Benchmark Oregon Road & Recreation Atlas [Paperback]

Benchmark Maps (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...this is probably the best travel atlas ever put on the market," said John Kimmerling, OSU professor of geography, -- John Kimmerling,(Salem, Oregon) Statesman-Journal. December 29, 1998

This atlas is scaled better, contains more information and seems more accurate. -- Outdoors in Print, Bill Monroe. Portland Oregonian, March 24, 1999

Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Benchmark Maps; 2nd edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 092959150X
• ISBN-13: 978-0929591506
• Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 10.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Oregon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, easy-to-use road atlas with great detail., July 1, 1999

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Alan Burgess ([e-mail]) (Yreka, California) - See all my reviews

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

Used this to travel from Weed, CA to Redmond, OR last weekend and just loved the high detail, relief map format. Far superior to the contour line maps and/or "flat" roadmaps. The format made it easy to locate landmarks, unmarked forest service roads, etc. A must for off the interstate trips across this gorgeous state! Two thumbs up!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Roadmap to Surface Geology, June 29, 2000

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April M. Love - See all my reviews

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

I found this special atlas to be a visual treasure map. I have traveled over much of Oregon, once on a field trip for a combined graduate class of paleontology and stratigraphy students at the University of Oregon, and I enjoyed reminiscing while viewing a more three dimensional-looking map of many of the sites we had visited.

Both the Recreational and Landscape sections are very useful and informative when planning a future trip, or just to "armchair travel."

Reading the maps can be both a history and a geology lesson.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camping Companion, July 17, 2001

By A Customer

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

The relief maps are wonderful at making the terrain visible, but the strength of this atlas is how clearly it shows the roads - all of them including forest roads - paved, gravel and dirt. The depiction of campsites is also very complete. Unfortunately the campsite listings are not nearly as comprehensive as the map, so you will want a separate campground guide to for amenities and descriptions. Also appreciated, the overlap between maps on different pages is generous - finally a map book that doesn't leave you on the edge, flipping pages!