Mountain bike!

This book uses cartoon illustrations and humor to help the reader shorten the learning curve and master the advanced techniques of mountain biking.

Carolina whitewater

The ultimate guide to paddling whitewater in the western Carolinas, Carolina Whitewater has guided boaters to the best water in the Tar Heel and Palmetto states for almost 30 years. This latest edition includes expanded and updated information for the classic rivers, like the Chattooga, French Br...

Alaska river guide

This guide profiles a wide variety of rivers from all over Alaska, concentrating on trips for intermediate boaters.

60 hikes within 60 miles: new york city

This guide to 60 of the best hikes around New York City will help you reconnect with nature.

Five-star trails: lake tahoe

Author Jordan Summers guides you along 40 scenic hikes, from Emerald Bay to the five highest peaks around Lake Tahoe.

Best tent camping: alabama

Best Tent Camping: Alabama is your guide to the 50 best tent-camping sites in the Heart of Dixie. Whether you prefer the pristine white beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. or the mountains and canyons of the Tennessee Valley, or something in-between. Alabama has it all. The guide takes you to the mos...

Best tent camping: new mexico

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: New Mexico presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

Best tent camping: arizona

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Arizona presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

60 hikes within 60 miles: atlanta

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in and around Atlanta leads you from urban strolls to striking wilderness.

60 hikes within 60 miles: los angeles

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in and around Los Angeles leads you to explore the mountains, the ocean, and everything in between.

Best tent camping: pennsylvania

This updated guidebook spotlights 50 of the best campgrounds in private, state park, and state and national forests, organized into four distinct regions and based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal.

60 hikes within 60 miles: nashville

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the Nashville area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

60 hikes within 60 miles: san antonio & austin

Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hiking trails within an hour or so from San Antonio and Austin, Texas, leading you to scenic beauty. The best way to experience central Texas is by hiking it! Get into nature with local author and hiking expert Charlie Llewellin. This full-color guid...

60 hikes within 60 miles: madison

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the Madison area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

60 hikes within 60 miles: minneapolis and st. paul

Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from the Twin Cities, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

60 hikes within 60 miles: chicago

The best guide to hiking within an hour's drive of Chicago. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Chicago by Ted Villaire introduces newcomers and lifelong residents alike to a surprising array of the best day hikes within a 60-mile radius of the Windy City. The new full-color edition includes some brand-...

Hike virginia north of us 60

Explore 51 of Virginia’s best options for short walks, hiking excursions, and backpacking adventures! From the craggy summits of the Allegheny Mountains to the soft shores of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia north of US 60 is an unparalleled region. The area is diverse and beautiful, and the plants ...

60 hikes within 60 miles: richmond

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the Richmond area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

Best tent camping: utah

Offering essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and more, as well as accurate, easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Utah will lead you to the 50 best campgrounds in the state for car campers.

Complete book of fire

This book teaches how to build, use, and extinguish campfires, whether for basic enjoyment or survival.

60 hikes within 60 miles: cincinnati

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the Cincinnati area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

The nealy way of knowledge

Laugh out loud with this hilarious look at various outdoor pursuits, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy. A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique st...

Five-star trails: finger lakes and central new york

This guide will help you discover the sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic landscape of New York’s Finger Lakes region.

Best tent camping: michigan

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Michigan presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

Best tent camping: montana

Perfect Camping for You in Montana. From the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness in the northwest to the Yellowstone River Valley in the south, the new full color edition of Best Tent Camping: Montana by Jan and Christiana Nesset is a guidebook for car campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsi...

60 hikes within 60 miles: harrisburg

Although known predominantly for its Pennsylvania Dutch culture, the Gettysburg battlefield, and the cities of Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York, south-central Pennsylvania is home to many tracts of public lands that offer a diverse array of hiking experiences. From the gentle farm country of Lanca...

Best hikes of the appalachian trail: south

Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: South details 45 hikes along the AT from the trail's southern terminus atop Georgia's Springer Mountain north through North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. These superlative treks visit overlooks, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and wildernesses, as well as sce...

Best tent camping: wisconsin

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Wisconsin presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

Five-star trails: finger lakes and central new york

The Finger Lakes and Central New York are not known for rugged mountains and their panoramic vistas which are so commonly sought in the Adirondacks to the north. They hardly could be - the area was scoured clean by glaciers millennia ago. But don’t let that fool you, the region is full of natural...

Day & overnight hikes: tonto national forest

Central Arizona's most popular forest area houses six separate ecosystems, and much of it can only be seen on foot. Hikers have long known about the natural wonders that exist here, and this guide corrals all of the best hikes -- no small task, since there are over 900 miles of trails in the park...

