I buy some roadmaps probably every 10 years or so to make sure mine are up to date and not too beat up, I keep them in my car and do use them occasionally. I usually have 3 maps, a local maps of my nearest city and surrounding area, one of my state, and then one of the surrounding region.
I also tend to pick up free maps wherever I can, lots of state parks and such, tourist maps, etc. but I'm not buying them so not exactly relevant.
I also tend to pick up free maps from AAA since I'm a member whenever I'm going on a road trip, I'm paying for the membership so I guess in a sense I'm buying them, but also not really
Backroads Map Book a couple years ago, because logging/mining roads aren't marked well online, and then you have to figure out how to download it offline when you're in the ass end of nowhere. Best I've found is OSMAnd and even that doesn't have everything.
False dichotomy: I'll still happily grab a paper map to this day if given the option, but I've never paid for one.
Every paper map I've ever used has been either a state highway map given for free at the state welcome center on the side of the freeway, or a state/national park hiking trail map given for free at the visitor center or ranger station.
In our neck of the woods, membership in the Automobile Association comes with free maps. You have to go into their offices and request them, and they're very helpful about which maps may come handy.
I usually get them before a long roadtrip into areas where they may be weak cell service. To be safe, I also download digital maps, but a paper map gives better broad context on where we are and what is nearby.
Problem is, we're terrible at getting rid of them after the trips...
Forgot that simple trick to get maps :). But actually when I use rpg maps, it's digital and printed and in general not bought (either found online or done)
I bought a whole set of map books a couple years ago because they list all the spots and trails for snowmobiling, off-roading, mtb, hiking, swimming, fishing, camping, etc.
Bought? I don't remember, but I got free maps of Michigan when I moved here about 5 years ago. They were very useful when Google made me turn into a back road in the upper peninsula and then stopped working when I lost signal (when tho I had offline maps of the area downloaded)
Bought - it's been 15 years at least.
Got one for free and used it actively - last month. Tourist organizations in many cities still give away simple paper maps of city center with major sights (and some advertising).