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Angel Island State Park
Tom Harrison Maps, Angel Island & Alcatraz Island Trail Map
New little map printed on one side only, is probably the only commercially available trail map of Angel Island, a unit of California State Parks. Also shows tiny Alcatraz Island, which has its own little trail in addition to the historic prison buildings, shown on the map; Alcatraz is part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The map shows topographic contours enhanced by shaded relief, with green tints showing the extent of woodlands and brushy areas. Also detailed are roads and trails (with point-to-point mileages indicated), environmental camps, picnic areas, restrooms, drinking water, visitor centers, historic buildings, and more.Scale, 1:12,000 (1 inch = 1000 feet). Contour interval: 25 feet. Size: about 18 x 11 inches. Folded. Plastic.
Published by Tom Harrison Maps, 2004. New.
Item #TH-ANGEL. Shipping weight: 0.1 lb. Publisher's price: $4.95. Your price: $4.45
Annadel State Park
360Maps Annadel State Park Topo Map
Small, excellent topographic contour map printed on one side only, details the trails and access roads of this State Park east of Santa Rosa. Shaded relief is used to reveal the form of the land. The Bay Area Ridge Trail is especially highlighted. Point-to-point distances are indicated in miles on the map itself. It also shows trailheads, suggested parking areas, restrooms, hiking trails, drinking water, quarries, campgrounds, picnic benches, ranger stations, and more. Also shows Spring Lake Regional Park and Howarth Park, and the local roads and streets surrounding the park. An inset shows an overview of the area.Scale, 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet = about 0.38 mile). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 17 x 11 inches. Folded. Waterproof plastic.
Published by 360Geographics, 2003-4 (3rd Edition). New.
Item #360GEO-ANNADEL. Shipping weight: 0.1 lb. Publisher's price: $5.95. Your price: $5.35 (Out of stock; do not plan to restock due to very low demand)
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Redwood Hikes Press Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Annotated trail map
Excellent topographic contour map printed on two sides, shows most of the park on one side. On the reverse side is a small extension of the main map, showing the section of the park connecting with the coast. The maps use shaded relief to accentuate the form of the land. The map not only shows roads and trails, but also includes point-to-point mileages calculated to the nearest tenth, the locations of footbridges (with or without handrails), steps, gates, memorial redwood groves, memorial benches, vista points, campgrounds, parking areas, and more. A green tint shows the extent of forests.Eight panels on the back side serve as a trail guide to eight specific trails or loops. Each description is accompanied by an excellent color photo, a two or three paragraph description, mileage, elevation climbed, and a trail profile. As a trail map and guide, I find it difficult to imagine how this publication could be improved, nitpicker though I am!
Scale, 1:25,000 (1 inch = about 0.39 mile). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 22 x 17 inches. Folded. Sturdy paper.
Published by Redwood Hikes Press, 2006 (First Edition). New.
Item #RH-BIG-BASIN. Shipping weight: 0.1 lb. Publisher's price: $6.95. Your price: $6.25 (Out of stock; unlikely to restock)
Golden Gate Park
Rufus Graphics Map & Guide to Golden Gate Park
Map and illustrated guide to San Francisco's largest city park, printed on two sides. On one side is the park map, detailing roads, trails, lakes, buildings, woodlands, meadows, playgrounds, ballfields, and other attractions. Below the map are line drawings of sculptures, windmills, special structures, and other features of interest, with brief descriptions and keyed to the map.On the reverse side are contemporary and historic photos of features of the park, with accompanying text describing how to get there, history, buildings, recreation, and gardens & groves. A small map of San Francisco shows the major streets and highways which lead you to the park, and the main public transit lines that get you there as well.
Scale, about 1:6,602 (1 inch = about 0.104 mile). Size: about 33½ x 10 inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Rufus Graphics, 2005. New.