Five-star trails: orlando

Five-Star Trails: Orlando is a handy guide for area residents, vacationers seeking outdoor fun, and for business travelers with a free afternoon. With a diverse collection of hiking routes, the book offers choices for everyone from solo trekkers to companions to families with either youngsters o...

Best hikes of the appalachian trail: mid-atlantic

This exciting guide provides detailed information on 43 of the best day hikes along the Appalachian Trail in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, with ratings for scenery, trail condition, accessibility for children, difficulty, and solitude.

Best tent camping: northern california

Offering essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and more, as well as accurate, easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Northern California presents 50 of the region’s best campgrounds for car campers.

Myths & truths about coyotes

This book addresses the most frequently asked questions and concerns about coyotes.

60 hikes within 60 miles: seattle

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in and around Seattle showcases the best of everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Best tent camping: oregon

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Oregon presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

The ultimate fly-fishing guide to the great smoky mountains

The Ultimate Fly-Fishing Guide to the Smoky Mountains does more than any other book in print to bring success to a fishing trip. This newly updated landmark volume is an essential guide for anyone planning to fish the rivers, streams, and lakes in the Smokies — these fisheries are some of the gr...

60 hikes within 60 miles: st. louis

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the St. Louis area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

The backwoodsman: shelters

Build a variety of shelters from natural materials while taking a nostalgic look at some of The Backwoodsman magazine’s timeless articles. As a young child, Charlie Richie Jr. used to watch his father build tepees, debris shelters, and various forms of lean-tos—and fall in love with the Old Ways ...

Best tent camping: west virginia

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: West Virginia presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

60 hikes within 60 miles: portland

This guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Portland, Oregon, leads to scenic overlooks, mountain retreats, and beautiful forests.

The backwoodsman: primitive camping

Learn timeless primitive-camping skills while taking a nostalgic look at 28 of The Backwoodsman magazine’s practical and enduring articles. As a young child, Charlie Richie Jr. used to watch his father build shelters, craft tools, and practice traditional outdoor skills—and fall in love with the ...

Best of the appalachian trail: day hikes

This fully updated guidebook presents 144 day hikes throughout the 14 states of the Appalachian Trail, from 1 to 11 miles in length.

Canoeing & kayaking new york

Canoeing and Kayaking New York includes descriptions of 50 of the best trips on New York's dozens of rivers. Along with runs for both experienced paddlers and novices and profiles for both over-nighters and short, round-trip day paddles, this book contains all the information necessary for a saf...

60 hikes within 60 miles: salt lake city

This guide to 60 of the best hikes near Salt Lake City leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

Hiking kentucky's red river gorge

This definitive, full-color guide showcases 28 of the best hikes in the Red River Gorge, with ratings for key elements like scenery and difficulty.

The backwoodsman: fire

Master the ancient art of fire-making and explore primitive cooking techniques with timeless articles from The Backwoodsman magazine. As a child, Charlie Richie Jr. watched his father start friction fires, build solar-powered ovens, carve his own utensils—and fall in love with the Old Ways of Liv...

Shipwrecked!

Shipwrecked! tells the harrowing tales from 14 maritime disasters spanning three centuries.

Wildflowers of the appalachian trail

Whether you are a weekend hiker, a long-distance trekker, a trained naturalist, or a wildflower enthusiast, this is a necessary companion for anyone interested in the flora of the East's longest trail.

Best tent camping: virginia

Best Tent Camping: Virginia by Randy Porter takes outdoor enthusiasts to the most beautiful, yet lesser known, of the state's campsites, guaranteeing a peaceful retreat. Each entry provides the latest maps of the grounds and alerts readers to the best sites within the facility to ensure a reward...

60 hikes within 60 miles: dallas–fort worth

Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Dallas/Fort Worth, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

Ten million steps

M. J. Eberhart, aka the Nimblewill Nomad, was a 60-year-old retired doctor in January 1998 when he set off on a foot journey that carried him 4,400 miles (twice the length of the Appalachian Trail) from the Florida Keys to the far north of Quebec. Written in a vivid journal style, the author unab...

Best tent camping: tennessee

Well-traveled outdoor writer and native Tennessean Johnny Molloy methodically set forth into his home state, searching for campgrounds to include in this new edition of Best Tent Camping: Tennessee. Having camped the state for decades, Molloy, with over 50 outdoor guides to his credit, uaed his ...

