California Map Maker
Draw on a free map of California. Outline areas, plot places and routes, and label anything, starting from the state's border. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.
Mapping California
California runs more than 800 miles from the redwoods near Oregon to the Mexican border, with the Sierra Nevada, the Central Valley and the Pacific coast side by side. Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego and Sacramento are only the start of its cities.
A California outline is a canvas for big trips and big territories alike: draw a Highway 1 road trip, mark every national park from Redwood to Joshua Tree, or split the state into northern, central and southern sales regions.
Ideas for your California map
- Draw a Highway 1 road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles
- Mark all nine of California's national parks
- Split the state into sales regions
How to make a map of California
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Start from the outline
The map opens on California's border, locked so it won't move as you draw over it.
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Draw and add places
Pick a tool from the toolbar to drop points, draw lines and routes, outline areas or add text. Search for any address or place to add it.
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Style it
Choose colors, icons, labels and a basemap. Group features into folders, and add descriptions that pop up when someone clicks.
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Save it and share it
Save the map to sign up free, and keep editing it in your account. Publish it at a link, or embed it in your website.
The docs go further: drawing, styling, importing your data and publishing.
Keep your map
Sign up free to save what you draw, keep editing it, and share it at a link or embed it in your site.
Questions
Is this California map free?
Yes. You can draw on it without an account, and saving your map to a free squidmaps account doesn't cost anything during the beta.
Do I need to sign up to use it?
No. Draw as much as you like: your map is kept in this browser while you work. To keep it for good, edit it later and share it, save it and sign up with your email address.
Can I add my own places to the map of California?
Yes. Search for addresses and places, drop pins, draw routes and areas, or import a spreadsheet, CSV or GeoJSON file of your own.
How do I share my map?
Once it's saved to your account, publish it: it gets its own link that anyone can open, and code to embed it in a website.
Can I download a map of California?
You can export your map's features as GeoJSON or as a squidmaps map document from the menu under the squid, and open them in other mapping tools.