Item #RG-GOLDEN-GATE. Shipping weight: 0.15 lb. Publisher's price: $3.95. Your price: $3.55
Henry W. Coe State Park
Henry W. Coe State Park: Trail & Camping MapsThough the park has expanded since this map was published, the map is still quite useful. It is printed on two sides. One side shows the entire park (as of 1999) in shaded relief and depicts roads, trails, creeks, backpacking zones, and campsites. The reverse side is a detail of the more developed Western Area of the park and shows topographic contours rather than relief shading; in addition, the Western Area side includes point-to-point trail mileage to the nearest tenth mile. This latter feature is an advantage over other maps, for the distances were obtained by walking the trails with a measuring wheel, which makes them more accurate than the official map; the newer maps employed GPS technology to obtain distances—a method which does not take into account minor twists in the trail and irregular terrain. The most readily accessible parts of the Western Area were mostly unburned by the huge Lick Fire of 2007, and is little changed since 1999. The map is printed in five colors.
The publication includes information on campsites, backcountry regulations, and climate. It was the first publication of this business (Mindbird Maps & Books) which was then known as buddha-nature maps & books. The map has been out of print for some time, but I located a small supply of slightly dented or edge-riffled copies here in my store, which I offer as reduced-price "seconds."
Scale, full park: About 1: 54,500 (1 inch = about 0.86 miles). Western Area: About 1:22,600 (1 inch = about 0.36 miles). Size: About 17½ x 30 inches.
Published by buddha-nature maps & books, 1999.
Item #bnmb1. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Suggested retail: $4.00. Your price: $2.00 All copies have minor dings or dents on the edge which do not affect legibility of the map.
We also have copies of parts of the map online which you can print and use with our compliments. See the link below.
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Henry W. Coe State Park is the only public land actually within the San Francisco Bay Area where you could backpack 200 miles without repeating the same dirt road or trail! For recreational information, landscape photos, maps, a comprehensive photographic plant catalog, wildlife images, and more, see the unofficial Coe Park website at www.coestatepark.com—a publication of Mindbird Maps & Books!
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Muir Woods National Monument
GGNPA, Muir Woods: map and guideto trails, plants and wildlife including key to the self-guiding nature trail
Only about 1/6th of this sheet printed on two sides is devoted to maps. On one side is a shaded-relief map (with faint topographic contours) of the region ranging from Mount Tamalpais south to Muir Beach. Muir Woods National Monument itself covers just a small portion of the center of the map. Depicted are hiking trails, dirt roads, and paved roads. The map measures about 11 x 12 inches. A smaller map shows a detail of the Nature Trail in the middle of Muir Woods.The remainder of the map side of the sheet describes the ten stops of the Nature Trail, the history of Muir Woods, and eight area hiking trails. The reverse side describes the life forms of the National Monument, illustrated with outstanding (apparently charcoal and pastel) drawings. It is divided into four sections: Birds of Muir Woods (including a season-by-season checklist); Plants of the Redwood Forest; Animals Among the Redwoods; and Life on the Forest Floor.
Scale of regional map, about 1:28,500 (1 inch = about 0.45 mile). Size of sheet: about 23½ x 18 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by Golden Gate National Parks Association, undated. New.
Item #GGNPA-MW. Shipping weight: 0.1 lb. Publisher's price: $1.50. Your price: $1.50
See also under Mt Tam Trail map below.
Pescadero Creek County Park
Redwood Hikes Pescadero Creek County Park, Portola Redwoods State Park, Annotated trail map
Excellent topographic contour map printed on two sides, with the main map on one side. Besides the title parks of Pescadero Creek County Park (the largest in the area) and Portola Redwoods State Park, the area includes Sam McDonald County Park and Memorial County Park. On the reverse side are details of the latter park and the more developed area of Portola Redwoods. The maps use shaded relief to accentuate the form of the land. The map not only shows roads and trails, but also includes point-to-point mileages calculated to the nearest tenth, the locations of footbridges (with or without handrails), steps, gates, memorial redwood groves, memorial benches, vista points, campgrounds, parking areas, and more. A green tint shows the extent of forests.Six panels on the back side serve as a trail guide to six specific trails or loops. Each description is accompanied by an excellent color photo, a two or three paragraph description, mileage, elevation climbed, and a trail profile. This is an outstanding publication on all counts!
Scale, about 1:25,000 (1 inch = about 0.39 mile). Contour interval = 40 feet. Size: about 22 x 17 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by Redwood Hikes Press, 2006. New.
