British Columbia GPS Maps

Where the Sea Meets the Sky

From the islands of Haida Gwaii, where the wilderness rules and a strong First Nations culture maintains an unbreakable bond with nature, to the rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, world-famous for their alpine majesty, BC is a land of extreme beauty. In the western part of the province, the Coast Mountains rise right out of the ocean, their slopes covered in lush temperate rainforest, while moving inland brings you to the sweeping Chilcotin steppe, giving way to the vast and powerful backcountry of the north. To the south, the Okanagan is known for its many beaches, lakes and desert-like landscape, while further east the Kootenays are home to one of the world’s richest and most vibrant mountain cultures. No matter which corner of the province you are exploring, BC is as exciting a destination as you can find anywhere in the world.From the islands of Haida Gwaii, where the wilderness rules and a strong First Nations culture maintains an unbreakable bond with nature, to the rugged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, world-famous for their alpine majesty, BC is a land of extreme beauty. In the western part of the province, the Coast Mountains rise right out of the ocean, their slopes covered in lush temperate rainforest, while moving inland brings you to the sweeping Chilcotin steppe, giving way to the vast and powerful backcountry of the north. To the south, the Okanagan is known for its many beaches, lakes and desert-like landscape, while further east the Kootenays are home to one of the world’s richest and most vibrant mountain cultures. No matter which corner of the province you are exploring, BC is as exciting a destination as you can find anywhere in the world.

British Columbia Backroad GPS at a Glance:

• Combining city and backcountry navigation with enhanced outdoor recreation information, this product amalgamates all of BC into one Backroad GPS Map, including our Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Coast and Mountains, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Northern BC, Okanagan and Kootenay Rockies Backroad Mapbook titles.
• Close to 685,000 km of our backroads network combined into one map, including close to 200,000 km of routable roads, including close to 23,000 km of newly enhanced and named Forest Service Roads in Version 2019.
• Lake Bathymetry depth contour for 1,800+ fishing lakes, rivers, and streams in BC
• Clearly marked private leased land for anglers and hunters.
• Searchable Oil and Gas LSD Grid Locations, Compressor Stations, Gas Plants, Wellsites and other resource facilities.
• Marked Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) for hunters.
• Tens of thousands of kilometres of multi-use hiking, biking and cross-country skiing trails and paddling routes, with marked trailheads and access points/portages, including 1,500+ km of added multi-use trails and close to 400 km of new paddling routes in Version 2019.
• Over 4,400 km of new ATV and snowmobile routes in Version 2019.
• Tens of thousands of fishing hotspots, parks and conservation areas, campsites, hunting areas, winter recreation areas and more.
• Over 31,000 land and water geographic features.
• Thousands of railway corridor mile markers.
• Improved First Nations reservation coverage.
• Updated snowmobile route line style for easier navigation.

Point of Interest (POI)

Unique to the Backroad BC GPS Maps are our Custom or Backroad POI sets. Within BC we have over 265,000 searchable points including Oil and Gas LSD Grid Locations, PNG Grid Locations, Township Quarter Section Grid Locations, Compressor Stations, Gas Plants, other Resource Facilities and Backroad POI sets. Customers can search for Oil and Gas Resource Facility information by selecting Where To/Find > Cities and then by entering the full LSD Grid reference for Facilities near Fort St. John (ex: 6-28-85-18-W6), or by entering the full PNG Grid reference for Facilities elsewhere in the province (ex. D-83-I-94-J-10). Backroad POIs can be searched by selecting the Where To/Find > Extras 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.

British Columbia Custom POI Highlights 

• 265,000 searchable Oil and Gas LSD Grid locations, PNG Grid Locations
• 225+ BC Wildlife Management Units (WMU) for hunters
• Fishing Lakes and Rivers with over 3,500 locations with descriptions and fish species
• Close to 950 Boat Launch locations
• Close to 5,300+ Trails with front country and backcountry locations and descriptions
• ATV Trails with close to 500 trailhead locations and descriptions
• Snowmobile Trails with over 400 trailhead locations and descriptions
• Parks with over 3,000 National, Provincial and Regional Park locations and descriptions
• Recreation Areas with over 1,200 locations and descriptions
• Close to 1,200 Backcountry campsites
• Over 1,300 Campground and Picnic locations
• Paddling with over 580 paddling route access points descriptions and portage locations
• Wildlife Viewing with close to 1,000 locations and descriptions
• Over 370 Winter Recreation Sites and Downhill Ski Areas
• Over 2,100 City, Town and Community locations
• Over 900 Compressor Stations
• Close to 100 Gas Plants
• Over 13,000 Resource Facilities
• Over 60,000 searchable land and water geographic features
• Over 370 Backcountry Huts and Cabins

Backroad Extras

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

British Columbia Categories:

• Backroad Attractions
• ATV-OHV Trails
• Backcountry Camps
• Boat Launches
• Border Monuments
• Campsites
• Cities
• Compressor Stations (found under city search)
• Fishing Lakes, Rivers, Streams, Ocean
• Fishing Resorts-Outfitters
• Gas Plants (found under city search)
• Gates
• Geocaching
• Golf Courses
• Hot Springs
• Hunting Areas
• Huts
• Land Features
• Lodging
• Oil and Gas LSD Grid Locations, PNG Grid Locations (found under city search)
• Marinas
• Paddling Access
• Paddling Routes
• Parks – Provincial – National - Urban
• Picnic Areas
• Portage Locations
• Public Services
• Recreation Sites
• Resource Facilities
• Restaurants
• Rivers and Creeks
• Ski Areas
• Snowmobile Routes
• Trails
• Transportation Services
• Visitor Information
• Water Features
• Waterfalls
• Wildlife Viewing
• Winter Recreation