Camping Resources

Campgounds

• Camping Facilities across the US including Wisconsin State Parks
• National Park Service
• Public Lands Information Center
• Ontario Provincial Parks
• Grand Island National Recreation Area - Munising, MI

Organizations Related to Camping/Hiking

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• American Hiking Society
• Elderhostel
• Wilderness Ventures
• Sierra Club - Great Waters Group- Milwaukee
• Sierra Club - Southeast Gateway Group - Racine/Kenosha
• Sierra Club Trip Search

Transporting Camping Gear by Air

• Transportaion Security Administration (TSA) - flying with camping gear
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - hazardous materials
• U.S. Postal Service - mailing hazardous materials (camping gear). From the home page, select "All Products & Services", then select links to "avaition security" or "Domestic Mail Manual."
• United Parcel Service (UPS) - shipping hazardous materials (camping gear). After selecting your location, select "Support" menu tab and look for information on preparing and shipping hazardous materials.

Maps

• Milwaukee Map Service- retail source for maps in Milwaukee
• Dover Flag & Map- retail source for maps in Racine
• U.S. Geological Survey- U.S. topographic maps
• Natual Resources Canada- Canadian topographic maps

Publications

• Backpacker magazine

Environmental Organizations

• The Nature Conservancy

Outdoor Leadership/Outdoor Skills

• Global Youth Initiative
• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
• Outward Bound
• Wilderness Medical Associates
• SOLO Wilderness Medicine
• Wilderness Medicine Institute
• Leave No Trace, Inc.

Trails

• Ice Age Trail
• Appalachian Trail Conservancy
• The Appalachian National Scenic Trail homepage
• American Discovery Trail

Weather

• National Weather Service - Milwaukee forecast
• Milwaukee Skywarn

Camping EquipmentReviews

• Backpacker Magazine's Gear Finder