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Wilderness Press Point Reyes National Seashore and West Marin Parklands: Recreation Map
Detailed new topographic map printed on one side only, shows the National Seashore and generous stretches of adjacent lands. These lands include Tomales Bay State Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve, Audubon Canyon Ranch Bolinas Lagoon Preserve, and northern parts of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Insets show details of the Bear Valley Trailhead, Five Brooks Trailhead, the main camping areas of Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and trails of Audubon Canyon Ranch. Another inset shows the main roads of the region, from San Francisco north to Bodega Bay and east to Vallejo.The map employs elevation contours to show the topography, and green color tints to indicate the extent of forests and brushy areas. Also depicted are campgrounds, picnic areas, trailhead parking, restrooms, drinking water, telephones, ranches and more. Trails are distinguished according to user groups, showing which are open to horses, bicyclists, and hikers, and also showing special disabilities access trails. Sections of the Bay Area Ridge Trail and the American Discovery Trail are marked. The extent of the 1995 Vision Fire is also indicated. Unusual for a trail map is the index to place names included with this publication.
Scale, about 1:46,890 (1 inch = about 0.74 mile). Contour interval = 80 feet. Size: about 36 x 26½ inches. Folded. Waterproof plastic.
Published by Wilderness Press, 2004. New.
Item #WP-PT-REYES. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $9.95. Your price: $9.00 (out of stock)
Tom Harrison Point Reyes National Seashore Trail Map
An outstanding example of the high-quality work of independent California cartographer Tom Harrison, this map vividly shows the region with shaded relief and topographic contour lines. (See sample at right.) It is printed on one side only, and not only includes Point Reyes National Seashore, but many adjacent lands of interest, such as Tomales Bay State Park, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and the northern portion of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Depicts roads, trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, trail camps, horse camps, and other visitor facilities. The trails have been measured and mileages are shown between junctions.Scale, 1:48,000 (1 inch = 4000 feet). Contour interval: 80 feet. Size: about 26½ x 34 inches. Folded. Plastic.
Tom Harrison Maps, 2003. New.
Item #TH-PT.REYES. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher’s price: $8.95. Your price: $8.05 (out of stock)
National Geographic / Trails Illustrated Lake Tahoe, Pt. Reyes, California-Nevada, USA, Mountain Bike MapThis unique topographic map covers two distinct, non-contiguous regions which have the one common feature of being popular mountain biking areas within a few hours drive from the Bay Area and the middle Central Valley. One side of the map shows Lake Tahoe, straddling the border of California and Nevada, and includes large chunks of adjacent Tahoe National Forest, Eldorado National Forest, and Toiyabe National Forest. It also includes Burton Creek State Park, Sugar Pine Point State Park, D.L. Bliss State Park, and Emerald Bay State Park (all on the California side); and Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on the Nevada side of the line (as indicated in its name!).
On the reverse side you get a map of Point Reyes National Seashore and the Marin Peninsula. Besides the National Seashore, the map also shows (with more detail in an inset map) Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods National Monument, Tomales Bay and Samuel P. Taylor state parks, and most of the North Bay sections of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Both sides indicate bike and other trails, with the bike trails rated by difficulty. Other important features are also shown, such as campgrounds, ranger stations, parking areas, etc. Text gives basic rules and hazards of mountain biking.
Scale, Lake Tahoe map about 1:66, 411 (1 inch = about 1.05 miles); Pt. Reyes map, about 1:100,272 (1 inch = about 1.6 miles) with Marin Peninsula inset shown at twice the detail. Contour interval, Lake Tahoe: 80 feet (and 40 feet in northeast corner); Pt. Reyes: 50 meters (not feet). Size: about 25½ x 18½ inches. Folded. Plastic.
National Geographic / Trails Illustrated, revised 1999.
Item #TI-505. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $7.95. Your price: $7.15
San Francisco Bay Area parks(maps showing three or more parks)
BPWA, A Map of Berkeley's Pathways
Detailed map printed on two sides shows the City of Berkeley's system of walking paths and public stairways. Hilly east Berkeley is particularly rich in short paths connecting the terraced streets. The map also shows planned and currently impassable pathways. It serves as a street map as well, for almost the entire city is mapped with all streets labeled. Shows parks and BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) routes and stations. The paths are indexed, and a brief history of their development is provided.Scale, 1:10,700 (1 inch = about 0.17 mile). Size: about 18 x 24 inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Berkeley Path Wanderer's Association, 2002 (2nd Edition). New.
