State Maps with all camp sites listed

Hey Edd505, did you see these on the Amazon site for National G Camping Road Atlas? (https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/159775000X/ref=olp_page_1?ie=UTF8&f_all=true).

New is usually about $300. Here on Amazon a new one for $1002.00 and “Good Used” – $2,277.00 + $3.99 shipping. Please!
$1,002.30 - Red Rhino
$2,277.00 + $3.99 shipping Old Yeller Books

valhalla360 wrote:
So yes, the idea of needing paper is dinosaur thinking.

Hey. I'm getting into my 1950 Buick and come find you for that remark!!! Where'd I put that map?

Just curious - do you use paper nautical charts?

jerryjay11 wrote:

Two Hands wrote:
We have a paper state parks camping map from California. Every time we need it we can’t find it so we go old school and find the information on the internet.

"old school"???

Chuckle-chuckle!

I got a kick out of it also haha.

Newbiecampers wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:
Far easier to do a search on the internet and get more up to date info with links to the actual park and an aerial view to see what it really looks like.

At best, you are targeting dinosaurs who refuse to use better resources and they are a dying breed (actually in a littoral sense as it's mostly old folks not comfortable with technology).

I always have to chuckle when people write stuff like this. Especially the last sentence.

Did you ever consider there is still a good use for a paper source, like the lack of cell service?

We took a 21 day "on the fly" trip last summer. In other words we made no reservations, or even much campground research, in advance. We had no idea where we would be on any given day in advance. We just went.

There were many times out west when we had no cell service, and hence no internet, when looking for a place to camp. We used the little campground symbols on the spiral-bound road atlas we had more than once.

Something the OP is talking about with a greater amount of campground information would have been useful.

You can laugh at it but no service areas are becoming ever smaller (and yes, we've traveled out west) plus with just a bit of tech savvy, you can download areas ahead of time.

If you apply enough forethought to buy a map, you can download info about the area you are headed to.

So yes, the idea of needing paper is dinosaur thinking.

Putting all places on one map and you wouldn't be able to read it because of it being cluttered.

I agree, there is not one reference that lists everything... not even the much talked-about RVParky or Allstays. There are some 'jewels' out there that we found by accident.

We also use public parks so used the Benchmark series of, yes, 'paper' atlases as our 'go to'.

Newbiecampers wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:
Far easier to do a search on the internet and get more up to date info with links to the actual park and an aerial view to see what it really looks like.

At best, you are targeting dinosaurs who refuse to use better resources and they are a dying breed (actually in a littoral sense as it's mostly old folks not comfortable with technology).

I always have to chuckle when people write stuff like this. Especially the last sentence.

Did you ever consider there is still a good use for a paper source, like the lack of cell service?

We took a 21 day "on the fly" trip last summer. In other words we made no reservations, or even much campground research, in advance. We had no idea where we would be on any given day in advance. We just went.

There were many times out west when we had no cell service, and hence no internet, when looking for a place to camp. We used the little campground symbols on the spiral-bound road atlas we had more than once.

Something the OP is talking about with a greater amount of campground information would have been useful.

While such a compendium might be useful, it would be financially untenable. The cost to obtain all the information plus the cost of publication, plus the cost of distribution and marketing is very high. The market would be a small subset of the relatively small RV owner universe. Just not that many people would feel the need to pay for a book that would at best supplement their current research methods (internet, GPS devices, currently published directories etc). Dividing those high costs by the actual number of books that could/would be sold would make the price astronomically high. There used to be several different guidebooks published. Now there is only the one published by Good Sam. I doubt the others went away because they made too much money for their publishers.

I never go anywhere without a paper backup map.

valhalla360 wrote:
Far easier to do a search on the internet and get more up to date info with links to the actual park and an aerial view to see what it really looks like.

At best, you are targeting dinosaurs who refuse to use better resources and they are a dying breed (actually in a littoral sense as it's mostly old folks not comfortable with technology).

I always have to chuckle when people write stuff like this. Especially the last sentence.

Did you ever consider there is still a good use for a paper source, like the lack of cell service?

We took a 21 day "on the fly" trip last summer. In other words we made no reservations, or even much campground research, in advance. We had no idea where we would be on any given day in advance. We just went.

There were many times out west when we had no cell service, and hence no internet, when looking for a place to camp. We used the little campground symbols on the spiral-bound road atlas we had more than once.

Something the OP is talking about with a greater amount of campground information would have been useful.

I like "Benchmark " better than "DeLorme" Sadly they offer fewer States. Same if not more entries ~~ Much easier to read.

OP your suggestion sorta sounds interesting ~ BUT ~ Would probably ens up being size of a billboard ~~ And would never fit in front seat of MH


JM2ª ~~ YMMV ~~

I use the DeLorme Gazeteers for that stuff. One atlas per state. I like that they show the BLM and Forest Service sites, National park sites, and forest service roads in addition to the major roads and towns.