Benchmark Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas [Paperback]

Benchmark Maps (Author)

Book Description

Series: Streetfinder Atlas | Publication Date: April 15, 2002

The Grand Canyon State comes to life with this award-winning atlas. A recreation guide has sections for campgrounds, boating areas, RV parks, and public golf courses, each fully indexed with amenity information. Benchmark's exclusive Landscape Maps give a 3-D effect to the land forms through color and shaded relief.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The scale is ideal for showing both local detail and regional features...with the most up-to-date information. -- Arizona Great Outdoors, Winter 1997

Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Benchmark Maps; 4th edition (April 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929591313
• ISBN-13: 978-0929591315
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 11.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An astonishing view of the lay-of-the-land., July 20, 1999

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This review is from: Benchmark Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas (Paperback)

As an enthusiastic motorcyclist, I am always searching for new and interesting roads to travel. I love back-roads and this atlas has enough detail to let the 'inner-explorer' in me discover places I never would have thought to look. In a car, on a bike, or stretched out on the living-room carpet, this atlas delivers. Benchmark makes a big deal of the "3D like" shading effect on their maps, and rightfully so. Not only can you find the mountains, you can also find the hidden valleys nestled away in their depths. The only drawback of this series is that there isn't enough. California, New Mexico, Oregon, and Arizona have their own atlas...where's the rest of the states? Come on Benchmark, get printing, I have serious exploring to do!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Lake Mead to Coronado National Forest, Benchmark delivers!,, August 21, 2008

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This review is from: Benchmark Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas (Paperback)

As an avid off-roader, I look for remote, under-the-radar types of places. Fortunately, my home state is one of the best places for 4x4 wandering. Anybody can hook up with some Glamis types and rip-it-up at a local sand dune. For me, wilderness means getting far out of Phoenix, driving long distances on dusty back roads and eventually finding that perfectly lonely camp site. Enter the Benchmark Maps' "Arizona Road & Recreational Atlas." For browsing alone, it has been the impetus for multiple back country trips. When used with Google Earth and a guidebook, this tool has been perfect for triangulating locations and showing routes. The DeLorme Atlas is the obvious comparison. The DeLorme is also a good atlas, but I really appreciate the "readability" of the Benchmark. The colors are in harmony with desert esthetics while better expressing elevation. This atlas shows tons of back roads, GPS grids, a recreational guide for the newbies and legends that are clear to read. As an added plus, it shows additional maps for getting around in urban Tuscon and Phoenix. When exploring the desert or getting around in the city, Benchmarks Maps' "Arizona Road & Recreational Atlas" is about all anyone will need to get around in the Grand Canyon State.