California Garmin Compatible Maps

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Map Name Editor's Choice (Highly Recommended) Free EZ Installer Available Mac Version PC Version Garmin Custom Map (CO, OR, DK) Routable Map Raster-based Map Transparent Map Marine Data Included POIs Included Trails Included Roads Included Topo Included
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This expanded Desert Southwest map extends from Yosemite on the west to Joshua Tree on the south, Yellowstone in the north, and stays at Mesa Verde on the east. IT WILL OVERWRITE ANY DESERT SOUTHWEST MAP CURRENTLY ON YOUR SYSTEM. This map is routable, but most of the data has been created by OSM volunteers, so please use it with care.
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GPS'd trails, use trails, camps, and other features for Big Sur California, including Ventana & Silver Peak Wilderness areas and local State Parks. Routable version calculates and displays along-trail route to a destination. Now updated weekly. Home Page: http://bigsurtrailmap.net
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A JNX format map (for Garmin devices) based on the USGS National Map. Note you must patch your Garmin firmware to unlock free JNX maps.
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A JNX format map (for Garmin devices) based on the USGS National Map. Note you must patch your Garmin firmware to unlock free JNX maps.
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A very detailed (20ft contours) topographic map that includes roads and water features and a few trails as well for the entire state of California. This is a release of Laura's map that allows for a MapSource install so older Garmin units can use the maps and so it can be combined with other maps.
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Topo map of California with some overedge.
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Trails and dirt roads on public land in all of southern California, central California and Clark county Nevada. Upper boundary is Reno, Nevada. Counties included: Amador, Calaveras, Clark(nv), El Dorado, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Monterey, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne and Ventura. Portions of Carson City, Douglas, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye and Washoe counties in Nevada Trails are color coded to indicate if regulations permit hiking, biking, horseback or off-roading. Trail data is exclusive and thorough. Three map backgrounds are included: Topo, Transparent and Public Land Agency 42,665 miles of non-motorized trails. (3,000 miles in Nevada) 54,715 miles of motorized dirt roads and OHV trails. (8,000 miles in Nevada) California: Angeles National Forest Anza-Borrego Desert State Park BLM Lands California City Carrizo Plain National Monument Cleveland National Forest Channel Islands Death Valley National Park Dove Springs Dumont Dunes Eldorado National Forest Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Imperial Sand Dunes Inyo National Forest Jawbone Canyon OHV Area Johnson Valley OHV Area Joshua Tree National Park Lake Morena Los Padres National Forest Mammoth Mojave National Preserve Ocotillo Wells SVRA Plaster City Red Rock Canyon State Park San Bernardino National Forest San Jacinto Mountains Santa Monica Mountains Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia National Forest Sierra National Forest Spangler Hills OHV Area Stanislaus National Forest Stoddard Valley OHV Area Superstition Yosemite Nevada: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Desert National Wildlife Refuge Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(south) Lake Mead NRA Lake Tahoe Logandale Trails Red Rock Canyon Valley of Fire State Park Includes all dirt roads west of Hwy 95 in Esmeralda and Nye counties. *** See Facebook Reviews ***
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW: An essential tool for your GPS, these fast, intuitive topo maps highlight all public and private property boundaries With this map you can easily determine your position in relation to public or private property boundaries, find new access, enjoy 24K topo, locate hunting unit boundaries, and we are just getting started! Endorsed by numerous State and Federal agencies, our maps are the most reliable source for land ownership maps on the market. Map Key Features Have the confidence in the field to be a better hunter and make ethical decisions. Our Maps have the same look and feel as standard BLM maps but with additional features:
  • Color coded public and private lands
  • 24K topographic functionality
  • Section lines and numbers
  • Roads (hwy, city, back-roads, trails)
  • Water data (lakes, rivers, creeks, springs)
  • National Forest roads and trails
  • Geographic features and names
  • Game Management or Hunting Units
  • State specific features (WMA, WPA, CWMU) onXmaps web page for California NOTE: Regional Maps DO NOT HAVE Land Owner Names
  • Discover little-known, seldom-hunted public land.
  • Navigate confidently around private lands you're not allowed to hunt.
  • Easily identify big game hunting unit boundaries.
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This mapset is for Garmin Oregon/Colorado/Dakota GPS users who have City Navigator maps and want to navigate at night without glare. Enable this map when the sun goes down for a Night Mode similar to the Nuvi's.
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Newly Updated! Download over 55 custom waypoint icons specifically designed for hunting in the west. now you'll be able to mark your bull or cow elk with an actual bull or cow elk symbol. There is also deer, bighorn sheep, bear, wolf, moose, animal tracks, blood trail, and much more! Compatible with most new and older generation Garmin mapping GPS units! The free download, screenshots, and instructions can be found on the website!
