Benchmark Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas - 6th edition (Paperback)

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Product Description

Arizona's landscape is interspersed with solitary mountain peaks, strange and beautiful geological formations and saguaro cacti holding up their arms. The `land where time stands still' is also a thriving oasis with enormous outdoor recreation potential. The 6th edition of Benchmark's Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas is the one guide needed to explore every corner of this magnificent state. All-new Landscape and Public Lands maps show complete road detail, classed by use and surface, and the Recreation Guide now features a dedicated Grand Canyon section and several new recreation categories.

From the Publisher

The all-new 6th edition features Landscape and Public Lands Maps with more detail and improved clarity, complete back road information, page-to-page overlap and large type. The Recreation Guide is improved considerably with a new Grand Canyon section and updated categorized listings. Categories include campgrounds and RV Parks, National and State Parks and Monuments, museums, historic sites, and fishing and hunting areas. Also included is complete metro coverage of the greater Phoenix and Tucson area. Maps and recreation information is field-checked to Benchmark's exacting standards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Benchmark Maps; 6th edition (April 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929591976
• ISBN-13: 978-0929591971
• Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #247,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	The Delite Rancher (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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. Unlike in previous editions, the 6th is split into two main sections. There is a landscape map section and another for public lands. Most folks won't need more than the conventional landscape maps. If you're doing a week long trip into an unknown section of back country, it's always helpful to know if you're on private property or public lands. Given that you're allowed to do different things on the lands of different agencies, it's helpful to take a glance and know if you're in Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Reservation or on good ol' BLM land. 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, the 6th edition of Benchmarks' atlas is about all anyone will need to get around in the Grand Canyon State.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most detailed map books on the market, May 2, 2009

By	J. Levine "AZ Helishot" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have owned 2 of these books. They get so much use on my travels I wear them out. There is always a copy of one in the BLM fire truck...it is USEFUL! An EXTREMELY comprehensive book on the state of Arizona. Main roads as well as little known dirt roads are well represented. Relief maps, points of interest, highway exit numbers, as well as peak names and other landmarks make these pages as close to USGS topo maps you are going to get. The back of the atlas has metro area maps that have all the main roads in a metro area. Benchmark makes one of these for almost every state in the US...I own 12 different states in the West.

If you hike, mountain bike, travel back roads, love landscape photography, go camping, hunt, or fish...this atlas is almost REQUIRED!

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice maps for outdoor enthusiasts, December 31, 2008

By	Myrtle (tucson arizona) - See all my reviews

I bought this for my husband. He is enjoying it and is glad he received it. He goes hunting a couple times a year as well as some fishing, so this is a very nice guide for Arizona, whether you hunt, fish, camp, bird, or simply like to explore.