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| The Commission provides maps online and in print. Many of the online maps are interactive, others are provided in print-friendly PDF for printing at home. Print maps are available at no charge from Commission offices or by completing our Free Publications order form. Descriptions and links are provided below for our most popular maps. Below that we provide a listing of non-Commission map resources. |
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Interactive Maps
We have a number of interactive maps designed for anglers and boaters. "Map" only begins to describe what these pages can do – they virtually serve as a complete guide for their respective topics....GO!
Available interactive maps
 County GuidePA lakesFishing hot spotsIce/winter fishing
Biologist reportsSteelheadTen top trout streamsPFBC directory
County Guides [interactive]
Looking for a place to launch a boat or catch a trout? Wonder where to buy a license or find a fishing guide? County Guides provide an easy way to find fishing and boating destinations, programs and services near you....GO!
Region Guides [print]
Region guides include a region map, fishing and boating information, locations of PFBC region offices and hatcheries, and much more....GO!
Note our County Guides offer the same information via interactive maps.
Fishing and
Boating Map [print]
Statewide map highlighting much of the same information provided in region guides....GO!
Water Trails [online with home-printable available]
Maps, guides and links to sponsor sites for many popular paddling trails....GO! |
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| OTHER MAP RESOURCES |
| DISCLAIMER: The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) does not
sell the maps listed below. Nor does the PFBC endorse any of the sites or products
listed. This list is provided to assist anglers and boaters. The PFBC takes no responsibility
for the material offered by vendors. This is not a comprehensive list of resources
available. |
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| CATEGORIES: County/Regional -- Topographic -- Lake
Structure (Hydrographic) -- River/Stream -- Navigation/Nautical |
| County/Regional Maps |
| PA State Parks — The PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)
provides online maps for all Pennsylvania state parks. Website: DCNR State Parks - "Find a Park" page. |
| County General Highway Maps — Shows all public roads, including state,
township and forest roads. Lakes, rivers, and streams in the counties are also shown. Type 3 and
Type 10 maps are the most useful. Contact: PA Department of Transportation, Publications Sales
Store, P.O. Box 2028, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Telephone: 717-787-6746. Website: Pa Dept. of Transportation. |
| Full Topographic Five-Color — County regional maps are available from:
Modern Explorer Products, P.O. Box 588, Hopwood, PA 15445. Telephone: 724-438-7686. |
| Pennsylvania County Maps and Recreational Guide — This handy guidebook is
for the traveler and sportsman. This easy-to-use reference contains maps of each county showing
roads, parks, and wilderness areas. For ordering, contact: County Maps, Puetz Place, Lyndon
Station, WI 53944. Telephone: 608-666-3331. |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Corps Lakes Gateway — Information about Corps
of Engineer lakes in Pennsylvania. Website: http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/states.cfm?state=PA |
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| Topographic Maps |
| Grizzly's Go'n Fish'n — Has many different kinds of maps. Contact the
company at RR 2, Box 513, Hawley, PA 18428-9637. Telephone 800-462-1943; 717-266-9807. |
| Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer — This comprehensive printed guide book
contains topographic maps that list roads, mountains with elevation contours, forest areas,
marshes, waterways, boat ramps, and dams. Contact: DeLorme Mapping Co., P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth,
ME 04096. Telephone: 800-561-5105. Website: www.delorme.com. |
| TopoUSA — Complete USA coverage on CD-ROM. Includes updated vector-based
topographic maps that can be printed on your home computer printer. Contact: Delorme Mapping,
Two Delorme Drive, P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth, ME 04096; Telephone: 800-561-5105. Website: www.delorme.com. |
| Trails.com — Topo maps & topographic map data. Website: www.trails.com/maps.aspx. |
| U.S. Forest Service — Publishes maps of our nation's national forests and grasslands, depicting areas where recreational opportunities may exist. Contact: U.S. Forest Service, 4 Farm Colony Dr, Warren, PA
16365, or call 814-723-5150 or TTY (814)726-2710 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
EST. Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny. |
| U.S. Geological Survey — An index showing the topographic maps for each
quadrant of the state is free. The index includes the area covered by each quadrangle map, its
name, scale, and year of survey. Addresses of local map dealers and federal map distribution
centers are also provided. Contact: Map Distribution Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25286,
Federal Center, Denver, CO 802252. Telephone: 303-236-7477. |
