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Public Land Map Overlay Information

The Tread® 2 has a feature called a Federal Public Land map layer. This shows the differences in National Forest, reservations, BLM (Bureau of Land Management), etc. The map coverage is for the United States only.

Note: This layer is not HuntView and does not contain any private land ownership information. This layer is also more prominent in the western U.S.


Map Layer Legend

Colored Shading Within this Layer:

  • Orange – Native American Lands

  • Yellow – Bureau of Land Management

  • Light Green – National Forest

  • Dark Green – Protected Wilderness

  • Purple – National Park or Monument

  • Pink – Department of Defense/Army Corp of Engineers

  • Blue – Scenic River

  • Gray- State Forest/Recreational Area/Conservation Area/Wildlife Management Area


Confirming the Public Land Map is Enabled

The public land map must be enabled in order to use it on the Garmin Tread® Series devices. You can confirm this map is enabled by following the steps below.

1. Touch Map Manager.

Map Manager Tread 2

2. Select Manage Device Maps.

Manage Device Maps

3.  Select the three lines 3 lines icon  in the upper left corner, and select Installed Maps.

Installed maps tread 2 

4. Touch the down arrow to expand the map list.

Expand map list

5. Scroll down and find Garmin Public Land Map.

    • If the map is unchecked place a check mark next to Garmin Public Land Map.

Check Public Land Map 



Disabling the Map Layer

Public Land data can be toggled on and off as desired via the map page.

1. Touch View Map.

Tread 2 view map

2. Touch the Map Layers icon.

            Tread 2 touch map layer icon

3. Scroll down through the map layers offered and select Public Lands to check or uncheck the box.

Public Lands Tread 2 

The map layer has now been disabled and remains disabled until you enable it again.