- Not all maps are created equal, and no one map should be considered inferior or superior to another map based solely on price.
- Some of the most useful maps you are likely to use with your Garmin GPSr are freely available from numerous map hosting websites.
- When you find a free map you like,
consider making a donation to motivate the map author to continue
development for
everyone's benefit!
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Garmin Vector Map ID
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Garmin Maps Discussion Forum
Paid Maps
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Garmin
(World Wide) Find Topo, TopoActive, Topo Pro, Trailhead, Cycling,
HuntView, BlueChart, LakeVu, BirdsEye and City Navigator maps here!
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onX Hunt (USA)
Premium hunting unit
maps that include color coded public and private land ownership names
and boundaries
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TalkyToaster
(World Wide) Frequently updated OSM based maps for use with Garmin GPSr
and BaseCamp
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Backroad Mapbooks (Canada) Canada's Leading Garmin-Licensed GPS Maps
Source
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Kartmannen (Sweden and Norway) Excellent detailed maps of Sweden and
Norway
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AllTrails (USA) Rediscover the outdoors! Explore more than
60,000 user submitted trails, reviews and photos
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wikiloc (World Wide) 12 million + of the best trails for hiking,
cycling and other activities. (direct
download to compatible Garmin GPSr)
Free Maps
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Garmin Connect (World Wide) A repository of user created tracks to help you plan your next journey
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GPSFileDepot (World Wide) An extensive selection of some of the finest Garmin GPSr compatible maps available
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raumbezug (World Wide) Frequently updated routable OSM maps for more than 100
countries
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Garmin OpenStreet (World Wide) Create free routable OpenStreet maps for your Garmin
GPSr
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OpenStreetWiki (World Wide) Pre-compiled routable Garmin IMG maps from around the world
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USERBEAM (World Wide) Pre-compiled routable Garmin IMG maps
updated on a weekly schedule
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OpenMapChest (World Wide) Pre-compiled routable Garmin IMG maps
updated on a bi-weekly schedule
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bbbike.org (World Wide) Planet OSM extracts on demand - choose
(latin1) versions for use with Garmin GPSr
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GMapTool (World Wide) OSM maps for Africa, Asia, Poland, South
America and USA
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OpenTopoMap (World
Wide) Frequently updated topo and contour map downloads for
Garmin devices
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OpenMTBMap (World Wide) Get the most popular OSM
based maps for mountain biking worldwide
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Freizeitkarte Project (Europe) Frequently updated OSM based routable maps for European destinations
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Frikart (Europe) Excellent topographical hiking and road maps based on OpenStreetMap data
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CalTopo (USA) Choose from multiple data sources to generate custom KMZ maps for your Garmin GPSr
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Southwest Trails (USA) A
crowd sourced compilation of trail maps covering the southwest USA
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Switchbacks.com (USA) A frequently updated collection of highly detailed maps for the Pacific Northwest
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ShonkyMaps (Australia) Topographic map coverage for all of Australia
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MotoMap (North America) Adventure Motorcycling Maps
for the US and Canada
