San Diego Backcountry Map

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San Diego Backcountry Map

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Topographic Maps by Tom Harrison: San Diego Deserts, Anza Borrego Desert. The #1 top selling map for the San Diego deserts!

San Diego Backcountry Recreation Map covers the entire Anza Borrego Desert State Park, the largest State Park in California & some portions of Cleveland National Forest; San Diego County Road S-2, S-22, Interstate 8, Highway 78 & Highway 94 to Tecate Mexico.

Areas surrounding Borrego Springs, Anza Borrego Park map, Julian & Warner Springs. PCT access (Pacific Crest Trail) plus Table Mountain, Sheep Canyon, OHV Deserts Ocotillo Wells SVRA, McCain Valley Camping, Carrizo Gorge Trestle Hike, Jacumba Hot Springs, Tierra del Sol 4×4 Trails, San Diego Lake Morena, Barrett Lake, Campo CA Potrero Regional Park, Agua Caliente Hot Springs, Vallecito, Carrizo Goat Trestle & Canyon sin Nombre Badlands.

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San Diego Backcountry Map
by Tom Harrison

Recreation Map by Tom Harrison. Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 125K; ISBN# 9781877689543

Borrego Desert is known best for Spring wildflowers (FEB-APRIL)

Two New San Diego Maps by Calico

San Diego County Trail Map

Mount Laguna Trail Map

camp map

more exploring Anza Borrego:

Anza 4×4 Trails
Agua Caliente Hot Springs
Canon Sin Nombre Slot Canyons
Carrizo Gorge Goat Trestle
Culp Valley Camping
Great Overland Stagecoach Route of 1849
Mason Valley Truck Trail
Old Kane Springs Road
Split Mountain
Vallecito

Split Mountain, Anza Borrego State Park, Southern California

4x4 maps

apps/maps:
download digital topos & maps

Anza-Borrego Desert Park Map by Avenza (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Coyote Canyon (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Culp Valley (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Little Blair Valley (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Southern Overland Trail (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Angelina Spring (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Piedras Grandes (free)
Anza-Borrego Map – Vallecito (free)
BLM Map – Eastern San Diego Co. Routes (free)
SD Backcountry & Anza-Borrego Desert by Tom Harrison
CTUC Ocotillo Wells SVRA OHV Map

San Diego Camping, Anza Borrego Desert:

hikers map

nearby towns:

ALPINE
BORREGO SPRINGS
DESCANSO
PINE VALLEY
JULIAN, CA
LAKE CUYAMACA
LAGUNA MOUNTAIN
MECCA, CA
OCOTILLO, CA
OCOTILLO WELLS
RAMONA, CA
VIEJAS

Exploring wind caves in Anza Borrego Desert

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The whole canyon, all to yourself

Ventana Wilderness Map

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Ventana Wilderness
Big Sur Hiking Maps

Buckeye Trail in Silver Peak Wilderness

Several map makers offer topographic hiking maps for the Ventana Wilderness Map, located on the super scenic Big Sur coast in California. Silver Peak Wilderness is to the south of Ventana, and usually included on the same map. Perfect for day hikes, overnight backpacking trips or just getting an impressive view of the Pacific Ocean.

Ventana Wilderness

Silver Peak Wilderness

Ventana Wilderness Map USDA
found at USGS: Ventana Trail Map

Silver Peak Wilderness located inside the northern section of Los Padres National Forest (Monterey County California)

If you plan on backpacking the Big Sur Coast, this is the California topo map you will need. This map covers both the southern section – Silver Peak Wilderness & the northern most Ventana hiking areas. This map covers everything south and east of Andrew Molera State Park over to Sierra de Salinas near Hwy 101, and southward to Ragged Point & Windy Point in the southern Big Sur coastline. Camp in coastal redwood groves, hike the trails with outstanding views over the Pacific Ocean, and play in the numerous fern lined creeks.

