| The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) | | | | but not much. Basically there is enough detail to see all |
| publishes several bike maps for the state. In the | | | | the turns you need to make to get through say, |
| summer of 2009 I rode the OR coast as part of a | | | | Tillamook, but not enough detail to ride all around town. |
| larger tour. I used their bike map for the week that I | | | | Next to the route is an elevation profile. The profile ran |
| rode in OR. Overall I really liked their bike map. | | | | the entire length of the route so the detail was very |
| First let me spread some love for Oregon. I read in | | | | nice. My favorite section of the map was a list of all |
| several places that touring the coast on a bike is | | | | the state parks along the route. The list included a |
| excellent in part because of the care that ODOT | | | | chart which displayed information about the location, |
| shows cyclists. Most of the shoulders on the | | | | showers, camp sites, and yurts. |
| southbound side of scenic hwy 101 are widened and | | | | The map combined with the good signage of the route |
| the route is very well signed. On top of that there are | | | | really made riding the Oregon coast an excellent |
| many state parks on the Oregon coast that have | | | | experience. I never had to worry about making the |
| hiker/biker sites which charge only $4 per person per | | | | turns because they were well marked with the signs. I |
| night. If that wasn't cool enough many of those camp | | | | also planned each day so that I would end at one of |
| grounds have free hot showers! Oh man I loved riding | | | | the campgrounds with free hot showers. Being able to |
| the Oregon coast! | | | | really relax while taking a shower was a treat. I really |
| The bike map really tied it all together. The map is laid | | | | loved touring the Oregon coast. If you are looking to do |
| out like a line map so the route is shown but roads off | | | | some touring in Oregon I highly recommend riding the |
| the route are not shown at all. In some of the cities | | | | coast and using the bike maps published by ODOT. |
| that the route goes through there is a bit more detail | | | | |