Garmin BlueChart® g3 Vision® HD - VUS021R - California-Mexico - microSD™/SD™

Explore the West Coast with Precision: Coverage from Point Arena to Puerto Vallarta

Whether you're cruising the iconic San Francisco Bay, navigating the rugged Channel Islands, or venturing down the Baja Peninsula toward vibrant Puerto Vallarta, these charts deliver unmatched detail for safe and confident boating. Spanning from Point Arena, California, through Mendocino, San Diego, and beyond into Mexico's coastline—including key stops like Mazatlan, Acapulco, and Salina Cruz—this coverage equips you with essential data for harbors, marinas, tides, currents, and spot soundings derived from official sources and private surveys.

Perfect for sportfishing enthusiasts targeting prime spots off Baja or leisurely sailors plotting routes along the Pacific, the charts blend Garmin's proprietary tech with Navionics expertise for clarity that rivals real-world conditions. Imagine entering unfamiliar bays with crystal-clear port plans or dodging shallows around the Mexican Riviera—every contour and aid is rendered to boost your situational awareness.

Auto Guidance: Your Smart Route Planner

Input your boat's draft and overhead clearance, and Auto Guidance instantly generates a suggested path, factoring in depth and obstacles. It's like having a seasoned navigator aboard, ideal for threading through the kelp forests near the Channel Islands or plotting efficient legs from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. This planning tool saves time and reduces stress, letting you focus on the journey rather than the guesswork.

Visualize the Depths: High-Resolution Relief Shading and Contours

Gone are the days of puzzling over flat lines—high-resolution relief shading layers color and shadow for a 3D-like bottom profile that's intuitive at a glance. Paired with up to 1-foot contours, it reveals subtle structures in marinas, swamps, canals, and fishing grounds. For West Coast anglers, this means pinpointing drop-offs and reefs with precision, while cruisers appreciate the enhanced safety in tight Baja anchorages.

• Depth Range Shading: Customize up to 10 ranges to highlight your target depths instantly.
• Shallow Water Shading: Set user-defined levels to flag hazards, crucial for exploring Mexico's variable coastal waters.

Immersive Perspectives: Satellite Imagery, Aerial Photos, and 3D Views

Overlay high-resolution satellite imagery on your charts for a realistic bird's-eye of bridges, landmarks, and approaches—especially handy in busy ports like Ensenada or La Paz. Aerial photography adds fine detail to harbors, while MarinerEye offers an above-waterline panorama and FishEye dives below for underwater terrain. These layers transform your chartplotter into a virtual cockpit view, enhancing navigation during golden-hour sails or foggy mornings off Mendocino.

Stay Current with Seamless Updates

Garmin's chart update programs ensure your maps evolve with the latest surveys and notices to mariners. Pair with the ActiveCaptain app for NOAA raster cartography downloads, giving that classic paper-chart feel on compatible devices. It's all about keeping your adventures current, from seasonal currents in San Francisco Bay to evolving hazards along the Mexican coast.

Compatibility and Seamless Integration

Designed for Garmin chartplotters, this microSD/SD card slips right in, powering displays on models like GPSMAP and echoMAP series. The format supports plug-and-play for quick setup, whether you're rigging for a weekend getaway to the Islands or a multi-week haul to Puerto Vallarta.