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Routable map of Southern UT, Northern AZ, and Eastern NV. Topo, hydrography, and wooded areas from USGS. Roads, POI and trails from OpenStreetMap and my personal tracklogs. Land ownership and park boundaries from BLM state office files. National Parks included: Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Great Basin.
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Transparent Garmin overlay map showing the close approximate path, centerline, and boundaries of the annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023.
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This gravitational model is complete to spherical harmonic degree and order 2159, and contains additional coefficients extending to degree 2190 and order 2159.
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Garmin Custom Map (GoogleEarth-compatable) version of official park map - 49 tiles, ~1.4m resolution
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A total US street map based on the 2007 census data. This map is free, and I intend for it to remain so. GPSFileDepot offers an exclusive mac version for download.
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1:24000 raster topo map of Joshua Tree National Park and surrounding area. Created by John Hollenberg with Moagu and data downloaded from scanned topos on the USGS seamless server.
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Garmin custom map (raster image) of USGS 24k Topo of the Lassen Volcanic National Park. ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE OREGON, COLORADO AND DAKOTA SERIES GPS.
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Manzanar National Historic Site: Garmin Custom Map, tour POI.gpx file
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Maps of the regional open space in and around San Francisco, CA.
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These are transparent trails and points maps.
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* Roads - Interstates, highways, arterial roads, residential roads, limited unpaved roads * Railroads * High resolution water data - lakes, rivers, streams, and washes * Federal Land Usage - Wilderness area, national parks, and military bases/ranges, native american reservations * Borders - County and state boundary lines * Elevation contours - 20ft intervals * GNIS Points of Interest - summits, mines, falls, dams, cemeteries, towers, populated places, etc. * 4 Grid Segments to the dergee - no segment larger than 6.7mb most less then 4mb in size
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Version 1.77 (April 26, 2013): A transparent map offering trail coverage in the Northwest United States (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska) as well as British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. It also includes the full length of the Pacific Crest Trail through California to the Mexico border. Custom types are used to help distinguish trail types: regular dirt trails, minor trails, paved trails, motorized/ATV trails, along with unpaved roads and paved roads that aid in navigation to trail sites. Discussion related to this mapset can be found at the Switchbacks.com Forum.

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An overlay mapset of the US Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid.
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1:24000 raster topo map of the Sierra Nevada primarily of interest to hikers and backpackers. Created by John Hollenberg with Moagu and data downloaded from scanned topos from the USGS seamless server. The area covered extends from the Golden Trout Wilderness in the South to Yosemite and the Emigrant Wilderness in the North. The map is comprised of 120 7.5 minute quads and covers over 6,000 square miles.
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* Roads - Interstates, highways, arterial roads, residential roads, limited unpaved roads * Railroads * High resolution water data - lakes, rivers, streams, and washes * Federal Land Usage - Wilderness area, national parks, and military bases/ranges, native american reservations * Borders - County and state boundary lines * Elevation contours - 20ft intervals * GNIS Points of Interest - summits, mines, falls, dams, cemeteries, towers, populated places, etc. * 4 Grid Segments to the dergee - no segment larger than 7.8mb most less then 3mb in size
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Got Trails? The Southwest Trails map project is a collection of trail data from six southwest USA states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah) compiled for use with compatible Garmin GPS receivers. Southwest Trails is a transparent map, and may be used as a primary map (no additional maps enabled - only trail data will be visible) or as an overlay map (additional maps enabled - trail data layered above visible maps). 16DEC13 v1.3.7 New Version Update (37,025 trail miles) 25NOV13 Added Custom TYP File Options 27OCT13 v1.3.3 New Version Update (34,896 trail miles) 22OCT13 v1.3.2 New Version Update (19,570 trail miles) 17OCT13 v1.3.1 Initial Release (16,240 trail miles)
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A map of the Stanford University campus
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An overlay mapset of trails from the USGS DLG/SDTS 100K files.
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Road map of USA created from OpenStreetMap data. This is experimental map. It is a result of an attempt to create a map for Garmin with reasonable routing on long distances. Map size is about 3GB.
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Detailed map of USA for Garmin GPS, based on OpenStreetMap data. Full map is about 9GB, it can be downloaded as a whole mapset or smaller regions. Maps can be installed under Windows or Mac OSX. SRTM contour lines 25m, NOAA depth contours, USGS Landcover Woodlands.
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US Planimetric (non contour) for the North West
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US Planimetric (non-contour) for the South West
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Map of all the states and counties in the United States. This is a transparent map meant to overlay other maps.
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Topographic map of Yosemite that includes contour lines, trails, and 24k data from the USGS.
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