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Get ready for your California adventure!  The majestic Anza Borrego, Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley and the Mojave Desert offer peaceful drives and stunning vistas.  Discover the beautiful Pacific Coast with vibrant cities and windswept beaches, the inland valleys rich with agriculture, and the breathtaking Tahoe, Yosemite, Sierra and Sequioa National Forests.

Desert Map and Aerial Photo carries a comprehensive selection of US Forest Service Maps for our National,  State Forests and Wilderness Areas for California and surrounding states.

We stock the National Forest Atlas for the Angeles, Cleveland, and San Bernardino National Forests in a 7.5 minute detail (1:24,000) spiral bound atlas.

We also carry the California Daily and Annual Adventure Passes which give auto parking access in Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino National Forests, as well as the America the Beautiful Pass, which covers Entrance Fees or Standard Amenity Fees at sites managed by NPS, USDA FS, USFS, BLM and Reclamation and is valid for 1 year from month of purchase.

Local, regional, state and international maps:

Alaska-Wyoming, Albania-Zimbabwe with maps of most major tourist cities

Regional wall maps and Thomas Guides for business planning

United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:24,000, 1:100,000, 1:250,000 and 1:500,000 scale topographic coverage for the state of California, and partial topo coverage of Arizona and Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert Access 1:100K topo maps,

Tom Harrison, National Geographic, Earthwalk Press, Wilderness Press, Franko's Maps, Fine Edge (and more) publishers of topographic coverage maps

National Geographic digital mapping products for California and the Western States

     The San Andreas Fault is an awesome force of nature, it is both mysterious and fascinating, and is the most famous fault in the world. It is a very important aspect of life for those who dwell in its vicinity.

     Our geology room shelves are filled with maps, guides, and reference books on the earthquake faults and earthquake geology of California.  Our inventory runs the gamut from basic geology to technical publications. Both the  scientist and the novice will find information that will interest and educate.  Find fault locations, information on how faults are formed, and learn earthquake preparedness. 

     Some of our suggested reading:

   A Land in Motion California's San Andreas Fault by Michael Collier

   Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault  by David K. Lynch

   The San Andreas Fault System, California  by USGS Professional Paper 1515

   Simplified Fault Activity Map of California  by California Geological Survey MS54

   Magnitude 8  Earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault  by Philip L. Fradkin

   After a California Earthquake  Attitude and Behavior Change  by Risa Palm and Michael Hodgson

   Southern San Andreas Fault Whitewater to Bombay Beach, Salton Trough, California  by South Coast Geological Society Field Trip 25

   Finding Fault in California  An Earthquake Tourist's Guide by Susan Elizabeth Hough