If your dad revels in the smell of rain, the rustling in the trees, and the heat of sun on his skin, then you're in the right place. Give your outdoors-loving Pa a gift that speaks to his favorite thing, nature with this selection of gifts for Father's Day.

First Frost: A Longmire Mystery

Craig Johnson

from $23.36

Old Time Hawkey's Recipes from the Cedar Swamp

Old Time Hawkey

from $25.39

Eruption

Michael Crichton

from $24.65

The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness

Ken Smith

from $17.27

Jim Shore Mini Squirrel Figurine

from $25.00

Forest Life Notes: 20 Notecards & Envelopes

from $13.13

Terrible Maps: Hilarious Maps for a Ridiculous World

Michael Howe

from $16.88

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

from $13.49

The Milepost 2024: Alaska Travel Planner

from $30.94

The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors

Tony Jones

from $19.22

Most Popular

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Laurence Gonzales

from $4.09

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

from $4.19

Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth

James M. Tabor

from $4.49

The Kids Campfire Book: Official Book of Campfire Fun (Family Fun)

Ann Love

from $4.39

The Natural Navigator

Tristan Gooley

from $7.19

The Wilderness World of John Muir

John Muir

from $5.99

RVing Basics

Jan Moeller

from $3.69

Native American Crafts & Skills: A Fully Illustrated Guide to Wilderness Living and Survival

David R. Montgomery

from $6.49

The Complete Wilderness Training Book (DK Living)

Hugh McManners

from $4.59

The Backpacker's Handbook

Chris Townsend

from $5.39

Top Picks

Extreme Outdoor Adventures: Who Survives and Why

Marguerite Reiss

from $4.29

No Ordinary Woman: The Story of Mary Schäffer Warren

Janice Sanford Beck

from $5.79

Cave Exploring: The Definitive Guide to Caving Technique, Safety, Gear, and Trip Leadership (Falconguides)

Paul Burger

Out of Stock

People: Amazing Stories of Survival

People Magazine

from $4.69

Nols Wilderness Navigation (NOLS Library)

Darran Wells

from $7.59

Wild: Stories of Survival..(Tr) (Adrenaline Books Series)

Clint Willis

from $5.19

The Best Adventure and Survival Stories 2003

from $9.79

Wilderness First Aid, Third Edition: Emergency Care for Remote Locations (Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations)

Howard D. Backer

from $5.49

Basic Essentials Map & Compass

Cliff Jacobson

from $4.19

Hikers' and Backpackers' Guide to Treating Medical Emergencies

Patrick Brighton

from $17.79

Bestsellers

A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold

from $4.09

National Geographic Guide to National Parks of the United States

National Geographic

from $4.19

Elephant & Piggie: Are You Ready to Play Outside?

Mo Willems

from $4.79

Happy Place

Emily Henry

from $8.79

Over and Under the Snow

Kate Messner

from $4.79

A Field Guide to Insects

Richard E. White

from $4.19

Ansel Adams: Our National Parks

William A. Turnage

from $3.99

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))

Lee Allen Peterson

from $17.28

Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children

James Bruchac

from $4.79

National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways: The 300 Best Drives in the U.S.

National Geographic Society

from $4.99

Outdoor Recreation

The Wisdom of Wilderness: Experiencing the Healing Power of Nature

Gerald G. May

from $5.19

Woman of the Boundary Waters: Canoeing, Guiding, Mushing, and Surviving (Minnesota)

Justine Kerfoot

from $4.79

Trails for the Twenty-First Century: Planning, Design, and Management Manual for Multi-Use Trails

Robert Searns

from $8.79

The Ragged Mountain Press Pocket Guide to Wilderness Medicine and First Aid

Paul G. Gill Jr.

from $7.29

Tideland Treasure: The Naturalist's Guide to the Beaches and Salt Marshes of Hilton Head Island and the Southeastern Coast

Todd Ballantine

from $5.19

Wild Rivers, Wild Lands: 1995

Ken Madsen

from $10.19

The Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook: Revised Edition

Jeffrey Isaac

from $5.59

Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods

John J. Rowlands

from $8.09

Women Who Risk: Profiles of Women in Extreme Sports

Marilyn Olsen

from $9.19

Woodswoman I: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness

Anne LaBastille

from $6.99

Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness

Pete Fromm

from $4.89

Theres a Porcupine in My Outhouse: Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe

Michael J. Tougias

from $7.09

Hiking Olympic National Park (rev)

Erik Molvar

from $6.39

The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier

Bruce Barcott

from $4.99

Quest for Adventure: Ultimate Feats of Modern Exploration

Chris Bonington

from $4.99

High Angle Rescue Techniques

Tom Vines

from $8.19

Basic Essentials Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs, 3rd (Basic Essentials Series)

