Lake Navigator is an offline GPS navigation app built for boaters, anglers, ATV riders, snowmobilers, canoeists, kayakers, hikers, campers, hunters, and backcountry explorers who venture beyond cell tower coverage. Download maps at home over Wi-Fi and navigate anywhere with zero cell signal — no roaming charges, no dead zones, no data plan needed. Works on any Android phone with Android 8.0 or newer.
Lake Navigator is designed from the ground up for offline use. You download maps at home over Wi-Fi (Starlink, cable, fiber, whatever you have). After that, everything — GPS navigation, trail recording, fishing spots, compass, home direction arrow, trip planner, geofence alerts, emergency mode, fish species guide, trail networks, historical overlays — works with zero cell signal, no WiFi, and no data plan. Only weather and rain radar require internet. This makes Lake Navigator the ideal GPS app for remote areas, wilderness areas, backcountry exploration, fly-in fishing trips, outpost camps, and anywhere beyond cell tower coverage.
Lake Navigator is a powerful fishing app and fishing GPS that works offline on any lake. The fish species guide covers 189,000+ lakes across the USA and Canada — see what species to expect before you cast. Mark your fishing spots with photos and navigate back to them with the guide-me-here arrow. Log your catches by species, size, location, lure, and conditions. Connect a Deeper sonar for live depth readings and build your own bathymetric depth map over time.
The fish species guide includes: walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge (musky), lake trout, brook trout (speckled trout), rainbow trout, brown trout, salmon (chinook, coho, Atlantic), yellow perch, black crappie, white crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, blue catfish, lake sturgeon, longnose gar, panfish, sunfish, bluegill, pumpkinseed, rock bass, white bass, striped bass, hybrid bass, carp, white sucker, freshwater drum, burbot, cisco, lake whitefish, tulibee, rainbow smelt, goldeye, mooneye, sauger, and more. Data sourced from Minnesota DNR, Wisconsin DNR, New York DEC, Ontario MNRF, and other government fisheries agencies.
Lake Navigator is a boating GPS and marine navigation app designed for inland lakes, rivers, and waterways. Unlike Navionics which focuses on coastal marine charts, Lake Navigator specializes in inland lake navigation across Canada and the USA. Record your boat trips, navigate to fishing spots, view waterway geometry, and access portage routes — all offline.
Lake Navigator is a canoe and kayak navigation app with portage routes, waterway geometry, and trip planning. Plan paddle routes across connected lakes and rivers. Navigate portages with distance markers. Record your canoe and kayak trips. The trip planner can route across waterways, portages, and historical canoe routes — all offline.
Lake Navigator Pro is an ATV app and off-road GPS with 236,000+ ATV, OHV, and off-road trail segments across every US state and Canadian province. Trail data comes from authoritative government GIS sources and OpenStreetMap. All trails are pre-bundled in a 167 MB encrypted download that auto-downloads on first launch — no manual downloads needed. Works fully offline on the trail with no cell signal.
Lake Navigator Pro is a snowmobile app and snowmobile GPS with 15,000+ snowmobile trail segments from Quebec FCMQ (Fédération des clubs de motoneigistes du Québec), Ontario Trail Network, Alberta Parks, US Forest Service, and OpenStreetMap. Snowmobile trails are color-coded on the map and work fully offline.
Lake Navigator is a hiking GPS and backcountry navigation app. Record your hikes, mark waypoints, navigate trails, and explore the backcountry with confidence. Historical overlays show abandoned railways, ghost towns, mining sites, fire towers, logging roads, and historic cemeteries — perfect for backcountry exploration and discovering the history of the areas you visit.
Lake Navigator is an outdoor adventure app and camping GPS. Find campsites, navigate to them offline, and explore the backcountry. View campsite information including type (backcountry, provincial park, crown land, private campground), capacity, fire pits, toilets, tables, and permit requirements.
Lake Navigator Pro includes a full trip planner and route builder that works offline. Plan multi-waypoint routes using Dijkstra routing across trails, waterways, portages, historical paths, and roads. Get turn-by-turn navigation to any destination. Save, replay, and export routes as GPX.
Lake Navigator includes critical safety features for remote areas, backcountry exploration, and wilderness travel. Emergency mode, geofence alerts, and wildfire detection keep you safe when you are beyond cell tower coverage.
Lake Navigator Pro supports trail cameras and game cameras. Connect to Wi-Fi trail cameras for local photo download or cellular cloud cameras for remote checking. View trail camera photos directly on the map at the camera's GPS location.
