Reddit reviews Colorado Benchmark Road & Recreation Atlas
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Atlases: Every Benchmark atlas is specially designed for enthusiasts of hunting, fishing, camping, boating, hiking, and other outdoor activities. All atlases have Benchmarks exclusive Landscape Maps with large easy-to-read and page overlap, and a useful GPS grid. The categorized Recreation Guide makes planning your next adventure a breeze. The Recreation Maps have public land ownership shown as color tints, and most titles have hunting unit names and boundariesRecreational Maps: Benchmarks Recreation Maps were created for outdoor lovers who want the high quality recreation information in our atlases but with the convenience of a traditional folding map. Complete public lands detail and hunting unit boundaries are shown as well as categorized recreation listings.
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I used the second one for a long time. I've gone through probably 5-6 of those. Picked up the first one a few years ago and I like it much better.
They're also wireless and don't need batteries.
If you live in the west, there is a lot of public lands. Forest Service, BLM etc.
If you aren't very experienced camping and would like to camp, but also be near a bathroom in the morning, find an established campground, then look on a map like a Benchmark Map or a gazetteer or even google earth for dispersed camping near a campground.
It's usually a rare occurrence that I haven't been able to find out of the way dispersed camping near established campgrounds.
A gazatteer is very useful:
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Otherwise I check out areas that look interesting on google maps, see where the roads go, look for trails or trailheads marked. Switch to aerial view and see if there are trails, etc. It not super easy but with some determination it's not hard by any means.