Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps
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List Price: $499.99
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Product Description:
Gear up and explore the backcountry with the all-terrain Colorado 300. Packed with features, the Colorado 300 includes a built-in Basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Just take your pick from Garmin's preprogrammed SD cards including street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data of the US. You can even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches. Share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units. Intuitive and fun, Colorado features a Rock 'n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and supports Geocaching GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. Colorado 300 has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still, and its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. RoHS version available Built-in memory - 384 MB - SD Memory Cards Slot Waypoints/favorites/locations - 1000 Routes - 50 Track log - 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads) Electronic compass Barometric altimeter Geocaching mode Outdoor GPS games Hunt/fish calendar Sun and moon information Tide tables Area calculatio
Amazon.com Product Description--January 21, 2008:
Packed with features, Garmin's Colorado 300 includes a built-in basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits.
Watch an interactive demo.
Share Wirelessly
With Colorado 300 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units.
Keep Your Fix
With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear — whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Colorado to help you find your way when you need it the most.
Explore More
Colorado 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief.
Interactive Demo
Gear up and explore the backcountry with the all-terrain Colorado 300. Packed with features, the Colorado 300 includes a built-in Basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Just take your pick from Garmin's preprogrammed SD cards including street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data of the US. You can even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches. Share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units. Intuitive and fun, Colorado features a Rock 'n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and supports Geocaching GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. Colorado 300 has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still, and its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. RoHS version available Built-in memory - 384 MB - SD Memory Cards Slot Waypoints/favorites/locations - 1000 Routes - 50 Track log - 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads) Electronic compass Barometric altimeter Geocaching mode Outdoor GPS games Hunt/fish calendar Sun and moon information Tide tables Area calculatio
Amazon.com Product Description--January 21, 2008:
Packed with features, Garmin's Colorado 300 includes a built-in basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits.
Watch an interactive demo.
Share Wirelessly
With Colorado 300 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units.
Keep Your Fix
With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear — whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Colorado to help you find your way when you need it the most.
Explore More
Colorado 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief.
| Expand Your Horizons Colorado also accepts SD cards, so you can use Garmin preprogrammed SD cards to add maps that serve any and all of your outdoor activities on land or water. | |||||
| Streets | Inland Lakes | Terrain | 3D Terrain | Coastal | |
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| Conveniently plug in optional preloaded SD cards for all your outdoor activities on land or water. Just insert a MapSource card with detailed street maps, and Colorado provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Add select topographic maps to take advantage of Colorado's 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet. | |||||
| Rock on. Find Fun | ||
 |  | Colorado's innovative Rock `n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and intuitive screen interface make it as easy to navigate the device as the outdoors. Customize Colorado's interface based on your favorite activity. Even show off photos of your excursions with its picture viewer. |
| Experience Paperless Geocaching | |
 | Colorado supports Geocaching.com GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. You'll have at-a-glance cache descriptions and details to aid in your search. |
| Get Your Bearings | ||
 |  | Colorado has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still. Its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. View elevation data before you begin your ascent or descent. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. |
Interactive Demo
Features:
- High Sensitivity, WAAS-Enabled GPS Receiver
- Features A 2.55-InchH X 1.53-InchW, Transflective Color Tft Display With 240 X 400 Pixel Resolution
- Features Built-In Worldwide Basemap With Shaded Relief
- Wireless Sharing Of User Tracks, Waypoints, Routes & Geocaches Between Units
- 5 User Profiles - Automotive, Marine, Recreation, Fitness Or Geocache
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- 300
Very good for Geocaching. Update your unit as soon as you open the box and you shouldn't have any issues.
Rating: - Very good product but needs some minor modification.
I purchased this GPS for the sole purpose of Geocaching and while I'm sure it will be used for hiking/biking that isn't why I got it.The unit is very easy to use one handed thanks to the control dial.It fits easily and comfortably in my hand.The battery life is good while using Energizer 2450MAH NiMH rechargeable batteries as well as Li-Ion batteries.There are a few things I would like to see changed on this unit.The battery compartment has some flaws mainly the rubber gasket around the ... Read More
Rating: 
- not bad + not great=meh
First off let me preface this by saying i'm not a world class Geocacher. to date i've found about 57, about 9 of which are Micro size.
i started off using a Garmin E-Trex Venture HC about a year ago and logged a good amount of caches. a few weeks ago i got my tax refund (who needs to pay off car loans when you can get more gadgets!) and did some research. it came down to the Colorado 300 and the Delorme PN-40. i checked user reviews, professional GPS sites and even groundspeak Forums on what ... Read More
Rating: - Worth the money! Great for hunting
I think most of the 1, 2 and 3 star reviews on the Colorado 300 were written before Garmin released several software fixes. This unit may have been released for sale before all the bugs were corrected in the software. Kinda like Microsoft Windows 95. That thing crashed all the time till the bugs were fixed.
I purchased mine on Feb 13, 2009 and am very pleased with it. I use it hunting and scouting our 650 acre deer lease in a very remote part of Georgia. I have marked almost every deer stand, food ... Read More
Rating: 
- Great tool for crossing our borders at night
The perfect instrument for anyone seriously interested in sneaking into our country and being able to save and share the route with your buddies via the exchangeable card.
- 300Very good for Geocaching. Update your unit as soon as you open the box and you shouldn't have any issues.
- Very good product but needs some minor modification.I purchased this GPS for the sole purpose of Geocaching and while I'm sure it will be used for hiking/biking that isn't why I got it.The unit is very easy to use one handed thanks to the control dial.It fits easily and comfortably in my hand.The battery life is good while using Energizer 2450MAH NiMH rechargeable batteries as well as Li-Ion batteries.There are a few things I would like to see changed on this unit.The battery compartment has some flaws mainly the rubber gasket around the ... Read More
- not bad + not great=mehFirst off let me preface this by saying i'm not a world class Geocacher. to date i've found about 57, about 9 of which are Micro size.
i started off using a Garmin E-Trex Venture HC about a year ago and logged a good amount of caches. a few weeks ago i got my tax refund (who needs to pay off car loans when you can get more gadgets!) and did some research. it came down to the Colorado 300 and the Delorme PN-40. i checked user reviews, professional GPS sites and even groundspeak Forums on what ... Read More
- Worth the money! Great for huntingI think most of the 1, 2 and 3 star reviews on the Colorado 300 were written before Garmin released several software fixes. This unit may have been released for sale before all the bugs were corrected in the software. Kinda like Microsoft Windows 95. That thing crashed all the time till the bugs were fixed.
I purchased mine on Feb 13, 2009 and am very pleased with it. I use it hunting and scouting our 650 acre deer lease in a very remote part of Georgia. I have marked almost every deer stand, food ... Read More
- Great tool for crossing our borders at nightThe perfect instrument for anyone seriously interested in sneaking into our country and being able to save and share the route with your buddies via the exchangeable card.
