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As a supplement to my recent posts on creating custom waypoint icons for Garmin GPS units (1, 2, 3), I’ve put together a list of Garmin units that I believe, based on first-hand reports, and my interpretation of their manuals, support custom waypoint icons. It’s hard to say for sure, since Garmin doesn’t specifically mention custom waypoints in any any of their manuals; in fact, they seem to want to make it as difficult as possible to find out how to use this capability. So I can’t assure you with 100% certainty custom waypoint icon support for any models other than the GPSmap, Rino, and Astro models.

Currently-available models

Note: The new Garmin Colorado series (300, 400t, 400c, 400i) does *not* currently support custom waypoints; I know some people have flagged this to Garmin as an issue, and perhaps they’ll add it in future firmware updates. Given their lackadaisical support for this function, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

6/11/2010: Newer models in the Oregon series (the Oregon 450, Oregon 450T, Oregon 550 and Oregon 550T) do support custom waypoints, but in a different way than older Garmin models; see the Oregon wiki for more info. Hopefully the new GPSMap 62 and 78 series will also support them as well.

Older models (no longer sold)

GPSmap 60C

GPSmap 60CS

GPSmap 76C

GPSmap 76CS

eTrex Legend C

eTrex Vista C

Rino 520/530

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Related posts:

1. Handheld GPS Units – Beyond The Manual
2. Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units III – Custom Waypoint Icons In MapSource
3. Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units I
4. Garmin microSD Card Tricks
5. Sets Of Custom Garmin Waypoint Icons
6. Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units II
7. Curing Garmin Blue Flag Waypoint Disease
8. Introduction To Garmin GPS Custom POI (Points Of Interest) Data
9. G-Raster Updated: Raster Imagery In Garmin Handheld GPS Units
10. Free Tools For Creating Custom Garmin Vector Maps – Intro
11. Creating A Garmin Custom POI Datafile
12. Put Custom Startup Graphics On Your Garmin GPSr Unit
13. Free Tools For Custom Garmin Vector Maps XVI: Map Uploaders And Managers
14. G-Raster Version 1.3 Released – Raster Maps On Garmin GPS Units
15. A Review Of The Garmin Oregon 450t GPS For Field Work: Part II – The Touch Screen Interface