Are there any websites or guides that rate US campgrounds for tent camping?

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Lepke

It seems like a number of websites and guides are aimed at RVs. Does anyone know of any guides or websites that rate campgrounds (state parks AND privately owned) from the perspective of a tent camper. I don't know if it makes any difference but I am especially interested in the Eastern United States. Thanks.

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"The Best in Tent Camping: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos" series has editions for several Eastern regions.
Smokies: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Tent-Camping-Appalachian-Mountains/dp/0897329600/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2
Virginia: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Tent-Camping-Virginia-Concrete/dp/089732563X/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3
The Carolina's: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Tent-Camping-Carolinas-Menasha/dp/0897329694/ref=sr_1_1?
New England: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Tent-Camping-Concrete-Portable/dp/0897326229/ref=sr_1_5?

Cheap places to hike and tent camp in New England?

jonesbobtr

I want to head out for a weekend trip to do some hiking, and tent camping in New hanpshire maybe? Anywhere in New England

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NH is a great place as well as Maine, I like to go to Hermit Island which is east of Bath , Maine , lots of deer and wildlife and just great hiking along the Maine coast.

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Where can I find a good lightweight, compact, portable camping tent?

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HD Rider

I looking for one that I can easily carry on my motorcycle or backpack.

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I got mine here, a lot of choices good prices.

http://www.cabelas.com/

What are some cheap things to do and places to see between LV and Reno, Reno and SF, SF and LA finally LA and?

SV650s

What are some cheap (or free) things to do and places to see between LV and Reno, Reno and SF, SF and LA finally LA and LV?

I'm planning a motorcycle road trip by myself (because I don't have any friends lol) from Las Vegas, NV. to Reno, NV. to San Francisco, CA. to Los Angeles, CA. and back to Vegas. The trip will likely be on 6 May 2013 (Thursday) to 9 May 2013 (Sunday) or a week after. I'll leave Thursday evening and arrive back to Vegas by Sunday night.

The only road trip that I've ever gone by myself on a motorcycle was a 50-mile trip from Vegas to Searchlight, NV. at midnight and it was fun!

I'm mechanically inclined and I just perform necessarily services recently. I'll be also carrying a tent and about a gallon of gasoline in the saddlebags. I'm not planning to stay at motels, because I'm poor. I'm an athletic guy so I'll be safe in the jungles. Haha. My motorcycle is a 1988 Honda Shadow 600. She gets about 40MPG city and 50-60MPG highway with a 2.9 gallon tank. Iâll be refueling every 100 miles or so.

I will leave Vegas on Thursday afternoon/evening and arrive at Reno around midnight. I will stop for gas at: Indian Springs, Beatty, Tonopah, Hawthorne, Fallon, Fernley and Reno. There is a Walker Lake just after Hawthorne. I might stop there real quick, but itâll probably be too dark to see anything. Once I arrive in Reno or Carson City, Iâll probably set up my tent and camp. I donât mind sleeping anywhere.

I should be up by 8AM on Friday and continue my journey to San Francisco, CA., stopping Sacramento and small towns for gas. It should take me 5 hours max to arrive at SF. So itâll be afternoon at SF on Friday. What should I do there until Friday night that is cheap/free? Iâll camp somewhere near the state park.

Once I wake up on Saturday morning, Iâll be heading to LA via Pacific Coast Highway. I should arrive in LA by evening at latest and be pretty tired and just sleep. I donât mind sleeping on the street of LA also (haha), as long as my motorcycle is safe :)

When I wake up on Sunday morning, what should I do in LA or nearby? I think going to the beach(es) is an excellent idea. Iâll be taking my speedo also haha.

Iâll finally leave LA around 6PM and should arrive back at Vegas before midnight and go to work at 8:30AM on Monday :(

Well, what do you think? Any tips? What should I do? Places to see? Thx in advance. Sorry for a long post
Oh crap I meant June not May.

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Having driven every single mile of that at one time or another I think that yours is an incredibly ambitious plan to be doing in a vehicle w/ four wheels and it may be damned near undo-able on a motorcycle simply because of the beating that your body will take mile in mile out
But you're going to do it anyway
So
Make sure that the gas stations that you need are open late at night
Since you won't have a full Moon be super careful about critters in the road , ppl passing you and ppl using your lane to pass other ppl
Unless you have a thing about Reno taking US 50 out of Fallon to Sacramento will save you some miles
Know it can get below freezing at this time of year in the area around Lake Tahoe and snow is not unheard of
Safe trip

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