, by Rick Curtis
• The Backpacker’s Handbook, Fourth Edition, by Chris Townsend

Camping/outdoor-themed recreational reading

• Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
• A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson
• Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer
• The Wilderness Idiot, by Ted Alvarez
• The Unlikely Thru-Hiker, by Derick Lugo
• Edge of the Map, by Johanna Garton
• A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean
• Deliverance, by James Dickey
• Touching the Void, by Joe Simpson
• Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography, by Corey Rich
• Out There: The Wildest Stories from Outside Magazine, by editors of Outside