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by BarkMore 3340 days ago
The site http://caltopo.com/ is another good resource for maps. The site includes a number of maps including USGS, USFS and marine charts. There are several useful overlays for hikers including trails and fire history.
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I'm a huge fan of a little app called Maplets.[1] Has saved me on a number of occasions, and highlights how limited the big name mapping tools really still are for all kinds of navigation information.

[1]: http://www.mobilemaplets.com/

Mee too, off to europe and maplets is my goto offline. https://www.openstreetmap.org/ and GPS on https://www.google.com/maps are supplements. What always surprises me is GPS working sans wifi and cellular
Thank you for mentioning this app. Purchased!
I love caltopo. I use it for all of my backcountry adventures. It also has historical maps in its database which make for a good time finding ghost towns and possible ruins.