Maps & Brochures
"Visitor Maps" for each national forest and grassland provide forest-wide
information on attractions, facilities, services, and opportunities.
National Forest Visitor Maps are at a smaller scale than topographic
quadrangle maps and typically do not show contours. They are best
used to view an entire National Forest and are great for driving
through or planning a trip to the forest, showing recreational
sites, campgrounds, public information sites and other attractions
in the forest.
Wilderness maps and special area maps are used to illustrate
specific recreation opportunities over specific areas, and provide
information appropriate to the maps themes, such as how to obtain
Wilderness use permits if needed. These maps typically provide more
detail than the Forest Visitor map and are used for hiking and other
activities.
Forest Visitor maps, Wilderness maps, and Topographic Quadrangle
maps may also be purchased at any
Ranger Station on the San Bernardino National Forest.
To View the Map On-line
The Pacific Southwest Region is providing Forest Visitor Maps for online viewing, index maps are divided into sections each linking to a detailed view (JPEG image). Printable versions of forest wide maps are available for download as
PDF files that require Adobe Reader. Download time will vary depending on internet connection speed and file size. The JPEG files are 0.3 to 0.9mb
and the PDF files are 5 to 39mb.
(Click here to access the maps)
To Purchase a Map:
The original, high quality forest visitor maps on paper or plastic have
visitor information and full color photographs.
In Person:
All Ranger Stations and the
Forest Supervisors Office on the
San Bernardino offer maps for sale
By telephone:
You may call the Big Bear Discovery Center at (909)
382-2789
Ordering On-line:
San Gorgonio Wilderness Association website, the
SGWA also sells other books and forest related items on-line.
National Forest Store website to purchase maps for other National Forests.
US Geological
Survey website offers USGS Topographic Maps and a wide variety of maps on-line and for purchase.
Looking for more technical mapping resources?
The FSGeodata Clearinghouse is a web-based resource designed to distribute the agency’s extensive geospatial data holdings. Forest Service employees, other
federal, state and local agencies, tribal governments, and the public can use the site to search, view, and download geospatial data such as roads, trails,
national forest boundaries, hydrography, and softcopy topographic maps. Metadata, which describes how the geospatial data was prepared, is also
available through the website. Currently the clearinghouse provides access to the base cartographic information used to publish the Forest Service and USGS
Single Edition Quadrangle (SEQ) maps. FSGeodata will expand to include other sources of data as they come available. The internet address for the FSGeodata site is
http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us.
FSGeodata is sponsored and directed by the Geospatial Executive Board (GEB) and Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC). The website was developed by and is
maintained jointly by the Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC) and the Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC). |
