Hey, Steelheadman;
Since you're already a PC user, why not look into DeLorme's Regional Topography Map series. I have the Pacific West map on CD, and use it a lot. It covers AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA. I think I paid about $50.00 for it.
You can blow it up to whatever level of detail you want, put your own marks & symbols on it, save a particular area, then print it.
It doesnt have all the symbols like boat launches, etc., but you can put them in wherever you find them. Their newer series are based on 2000 USGS satellite mapping imagery, and have pretty good detail about both public and private roads and so on. The contours are in feet, the Gazeteer is metric.
There is a down side, though. A lot of the OP areas arent too well defined, and sometimes you'll see rivers climbing contours and so forth. Even so, you'll get a really good idea of the general terrain.
Once you've printed a map, the next step is to spray it with a Acrylic fixer or clear urethane. Makes it waterproof.
Just a suggestion.
That and $1.25 might get you a cup of coffee.