The best paper maps for chasing?

[Ryan McGinnis]

Any paper mappers out there? What do you think the best paper maps for chasing are? Preferably something that accurately shows dirt vs. paved, etc., and that have good "resolution" (i.e., show some of the lesser roads, not just highways).

 

[Jay McCoy]

The "roads of" series is awesome but is limited to only a few states like OK, Tx, NM. For other states like Kansas or Nebraska you have the Gazetteers series which are just like the roads of. They show paved, gravel, dirt roads along with railroads, creeks, rivers, bridges etc.. It is pretty accurate and is scaled tight. I have used them for years.

But I think it has been a couple years since they were last updated. Not for sure on that. I really wish they had these on disc so you could use them with GPS. Much more accurate than Delorme and more detailed.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Jason Foster]

Roads of and Gazetteer as Jay mentioned were the best I had seen and used them exclusively (preferring Roads of first, but using Gazetteer when Roads of wasn't available). I think that is why I liked Delorme when I switched to software because Delorme Street Atlas back in 1998 was very similar to those books (especially the Gazetteer paper maps).

 

[Bryan Stokes]

Hands-down, the cheapest place to by the Gazetteer series is on Amazon. Around $11-$13 for each state and free shipping if you buy at least $25 worth. The only catch is you need to check the year it was produced...that will help ensure you're actually getting a fresh copy. If you go to Delorme's website, you can see what the latest year is for each particular state. (FYI, they don't update them every year)

I own one for every state throughout the Great Plains, and I love them.

Bryan