Paper maps of your town/county/state. Put them in a plastic bag so they don’t get wet. Forestry service roads are very important to navigate.
Better yet, get laminated ones. I keep a laminated road atlas because you can draw routes on it with dry erase marker.
Edit: You can also use dry erase markers to write out basic directions in the top corner of your windshield. I know it's not as useful with gps and everything but you'd be surprised how helpful it is on long trips.
Good idea
It's not practical, there are too many maps. Thomas guide is the best one, but also download the dfw maps pdf and print em
Why isn't it practical to laminate them? Again, I use the laminated version of Rand McNally and it's probably only about twice as thick as a paper McNally. And that's a road atlas for the entire US and Canada.
Is it because there are so many trail and state park maps?
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