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[pods8]

Back roads maps that is?

In this specific case I need to pick up stuff for various areas on CA but figured we could chat about what everyone likes to use.

[SunMan]

I'm using one of these:

http://www.amazon.co...PKWBMCSQCEVXME4

Available at AAA for $19.99. Very detailed and include most if not all fire roads, parks, and campgrounds. Curious to see what others use too. I can recall Marc and Deltarat having some good maps at the DVR.

[kcowyo]

I've become a huge fan of Benchmark Maps, over the last few years.

Currently they offer atlases for about a dozen western states, and I have ordered most of them as a replacement for another longtime favorite, the Delorme Gazetteer Maps. The Gazetteers had been sufficient but at times dated and incomplete or just hard to follow. The Benchmark Maps are incredibly detailed, easy to follow & read, as well as offering a wealth of additional local information for recreation, government offices, points of interest, etc.

The Benchmark Maps retail for $19.99, but I've had good luck ordering them through Amazon.com, where they are often marked down to $15. Well, well worth it in my opinion for those who want to find what lies beyond the pavement.
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[DirtyDog]

I've been using both the Benchmark maps and the Delorme for some time. I find that in general the Benchmark maps are easier to use and have a lot more useful info like backcountry campgrounds and points of interest. However on a recent trip the Benchmark map didn't show some roads that the Delorme did.

[HERR42]

all free

1. all topo maps in the us http://libremap.org/

2. very nice tool combining topo and photography....runs stand alone on laptop...no internet needed. http://jdmcox.com look for usaphotomaps

3. and then if your in region 5 of the us forset service... http://www.fs.fed.us...estvisitormaps/

[RJones]

I like the Delorme Gazetteers and along with a Garmin eTrex Vista HCx.

[marc]

I've been using both the Benchmark maps and the Delorme for some time. I find that in general the Benchmark maps are easier to use and have a lot more useful info like backcountry campgrounds and points of interest. However on a recent trip the Benchmark map didn't show some roads that the Delorme did.

I too use both of these and suplement them with The national Geographic Topo Series Maps. So far I haven't gotten lost yet.

[DirtyDog]

Someone should point this thread out to Ted

[Ted]

However on a recent trip the Benchmark map didn't show some roads that the Delorme did.

I believe that "recent trip" was in Blackrock when you were comparing your Benchmark to my Delorme. But even my Delorme couldn't tell me that in order to drive the road we took in it's current condition, I would need a submarine.

[pods8]

Benchmark Maps

These look nice, I'll probably see about grabbing these for WA, OR, and CA