Books & Maps Resource List
Here's some of the resources used to plan Syncro Safari, Death Valley '05.
Title: Road Guide to Death Valley
Item: Booklet
Author: Barbara and Robert Decker
Publisher: Double Decker Press
ISBN: 0-9621019-3-1
Copyright: 1989
Pages: 48
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with color photos
Includes: Very nice guide shows most major park attractions and includes very nice color photos and good local detail maps. |

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Title: Backcountry Adventures – Southern California
Item: Book (LARGE!)
Author: Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson
Publisher: Swagman Publishing
ISBN:
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 637 (Yes, 1.5” thick, 637 pages.)
Type: Large format (8.5x11) Book with color photos
Includes: Descriptions, Maps, Odometer-keyed directions
for 153 off-road trails in Southern California. Directions
provided for BOTH directions of driving each trail. Very
nice maps. Detailed directions. Get this book! |

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Title: Death Valley SUV Trails
A Guide to 46 Interesting Four-Wheeling Excursions
in the Death Valley Country
Item: Book
Author: Roger Mitchell
Publisher: Track & Trail Publishing
ISBN: 0-9707115-0-6
Copyright: 2001
Pages: 314
Type: Book with black & white pictures
Includes: Descriptions of 46 routes. Provides a lot of info.
More attention is paid to features, history, and geology,
than to the route. Lots of photos. Maps disappointing. |

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Title: Death Valley National Park Guide Map
Item: Map with guide info
Author: AAA (American Automobile Association)
Publisher: AAA (American Automobile Association)
ISBN: 1-56413-649-3
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 1
Type: Map on one side, 1” = 6.5miles, Park guide on back.
Includes: Map is quite good. Park guide info on the other side
includes color photos, Points of Interest, Campgrounds,
Lodging, History, Climate & more |

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Title: Death Valley National Park California/Nevada
Item: Map with guide info
Author: National Park Service
Publisher: National Park Service
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: N/A
Pages: 1
Type: Map on one side, 1” = 6.0 miles, Park guide on back.
Includes: Map is quite good. Park guide info on the other side
includes history, wildlife, plant life and geology. |

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Title: Death Valley National Park
Item: Map (topographical)
Author: N/A
Publisher: National Geographic Maps / Trails Illustrated
ISBN: 0-925873-68-3
Copyright: ? made about 97-99?
Pages: 1
Type: Map on both sides, 1” = 2.5 miles.
Includes: Printed on very durable foldable, waterproof “plastic”.
Contour intervals: Major: 250 meters, Minor: 50 meters
Could have more detail for a map of this scale. |

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Title: Death Valley National Monument and Vicinity
Item: Map (topographical)
Author: N/A
Publisher: United States Department of the Interior
Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: 1972, Edited 1977
Pages: 1
Type: Map on one side only. 1” = 4.0 miles
Includes: Map is semi-outdated. Paper tears easily.
Contour intervals: Major: 1,000 feet, Minor: 200 feet |

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Title: Sand Dunes Story
Item: Booklet
Author: Donna P. Bessken
Publisher: Death Valley Natural History Association
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: N/A
Pages: 14
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos
Includes: Information on dune formation, plant life and wildlife
of the Death Valley region’s dunes. |

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Title: Trail Guide to Golden Canyon
Item: Booklet
Author: Barbara Moritsch, Mark Savoca
Publisher: Death Valley Natural History Association
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: 1989
Pages: 18
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos
Includes: Information, photos, maps on the features and
geology of Golden Canyon. |

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Title: Badwater – Self-Guiding Auto Tour
Item: Booklet
Author: N/A
Publisher: Death Valley Natural History Association
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: 1968, Revised 9/79
Pages: 16
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos
Includes:Description of multi-stop auto tour from Furnace
Creek to Badwater with info on nine stops along the way
including ‘49ers, Earth Movements, Plants, Mushroom
Rock, Artist Drive, & more. |

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Title: Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
Item: Booklet
Author: Robert J. Murphy
Publisher: Death Valley Natural History Association
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: 1972
Pages: 23
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos
Includes: Photos, maps, history of the construction and use of
the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. |

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Title: Titus Canyon Road Guide
A Tour Guide Through Time
Item: Booklet
Author: Roger G. Brandt
Publisher: Death Valley Natural History Association
ISBN: 1-878900-21-8
Copyright: 1992
Pages: 56
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos, sketches and maps
Includes: Thourough description of the Titus Canyon route
focusing on history, geology, and features. Odometer
readings are included for every feature or stop. |

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Title: Eureka & Saline Valley OHV Guide and Map
Item: Map & Guide
Author: Walt Wheelock
Publisher: La Siesta Press
ISBN: 910856-78-8
Copyright: 1993
Pages: 1
Type: Map on one side, 1” = 4.13 miles, Information on back.
Includes: Information on OHV roads and features in Eureka &
Saline Valleys. |

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Title: Death Valley Jeep Trails
Item: Booklet
Author: Roger Mitchell
Publisher: La Siesta Press
SBN: 910856-30-3
Copyright: 1969, Revised 1991
Pages: 36
Type: Paperback, staple-bound booklet with black & white
photos
Includes: Descriptions of 16 4x4 routes including Echo Canyon,
Hole-in-the-Wall, Gold Valley, Trail Canyon, Pleasant
Canyon, & Goler Wash. This booklet is a predecessor
to Mitchell’s new 314 page “Death Valley SUV Trails”. |

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Title: California Desert Byways
Item: Book
Author: Tony Huegel
Publisher: The Post Company
ISBN: 0-9636560-3-1
Copyright: 1995
Pages: 158
Type: Spiral bound book (Great for leaving open to your page!)
Occasional black & white photos.
Includes: Descriptions and maps of 50 off-road trips in the
deserts of California. Includes Owens Valley, Mojave
Preserve, Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, and 12 trips in
Death Valley. OK maps. |

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Title: Backroad Trips & Tips
to Unpaved Southern California
Item: Book
Author: Harry Lewellyn
Publisher: Glovebox Publications
ISBN: 0-944781-01-2
Copyright: 1993 (Second Edition)
Pages: 353
Type: Spiral bound book (Great for leaving open to your page!)
Includes: Descriptions & maps of 101 off-road routes in
Southern California (2/3 of the book). Include only two
routes in Death Valley. Includes much information on
4-wheeling, maps, navigation, packing, etc. |

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Title: California Desert Access
Item: Bookl
Author: N/A
Publisher: American Automobile Association (AAA)
ISBN: N/A1-56413-295-1
Copyright: 1996
Pages: 328
Type: Book with color photos and maps
Includes: Nice color photos of many California Desert attractions. Covers history, geography, climate, flora, wildlife, performing arts, children’s activities, lodging, campgrounds, recreation, shopping and more for the following areas: Colorado River Area, Imperial Valley, Anza-Borrego, East Mojave, West Mojave, and Death Valley |

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Title: Death Valley National Monument
Item: Booklet
Author: N/A
Publisher: Blackner Card & Souvenir Co.
ISBN: N/A
Copyright: N/A
Pages: 32
Type: Staple bound souvenir picture booklet
Includes: Nice glossy color photos of most Death Valley attractions. 90% photos, 10% information. |

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