About ten years ago we were on a family vacation at Yellowstone and we took a day trip down to Grand Teton. On a side note, it’s important to recon the routes first with the maps Ken discussed or you could have unexpected encounters. Theoretically I could travel anywhere in the U.S. They cover not only my own state, but the various states around me (and one for the entire USA). I keep several state road maps / state road atlas maps in my truck. There’s nothing like opening a road atlas (they all have topographical perspective too) and viewing the lay of the land. I find that a GPS unit and its relatively small screen size (compared to a road atlas page!) does not provide a large enough perspective. However I have a personal preference for reading quality maps while getting a feel for the terrain or region and its roads. I do use, and appreciate, my own vehicle’s built-in GPS navigation unit.
VERY SIMPLE STATES MAP FREE
Those free folding state maps are good navigation aids for traveling the interstate / intrastate networks.īut when you need to travel more extensively, more detail, a commercial road atlas may be a better choice! State Road Maps – Folding versus Road Atlas It’s also good preparedness to have road maps and/or topographical maps, or a up-to-date road atlas. But there’s nothing quite like visualizing with a state road map or atlas that you can hold in your hand and flip the pages. And it can zoom in very nicely to reveal detailed street views, and of course your present location. Sure, a GPS can be very convenient for routing you from point A to point B. Instead, compare that to detailed state road maps or a road atlas where each page shows lots more information! There’s no comparison in that regard. Hard-copy state road maps or a state road atlas can’t be beat! Here’s why…Ī GPS navigation system is terrible at viewing “the big picture”, so to speak. Sponsored by state transportation and tourism bureaus.
You can still get those folding state road maps at some rest areas, visitors centers, usually the first one after you cross a state line on a major interstate. They’re more than a feeling of nostalgia from days gone by before GPS. Planning to travel the highway networks and lesser roads that traverse the United States? Well, you need road maps for those states. Keep them in your vehicle as a backup for your GPS navigation system! It’s a great idea to keep state road maps or a road atlas of your home state (and surrounding states where you may travel).
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