Best software for Do-It-Yourself theme park map?

[Hai-Etlik]

Well, I'd use QuantumGIS and Inkscape myself. Or enter the data into OpenStreetMap using their JOSM software, and then use one of their renderers (Mapnik or Osmarender) to generate an SVG file, then tweak it in Inkscape.

The latter has the additional benefit that everything is visible on OpenStreetMap (Free advertising), and you can easily use it to provide a zoomable slippy map for a web site. JOSM is also easier to come to grips with than QuantumGIS. On the other hand, if you don't want to release the data to the public under an open license, or you want to use a projection other than Spherical Mercator, things become rather more complicated (Though you still can use the OSM tools, you have to set up the back end stuff yourself in which case a desktop GIS package like QuantumGIS or ArcGIS becomes a simpler proposition)

[crosby]

Thanks for the input. What do you think about Map Maker Pro? Is it junk? Will it serve the purpose? The walking trail map by micahcochran is similar to what I am looking for, but with more detail, and more symbols like the covered bridge.