Jim Meuninck

from $8.59

Hiking, Cycling, and Canoeing in Maryland: A Family Guide

Bryan MacKay

from $5.09

Riding on the Wild Side (HH): Tales of Adventure in the Canadian West

Dale Portman

from $5.09

Surviving the Extremes: What Happens to the Body and Mind at the Limits of Human Endurance

Kenneth Kamler

from $4.89

Hiking & Camping

Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating on the Trail

Linda Frederick Yaffe

from $6.49

Hiking Big Bend National Park (Regional Hiking Series)

Laurence Parent

from $5.49

Day Hiking, Olympic Peninsula (Done in a Day)

Craig Romano

from $5.29

Mount Rainier: A Climbing Guide

Mike Gauthier

from $4.19

Case Files of the Tracker: True Stories from America's Greatest Outdoors

Tom Brown Jr.

from $7.09

Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid

Paul S. Auerbach

from $7.39

Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite

Michael P. Ghiglieri

from $14.49

Wilderness Survival

Gregory J. Davenport

from $5.59

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated

Mark W.T. Harvey

from $5.29

Moon California Hiking (Moon Handbooks)

Tom Stienstra

from $4.99

As Far as the Eye Can See

David Brill

from $5.39

Land Navigation Handbook: The Sierra Club Guide to Map, Compass & GPS (Sierra Club Outdoor Adventure Guides)

W.S. Kals

from $5.49

Afoot & Afield in San Diego (Afoot & Afield)

Jerry Schad

from $6.39

Outdoor Yarns and Outright Lies: 50 Or So Stories by Two Good Sports

Steven Smith

from $8.89

Canadian Rockies Trail Guide

Brian Patton

from $4.79

Top Trails Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone (Top Trails)

Andrew Dean Nystrom

from $5.49

The Complete RV Handbook: A Guide to Getting the Most Out of Life on the Road

Jayne Freeman

from $5.29

60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Minneapolis and St. Paul, 2nd: Including Cambridge, St. Michael, and Northfield (60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge)

Tom Watson

from $5.29

Nols Wilderness First Aid (Nols Library)

Linda Lindsey

from $5.29

The Best of Outside: The First 20 Years

Outside Magazine

from $3.99

Instructional

The Complete Whitewater Rafter

Jeff Bennett

from $21.60

The Mountaineering Handbook

Craig Connally

from $6.39

The SAS Guide to Tracking, New and Revised

Bob Carss

from $6.19

The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors

David Seidman

from $3.99

Basic Illustrated Knots for the Outdoors (Basic Essentials Series)

Cliff Jacobson

from $5.99

An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections

Jimmy Carter

from $3.99

Build the Perfect Survival Kit

John D. McCann

from $3.99

Using a Map and Compass

Don Geary

from $5.59

The New Gold Panning Is Easy (Treasure Hunting Text)

Roy Lagal

from $4.59

The Book of Outdoor Knots

Peter Owen

from $5.59

Outdoor Leadership: Theory And Practice

Mary Breunig

from $5.59

The Ultimate Desert Handbook : A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers and Travelers

G. Mark Johnson

from $5.19

Solo: On Her Own Adventure (Seal Women's Travel)

from $4.59

The Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia

Vin T. Sparano

from $10.49

Geocaching For Dummies

Joel McNamara

from $4.89

Nols Wilderness Wisdom: Quotes for Inspirational Exploration (NOLS Library)

John Gookin

from $8.29

Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook

Jeffrey Isaac

from $5.69

Facing the Frozen Ocean: One Man's Dream to Lead a Team Across the Treacherous North Atlantic

Bear Grylls

from $4.89

Sew and Repair Your Outdoor Gear

Louise Summer

from $13.49

Go Wild!: 101 Things to Do Outdoors Before You Grow Up

Fiona Danks

from $7.49

Sports & Outdoors

Shelters, Shacks & Shanties: And How to Build Them

Daniel Carter Beard

from $9.15

The Art of Fly Tying (The Hunting & Fishing Library)

John Van Vliet

from $7.09

The Complete Book of Fly Fishing

Tom McNally

from $7.29

Birds of Colorado Field Guide (Field Guides)

Stan Tekiela

from $4.89

Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival

Mors Kochanski

from $11.69

Nols Wilderness Medicine

Tod Schimelpfenig

from $3.99

Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide: Grand Canyon National Park

James Kaiser

from $4.89

Knots and How to Tie Them

Walter B. Gibson

from $7.69

Acadia: The Complete Guide: Mt. Desert Island & Acadia National Park

James Kaiser

from $5.29

The Colorado Trail: The Official Guidebook

Colorado Trail Foundation

from $5.09

Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling

Alan S. Kesselheim

from $4.79

Yosemite, The Complete Guide: Yosemite National Park

James Kaiser

from $5.89

Hiking North Carolina

Randy Johnson

from $6.69

If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia

Bill Heavey

from $3.99

Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

Cameron Hanes

from $11.89

The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook

Christine Conners

from $6.59

How to Rock Climb!

