Ontario GPS Map Features

List of Features

Backroad Mapbooks are proud to release their new Garmin GPS compatible line of topographic maps for Ontario. Now users can have access to our industry leading road and recreation maps in the palm of their hands. No other source offers as up-to-date backroad, trail and recreation data for all of Ontario like we do. The Backroad Ontario GPS Maps also have the added value of detailed city and highway information to provide a safe and reliable product that will truly get you from your home to the Great Outdoors. In addition to easy access to the patented Backroad Mapbook Points of Interest and recreation descriptions, you can even use the Ontario GPS Maps in Garmin's MapSource®, Basecamp™ and RoadTrip™.

Listed below are some of features that make our Ontario Backroad GPS Maps unique and ideal for the outdoor enthusiast.

Ontario GPS Map Specific Features:

• Garmin GPS, Basecamp™, MapSource® and RoadTrip™ compatible
  
• 10,000 & 20,000 scale maps (depending on area)
  
• The most complete Resource, Industry and Bush road coverage available for Ontario
  
• Routable Resource and Industry Roads
  
• Tens of thousands of kilometers of trail systems, including defined ATV, Snowmobile & multi-use trails
  
• Ontario Paddling Routes with access points and portages
  
• Smart background and searchable Wildlife Management Units for anglers and hunters
  
• Crown and Private/Restricted Land identified (where data available)
  
• Geo-referenced city and backcountry recreation Points of Interest including campsites, fishing hot spots, trail locations, backroad attractions and more
  
• Backroad Mapbook recreation information listings with the Whereto function
  
• Tens of thousands of searchable cities, geographic land and water features
  
• Improved contour and elevation information including: summits, peaks and geographic points
  
• Updated city & rural streets
  
• Seamless topographic maps
  
• And much, much more

Note that all the standard Garmin GPS map features like seamless topographic maps, the find tool to locate nearby city, water or recreation features, 50,000 scale geographic points and city navigation are all part of the Backroad Ontario GPS Maps package.

GPS Map Legend: Legend of Roads and Symbols used on our Ontario GPS Maps.

Point of Interest (POI) Highlights

Unique to the Backroad GPS Maps are our Custom or Backroad POI sets. Within each province we have close to 100,000 searchable points. You can use these to help navigate by selecting the Whereto and then Go! option or read what each site offers through the More option. This added feature to our GPS Maps gives you the descriptions or write-ups of most recreation sites that have been geo-referenced from the popular Backroad Mapbook guidebook series.

Ontario Custom POI Highlights:

• Ontario Fishing Lakes with 3,800 locations with descriptions and 17,000 named and searchable lakes
  
• Over 900 Ontario Boat Launch locations
  
• Ontario Trails with over 2,000 trailheads and 700 front country and backcountry trail descriptions
  
• Ontario ATV Trails with over 30 locations and descriptions
  
• Ontario Snowmobile Trails with over 60 locations and descriptions
  
• Ontario Provincial Parks with over 230 locations and descriptions
  
• Ontario Conservation Areas with over 450 locations and 350 descriptions
  
• Over 180 private campsites and backcountry resorts
  
• Over 3,000 Backcountry campsites
  
• Ontario Paddling with over 340 paddling route locations and descriptions
  
• Ontario Winter Recreation Sites including over 200 Cross-country ski trail locations and most downhill ski areas
  
• Ontario Wildlife Management Unit hunting areas
  
• Over 700 Golf Clubs
  
• Over 6,600 communities
  
• Over 62,000 searchable land and water geographic features
  
  

Backroad Extras

Backroad Extras are where you find all the POI information specific to our Backroad GPS Maps.

Ontario's Extra Categories:

• Attractions
  ATV
  Backcountry Camps
  Boat Launches
  Cabins
  Campsites
  Cities
  Fishing
  Golf
  Huts
  Land Features
  Marina
  Paddling - Routes
  Parks - National
  Parks – Provincial
  Parks - Urban
  Picnic
  Public Services
  Recreation Sites
  Resorts
  Restaurants
  Retailers
  Snowmobile Routes
  Trails
  Transportation
  Visitor Centers
  Water Features
  Wildlife Viewing
  Winter Recreation
  Wildlife Management Units