Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Woodland Caribou Provincial Park :: Where to get maps for WCPP
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Coldspringtripper |
Over the past year or two, I have marked up many a topographic map and to this point have it all transferred digitally into PDF files. (containing boat caches/ pictographs/ forest fire coverage since 2000/ fishing lodges/ trapper cabins/portages/ campsites and some bushwhack possibilities) Also, having merged them into one big map - they are now available to me on my GPS unit. Should anyone require a specific map (i.e. 52M02), I would be happy to share. Knowing that the phrase 'officially sanctioned campsites' is somewhat of a grey/ gray issue for the time being - I await the MNRF's campsite project to take effect. government=bureaucracy=money=paperwork=a long time coming :) There is also a full size wall map out there (but unofficially released as yet) that contains portages/campsites for an area larger than what the Chrismar map covers. G |
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HighnDry |
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OldFingers57 |
quote solotrip: "We have all topographic maps for paddling in WCPP as well as the Charismar maps in stock at all times here at the shop in Red Lake. Feel free to drop us a line and we can mail them to you or drop in before your trip and we'll set you up. Thnaks I'll keep you in mind. I was hoping some place in the US would carry the Chrismar map or some other maps for the WCPP. But so far no luck. |
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nctry |
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OldFingers57 |
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dentondoc |
I do have the Chrismar map of WCPP. It is very similar in nature to the Quetico version. The scale is 1:1100,000, which is somewhat small for navigation (I tend to use 1:35,000 or smaller for the additional detail that is visible.) And like the Quetico version, it does not provide any details on campsite locations or other features. However, the WCPP version DOES show established canoe routes (shown in pink) which I do examine when trip planning. I take the Chrismar maps as a backup to other, smaller-scale maps (in both parks). The other issue is that things like campsites and portages seem to be a bit more fluid in WCPP as a result of natural events (fire, blow & snow-down, etc.). So, while a map might be completely accurate one year, there could be substantial changes the next year. dd |
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Alan Gage |
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solotrip |
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mastertangler |
As a paddler who does not use GPS I wouldn't like to be on the water without a topo map. So I like having both. I really like the idea of customizing the map to the area of interest however and I am appreciative of the info. |
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Alan Gage |
quote OldFingers57: "Does anyone know where to get or order maps for WCPP? I see Chrismar has them and I could order them there. Any other locations or other brands of maps that are good? " I mentioned in my other response that I usually order custom maps from mytopo.com but both times I've paddled in WCPP I've only used the Chrismar map without any trouble. More detail and tighter contour lines would be nice but when following the more standard routes, which I was doing, I certainly didn't find it necessary. Alan |
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dentondoc |
You might want to open the image below in a separate window to view it more clearly. (The original is over 5MB and has been scaled to fit in the BWCA photo directory.) Here is a tighter view of part of the quadrant so that you can better see the quality of the image. |
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hobbydog |
quote Alan Gage: "quote OldFingers57: "Does anyone know where to get or order maps for WCPP? I see Chrismar has them and I could order them there. Any other locations or other brands of maps that are good? " I would agree, the Chrismar map does the job. |