Southern & Central California Atlas & Gazetteer: Detailed Topographic Maps, Back Roads, Outdoor Recreation, GPS Grids

by Delorme

These topographic atlases cover individual states with the most comprehensive detail available, including back roads, backwater lakes and streams, boat ramps, forests, wetlands, trailheads, campgrounds, public lands, prime hunting and fishing spots, and countless landmarks and points of interest. You'll also find a wealth of information on everything from family outings to wilderness adventures. The Atlas & Gazetteer is ideal for outdoor recreation, business travel, home or office reference, and countless other uses.

Genres: Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Di · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pros: the state is split into two separate volumes, which hypothetically means that each half gets more coverage; it is pretty detailed, showing all sorts of places of interest, historic markers, contour lines, etc.

Cons: places of interest are marked in the same color ink as everything else, making them harder to spot on a page; despite giving each half of the state more "coverage" because of its larger scale, it doesn't seem to be any more detailed than the California Road and Recreation Atlas by Benchmark, at least not where it counts; since you don't really get that much more detail, why buy two separate books? Of the two, I prefer the Benchmark. If you compare a specific geographic location in both books, you will see what I mean.

In any case, a good road atlas is a must have if you're a true road trip lover. Pick one or the other, but don't leave home without it!

[Charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really the best road-trip atlas for this part of the world. The only downside: the book is really poorly bound with just staples holding it together. I've had bakersfield fall out about 4 times. This would seem like no loss, but unfortunately the Carrizo Plain fell out with it. I've owned about 4 of these and for 20 dollars, you'd think they could at least buy some better binding glue. The actual content gets 5 stars, though.