John Long

from $4.19

100 Classic Hikes in Washington: North Cascades, Olympics, Mount Rainer & South Cascades, Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak (100 Best Hikes)

Ira Spring

from $5.39

Froggy Plays T-Ball

Jonathan London

from $4.79

Hiking Yellowstone National Park

Bill Schneider

from $5.19

Sports & Recreation

The Maffetone Method: The Holistic, Low-Stress, No-Pain Way to Exceptional Fitness

Philip Maffetone

from $6.49

Pacific Crest Trail Data Book: Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data and essential trail information for the entire Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada

Benedict Go

from $4.39

Fifty Places to Bike Before You Die: Biking Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Chris Santella

from $4.89

Guide To Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails

Charles A. Wells

from $5.29

Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks (rev)

Erik Molvar

from $4.49

Camping America's Guide to Free and Low-Cost Campgrounds: Includes Campgrounds $12 and Under in the United States

Don Wright

from $13.89

Walk Away the Pounds: The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting

Leslie Sansone

from $4.79

Beyond Fair Chase

Jim Posewitz

from $4.29

How to Climb 5.12, 2nd (How To Climb Series)

Eric J. Horst

from $5.59

100 Hikes of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Scenic Trails

Kate Siber

from $23.89

The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build

Nick Schade

from $5.09

Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors [A Cookbook]

Emma Frisch

from $6.29

Epic Bike Rides of the World

Lonely Planet

from $6.79

Stairway Walks in San Francisco

Adah Bakalinsky

from $4.89

Trees Of Ohio Field Guide (Trees)

Stan Tekiela

from $8.09

Wild Signs and Star Paths: 'A beautifully written almanac of tricks and tips that we've lost along the way' Observer

Tristan Gooley

from $7.19

The Campout: Recipes to Enjoy by the Fire

Marnie Hanel

from $9.99

I've Never Met an Idiot on the River

Henry Winkler

from $5.79

The Beginning Runner's Handbook: The Proven 13-Week Walk-Run Program

The Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia

from $3.69

Rock Pickers Guide to Lake Superior's North Shore (North Woods Naturalist Guides)

Kollath Stensaas

from $7.59

Travel

Drives of a Lifetime (Special Sales UK Edition): 500 of the World's Most Spectacular Trips

National Geographic Society

from $5.69

The Most Scenic Drives in America, Newly Revised and Updated: 120 Spectacular Road Trips

Reader's Digest Association

from $12.79

Riverman

Ben McGrath

from $5.79

Lonely Planet New Zealand

Lonely Planet

from $4.19

RV Camping in State Parks

D.J. Davin

from $7.29

The King of Sting

Coyote Peterson

from $4.69

Arizona's Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: A Travel Guide to History

Philip Varney

from $4.89

Our Great Big Backyard

Laura Bush

from $4.69

Wildflowers of Michigan Field Guide (Wildflowers of . . . Field Guides)

Stan Tekiela

from $15.95

Birds of Connecticut Field Guide (Field Guides)

Stan Tekiela

from $19.49

Waterside Cottages

Barbara Jacksier

Out of Stock

A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas

Alan E Bessette

from $24.14

Runes of the North (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)

Sigurd F. Olson

from $7.89

Earl Thollander's Back Roads of California: 65 Trips on California's Scenic Byways

Sunset Magazines & Books

from $5.79

A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All

Luke Dempsey

from $5.59

Birds Of Maryland & Delaware Field Guide: Includes Washington Dc & Chesapeake Bay

Stan Tekiela

from $19.59

Nature's Silent Message

Scott Stillman

from $6.19

Florida Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)

Diana Gleasner

from $6.39

Danger Stalks the Land: Alaskan Tales of Death and Survival

Larry Kaniut

from $5.09

Gem Trails of Oregon

James R. Mitchell

from $19.19

Commonalities of Books on Outdoor Recreation: - Many books are comprehensive guides to specific outdoor activities, such as hiking, rock climbing, and fly fishing. - Several books focus on identifying and using natural resources found in the outdoors, such as edible plants and wildflowers. - A few books explore the history and beauty of specific regions or national parks, including Olympic National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Acadia National Park. - Some books offer practical tips for outdoor survival and first aid in emergency situations. - A handful of books feature personal memoirs or essays about experiences in the wilderness or with outdoor activities.

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