Map printed with vegetable oil based ink, on waterproof polypropylene plastic. Might be available from Los Padres USFS Ranger Stations. USDA printing 2007; Scale 1: 63 – ISBN# 9781593514655

Ventana Wilderness Map

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Mount Whitney Zone Map

Mt Whitney Zone Trail Map
Tom Harrison Maps

Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain peak in the Lower 48 USA

Mount Whitney Map, Whitney Portal. Topo Trail. Mt Whitney maps. Tom Harrison Trail Map: Mount Whitney Zone Trail Map, Lone Pine, CA; Areas include: Whitney Portal, Crabtree, Cottonwood Lakes, Rock Creek. Whitney Portal Trailheads, Outpost Camp, Trail Camp, Whitney Summit, Mountaineer’s Route, High Sierra Trail, Crescent Meadow, and the John Muir Trail Junction. Durable, waterproof plastic map; Folded. Map Scale: 31.7K; ISBN# 9781877689697

Mount Whitney Zone Map

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Mount Whitney Zone Map

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A day hike to Mount Whitney and back to the Portal is not really possible (for most people), so an overnight backpacking trip is a given. High elevations makes for thinner air and more challenging conditions.

Permits are required to hike this popular peak – DAY HIKERS or OVERNIGHTERS. Authorities limit the amount of people that can be on these trails. A lottery tackles the choice of who gets to go this year. Annual deadline is April 30 @ recreation.gov

How many people wanna hike Whitney?

25,005 applications in 2021

Mount Whitney Zone Map

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USEFUL LINKS:

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Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. It is in East–Central California, on the boundary between California’s Inyo and Tulare counties, 84.6 miles west-northwest of North America’s lowest point, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, at 282 feet below sea level. The mountain’s west slope is in Sequoia National Park and the summit is the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail, which runs 211.9 miles from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The eastern slopes are in Inyo National Forest in Inyo County.

Mount Whitney’s summit is on the Sierra Crest and the Great Basin Divide. It lies near many of the Sierra Nevada’s highest peaks. The peak rises dramatically above the Owens Valley, sitting 10,778 feet or just over 2 miles above the town of Lone Pine 15 miles to the east, in the Owens Valley. It rises more gradually on the west side, lying only about 3,000 feet above the John Muir Trail at Guitar Lake. The mountain is partially dome-shaped, with its famously jagged ridges extending to the sides. Mount Whitney is above the tree line and has an alpine climate and ecology.

4×4 Guide Tahoe NF

4×4 Tahoe Trail Maps
Off Roading Routes

4x4 maps 4×4 Tahoe Trail Maps: Explore the 4WD (four wheel drive) dirt and gravel roads inside the Lake Tahoe region. Please follow the links listed at the bottom of this page for more Tahoe Maps.

Sawmill Lake, Tahoe NF – N of Donner Pass I-80

4Wheeler’s Guide to Trails of the Tahoe National Forest, CA; Lake Tahoe to the North Yuba River

4Wheeler’s Guide to the Rubicon Trail

2024: BOTH THESE MAPS ABOVE NOW OUTTA PRINT

California off roading with 4×4 Tahoe Trail Maps. Topographical hard copy maps show contour lines, routes, trailheads, campgrounds, alpine lakes, mountain peaks, wilderness boundaries. Maps for use by nomad campers, mountain bikers, dirt bikers, jeeps, SUVs, ATVs, and all off roading rigs. Overland camping options in the high elevation Sierra Nevada mountains.

see also –

Lake Tahoe Basin Topo Atlas

Tahoe National Forest Map USDA

Lake Tahoe Basin – Recreation @ Lake Tahoe

Tahoe Rim Trail Topo Map by Tom Harrison

USDA Lakes Basin, Sierra Buttes Map

Bowman Lake, narrow cliff shoreline

Tahoe Forest Maps
by National Geographic

Tahoe East – Sierra Buttes & Donner Pass fishing maps tahoe

Tahoe West – Yuba River & American River

Back Roads @ N Yuba, Lakes Basin

Lakes Basin Recreation Area: Sierra Buttes
GOLD LAKE HWY. North Sierra Nevada – where granite spires touch the sky and river canyons run deep. Alpine lakes are covered in snow half the year w/ Gold Lake being the largest.

Totally worth a weekend visit! Spending a full week here is ideal. Summer destination for cabins, camping, hiking, fishing, waterfalls, and even off road routes; Winter offers snow recreation: cross country ski, snow shoe trails, and snow mobile access.

Canyon Creek Road, Tahoe NF

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San Diego Backcountry Map