Paper maps are tough to come by, but, if you’re driving, at least, road signs are extremely helpful. Might make a wrong turn or two but you’ll figure it out. And if you’re going by foot, memorize your directions, take note of things you pass, and carry a compass. If the compass fails, at least you’ll have memory to go off of. And you can always trust the stars when you can see them.
USGS still published them. Local ranger stations in national parks will still sell section topographical maps, and digital copies of same (essentially just pictures of the maps) are free to download.
These are mostly useful for wilderness use but will generally cover urban areas as well. They also often contain trails and forest back roads that don't appear on Google/Apple.
Paper maps are harder to come by now, at least in my area. So I look as I travel.
Thomas Bros still makes great maps.
Paper maps are tough to come by, but, if you’re driving, at least, road signs are extremely helpful. Might make a wrong turn or two but you’ll figure it out. And if you’re going by foot, memorize your directions, take note of things you pass, and carry a compass. If the compass fails, at least you’ll have memory to go off of. And you can always trust the stars when you can see them.
USGS still published them. Local ranger stations in national parks will still sell section topographical maps, and digital copies of same (essentially just pictures of the maps) are free to download.
These are mostly useful for wilderness use but will generally cover urban areas as well. They also often contain trails and forest back roads that don't appear on Google/Apple.
Truck stops still had road atlases last time I looked.