Magellen 4040 January 16, 2009, 02:11:57 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98620Group (Especially Kate) I noticed some chatter on the LazyDaze_SoCal_Campers site having to do with the Magellan 4040 (?) and it's ability to locate campgrounds. I also noted that the Garmin 7200 has that same capability. Can anyone tell me how one goes about accessing this feature? ? ? ?Steve S. Lazy Bones & Jiggs
Re: Magellen 4040 Reply #1 – January 16, 2009, 11:52:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98640On my Magellan I go to "Points of Interest" and then select "Category" I scroll down the list until I find what I'm looking for.
Re: Magellen 4040 Reply #2 – January 19, 2009, 09:32:03 am Yahoo Message Number: 98667SteveSorry I missed this earlier.I don't have a 7200 so I'm not sure how to access the campgrounds. It seems it's just a bit different with every model. I have found the easiest way to do this on the 2610 and the nuvi 650 is to hjust dl a POI file for campgrounds. These are constantly being updated and work pretty well. I like having them all in one place.I get most of mine from the POI Factory (poi-factory.com).Kate http://cholulared.blogspot.com &http://www.cholulared.com & http://www.flickr.com/photos/83282349@N00/Want to find us? Click below, we're #3096 http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=3096
Re: Garmin 7200 Reply #3 – January 19, 2009, 11:38:50 am Yahoo Message Number: 98669"I don't have a 7200 so I'm not sure how to access the campgrounds... I have found the easiest way to do this on the 2610 and the nuvi 650 is to just download a POI file for campgrounds."As far as I know, the 7200 functions very similarly to the 2610 and 2720, so Kate's procedure should work for the larger model also.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Garmin 7200 Reply #4 – January 19, 2009, 12:19:11 pm Yahoo Message Number: 98671Quote "As far as I know, the 7200 functions very similarly to the 2610 and 2720, so Kate's procedure should work for the larger model also."Andy Baird Many thanks to both Andy and Kate for responding. I will investigate how I should proceed in order to download one of those POI files to the 7200.In the interim I've discovered that I need to select the category "Lodging" in order to access "Campgrounds/RV Parks". The only problem is that the returns are all for obscure 'camps' such as municipal summer camps and/or YMCA camps and others of that ilk. Given the few commercial campgrounds/RV Parks on the list it is wholefully incomplete.I'll keep on keeping on!Steve S. Lazy Bones & Jiggs