Who gets to own the West?

Re:Who gets to own the West? by MaconBacon on Saturday June 22, 2019 @09:13AM (#20249424)

This seems like a feature that will eventually be baked into onX, which I happily pay for. Right now though it only draws a distinct line between public/private in my state and some public parcels (like city or land trust owned property) appear as private land. Still after a while you get a good sense of whether the parcel is accessible by the name alone.

https://www.onxmaps.com/

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by drone on Saturday June 22, 2019 @11:11AM (#20250006)

I love OnX. Between it, and the USFS PDF maps (which can be keyed to GPS using other free apps), I've been able to do a bunch of exploring.

For example, last December, I drew a tag for the Whetstone mountains in AZ. The primary route that everyone used into the western side of the mountain range was a 2.5 hour drive in from the far west, with significantly challenging terrain toe cross. However, between OnX and the USFS maps, I was able to find a route from the south that had an unmarked, but official, USFS service road through private property.

Without that kind of info, I would never have even thought to approach the gate into the property (other hints at arrival help - there was a USFS placard saying to keep gate closed). It saved me dozens of hours of travel during the trip as we were staying in a nearby town.

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by MaconBacon on Saturday June 22, 2019 @07:28PM (#20252307)

Nice, I use it mostly for finding river frontage in Maine that I can access for fishing. Maine also has a ton of land trusts and conservancies, so I will use it to map out their borders.

Hope you filled that tag!

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Re:Who gets to own the West? by codingdave on Saturday June 22, 2019 @09:35AM (#20249488)

Oh, that is terrific! I didn't know this existed, and may very well happily pay for it myself. Thanks for sharing it!

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