Sources for old forest service maps

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Sources for old forest service maps

Post by matimeo » March 17th, 2017, 10:07 am

I hope this topic hasn't been covered too many times before, but I couldn't find anything in my search of the site. I'm really interested in finding older versions of maps, particularly of the Mt Hood National Forest area. I'm fascinated with seeing where old trails existed or trying to find access to some lakes or monuments don't show any trail system to them (but perhaps once did).

Can anyone help point me in the direction of any of these resources? So far my online search is coming up empty.

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by retired jerry » March 17th, 2017, 11:14 am

https://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/ma ... 4ROOT)/.do

you can get old usgs maps

zoom, click "mark points", click on an area, click on the marker, there's a list of different usgs versions you can choose from

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by Webfoot » March 17th, 2017, 11:23 am

Lots of digitized historical Mt Hood National Forest Maps are freely available from TrailAdvocate.org -- have fun!

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by CampinCarl » March 17th, 2017, 12:55 pm

Another good resource: USGS Topoview

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by Koda » March 17th, 2017, 9:37 pm

caltopo has two historical map layers you can turn on....
lightweight, cheap, strong... pick 2

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by justpeachy » March 18th, 2017, 9:55 am

Webfoot wrote:Lots of digitized historical Mt Hood National Forest Maps are freely available from TrailAdvocate.org -- have fun!
YES, I use this page all the time! Great resource for the Mt. Hood area. If you use this link you can zoom into a specific area then choose which old map you want to see for that area.

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by matimeo » March 24th, 2017, 2:44 pm

Webfoot wrote:Lots of digitized historical Mt Hood National Forest Maps are freely available from TrailAdvocate.org -- have fun!
Wow, this is a neat site. Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by matimeo » March 24th, 2017, 2:45 pm

Koda wrote:caltopo has two historical map layers you can turn on....
I'm familiar with Caltopo, but never seen this feature. Do you have to be a paid subscriber to see the historical map layers? If not could you give me a hint on how to find them?

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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by kepPNW » March 24th, 2017, 3:25 pm

matimeo wrote:
Koda wrote:caltopo has two historical map layers you can turn on....
I'm familiar with Caltopo, but never seen this feature. Do you have to be a paid subscriber to see the historical map layers? If not could you give me a hint on how to find them?
In the Base Layer dropdown (upper-right)...
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Re: Sources for old forest service maps

Post by Koda » March 24th, 2017, 11:09 pm

thank you Karl, you beat me to it...
lightweight, cheap, strong... pick 2

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