portland oregon topographical trail map?
February 26, 2023 2:57 PM Subscribe
Can you please recommend a beautiful, large, topographic map of the Pacific North West that I can put on my wall?
I am planing to move to portland oregon. I want to start dreaming about day trips that I can get to from the city, and to help with that I'm looking for a really great map. A paper map I can put on my wall, with information about parks, trails, and nature. Design is important - I care about rivers, not zip codes. I would like to put this map on a pin board and use it to mark of trips and make plans, so a clean design will help with that.
I am planing to move to portland oregon. I want to start dreaming about day trips that I can get to from the city, and to help with that I'm looking for a really great map. A paper map I can put on my wall, with information about parks, trails, and nature. Design is important - I care about rivers, not zip codes. I would like to put this map on a pin board and use it to mark of trips and make plans, so a clean design will help with that.
Surely something here will suffice.
Maybe one of these?
posted by the Real Dan at 3:30 PM on February 26, 2023
Maybe one of these?
posted by the Real Dan at 3:30 PM on February 26, 2023
Also take a look at Raven Maps, which does beautiful,work.
posted by metonym at 3:41 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by metonym at 3:41 PM on February 26, 2023
These Muir Way ones are very cool. There's one for every state, but no regional ones unfortunately.
We have one of these wood ones (and here's an alternative type) of the San Juans and it's quite nice as well. I only saw an Oregon coast one but maybe you can find a bigger spread.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 4:57 PM on February 26, 2023
We have one of these wood ones (and here's an alternative type) of the San Juans and it's quite nice as well. I only saw an Oregon coast one but maybe you can find a bigger spread.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 4:57 PM on February 26, 2023
Green Trails maps are well designed and nice to look at. They are available from here.
posted by monotreme at 5:29 PM on February 26, 2023
posted by monotreme at 5:29 PM on February 26, 2023
ok, one more try: there are probably many different useful answers available. consider scale and content.
posted by j_curiouser at 8:25 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by j_curiouser at 8:25 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: These are all beautiful and fantastic but I'm really hoping for something that zooms in around portland a little more closely :)
posted by rebent at 5:07 AM on February 27, 2023
posted by rebent at 5:07 AM on February 27, 2023
Here's a map of Portland metro area trails and natural areas. While not particularly beautiful, I think it's close to the scale and features you're looking for (and a paper map is available from Metro): Regional trails and greenways map
If you're looking for wilderness hikes in a larger area, the options I'm aware of are unfortunately small maps in hiking books, digital, or DIY. It sounds like the ideal would be a paper version of something like this, including the pins: Oregon Hikers Maps
posted by peakfrivolity at 9:06 AM on February 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
If you're looking for wilderness hikes in a larger area, the options I'm aware of are unfortunately small maps in hiking books, digital, or DIY. It sounds like the ideal would be a paper version of something like this, including the pins: Oregon Hikers Maps
posted by peakfrivolity at 9:06 AM on February 27, 2023 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Forest Park Map? I'm thinking that's too zoomed-in, but I'll mention the possibility anyway.
Forest Park Conservancy sells a poster map that looks like it has a similar design to the maps in the free brochures you get at National Parks. You might be able to find alternatives with a Google Image search for "Forest Park Map Portland".
I peeked at William L Sullivan's website, thinking he ought to sell a nice hand-drawn poster, but I didn't see anything. He's leaving money on the table!
On his website's page for 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon, you can see a fairly lousy scan of the regional overview map from the beginning of the book. You could make a better scan from your own copy of the book and blow it up. Better yet, try commissioning him to make a poster version.
posted by polecat at 2:26 PM on February 27, 2023
Forest Park Conservancy sells a poster map that looks like it has a similar design to the maps in the free brochures you get at National Parks. You might be able to find alternatives with a Google Image search for "Forest Park Map Portland".
I peeked at William L Sullivan's website, thinking he ought to sell a nice hand-drawn poster, but I didn't see anything. He's leaving money on the table!
On his website's page for 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon, you can see a fairly lousy scan of the regional overview map from the beginning of the book. You could make a better scan from your own copy of the book and blow it up. Better yet, try commissioning him to make a poster version.
posted by polecat at 2:26 PM on February 27, 2023
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it could be useful and pretty to hang a combination of the usgs county map or 30' x 60' series (1:100,000 - still too small for useful trail info) and plot interesting areas sourced from guidebooks or more useful large scale trail maps. these would be display quality paper.
here's a free download pdf of the oregon map index.
once you know what areas you want, i guarantee it will be quicker to order through a reseller than direct from usgs - if they have what you need in stock.
posted by j_curiouser at 3:28 PM on February 26, 2023 [1 favorite]