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Title: Any good sources for maps for etrex?
Post by: MnFn on August 19, 2013, 01:30:00 PM
I would like to down load maps of CO for my etrex, but don't know much about GPS.  Anybody have source for that?
Title: Re: Any good sources for maps for etrex?
Post by: bulldog18 on August 19, 2013, 02:09:00 PM
This what I use  www.huntinggpsmaps.com (http://www.huntinggpsmaps.com)
Title: Re: Any good sources for maps for etrex?
Post by: Cryogenic on August 19, 2013, 02:12:00 PM
Putting maps on your eTrex happens in 2 parts:

1. Download map and open in a program called Garmin Basecamp.
2. Connect the eTrex to the computer and transfer the map to the GPS using Garmin Basecamp.

Maps:
http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/state/co

Garmin Basecamp:
http://www.garmin.com/en-US/shop/downloads/basecamp

The trick is getting the files to open in Garmin BaseCamp.