| *In Washington D.C., over-the-counter sales (no money orders) are available from:
U.S. Geological Survey, Main Interior Building, 1849 NW “E” Street (Hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.). Telephone: 202-208-4047. Website: http://nationalmap.gov. |
| Waterproof Rough Country Topographic Maps — These maps are available for all
field-use scale topographic quadrangle map areas in Pennsylvania. Raised relief maps and
regional topographic maps can also be purchased from: Modern Explorer Products, P.O. Box
588, Hopwood, PA 15455. Telephone: 412-438-7686. |
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| Lake Structure (Hydrographic)
Maps |
| These maps show "structure" (depths, bottom contours, dropoffs, etc.) and are
available for several lakes. |
| Fishing Hot Spots, Inc. — Provides various Hydrographic maps that are both
waterproof and tear proof. Contact: 2389 Air Park Rd., P.O. Bo 1167, Rhinelander, WI 54501-1167. |
| Huntington's Lake Structure Maps — Located in the Capital region
of south-central PA, maps target lakes under 500 acres in water surface area. Website: http://www.hlsmaps.com. |
| Pecks Pond Backwater Adventures — Hydrographic maps are available for
Beltzville Lake, L. Wallenpaupack, Fairview Lake, Prompton Lake, Shohola Lake, Promised Land
Lake, Lackawanna Lake, Upper Woods Pond, Peck’s Pond, Duck Harbor Pond, Harvey’s Lake, Frances
Slocum Lake, Henry Lake, Chapman Lake, Winola Lake, Carey Lake, and Gouldsboro Lake. Contact:
Peck’s Pond Backwater Adventures, HC-12 Box 485, Peck’s Pond, PA 18328. Telephone: 570-775-7237. Website: www.peckspond.com. |
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| River, Stream Maps |
| Delaware River and Outdoor Recreation — A series of 10 maps of the Delaware
River are available ($10 per set). These are waterproof maps showing physical characteristics
and recreational facilities of the river from Hancock, NY to Trenton, NJ. Contact: Delaware
River Basin Commission, Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628. Telephone: 609-883-9500. Website: www.state.nj.us/drbc/edweb/maps.htm. |
| Howard William Higbee's Stream Map of PA (includes a free location guide)— This map shows 45,000 miles of Pennsylvania waterways, including the locations of 900 trout
streams and 300 lakes, dams, reservoirs, and ponds. Identifies “Class A” limestone streams, bass
waters and trophy fish waters. Contact: Vivid Publishing,
Inc., PO Box 127, Montoursville, PA 17754. Telephone: 800-326-9694. Fax: 717-368-1778. Website: www.streammaps.com. |
| Schuylkill River Users Guide — Series of eight waterproof maps ($8 per set).
Identifies public access sites, stream flow characteristics and dams and pools, from Port
Clinton to Fairmount Dam. Obtain from the State Book Store, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA
17103. Telephone: 717-787-5109. |
| Susquehanna Water Trails — Detailed canoeing map of the Susquehanna River
through the Endless Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. The map shows towns, highways, access
areas, camping areas and major islands. Contact: Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, RR 6, Box
132A, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-9232. Telephone 717-836-5431 or 800-769-8999. |
| Ultimate Fishing Maps™ by Gogal Publishing Company, offers regional PA trout stocking and bass fishing roadmaps, and a fishing software suite for GPS featuring turn by turn driving directions to over 10,000 miles of trout & bass streams, lakes, ponds and rivers. Also includes walleye, muskie, pike, and crappie fishing. Contact: Gogal Publishing Company, 2017 Blackhorse Drive, Warrington, PA 18976. Telephone: 215-491-4223. Website: www.ultimatefishingmaps.com. |
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| Navigation/Nautical Charts |
| Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers Navigation Charts — The Ohio,
Monongahela and Allegheny River charts are bound sets of photo maps, in color, size 8 x 14
inches, scale 1 inch = 1,500 feet. All three sets show channel sailing line, US lights, daymarks,
arrival point markers for locks, normal pool elevations, mouth of tributary streams, location of
bars, channel buoys, bridges, aerial and submarine crossings, docks, terminals, landings and
navigation structures. No soundings are shown. A listing of small boat harbors, ramps, landings
and commercial river terminals is included in the back of each navigation chart. To order
printed copies of these charts contact: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1000 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Telephone: 866-512-1800. Wesite: www.lrp.usace.army.mil/nav/nav_Charts.htm. |
| Google EarthNC — Nautical maps for a digital world. Free online
service (registration required) with United States approach and harbor charts, weather, and much more. Shaded NOAA
Bathymetry layers for Google Earth are also available. http://earthnc.com |
| NOAA Office of Coast Survey — NOAA produces and maintains a suite of nautical charts that cover the coastal waters of the U.S. and its territories. NOAA’s charts are available in a variety of formats. Telephone: 301-436-8301
or 800-638-8972 (U.S. only). Webite: www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/chartspubs.html. |
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