Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

The first choice of outdoors enthusiasts. Beautiful, detailed, large-format maps of every state. Perfect for home and office reference, and a must for all your vehicles. Gazetteer information may include: campgrounds, attractions, historic sites & museums, recreation areas, trails, freshwater fishing site & boat launches, canoe trips or scenic drives. Categories vary by state

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: DeLorme Publishing; 5th edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899333478
• ISBN-13: 978-0899333472
• Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 10.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Education & Reference > Atlases & Maps > World

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GRRRREAT!, June 1, 2003

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Curtis (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

This book is good for anywhere in oregon. When you go into the wilderness it is very good, the only thing better is a forest service map ;)
BUY IT if you are planning on living in oregon or like to come to oregon ALL the time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best paper map around!, June 1, 2009

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Nick R. (Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

I worked on a project with the Oregon DOT, in which I drove about ten thousand miles throughout Oregon in one summer. This map was the guide we used in our travels throughout the state, and it was a more up-to-date source of information than most maps. We had to drive to 160 total sites, half of which were local (county) roads, and we were always able to keep our location, even in some rural areas that were not well marked.

It's the best map you can find on paper, if you're looking for detailed information covering the whole of the state, from interstate highways to dirt roads in the mountains. That is, unless you want to spend a lot more than $20, or you want to print a giant mosaic of the state of Oregon from your printer.

It's not a map for those who are simply looking for street names in cities like Eugene or Portland... there's no 10-page blowup of urban areas in the state, this is a map that covers the STATE of Oregon.

This map is for those who are familiar with the area in which they are traveling. In my work, I did find two roads that were in rougher shape than I would have expected by just looking at the map... however, I was WELL off of highways (making short cuts that took hours off of our trip), and as such, I knew I couldn't expect every single mountain road to be perfectly maintained.
By that measure, I found a few roads that were surprisingly well-maintained, given the terrain and vicinity to populated areas. And I found some places that I will hope to take my children camping or hiking someday... thanks to this map.

Remember, there is no substitute for obtaining local information regarding the travel worthy nature of roads. This map is a great guide, but no map is perfect. Stop by local government offices (the BLM, Forest Service, City Hall, etc) if you're looking for more localized maps, because you will also find locals who can inform you of the condition of unimproved roads in the area. Road conditions often vary county-to-county, unless you're on state highways, as each county prioritizes funds differently (and especially in rural Oregon, there's not enough money for the vast amount of space that needs to be maintained).

Also, remember that road names can change from the time this map is printed, and the time you actually use the map (I encountered this issue more than once... though, in one case, not even Google Maps had been updated to include the new name of a particular road). Considering how detailed this map is, unless you're driving through a large city, you can almost always find the right road if you're looking and aware of your location.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best For Wilderness Travel, November 5, 2006

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Eric G. Wilkinson (Eugene, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Paperback)

For wilderness travel the Delorme atlases are the best maps I've found to have in your pack aside from a backpack full of USGS and Forest Service maps. If you're interested in a road atlas, something to use while traveling around in the safety of your vehicle, then get a Thomas Guide (the best ROAD atlases in the world). The Delorme atlases show you all the land features, topography, public lands boundaries, and waterways (even the minor and intermittent ones). I've used three of these atlases while traveling on foot through the national forests, and they have literally saved my life many times. Finding locales and navigating inside the map is simple and easy, much simpler than the Benchmark series which don't seem to have a workable navigation key at all. The one and only complaint I have about these atlases are their size; they're huge, and for an atlas whose contents seem to be designed for wilderness travel that large size just sucks when trying to find pack space for it. Fortunately, they fold in half easily, which helps a lot.