Item #BPWA-BERK-PATH. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $4.95. Your price: $4.45
Tom Harrison, Mt Tam Trail Map: Muir Woods; Mt. Tamalpais State Park; Marin County Open Space; Marin Municipal Water District; Golden Gate Recreation Area
New shaded relief topographic contour map printed on one side only, made to Tom Harrison’s usual high standards. Covers the patchwork of parks from Fairfax in the north, Larkspur and Corte Madera in the east, the Green Gulch area of Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the south, and Stinson Beach and Alpine Dam in the west. Besides Muir Woods National Monument, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, and Marin Municipal Water District, also covers the trails of White Hill Preserve, Cascade Canyon Preserve, Baltimore Canyon Preserve, King Mountain Preserve, Blithedale Summit Preserve, and parts of Golden Gate national Recreation area.
The strongest attributes of this map are the accurately plotted trails and dirt roads, and the depiction of the topography; the former are differentiated so that one can readily distinguish those which are open to hikers, bicyclists, and horses—or some combination of the three user groups. Point to point mileages for each segment of trail are shown right on the map. The topographic contours are enhanced with shaded relief to more vividly reveal the form of the mountains. Green tinting distinguishes woodland from chaparral from open areas.In this newer edition, Tom Harrison has added the boundary lines for the various parklands which he had deliberately left off because it “would have made the map look way too cluttered with all the boundary lines competing with the different kinds of trails—and there are a heck of a lot of trails on Mt Tam. There is National Park Service, State Park System, Water District, County Open Space, and City Parks and Open Space lands—it's just a dog's breakfast of boundaries.” But he has met that challenge and the public lands borders are now clearly distinguished—without clutter, and satisfying us land management agency enthusiasts.
Scale, 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 18 x 26½ inches. Folded. Plastic.
Tom Harrison Maps, 2005. New.
Item #TH-MTTAM. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher’s price: $8.95. Your price: $8.05 (Out of stock)
Olmsted & Brothers, A Rambler’s Guide to the Trails of Mt. Tamalpais, Muir Woods and the Marin HeadlandsComplete Guide to Hiking, Biking, Horse Trails; Marin County, California
Detailed topographic trail map, now in its 10th edition, printed on one side only. Covers the area from Audubon Canyon Ranch in the west, as far east as Corte Madera and Saualito, and southeast to the tip of San Francisco at the Golden Gate Bridge. In between, it covers most of the Marin County portion of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, all of Mount Tamalpais State Park, all of Muir Woods National Monument, and much of the land managed by Marin Municipal Water District and Marin County Open Space District.Detailed are roads, all classes of trails, bike routes, stables, camping, bus stops, parking areas, picnic areas, ranger stations, water tanks, and more. Forested areas are indicated with a green tint, brushy areas with a yellow-green tint (though this distinction is not noted on the map), and the form of the terrain is enhanced with shaded relief. Point-to-point distances are shown on most (but not all) trails.
In addition, there is an extensive list of place names of the area, describing their derivation and a bit of history in the process. There is also an index to place names, a list of facilities, contact information for services and more information, and more.
In noting the existence of this Olmsted & Brothers map and the preceding Tom Harrison Mt. Tam Trail Map, one will likely wonder which one is best. They both have their virtues. The Olmsted map covers more area, including the popular Marin Headlands region which Tom left out. Though the Olmsted map is slightly smaller scale, the trails are nonetheless easier to read than those on Tom Harrison’s. Finally, Olmsted gives much more information about the region.
On the other hand, the depiction of trails appears to be more accurately plotted on the Tom Harrison map. When I compare the same trails on both maps, I find significant discrepancies between the two, and those on Tom’s look more probable (based on my own field experience in plotting trails). Each map shows trails the other misses, but Tom’s seems to show more. I also think the shaded relief is a bit better on Tom’s map. If you want the least expensive map which is very good and covers the most area, get the Olmsted map. If you are a map fan and want the most information possible, get both!
