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PointMan
04-20-2011, 01:04 PM
Anyone know where or how I could upload BC Park boundaries onto my GPS? I'm planning on doing some spring bear hunting here soon near one of the parks in the area and the last thing I need is to wander inside the park boundaries and gamble loosing my gun or a hefty fine.
Rusty Shackleford
04-20-2011, 01:15 PM
Read the regulations regarding parks open to hunting. The majority are in NE BC.
PointMan
04-20-2011, 01:18 PM
Read the regulations regarding parks open to hunting. The majority are in NE BC.

I did, hence the post, 99.9% sure I can't hunt within this park.
Ozone
04-20-2011, 04:33 PM
Perhaps post what kind of GPS you have.
PointMan
04-20-2011, 04:40 PM
Perhaps post what kind of GPS you have.

I have a Garmin Vista C, it's a little old so it will not accept micro SD cards but all in all it works great.
gearjunkierob
04-20-2011, 10:09 PM
Can you source out a shape file (.shp) for the park boundary? If you can you can download the .shp file, you import it into a shareware program called DNR Garmin and use it to convert to a Garmin track file. After you have done that you can upload the boundary onto the GPS as a track. The only realy "hiccup" with this is that you can only have one track file visible on your map at a time or the GPS does funny things like draws lines inbetween the tracks, etc. You might be able to download a shape file from IMap (BC Gov't webmapping service). If you can't figure it out, PM me with Park name and I'll see what I can do to help you out. Good idea!
Mauser98
04-21-2011, 09:20 AM
Which park are we talking about? Someone here might have specific information.
PointMan
04-21-2011, 11:44 AM
Which park are we talking about? Someone here might have specific information.

Echo Lake Provincial Park in MU 8-23
LostInSpaces
04-21-2011, 06:32 PM
Try this:

http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/us/onthetrail/custommaps#fragment-2
Mauser98
04-21-2011, 08:04 PM
If you have Garmin's Mapsource program on your computer, I can email a track file of the park boundary. You could then upload the track to your GPS. It may not be dead on but it would be damn close.
PointMan
04-21-2011, 11:29 PM
Thanks for all the help guys, I'm going to give all the tips a try and let you know which works best.
NorthShoreX
04-21-2011, 11:38 PM
I did, hence the post, 99.9% sure I can't hunt within this park.


Echo Lake Provincial Park is NOT open to hunting. Here's a link http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/echo_lk/

Now you're 100% sure.