Lake Navigator includes offline-first community features for sharing trail conditions, hazards, fishing reports, and photos with other users. Reports are stored offline and sync when you regain signal.
Lake Navigator Pro includes historical overlays and backcountry features that turn your GPS into a time machine. Explore abandoned railways, ghost towns, mining sites, fire towers, logging roads, and historic cemeteries — all displayed on the map and sourced from OpenStreetMap.
Lake Navigator covers all of Canada and the United States. Fish species data spans 189,000+ lakes. Trail networks cover every US state and Canadian province. Historical and backcountry data covers all of North America via OpenStreetMap.
Ontario lakes, Quebec lakes, British Columbia lakes, Alberta lakes, Manitoba lakes, Saskatchewan lakes, New Brunswick lakes, Nova Scotia lakes, Newfoundland lakes, and more. Canadian trail data from Ontario Trail Network, Quebec FCMQ, Alberta Crown Land Trails, BC Recreation Trails, and New Brunswick Forest Roads. Crown land access points and boundaries for crown land camping and crown land recreation.
Minnesota lakes, Wisconsin lakes, Michigan lakes, New York lakes, Maine lakes, Vermont lakes, New Hampshire lakes, Massachusetts lakes, and more. US trail data from US Forest Service MVUM (Motor Vehicle Use Map) and National Forest System Trails. Public land boundaries including national forests, state forests, and conservation areas.
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, Boundary Waters (Quetico, Boundary Waters Canoe Area), Algonquin Provincial Park, Temagami, Canadian Shield lakes, and thousands of inland lakes across the Great Lakes region.
Lake Navigator is the only GPS app that combines lake navigation, fish species data, ATV trails, snowmobile trails, canoe portage routes, historical overlays, sonar support, depth mapping, trail cameras, wildfire detection, emergency mode, and trip planning in one app — with a one-time purchase and no subscription.
Free: $0 — Offline maps, GPS compass, home arrow, boat trail recording, fishing spots, weather, rain radar, wildfire detection, fish species guide, portage routes. 512 MB tile storage.
Pro: $199 USD one-time purchase — Everything in Free plus ATV & snowmobile trails, trip planner, emergency mode, geofence alerts, sonar support, depth mapping, trail cameras, community sync, historical overlays, catch logging, GPX/KML import/export, and 2 GB tile storage. No subscription, no recurring fees, use it forever.
Download Lake Navigator free for Android at lakenavigator.ca. Upgrade to Pro for $199 USD — one-time purchase, no subscription. Works on any Android phone running Android 8.0 (Oreo) or newer. The free and Pro versions install side by side — try free first, upgrade to Pro later without losing your data.
Yes. That is the core purpose of the app. You download maps at home over Wi-Fi. After that, everything — navigation, recorded trails, fishing spots, compass, home arrow, trip planner, geofence alerts, emergency mode, fish species guide, trail networks, and historical overlays — works with zero signal. Only weather and rain radar need internet.
Free gives you offline maps, GPS navigation, compass, home arrow, boat trail recording, fishing spots, weather, rain radar, wildfire detection, fish species guide, and portage routes. Pro adds ATV & snowmobile trail networks (236,000+ segments), trip planner with offline routing, historical railway overlays, ghost towns, backcountry maps, emergency mode, geofence alerts, community hazard sync, fish finder/sonar support, depth mapping, trail cameras, catch logging, trail guide directory, multi-activity recording, GPX/KML import/export, and full area data downloads. Pro auto-downloads a 167 MB encrypted data bundle on first launch.
Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees. Comparable apps charge $35-100 per year, every year. To match Pro's feature set you would need onX Offroad Elite ($100/yr) + Navionics ($50/yr) + Gaia GPS Premium ($60/yr) = $210/year. Pro gives you all of that for $199 once, and you use it forever.
Any Android phone running Android 8.0 (Oreo) or newer. The compass works with or without a magnetometer — phones without one use GPS heading as a fallback once you start moving.
Over 189,000 lakes across the United States and Canada. 20,395 lakes have real survey data from government agencies. The remaining lakes have regional species templates based on state, province, and latitude.
Trail networks are sourced from government GIS databases and OpenStreetMap. Canadian sources include Ontario Trail Network, Quebec FCMQ, Alberta Crown Land Trails, BC Recreation Trails, and New Brunswick Forest Roads. US sources include US Forest Service MVUM and National Forest System Trails. All data is merged, deduplicated, and bundled into an encrypted 167 MB bundle.
Yes. The free and Pro versions have different app IDs, so they install side by side. Try the free version first and upgrade to Pro later without losing your data.
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