Scale, 1:28,575 (1 inch = about 0.45 mile). Contour interval: 40 feet (or 25 feet in one corner of the map). Size: about 26 x 30 inches. Folded. Plastic.
Published by the Olmsted & Bros. Map Co., 2005. New.
Item #OB-MtTam. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher’s price: $7.95. Your price: $7.15
(Out of stock)
The Trail Center Peninsula Parklands: Where to Hike, Bicycle, Ride, Picnic, and Camp in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties, California (Third Edition)A road and location map to practically every more or less natural park of any significant size from San Francisco south to Sunset State Beach along Monterey Bay. Includes a brief description of each park with phone numbers and sometimes addresses for more information. Another useful feature of the map is that the boundaries of USGS 7.5' minute quads are finely superimposed on the map so that you can see which ones you need for more detail for hiking and other recreation. Printed on one side only, in many colors.
Scale: About 2.25 miles to the inch. Size: 25 x 34 inches. Folded. Paper.
The Trail Center, 2000.
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Olmsted & Brothers, A Rambler's Guide to Trails of the East Bay Hills: Central Section
Detailed topographic map printed on one side only shows the miles of recreational trails in the hills east of Piedmont and Oakland, southwest of Alamo and Danville, and north of Castro Valley. The major parks covered are Redwood Regional Park, Anthony Chabot Park, and Las Trampas Regional Wilderness—all a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Also shown are portions of East Bay Municipal Utilities District lands, and a number of smaller parks and reserves, including Knowland Park, Leona Open Space, and Joaquin Miller Park.Topographic contours enhanced with shaded relief show the form of the land. Trails are clearly marked, and are annotated with point-to-point mileages to the nearest tenth of a mile. Also distinguishes which trails are closed to horses or bicycles. Symbols show bus stops, picnic sites, camping, water tanks, radio towers, ranger stations, stables, swimming, parking areas, gates, and more.
Extensive notes describe each of the parks and preserves, list facilities available, give contact numbers, and provide basic regulations (which differ from area to area). Only major throughfares are shown for adjacent cities, no local streets. Place names are fully indexed.
Scale, 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet = about 0.38 mile). Contour interval, 20 and 40 feet. Size: about 34 x 27 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by The Olmsted & Bros. Map Co., Berkeley, 1995 (3rd edition). New.
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Olmsted & Brothers, A Rambler's Guide to Trails of the East Bay Hills: Northern Section
Detailed topographic map printed on one side only shows the miles of recreational trails in the hills east of El Sobrante, El Cerrito, and Berkeley, southwest of Martinez, west of Walnut Creek, and more or less surrounding Lafayette and Orinda. The major parks covered are Tilden Regional Park, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, and Briones Regional Park—all a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. Also shown are portions of East Bay Municipal Utilities District lands, and a number of smaller parks and reserves, including Pinole Valley Park, Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, and John Muir National Historic Site.Topographic contours enhanced with shaded relief show the form of the land. Trails are clearly marked, and are usually annotated with point-to-point mileages to the nearest tenth of a mile. Also distinguishes which trails are closed to horses or bicycles. Symbols show bus stops, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) stations, picnic sites, camping, water tanks, radio towers, ranger stations, stables, fishing piers, swimming, parking areas, gates, and more.
Extensive notes describe each of the parks and preserves, list facilities available, give contact numbers, and provide basic regulations (which differ from area to area). Only major throughfares are shown for adjacent cities, no local streets except when they connect to trails. Place names are fully indexed.
Scale, 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet = about 0.38 mile). Contour interval, 20 feet. Size: about 37½ x 26½ inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by The Olmsted & Bros. Map Co., Berkeley, 1995 (3rd edition). New.
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Pease Press Trail Map of Pacifica
Topographic contour map printed on two sides shows the region around Pacifica, San Mateo County. The map covers the area ranging from the southern part of Ocean Beach in Daly City south to Point Montara Lighthouse. In between are the Milagra Ridge and Sweeney Ridge sections of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sharp Park, San Pedro Valley County Park, McNee Ranch State Park, and Sharp Park, Rockaway, Pacifica, Gray Whale Cove, and Montara state beaches. Trails shown are indicated by type of allowed use and width, with mileages given for most. The map also locates parking, visitor centers, picnic spots, drinking water, restrooms, groceries or delis, cafes or restaurants, schools, bus routes, and basic vegetation types (forest, brush, or open lands).The entire reverse side is devoted to detailed descriptions of the parks, regulations, public transit, and agency contact information.
