Tom Stienstra
Tom Stienstra’s full-time job for 30 years has been to capture and communicate the outdoor experience. This has led him across California, boating, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, and flying: searching for the best of the outdoors and then writing about it.
Tom is the nation’s top-selling author of outdoors guidebooks. He was inducted into the California Outdoor Hall of Fame and has twice been awarded National Outdoor Writer of the Year, newspaper division, by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. He has also been named California Outdoor Writer of the Year five times, most recently in 2007. Tom is the outdoors columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and his articles appear on www.SFGate.com and in newspapers around the country. He broadcasts a weekly radio show on KCBS-San Francisco and formerly hosted an outdoor television show and specials on the CBS/CW networks.
Tom, his wife, Stephani, and son, Kris, live in Northern California. You can contact Tom directly via the website www.TomStienstra.com.
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First Edition
Paperback
$7.95 US
A compact guide covering the region’s best camping and hiking sights—including Jefferson Park, Mount Hood National Forest, and Metolius River—perfect for campers or hikers looking for a back-country campsite or a place to pitch a tent. More |
First Edition
Paperback
$9.95 US
A compact guide covering the region’s best camping and hiking sights—including Alpine Lakes Wildnerness, Cendar River Municipal Watershed, and Mount Pilchuck State Park—perfect for campers or hikers looking for a back-country campsite or a place to pitch a tent. More |
First Edition
Paperback
$13.99 US
A detailed guide to these two neighboring wonderlands of outdoor attractions and activities. More |
First Edition
Paperback
$11.99 US
Seasoned outdoors authors Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown show travelers to Sequoia and Kings Canyon's prime spots for casting lines and pitching tents. More |
Tenth Edition
The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping in Washington and Oregon
Paperback
$24.95 US
The nation's top-selling author of outdoor guidebooks, Tom Stienstra, provides his best tips on camping throughout this lush and picturesque region. More |
Third Edition
The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping
Paperback
$19.95 US
Outdoor Writer of the Year Tom Stienstra provides coverage of the best camping in the state, including the Oregon Coast, Portland, and the Columbia River Gorge. More |
Fourth Edition
The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping
Paperback
$19.99 US
The most comprehensive guide to camping in Northern California by top-selling outdoors writer Tom Stienstra. More |
4th Edition
The Complete Guide to Boating, Fishing, and Water Sports
Paperback
$22.95 US
The definitive guide to the lakes and rivers of the Golden State, complete with detailed coverage of nearly 400 locations from expert outdoorsman Tom Stienstra More |
