A useful tip for using the BLM interactive maps
I use the BLM maps when looking for boondocking spots. They are very detailed, but they can be hard to read. Often, the colors are so opaque that I can't read the underlying text.
After much trial and error, I think I have a way to fix that (although not permanently):
After you load the map, click on the layers symbol in the upper right -- it looks like a stack of square pancakes.
Scroll down to Surface Management Agency. Click that box. Click the three dots on the right.
Scroll down to "transparency." Slide the slider to the right, about 2/3 of the way across. It is important to have some color, so that you can tell where the BLM land starts and stops. (You can't boondock in a national park or on private land, of course.)
Also, when zooming in and out, it is better to use the plus and minus symbols on the left, rather than using your mouse or trackpad to zoom. Otherwise, it is too easy to zoom too far and too fast.
Here is a link to the Utah BLM map, in case you want to practice adjusting the transparency. I hope this tip will save you some of the frustration I have been experiencing! ;)
BLM Utah map, as an example
After much trial and error, I think I have a way to fix that (although not permanently):
After you load the map, click on the layers symbol in the upper right -- it looks like a stack of square pancakes.
Scroll down to Surface Management Agency. Click that box. Click the three dots on the right.
Scroll down to "transparency." Slide the slider to the right, about 2/3 of the way across. It is important to have some color, so that you can tell where the BLM land starts and stops. (You can't boondock in a national park or on private land, of course.)
Also, when zooming in and out, it is better to use the plus and minus symbols on the left, rather than using your mouse or trackpad to zoom. Otherwise, it is too easy to zoom too far and too fast.
Here is a link to the Utah BLM map, in case you want to practice adjusting the transparency. I hope this tip will save you some of the frustration I have been experiencing! ;)
BLM Utah map, as an example
