Frommer's Best RV and Tent Campgrounds in the U.S.A. (Frommer's Best Rv & Tent Campgrounds in the USA)

I have had this book since it came out and still reference it today for mostly full hookup campgrounds. I have picked 10 campgrounds over the past few years going solely by the book reviews and have not been disappointed yet. I just bought the 2009 Trailer Life directory since we just became Good Sam members and although it's more up to date, I don't find it as easy to read as the Frommer's one. I do wish Frommer's updated theirs more often but I will still use it to "double check" reviews from the newer Trailer Life directory.

I cannot understand how anyone can give this book a bad review - it does exactly what it advertises - gives a review of most of the campgrounds in America. I have used this the entire spring and summer before writing the review. This was my first year with a camper, and I did not know where to start. One time that I went to a campground not reviewed in the book, it was the worst trip we had - apparently there was a reason it was not reviewed! I found a great campsite nearby that I didn't even know existed. Having young children, I am thankful that the book explains why they think a good campground is good. For example, I was quickly looking at a campground rated 5 stars, the first part of the description was that it was not a great campground for kids - great! Moving on!

This book helps me plan every camping excursion that my family and I undertake. After the planning stage is over, we put it in the camper for a quick reference. The book is a little generalized, but it has so much to cover. Use it in conjunction with other more specialized books.

Excellent guide; would be better if they broke out campgrounds by family and age restricted types and showed club affiliations.

Congratulations to Reserve America, a private membership reservation business, on getting Frommer's, usually considered a well-known, reliable publisher of travel guides, to front for what is essentially their catalog.
Of course, the hedge word here is 'Best', so who can argue that they have failed to list so many really excellent campgrounds in the U.S.A? Woodalls, my personal favorite, and Trailer Life are much more comprehensive and give about as much detailed information, though not in such a cozy, readable style.This book wastes a lot of space listing what features the campground does not have. Woodalls and Trailer Life books just list the positives.

I found their ratings and weighted categories interesting and didn't agree with them. To rate Beauty and Quiet at 15% each and Cleanliness/upkeep at 13% seems skewed. Whether the property has wi-fi is becoming very important to campers who are on the road weeks or months at a time but I couldn't find any reference to it in this book.

This book is not useful for its price or weight and I am about to leave it in the laundry room at the very nice (unlisted) park where we are staying.