Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer (Paperback)

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Product Description

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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: DeLorme Publishing (2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899332889
• ISBN-13: 978-0899332888
• Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 10.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,659 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful for travel in remote areas, April 13, 2003

By	T. Stroll (Oakland, Calif., USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You should receive the sixth edition (2002) of the DeLorme Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer when you order from Amazon, even though Amazon's listing still shows only the fifth edition (2000). The atlas is indispensable if you're planning to travel on the back roads or the major Forest Service or BLM roads of Colorado. Governmental jurisdictions are well-differentiated by color, and the topographic relief is very nice.

The only caveat is that the scale of the maps in this atlas, at 1:160,000, is too large to show great detail. If you're mountain biking or hiking in remote terrain or on minor trails, you should get additional maps, such as smaller-scale governmental maps or those made by Latitude 40.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for every GPS user, February 26, 2000

By	www.colorado-springs.net (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

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

It was this book that first convinced me to buy a GPS. We were out 4-wheeling in the Colorado backcountry and met another 4-wheeler. We were looking at his Colorado Atlas and disagreeing at which trail intersection we were at. He pulled out his GPS and said he would settle this. The GPS with the Colorado Atlas proved us both wrong. I went back to town and bought this book and a GPS.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful but has its limitations, July 2, 2007

By	Arthur Digbee (Indianapolis, IN, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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This map is part of a Gazetteer series that provides maps of each state in the Union. The scale is ideal for rural roads, and the maps show campgrounds, good fishing sites, bike trails, and destinations for other outdoor activities.

Conventional highway maps that you buy at gas stations or get from AAA don't have the level of detail necessary for rural destinations, so the Gazetteer is essential for route finding to these kinds of destinations.

The map shows topographical contours at a relatively course level, giving you a rough idea of the terrain. It also shows major trails, such as the Longs Peak trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, but the level of detail is not sufficient for hiking or off-road navigation.

The map also shades public land ownership, which can be useful for making educated guesses about access to trails and rivers -- but you still need to check ahead.

The map is *not* useful for driving in cities such as Denver, nor even in smaller towns such as Grand Lake, Estes Park or Boulder. At this scale, the map can't show street names, which is what you'd need. The Gazetteer would be more complete with 10 or so pages of town and city maps at the end.

One quirk of the Colorado map is that each page covering eastern Colorado covers the same amount of land as four pages in the rest of the state -- that is, it's at twice the scale. These are *really* empty counties, so the decision makes sense, but do be aware of this feature if using the map in that part of the state.