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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Ninth Edition
The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in the Golden State
Paperback
$24.99 US
The definitive guide to 1,000 of California’s best hikes, by best-selling authors Tom Stienstra and Ann Marie Brown. More |
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
$10.95 US
A compact guide covering the region’s best camping, hiking, and fishing spots—including Fort Stevens State Park, Oaks Bottom, and the Columbia River Gorge— perfect for campers, hikers, and fishers looking for a fulfilling, back-country experience. More |
First Edition
Paperback
$9.95 US
A compact guide covering the region’s best camping and hiking sights—including John Dellenback Dunes and Oaks Bottom—perfect for campers or hikers looking for a back-country campsite or a place to pitch a tent. More |
Third Edition
The Complete Guide to More Than 2,300 RV Parks and Campgrounds in Washington, Oregon, and California
Paperback
$24.95 US
Best-selling outdoors author Tom Stienstra covers the best RV camping, up and down the Pacific coast. 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 |
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
$8.95 US
A compact guide covering the region’s best camping and hiking sights—including Battle Ground State Park, Castle Rock, and Glacier View Wilderness—perfect for campers or hikers looking for a back-country campsite or a place to pitch a tent. More |
