GPS Kids | Dakota 20 honored in Backpacker’s Gear Guide & Editor’s Choice Awards

The same folks who crowned Garmin’s Oregon touchscreen handheld as the “All-Around Champ” in last year’s comprehensive gps kids watch testing have more kudos for Oregon’s smaller sibling.

In Backpacker’s annual Gear Guide and Editor’s Choice Awards, Dakota 20 is listed among the best of the best in their A-Z outdoor essentials, as determined by their expert gear editors and everyman reader testers. Here’s what they had to say:

“When our Colorado tester lost his trail in deep snow, he tapped the color touchscreen and had instant (and dead-on) compass, altitude, and UTM vitals to cross-reference with his paper map. But the truly remarkable thing? This budget-minded, palm-size gps kids watch is $100 cheaper than similar models. You can record routes and drop-and-drag gps kids watch files onto the unit from your PC or Mac.”

To help get even more out of your Dakota, visit the interactive minisite, be sure to watch our tutorial videos and check out Garmin Connect’s online community of 20 million activities, Garmin Custom Maps’ free ability to transform paper maps into files on your device, and BirdsEye Satellite Imagery for your handheld.

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