Maps

I would like to find a good detailed map for the Olympic Peninsula, particularly the Forks area rivers. Does anybody have any suggestions. I already have a Metsker map but it doesn't get into enough detail. I looked at some of those Green Trail maps but the area I was interested in was on the edge. They also had some Forest Service maps but not the Forks area. Are those 3' x 5'stream maps of Washington (advertised in the Seattle PI Sports)any good?

Go to the map store and get a DeLorme Washington Atlas & Gazetter. Another good one is the feds' Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park map, a big folding one. Any good map store should have both, and REI might carry them too.

Go find your self a Washington State Atlas &
Gazetteer @ most tackle shops.It will have back road maps and such.It's the travelers
bible.They run around $20.00 bucks and I Don't think you'll be disappointed.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

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.

Another source for maps on the web is at www.maptech.com. They have maps in both topograpical and nautical versions that you can view and print or order from them. I looked at the OP maps this AM and they are not that good for the rivers, but in larger bodies of water such as the Columbia or Puget Sound they give good detail. Hope this helps out.
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff

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anyone have feedback on prof. higbees' lost stream map. I was given an ad torn from a paper.

I agree with Salmonhead. Maptech has the best quality digital topos and nautical charts around. And their waterproof charts are the best I've seen for fishing or kayaking. Check their online mapserver too (where you can mark locations and then link those marks to a URL) and see if your area is covered. Pretty cool stuff.