Scale, 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet = about 0.38 mile). Contour interval: 100 feet. Size: about 15 x 25 inches. Folded. Paper.
Published by Pease Press, San Francisco, 1997. Folded. Paper.
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Wilderness Press Trail Map: Central San Francisco Peninsula Trails
This map, originally published independently by the non-profit The Trail Center under the name Trail Map of the Central Peninsula, is now issued by Wilderness Press with a title. It features Santa Cruz Mountain parks above Woodside, San Carlos, and Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County, California. Shows topographic contours compiled from USGS maps. Trails and roads clearly depicted; point-to-point trail mileages measured by volunteers walking the trails with a measuring wheel are shown on the map. See sample at right. The margins give extensive information on each park and on park activities in general. Shows Burleigh Murray Ranch State Park, Edgewood County Park, El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve, Huddart County Park, Pulgas Ridge Preserve, Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Wunderlich County Park, and more. Printed on one side only in multiple colors.
Scale: 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet). Contour interval: 40 feet (50 feet at north edge of map). Size: 25½ x 34 inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Wilderness Press, map and text by The Trail Center, 2005. New.
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Sempervirens Fund, Trail Map of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Map 1
Great topographic trail map put out by the organization which has done so much to preserve redwood parklands in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Sempervirens Fund. (See map sample at right.) Featuring the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail. Includes hiking, biking, and horseback trails—all the new trails through July 1, 2002; the entire network of trails connecting Castle Rock, Big Basin Redwoods, and Portola Redwoods state parks. Map 1 includes most of Sanborn County Park, all of Castle Rock and Portola Redwoods state parks, the northern 2/3rds of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the eastern half of Butano State Park, and almost all of Pescadero Creek County Park. It also shows lands newly purchased by Sempervirens Fund for eventual addition to the park system. The reverse side gives the history, natural history, and trail information about the region, and also includes color photos of the area's scenery.Scale: 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 34 x 24 inches. Folded, glossy paper.
Published by Sempervirens Fund, 2002. New.
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Sempervirens Fund, Trail Map of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Map 2Map 2 of the set, a great topographic trail map by the Sempervirens Fund. Featuring the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail. Includes hiking, biking, and horseback trails—all the new trails through July 1, 2002. Map 2 overlaps large portions of map 1 and includes almost all of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, all of Butano State Park, practically all of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, and almost all of Pescadero Creek County Park and Portola Redwoods State Park. The reverse side gives the history, natural history, and trail information about the region, and also includes color photos of the area's scenery.
Scale: 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 24 x 34 inches. Folded, glossy paper.
Published by Sempervirens Fund, 2002. New.
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Pease Press Trails of Santa Cruz
Excellent topographic map printed on one side only. Covers the state, regional, and local parks of the Santa Cruz area, including Wilder Ranch State Park, "Fall Creek State Park", Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Loch Lomond Recreation Area, Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, Soquel Demonstration State Forest, The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Manresa State Beach, De Laveaga Park, and the trails within the city of Santa Cruz itself. (Fall Creek is not actually a separate state park, but a separate section of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, so the "Fall Creek State Park" label is a mistake on the map.) Since the parks are all included on one big map of the region (rather than individual detail maps), there is also detailed coverage of the private lands between the public areas. Elevation contours show the form of the land, a green tint shows the extent of wooded areas, a grey tint shows urban areas. Shows major streets within the urban areas, major roads and park roads, trails (with point-to-point distances given for many, but not all trails), parking areas, picnic areas, campgrounds, restrooms, and more. Trail symbols vary according to which of the three main user groups (hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians) are permitted.Insets show details of Santa Cruz and Capitola beaches and vicinities. The sheet is full of helpful information, including descriptions of the various parks and beaches and contact information.
