Product Description

This atlas provides excellent detail for the entire peninsula in a convenient format.

Details such as surfing spots, gas stations (and diesel stations), fishing spots, missions, etc. are included. 32 different symbols point out the variety of activities available to the traveler on the Baja Peninsula as well as hotels and RV parks.

The smaller format is perfect for a motorcycle tank bag's map pouch or the glove box of your vehicle. The atlas in book format (8.75" x 6.75") contains 40 pages of mapping along with city maps of Mexicali, Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada, La Paz, San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas and a Los Cabos Corridor map. An index of 2500+ entries is included to find your favorite places on the peninsula. Seven different types of roads are shown from toll roads to dirt tracks. Scale 1:500,000.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1041278 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-11
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Customer Reviews

Small and lacks detail
I was expecting a full-sized atlas like the "Rand McNally" Road atlas. What I got was a rather small book, 8.5 inches high by 6.5 inches wide. The maps are moderately detailed. The book probably has somewhat better detail, and at a somewhat larger scale, than a folding roadmap. The color graphics are fairly nice. But this book hardly has the detail that one would expect from a truly comprehensive atlas. The indexing system is slightly non-intuitive. Finding the right map to use is slightly difficult, but not really hard. I was also annoyed to see advertising within the book; however this might be helpful to some looking for a place to stay at. In my opinion, this book is not worth the price.

However, this book probably OK for someone sticking strictly to the paved roads in Baja. One advantage is that the book format makes it easy to store; and easier to use, than unfolding a conventional road map.

For people wanting to do more off-the-beaten-path exploring of the Baja Peninsula, who need more detailed maps; the options are currently limited. If you can find it, you may want to get the atlas by Landon. This book is currently out of print, and the cost can be exorbitant. I don't have one, so I can't personally vouch for its quality. I understand it may come back into print.

You might also find an old copy of the "Topographics International" Atlas. (Which I do have.) These offer highly detailed maps with topographic information, almost like our United States Geological Survey maps, but less colorful graphics. For the cities, it may be out of date. But out in the unpopulated areas, it still should be valid for most areas.

Small with lots of Advertising
I didn't get this in time for my trip, but when I was in Baja I saw many copies down there for $10. I'm glad I didn't buy this one as the pages are very small and you have to flip through a number of them to get a good feel for longer distances. Also, the atlas is full of advertising and I found this to be distractive. I saw someone's AAA map and it looked great!