Pretty cool, huh? Now grab a map and get outside! There are other procedures you can use if you don’t have one of these models and just have a. This works as of Oregon firmware version 3.10 and Colorado beta version 2.94. img file to WhateverNameYouWant.img and simply drag it into the Garmin folder. Garmin is adding drag and drop capability to their newer handhelds, so you can rename a. If you don’t have MapSource, you can get it for free. GPS File Depot has installation instructions for PCs and Macs. If you have MapSource, many will self-register. There are a couple of easy ways to install these maps. You can also experiment with adding terms such as map, topo or contour to your search. It’s always worth searching for the name of the area you are looking for + Garmin + img (the file extension used by these maps). Sometimes a map creator posts a map to his own website, and you won’t find it in one of the above repositories. I’m hoping this trend expands to the entire US, especially since Garmin seems to put a low priority on trail data. Southwest trails – covers Arizona and New Mexico, with plans to expand to Utah and Nevada.Northwest trails – covers Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, British Columbia and Alaska.UPDATE: This site is no longer available.Ī new trend has community mappers creating transparent trail maps that layer on top of topos. Mapcenter – The best repository of international maps, although you’ll see more highway maps than topo maps.If your state isn’t listed, be sure to check out the regional maps before giving up. GPS File Depot – The best source for US topo maps, this site also includes a limited selection of international maps, forums, and tutorials.We’re also beginning to see transparent trail maps that can layer on top of topos. Detailed 1:24,000 scale topo maps are available for most states in the US, as well as for some foreign countries. But for an ex-Infantryman like me, the contours give me that warm fuzzy feeling of security.If you’re a Garmin owner and aren’t aware of all the free maps available for your unit, you’re in for a treat. It does get mighty cluttered on the screen when you zoom out. Oh well, I can live with it, I only got a dozen songs and a few images on there anyway and still plenty of room for more. The bad news is that the entire file is 1.03GB, which takes up over half the space on my 2GB SD card. The good news is that I now have topos of the entire state of California. I downloaded directly from the author's website the second time ( ) (1.03GB) and threw the entire GMAPSUPP.IMG file into my SD card and threw that into the Zumo. Got suspicious when I went and read through the author's site ( ) and she mentions the 'Contours Map' and the 'Roads/trails/powerlines/water maps'. That 911MB download seems to only load the 'Roads/trails/powerlines/water maps' when you upload it via Mapsource. So it looks like there's an issue with the installer on this page.

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