gps basecamp - free gps file sharing
Welcome to gps basecamp, where you can share gps files of your adventures with others. We have information, including downloadable gps files for nearly every state park and national park. All of the files we have on gps basecamp use the GPX format. GPX is the standard format for exchanging gps routes, track logs and waypoints. We don't ask you to pay to download files in the gpx format as some sites do.
Our state and national park pages have information about the resources at the parks, such as camping facilities, trail maps, contact information and much more. You can get a 7 day weather forecast, sunrise and sunset times (for any date) and see a map of where the park is located. You can also get custom printed topo maps for most parks.
Gps navigation is a rapidly growing activity. When you go hiking, backpacking or biking take your gps receiver with you to record where you go (track log) When you get home you can view these on a map or get a printed one at places like MyTopo.com. You can also share your trip with other people by uploading your gps file, in gpx format to gps basecamp. On the downloads page you can find gps files others have uploaded to share. These gpx files can be downloaded and uploaded to your gps device. Gpx files are rapidly becoming the standard way to store gps information. Nearly about every modern gps receiver, including Garmin and Magellan today will accept gpx files.
Looking for a Christmas gift for the outdoor enthusiast?Wednesday December 23, 2009 15:13
Consider a parks pass from the USGS store.
Want to listen to your favorite national park at home?Friday December 18, 2009 14:11
Peals of thunder, gently falling rains, the slap of surf against the rocky shores of Acadia National Park, even the roaring of a geyser. These are some of the sounds of nature that have been pulled into musical compositions that revolve around national parks. Produced by Robb Klein, an audio engineer, and Randy Petersen, a musician, these CDs capture the moods of nature found in the parks, and can spur fond memories of your visits while you're far from the parks.
You can find them along with samples of the music here
You can find them along with samples of the music here
Most significant one yet in the effort to restore the Everglades?Tuesday December 15, 2009 11:21
Officials from Washington, Tallahassee and South Florida descended upon the Tamiami Trail last Friday for the groundbreaking of a project being called the most significant one yet in the effort to restore the Everglades.
Dressed smartly in a suit, bolo tie and Everglades ball cap, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was among those who shoveled the ceremonial first scoops of dirt for the $81 million, three-year project that officials expect will increase water flow by 92 percent from north of the Tamiami Trail, also called U.S. 41, into Everglades National Park.
The project, featuring the construction of a one-mile bridge just west of the intersection of the Tamiami Trail and Krome Avenue and the reinforcement of another 10 miles of roadway, has been on the drawing board for 20 years.
It is designed to alleviate problems caused by the east-west highway, which acts as a giant dam, keeping northern Glades water out of the Shark River and Taylor sloughs, and thereby disrupting the River of Grass' historic flow from Lake Okeechobee south to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay.
Dressed smartly in a suit, bolo tie and Everglades ball cap, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was among those who shoveled the ceremonial first scoops of dirt for the $81 million, three-year project that officials expect will increase water flow by 92 percent from north of the Tamiami Trail, also called U.S. 41, into Everglades National Park.
The project, featuring the construction of a one-mile bridge just west of the intersection of the Tamiami Trail and Krome Avenue and the reinforcement of another 10 miles of roadway, has been on the drawing board for 20 years.
It is designed to alleviate problems caused by the east-west highway, which acts as a giant dam, keeping northern Glades water out of the Shark River and Taylor sloughs, and thereby disrupting the River of Grass' historic flow from Lake Okeechobee south to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay.
Yellowstone to open for snow travelMonday December 14, 2009 20:50
After weekend snows in Yellowstone National Park the National Park Service will open the park to snow travel this week.
Congress OKs guns in national parksThursday May 21, 2009 08:50
A hgue defeat for gun-control advocates - congress votes to allow people to carry loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges.
The House approved the measure, 279-147 (105 Democrats), on Wednesday, one day after the Senate acted.
A total of 105 Democrats in the House joined 174 Republicans in supporting the gun measure. The measure, which is included in a bill imposing new restrictions on credit card companies, allows licensed gun owners to bring firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges as long as they are allowed by state law.
President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law because it is about primarily credit card reform.
The House approved the measure, 279-147 (105 Democrats), on Wednesday, one day after the Senate acted.
A total of 105 Democrats in the House joined 174 Republicans in supporting the gun measure. The measure, which is included in a bill imposing new restrictions on credit card companies, allows licensed gun owners to bring firearms into national parks and wildlife refuges as long as they are allowed by state law.
President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law because it is about primarily credit card reform.
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