I’ve got 2016 off to a strong start! Not only have I updated a number of pages with new maps (such as Olympic, Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, and more), but I’ve got 11 new pages created from scratch. Here’s the rundown:

The Congaree maps page has 2 maps – both a full park map and a detailed hiking trail map.

The Mount Rushmore maps page has 3 maps, ranging from a map of the Black Hills to a detailed map of the memorial area.

So far there are 3 Muir Woods maps on the Muir Woods National Monument page, including two detailed trail maps.

I’ve got 11 Point Reyes maps, especially highlighting the backcountry wilderness areas and campsites.

Here are 8 Apostle Islands maps, highlighting trails and camping areas on the islands in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

The Statue of Liberty maps page features 4 maps of both parts of Statue of Liberty National Memorial, including Ellis Island.

Here are 3 Devils Tower maps – the official park brochure map, a geologic map, and a topographic map.

There are 5 maps on the Kennesaw Mountain maps page; the best three are the trail maps highlighting each area of the park.

The Cedar Breaks maps page has 5 maps, including four detailed maps of the surrounding region in Dixie National Forest.

There are 7 Craters of the Moon maps, highlighting campgrounds, trails, and detailed road maps.

I’ve uploaded 6 Bandelier maps, with everything from campground layouts to trail and regional maps.

As you may have noticed, I kind of go in pulses in this site, making updates whenever I have some down time or want to do some Netflix bingeing. I’ve made some updates to various pages, adding new maps such as the ski and snowshoe trail maps on the Yellowstone Maps page.

I created some new pages as well! Introducing Lassen Volcanic Maps, featuring sixteen new ones, including trail maps and a number of campground maps.

Newest is the Voyageurs Maps page, which has a nice mix of trail maps for both summer and winter recreation. The campsite and houseboat maps are particularly useful, as they’re no longer available in the park nor on the park website. While they’re not to be used for navigation, they’re still incredibly useful to see the layout of campsites.

For the latest update, I split things geographically, adding in Capitol Reef Maps and Blue Ridge Parkway Maps. With Capitol Reef, I’ve now finished up with all of Utah’s designated national parks, although there’s still much more to go (Dinosaur National Monument, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, etc.) in terms of National Park Service lands.

Blue Ridge Parkway is unique in that it’s my first page that isn’t a designated national park. Yep – it finally happened – I’ve started branching out beyond the parks! Truthfully there aren’t many parks left, although there are still a few to go such as Lassen Volcanic, Voyageurs, and others in Alaska and the Pacific. But will Fall approaching, I figured I should skip ahead to get the Blue Ridge finished before the trees start turning, as it’ll soon be the busiest time of the year on the parkway.

Now added: the newest designated national park: Pinnacles National Park maps! This was a bit tricky since not even the park itself has the newest maps online; all their maps still say “Pinnacles National Monument” on them and don’t have the newest construction. Fortunately, I know the secret as to where the newest maps are kept and was able to get it up online here.

I also created two new Alaska pages: Katmai National Park maps and Kenai Fjords National Park maps. Kenai Fjords in particular was a lot of fun since some of those maps come off the park’s wayside exhibits – it’s nice to be able to download and/or print off a copy in advance of even arriving there. You’ll also notice with these Alaska parks that I’m working on improving navigation a bit – adding sidebars to related parks to help you find other maps you might need quickly and easily. It’ll be a slow process to go through the older pages and create unique sidebars for each one, but that’ll be coming down the pipeline next.

Getting better and better every day!

Three updates in three weeks? Impossible, you say? Well here I am with another update, hoping this recent round of productivity is not just a fluke. Today I managed to update my pitiful Redwood National Park Maps page with a few of the campground maps. Redwoods is a bit unique in that the national park and state parks in the area are managed jointly, so technically the campgrounds are in the state parks. But no matter – to the visitors, it doesn’t really make a difference. (Except state park fees are generally higher than national parks – oops!)

I also finished up the third and final park in Washington State: North Cascades. Many states now are all “finished” in terms of national parks, although there is much to do in terms of adding other lands managed by the National Park Service. Still – baby steps!