What are the map references for?
Maps are useful for getting to the trail head and for finding your way home after the hike. Everyone should have a Pennsylvania road map and a Delorme Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer. Pennsylvania road maps are available from AAA, grocery stores, gas stations, bookstores, drug stores, etc. The Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer ($19.95) can be purchased at many locations including bookstores, outfitters, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and some gas stations. USGS 7 maps show detailed topography and can be purchased at many outfitters and sporting goods stores, downtown at J. R. Weldin Co., 413 Wood Street, 412-281-0123 and Pen-Oh-Wes Map Co., 336 4th Avenue, 412-261-0645, and are available online directly from the USGS at www.usgs.gov/ and http://topomaps.usgs.gov/. Pennsylvania State Park maps can be obtained by contacting the state park office. Phone numbers for specific state park offices can be found in the blue section of the Verison White Pages, at www.dcnr.state.pa.us or by calling 1-888-PA-PA
