Where do you guys get your topo maps?

[esh]

Both, plus there is a Peterson gazette-style book of all the old county maps for Oregon. Using all three with paper maps can zero things pretty well.

Of the three, I find myself using the Benchmark gazette the most. Just easier to use.

 

[Driver-Navigator]

I usually print out custom topo maps for my needs using National Geographic's TOPO! software. I just used one last weekend while backpacking in Yosemite. I like being able to add my custom waypoints and tracks/routes, setting the print area and coordinate system, printing 2-sided maps, etc. Depending on the weather or other variables, I will print on regular paper or NG's waterproof "Adventure Paper".

I have several full-size USGS quad topos that I've picked up over the years from REI, the USGS in Menlo Park (they have a full map room/store), and other map sellers, but generally they're a pain in the rear to use compared to my custom maps, software-based topos (on laptop, GPS, etc.), and topo map books like DeLorme's.

 

[DaveM]

http://topomaps.usgs.gov/ordering_maps.html (Google is your friend )

I'm lucky enough to live about 5 minutes from the Menlo Park campus and usually get my my USGS & BLM maps there. As already mentioned you can print your own with some of the software out there but beware,print quality for most of that is poor to terrible compared to the high quality quads. Not sure how long that will last since I believe USGS is moving to a print on demand model which could mean no more offset printing for the maps.

On the plus side all of the topos are available for download as high quality GeoTiFs: http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs...8&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=$ROOT)/.do