Whitewater home companion: southeastern rivers, volume 1

Laugh out loud with this hilarious collection of William Nealy’s beloved river maps, together in book form for easy reading! A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of ...

Walking the cape and islands

The guidebook to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket features 72 of the best walking and hiking trails in coastal New England.

Five-star trails: louisville & southern indiana

Discover the best hikes in Louisville, Kentucky, and beyond! Louisville is known as the City of Parks, and its population has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. Nestled within the Ohio Valley and bordered by the Knobs region to the south and heavily wood...

Best tent camping: georgia

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Georgia presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

A guide to the chattooga river

This comprehensive guide features everything you need to know about the Chattooga River.

Whitewater tales of terror

Laugh out loud with this hilarious look at the trials and tribulations of paddling, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy. A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors wit...

Five-star trails: raleigh and durham

Explore the patchwork of national, state, and local parks that surround Raleigh and Durham.

Five-star trails: birmingham

This collection of 35 five-star hiking trails in the Birmingham area includes popular routes and hidden treasures.

Canoeing & kayaking kentucky

This completely updated guidebook to paddling the creeks, rivers, and waterways of the Bluegrass State covers thousands of miles of paddling.

Best tent camping: colorado

Discover 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers, with the guide that offers essential details and easy-to-read maps. The Centennial State provides a spectacular backdrop for some of the most scenic campgrounds in the country. But do you know which campgrounds offer the most privacy or...

Noc stories

This collection of 62 stories by Nantahala Outdoor Center staff veterans describes the center’s first 25 years and its lasting impact on whitewater sports.

A canoeing and kayaking guide to the ozarks

In the heartland of America rise the Ozark Mountains, teeming with cascading, free-flowing streams. Situated astride the Missouri/Arkansas border, the Ozarks represent a canoeing and kayaking wonderland. Still a comprehensive, accurate and readable guide, but now with a new design and format, A C...

60 hikes within 60 miles: phoenix

Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Phoenix, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, ancient ruins, and petroglyphs.

Guide to the alaska highway

Traveling across the great northern expanses from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Delta Junction, Alaska, the 1,500-mile Alaska Highway remains one of the greatest driving adventures of all time. Inside you will find details on gas prices, where to camp, how to prepare your vehicle for the jou...

60 hikes within 60 miles: san francisco

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the San Francisco area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

Five-star trails: the ozarks

Discover 43 five-star hiking trails in Arkansas and Missouri, including popular routes and hidden gems throughout the Ozark Mountains. Peaceful waterfalls, dramatic mountain vistas, and untamed streams, the Ozarks region is a popular and beloved destination—and there’s no better place to hit the ...

Canoeing & kayaking south central wisconsin

South-central Wisconsin provides an impressive array of opportunities for all types of paddling, including some of the very best day trips in the entire state and even Upper Midwest. Paddling South Central Wisconsin, by experienced paddler and author Timothy Bauer, guides all types of paddlers, w...

60 hikes within 60 miles: cleveland

Get outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hiking trails within an hour or so from Cleveland, Ohio, leading you to scenic beauty. The best way to experience Cleveland is by hiking it! Get outdoors with local author and hiking expert Diane Stresing. This full-color guide helps you locate and a...

Best tent camping: washington

Offering essential details and easy-to-read maps, Best Tent Camping: Washington presents 50 of the state’s best campgrounds for car campers.

60 hikes within 60 miles: baltimore

This guide to 60 of the best hikes in the Baltimore area leads you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.

Inline!

Laugh while you learn basic and advanced techniques for inline skating and rollerblading from an expert and renowned cartoonist! William Nealy revolutionized learning how to inline skate. Whether you’re a rank beginner or a skating pro, William’s Inline! educates and entertains like no other how-...

Explore duluth outdoors

Explore Duluth Outdoors offers the details needed to easily find 20 of the city’s top outdoor locations and a wide variety of activities, including hiking, biking, and more.

Explore asheville outdoors

60 hikes within 60 miles: sacramento

This guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from Sacramento, California, leads to urban green spaces, scenic retreats, and old-growth forests.

Five-star trails: flagstaff and sedona

Each hike features an individual trail map, elevation profile, and at-a-glance information, helping readers quickly find the perfect trip. Sized to fit in a pocket, the book's detailed trail descriptions will help readers find their way on and off the trail. Driving directions and GPS trailhead c...

Five-star trails: columbus

Five-Star Trails: Columbus is the most current and comprehensive guide to hiking the area and rates hikes on the following factors: scenery, trail condition, difficulty, appropriateness for children, and solitude. Each hikes also includes detailed landmarks, flora, fauna, and local history. In t...