From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!tekcrd!billr@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Title: Re: Camp Sites near Landing Strips? - (nf)
Article-I.D.: tekcrd.798
Posted: Thu Nov 18 09:48:27 1982
Received: Sun Nov 21 04:47:02 1982

There are several books that have camping spots close to airports listed.
The main one I know of is:
	Western States Fly-in Campground Directory
	pub. by: Fly 'N Camp Enterprises
	PO Box 6055
	Burbank
	CA	91510
It covers the western US (i.e. west of (and including) Mont., WY, UT, NM).
The copy I have is the 2nd edition (1978).  I don't know if there is a
newer edition out or if the company is even in buisiness any more.

A good general book on fly-in camping which also has some camp spots listed
in the back (covering all US) is:
	Flying -- Off The Pavement
	by Link Grindle
	Pub. by and avail from: Lasenda Publishers
	32331 Coast Hwy.
	South Laguna
	CA	92677

Another referance is: "AOPA's Airports USA".  While it doesn't seperately
list camping areas, it does say for many of the airport entrys if camping
is available on field or nearby.

As an aside, on a recent flying trip to Alaska (via Alcan Hwy) I friend and
I camped rather than staying in motels.  We found that at every airport we
stopped at we were able to pitch our tent on the airport premises, sometimes
right under the wing of the airplane.  One airport (Watson Lake, YT) even
caters to fly-in campers with fire boxes and garbage barrels.  Flying and
camping is a way of life in the north country and we meet several people
doing the same thing we were.

	-Bill Randle
	Tektronix, Inc.
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