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California Maps & Atlases
This page features road maps and atlases of California or large portions thereof, sold at everyday discounts.
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Benchmark Maps California Road & Recreation AtlasBenchmark's atlases include two major types of maps. In the California edition, recreation areas are emphasized on smaller scale maps, with details of each recreation area on the facing page, plus charts on climate for key areas. Most of the atlas is devoted to very detailed landscape maps, with outstanding shaded relief and elevations shown by color coding. The roads on these maps are actually field-checked, which enables you to distinguish between usable backcountry roads from those which are behind locked gates (and also shown). The maps also include a lat./long. grid for GPS users.
As a bonus, the atlas also includes a two-page landscape map of the US with the interstate system and other major highways, and another two-page spread of the western United States.
Scale: Recreation Maps, 1:862,905 (1 inch = about 14 miles); Landscape Maps, 1:300,000 (1 inch = about 4.7 miles)
Benchmark Maps, 2007 (fifth edition, revised). 143 pages, about 11 x 15 inches, paperback book. New.
Item #17. Shipping weight: 2.2 lbs. Publisher's price: $24.95. Your price: $22.50 (Out of stock; not expected to restock this year)
DeLorme Northern California Atlas & GazetteerTopo maps of all of Northern California north of Gilroy, Los Banos, Merced, and Bishop, enhanced with shaded relief to emphasize the mountains. About 110 quad maps with elevation contours show roads, railroads, major power lines, woodlands, lakes, quarries, campgrounds, parks and reserves, and much more. The quads are criss-crossed with GPS grids. Charts give information on campgrounds and wineries. Other pages in the Gazetteer highlight redwood preserves, parks/forests/recreation areas, wilderness areas, beaches, art museums and science centers, history, hiking, wildlife reserves, skiing, historic sites and museums, botanical gardens, bicycle routes, and more. There is also a four-page comprehensive index which helps you locate the place names in the atlas.
Scale of quad maps, about 1:150,000 (1 inch = about 2.4 miles). Contour interval = 100 meters. Size: about 11 x 15½ inches. 127 pages. Paperback book.
DeLorme, 2003 (sixth edition). New.
Item #57. Shipping weight: 2.2 lbs. Publisher's price: $19.95. Your price: $18.00 (Out of stock; this item has been discontinued by the publisher, and replaced by a new, more expensive edition covering the whole state.)
DeLorme Southern & Central California Atlas & GazetteerTopo maps of all of Central and Southern California south of Santa Cruz, Madera, and Independence, enhanced with shaded relief to emphasize the mountains. About 112 quad maps with elevation contours show roads, railroads, major power lines, woodlands, lakes, quarries, campgrounds, parks and reserves, and much more. The quads are referenced with GPS grids. Charts give information on campgrounds and wineries. Other pages in the Gazetteer highlight parks/forests/recreation areas, wilderness areas, beaches, art museums and science centers, history, hiking, wildlife reserves, skiing, historic sites and museums, botanical gardens, bicycle routes, and more. There is also a two-page comprehensive index which helps you locate the place names in the atlas.
Scale of quad maps, about 1:150,000 (1 inch = about 2.4 miles). Contour interval = 100 meters. Size: about 11 x 15½ inches tall. 128 pages. Paperback book.
DeLorme, 2005 (seventh edition). New.
Item #54. Shipping weight: 2.2 lbs. Publisher's price: $19.95. Your price: $15.00 (Out of stock; this item has been discontinued by the publisher, and replaced by a new, more expensive edition covering the whole state.)
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The Thomas Guide California Road Atlas, 23rd EditionIncluding Portions of Nevada
Fat, detailed atlas includes three types of maps:
1) Highway maps which cover the entire state, plus the more populated areas of Nevada (i.e. the Reno-Tahoe and Las Vegas regions), plus adjacent portions of Oregon, Arizona, and northwestern Mexico.
2) Metro maps which include more local roads in and around selected urban areas.
And 3) Detail maps which give street detail for over 50 cities.
A two-page full-state index map is provided which shows you the areas covered by the highway and metro maps, plus a listing of the cities covered by the detail maps.
The highway maps show all of the typical detail you would expect from a good state road map—interstates, US, and state highways, minor roads, National Parks, Monuments, Forests, and Preserves; State Parks and Recreation Areas, campgrounds, rest areas, airports, military bases, places of interest—plus many more local roads that you could not fit at the smaller scale of a state road map.
The metro area maps improve on the detail all the more, and include many areas that can hardly be called metropolitan for they surround small towns that can hardly be called urban—in addition to covering the regions you would expect, such as the San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles metro areas.
The detail maps give comprehensive street detail for the 50+ selected cities included, but don't expect them to be complete. For example, the two detail maps of San Francisco cover the northern two-thirds of the city, but not the rest. There are eight detail maps which show a portion of Los Angeles, but the majority of that city is not included in the same detail. Apparently, the detail maps are selected pages of the more specific Thomas Guide published for that area. But since the areas selected for inclusion in detail are by and large the ones most of interest to the pleasure traveler, they are quite useful, and certainly give you more city detail than in either the DeLorme or Benchmark atlases described above. A comprehensive index is included, as well as some useful quick-reference indices in the introductory pages.
Published by Thomas Bros. Maps (a division of Rand McNally), USA, 2006, 23rd Edition. About 325 pages; about 9 x 11 inches, spiral-bound paperback book. New.
