Why I buy this one ?
- Us Topo 24K National Parks West Region Cd
- Digital topographic maps for the Western U.S., based on the 1:24,000 scale USGS maps
- Park amenities include visitors centers, camping and picnic areas, wilderness campsites, ranger stations, restaurants and lodges
- User selectable coverage by quad, including quad name for easy correlated reference
- Object-oriented cartography--cursor movements reveal descriptions and other map data

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What our customer's say!

"Does not provide enough detail", While I am sure the detail for the parks that it does cover within in California is ok (haven't used it in real life). The overall coverage/offering the west coast product provides seems sparse. There are ZERO sections outside of national parks within California which are covered. For myself I was hoping that the West Coast Topo 24K CD would give me forest information as well.

Please note, while package delivery was PERFECT and the dollar amount was better than any local store... I personal feel I just wasted some cash.

"Did not work.", Could not load into Garmin with either an XP or Vista system. Helps were very limited. Am returning for refund.

"good for the parks only", The detail for the parks is really good although not all parks are shown such as several state parks in my state are missing. But I suppose that is to be expected with a National Park edition. As usual with Garmin map products, if you look at other than the parks some streets will just not be there or only partially.
Not all trails are shown either in the Parks.


"MapSource Topo for East National Parks", Before you buy, make sure it covers the area you are expecting. It's narrower than I was expecting, and therefore it's a little pricey. the parks it covers, it does quite well.

"Detailed and Accurate Enough, But Expensive", Unfortunately, the Garmin hiking GPS units do not have detailed maps, so I needed to buy this particular software for all the eastern National Parks (and the Adirondack State Park). The area covers most every park from Florida to Maine. You do need to purchase a small memory card that is inserted into the battery compartment of your Garmin handheld for data storage. I bought a 2 GB Sandisk card to make sure I had plenty of memory. The maps are at a scale of 1:24,000 (from USGS maps) and are not extremely detailed, but will get you to wherever to want to go (and return). There are plenty of accurate points of interest (POI) such as visitor's centers, camping and picnic areas, wilderness campsites, ranger stations, restaurants and lodges, trail names, summit elevations, peaks, roads and hiking trails, etc. You can even download specific quadrants of areas to your liking without having to download extra information you might never need. I have been able to share trails and waypoints from friends and download them into my handheld for easy use. It's not the most detailed mapping data, but it is enough to get you where you want to go (and back again).

The Mapsource program has a ton of valuable tools for use on your PC (or MAC). Most all of your hiking and mapping needs can be accomplished on your computer before (and afterwards) so you can save all the valuable data you need or have acquired. In fact, there are almost too many tools to grasp, making this a worthwhile (if slightly over-priced) piece of software.

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"Nice Maps", Nice detail. They look great and work great on my Garmin Colorado 300 GPS.

Before ordering be sure to take a look at this product on the Garmin Website to be sure the park you need is included in these maps.

If only Garmin would offer 24K topos for all 50 states like the National Geographic Society does. Unfortunately the NGS maps do not work on Garmin units. ( only Garmin maps work on Garmin units ).

The price is too high and coverage too limited for me to score this product higher.

"Very Useful Maps for Visiting Our National Parks", Nice detail. They look great and work great on my Garmin Colorado 300 GPS.

Before ordering be sure to take a look at this product on the Garmin Website to be sure the park you need is included in these maps.

If only Garmin would offer 24K topos for all 50 states like the National Geographic Society does. Unfortunately the NGS maps do not work on Garmin units. ( only Garmin maps work on Garmin units ).

"Nice", I purchased these maps for a weekend backpacking trip on the Cosby Loop in the Smoky Mountains. The map was very detailed and closely matched paper maps we purchased of the park. All major trails were on the map and it was helpful in planning our trip. My only complaint is the high price for this product. As an avid backpacker, purchasing all three National Park segments is expensive, and added to the price of the gps unit itself, seems unwarranted.

"Installation Crashes All MapSource Applications", I just received my US TOPO 24K National Parks West CD and installed it. Now I am unable to access any MapSource application. All I get is an error message and a request that I email it to Garmin Tech Support. A Tech Support phone number is given, but there is no extension for software problems. I am running Vista Home Edition and I previously have been using City Navigator NT North America 2008 and it has worked fine. Needless to say, I'm a bit hacked that not only is this software inoperable, but it has made my other MapSource applications inoperable as well. In other words, this application isn't just worthless, it has negative value since it has destroyed my other working applications.

"Amazon is Shipping the Current Version", I recently received this CD and for those who are wondering, Amazon IS shipping the most current version, which is Version 3.