Pros & Cons
Pros
Good detail and assistance especially for camping and recreational activities. For me this is important information and the shading of blm lands is provided on other delorme gazetteers that i own, such as colorado and montana. The only deficit i perce... Read More
The atlas has the detail needed to supplement mapquest & gps. It is not like google maps, no instructions but this will be used in the event the grid goes down and we need to get around to new locations. Great information especially for off the ma... Read More
Michelin maps tend to be the best. Rand mcnally publications a close second. They have almost every road in the state, with topo contours and shaded relief.
Cons
This atlas is now in the outhouse where it belongs and where i can peruse it to turn up even more errors. It really is a disappointment.
Many places of great interest for the tourist were not specially marked. Out of date by years for some campgrounds and mislocated others. My advice is to either find another large-scale atlas of california or use your gps.
The only acceptable binding for a road atlas is a spiral spine that allows it to open fully and even be turned inside out. These are unnamed roads which do the user absolutely no good whatsoever without the names. They clog up the map terribly and del... Read More

Highlights
Quality
They are high quality and super detailed.
For the price and what you get, this is outstanding.
However, i have had great success and enjoyment with the new york version.
Very high quality, and hugely detailed (usually 5 miles to an inch).
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Delorme is an excellent map --resource, whether traveling by car, foot, bike etc.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It's so detailed that you couldn't possibly get lost unless of course you can't read a map.
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It could be a little more detailed small print
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have only studied this, not yet used it while traveling.