Item #881. Shipping weight: 2.0 lbs. Publisher's price: $24.95. Your price: $18.00 (Only one copy left at this price)
Global Graphics California Road Map (State in Your Pocket series)
Insets show major highways and roads of the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and vicinity, and San Diego. Another inset shows the whole state with distances and drive times of key cities. A comprehensive index helps you find the cities and towns on the map.
Scale of main map, 1:1,100,000 (1 inch = 17.4 miles). Size: about 36 x 22¾ inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by Global Graphics, USA, 2007. New.
Item #GG-CA. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $4.95. Your price: $4.50
MapArt California road map
Insets show major highways and roads of Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and vicinity, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Scale of main map, 1:800,000 (1 inch = 12.6 miles). Size: about 39 x 27 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by MapArt, Canada, 2006. New.
Item #MA-CA. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $4.95. Your price: $4.45 (out of stock)
National Geographic Southern California GuideMap
Durable laminated map and guide printed on two sides. On one side is the map of the southern and central parts of the state, ranging from San Francisco and Yosemite Valley south. Because this map is as detailed as larger maps, the print is quite small. Roads of all classes are clearly distinguished, and point to point mileages are indicated along major roads. Shaded relief is used to show the location of mountainous regions. Color tints show the location of National Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas, Wildlife Refuges, and Forests, Indian Reservations, and Military Reservations. Also shows public campgrounds, points of interest, visitor information centers, airports, and ski areas. Insets show the major roads of the Monterey Bay Area, Fresno, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, Oxnard-Ventura, San Diego, and with an especially large inset detailing the Los Angeles Area. A climate chart gives monthly temperature and "days with precipitation" averages for Bakersfield, Los Angeles, and San Diego. An index helps you locate the numerous cities and towns on the map and also lists their populations.
On the reverse side is a travel guide which describes points of interest in short paragraphs which show the influence of National Geographic's quality writing. There are also several additional maps: street detail of downtown Los Angeles and downtown San Diego, and a detail of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The descriptions are enhanced by excellent color photos of sights throughout the state. You also get a chart of Park Service sites in the state which indicates the facilities and activities of each. Finally, there is a calendar of major annual events and contact information.
Scale of main map, about 1:2,000,000 (1 inch = about 31.5 miles). Size: about 18 x 24½ inches. Folded. Laminated.
Published by National Geographic Maps, 2003. New.
Item #NG-620245. Shipping weight: 0.25 lb. Publisher's price: $6.99. Your price: $6.30 (Out of stock)
GPR Oregon Coast: Recreation Finder Map & GuideFrom California's Redwoods to Long Beach, WA
This publication, printed on two sides, not only covers the entire coastal region of Oregon, but also extends southward into California and shows much of the Redwood Region. In the latter area, it includes most of Redwood National Park, the Headwaters Forest, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and King Range National Conservation Area (including the Lost Coast). Rather than one big map, this is a series of strip maps plus detail maps of 17 cities.The maps use color tints to show major elevation levels and show roads and recreational features in much more detail than your average state road map. Features covered include colleges and universities, airports, boat ramps or landings, canoe or kayak routes, cemetaries, fishing areas or hatcheries, gates, golf courses, government offices, historic areas, hospitals, lighthouses, lookouts, marina or docks, point-to-point mileages, Oregon Coast Bike Route, Oregon Coast Trail, parks (with or woithout picnicking and campsites), police or sheriff stations, public schools, shopping centers, trailheads, viewpoints, visitor centers, whale watching areas, wildlife viewing, wineries and more. The features located are fully indexed, plus there is a great deal of visitor information provided.
Scale of main strip maps, slightly variable, about 1:222,000 (1 inch = about 3.5 miles). Size: about 35½ x 26½ inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Great Pacific Recreation & Travel Maps, 2001 (5th Edition). New.
Item #GPR-ORCST. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $5.95. Your price: $5.35 (Out of stock)
Imus Geographics Sierra Nevada topo map
Excellent newly published map, printed on one side only, shows the entire Sierra Nevada plus generous portions of adjacent areas of California and Nevada. The coverage, in fact, extends from Mt. Lassen in the northwest corner, Buena Vista Valley (in northern Nevada) in the northeast, Tehachapi Pass and California City in the southeast corner, and over to the coast at Pismo Beach in the southwest. The map thus includes all of the San Joaquin Valley, and Owens Valley to the east, too. Eye-catching shaded relief and naturalistic colors, in combination with fine detail, vividly portray the Snowy Range and doubles as a road map and guide to the numerous parks and recreation areas of the region. (See sample at right.) At this scale, the map shows many more local roads than are typically found on a state road map, and it even shows many major trails (though you wouldn't want to use it as a hiking map, this feature does alert you to trail hiking possibilities in the various areas).
Scale, 1:500,000 (1 inch = about 7.9 miles). Size: about 30 x 56 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by Imus Geographics, 2006. New.
Item #IMUS-SN. Shipping weight: 0.4 lb. Publisher's price: $9.95. Your price: $9.00
Imus Geographics Sierra Nevada Wall MapThis is the same excellent map as above, except that it is printed on poster weight paper, and is rolled rather than folded, for a more presentable wall map
Scale, 1:500,000 (1 inch = about 7.9 miles). Size: about 30 x 50 inches. Rolled. Poster-weight paper.
Published by Imus Geographics, 2006. New.
Item #IMUS-SN-WALL. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $19.95. Your price: $18.00
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