Even among non-Garmin topos there's a difference between say the older USGS maps and USFS maps.

As noted above, if you were a hunter you'd need different stuff than if you just hike. What is 'best' depends on your activities. Hunters and other folks using public land often need to know about ownership there's a company out there that specializing in maps with this info on it. Some people like routing via the map, which is only possible with the vector maps. I can be pretty happy with raster maps since I use the handheld unit mostly to get there, and stuff like for planning, or GaiaGPS on my mobile devices. I may sign up for the BirdsEye service though. There are also private vendors with some good product, maybe better for you depending on your needs. I have downloaded and use the OSM on Basecamp, and a decent CA topo map. /r/Yosemite ← Yosemite NP in California./r/PacificCrestTrail ← Pacific Crest Trail./r/IsleRoyale ← Isle Royale National Park./r/Algonquinpark ← Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada./r/Adirondacks ← Adirondack state park in NY./r/Adrenaline ← Mostly Videos of high-adrenaline sports./r/Shoestring ← Travelers on shoestring budgets./r/Slackline ← Core and Balance training, balancing on webbing./r/Overlanding ← Vehicle camping in remote places./r/Axesaw ← Hilariously Ineffective Camping Gear./r/Backpacking ← For the international or urban traveler who has supplies on their back./r/BikePacking ← Biking and camping off road.

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