Scale: 1:36,400 (1 inch = about 0.57 mile). Contour interval: 40 feet. Size: about 35½ x 26½ inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Pease Press, 2005. New.
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Trail Center, Trail Map of the Southern Peninsula, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California"With this map you can explore two dozen parks in the Santa Cruz Mountains, including: Stevens Creek County Park, Monte Bello Preserve, Skyline Ridge Preserve, Russian Ridge Preserve, Rancho San Antonio County Park and Preserve, Los Trancos Preserve, Hidden Villa and the Bay Area Ridge Trail from Windy Hill Preserve to Saratoga Gap." A topographic map printed on one side in many colors, with point to point mileages along most trails. Easy to read, very well done. Published by the non-profit Trail Center.
Scale: 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet). Contour interval: 40 and 20 feet. Size: 36 x 26 inches. Folded. Paper.
The Trail Center, 1996. New.
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Pease Press Trails of Northeast Marin County
Clear, detailed topographic map printed on one side only shows the many small parks and preserves of northeast Marin County not covered by other publishers. Includes Olompali State Historic Park, Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve, Indian Valley Open Space Preserve, China Camp State Park, Deer Island Open Space Preserve, and that part of Mount Tamalpais Watershed east of Alpine Lake. These are all parks surrounding the towns of San Anselmo, Fairfax, San Rafael, and Novato.The map shows elevation contours, with tints distinguishing grassland, chaparral or scrub, forest, urban areas, beaches, and marshes. Trails of many kinds are distinguished, from paved bike paths to fire roads, to smaller trails open only to hikers. Point to point distances are indicated in miles to the nearest tenth. Also shows trailheads, visitor centers and museums, picnic areas, drinking water, toilets, grocery or delis, schools, and gates. Text provides further details on parks, references, and contact numbers. The publication is also transit-friendly, showing Golden Gate Transit route numbers, bus stops, and transit centers. This is one of those maps that are so well-done you want to go to the places covered just for the joy of using the map!
Scale, 1:29,500 (1 inch = about 0.47 mile = 2450 feet). Contour interval = 40 feet. Size: about 25 x 34 inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Pease Press, 2003 (2nd Edition). New.
Item #PP-NE-MARIN. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $5.95. Your price: $5.35
Pease Press Trails of the Coastside & Northern Peninsula
Clear, detailed topographic map printed on two sides. One side covers the San Francisco Peninsula from southern San Francisco (Mount Davidson Park, to be more precise) south to Montara Mountain. This region includes Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, San Bruno Mountain, Sweeney Ridge, San Pedro Valley County Park, McNee Ranch State Park, and numerous local parks within or near the cities of San Francisco, South San Francisco, Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, and Montara.The reverse side overlaps the first map a bit and continues the coverage southwards from Montara to Lobitos Creek. This section shows only the "coastside" (Pacific Ocean, as opposed to San Francisco Bay) portion of the Peninsula, and includes parks and wildlands in and around Moss Beach, El Granada, Miramar, Half Moon Bay, and undeveloped areas southward.
Both maps show trails (of course) and distinguish them by size and use allowed—and it looks like they have done an excellent job in including as many trails as possible—even short ones in city parks. Mileages are indicated for many of the trails. These are also comprehensive street maps, though only the more important streets and roads are labeled—enough to get you to the trailheads. The maps are also public transit friendly, with transit routes (including buses, BART, and CalTrain) shown and indicated by name or number. In addition, tints are employed to distinguish grassland and open area, scrub, forest, urban areas, and beaches. Other symbols show trailhead parking, visitor/information centersm campgrounds, picnic areas, drinking water, restrooms, and more.
But that's not all you get: There is also a list park agencies with addresses, phone numbers, and websites; a reference list of guidebooks and other maps; public transit frequencies by route; brief descriptions of the several dozen parks and open space lands shown on the map; and park regulations and facilities.
Scale, about 1:29,780 (1 inch = about 0.47 mile). Contour interval, 50 feet or 40 feet. Size: about 20 x 30 inches. Folded. Glossy paper.
Published by Pease Press, 2002. New.
Item #PP-COASTSIDE. Shipping weight: 0.2 lb. Publisher's price: $6.95. Your price: $6.25
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