diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/views.py b/backend/server/adventures/views.py
index e658623..e981fcc 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/views.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/views.py
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ class CollectionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     permission_classes = [IsOwnerOrReadOnly, IsPublicReadOnly]
     pagination_class = StandardResultsSetPagination
 
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        print(self.request.user.id)
+        return Collection.objects.filter(user_id=self.request.user.id)
+
     def apply_sorting(self, queryset):
         order_by = self.request.query_params.get('order_by', 'name')
         order_direction = self.request.query_params.get('order_direction', 'asc')
@@ -255,9 +259,19 @@ class CollectionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         return Response(serializer.data)
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        collections =  Collection.objects.filter(
-            Q(is_public=True) | Q(user_id=self.request.user.id)
-        ).prefetch_related(
+
+        adventures = None
+        
+        if self.action == 'retrieve':
+            # For individual collection retrieval, include public collections
+            adventures =  Collection.objects.filter(
+                Q(is_public=True) | Q(user_id=self.request.user.id)
+            )
+        else:
+            # For other actions, only include user's own collections
+            adventures = Collection.objects.filter(user_id=self.request.user.id)
+        
+        adventures = adventures.prefetch_related(
             Prefetch('adventure_set', queryset=Adventure.objects.filter(
                 Q(is_public=True) | Q(user_id=self.request.user.id)
             ))
@@ -266,7 +280,7 @@ class CollectionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
                 Q(is_public=True) | Q(user_id=self.request.user.id)
             ))
         )
-        return self.apply_sorting(collections)
+        return self.apply_sorting(adventures)
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         serializer.save(user_id=self.request.user)
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
index ee9d760..4cdfd64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 	let showVisited = true;
 	let showPlanned = true;
-	let showCollectionAdventures = false;
 
 	$: {
 		if (!showVisited) {
@@ -34,12 +33,6 @@
 			const plannedMarkers = data.props.markers.filter((marker) => marker.type === 'planned');
 			markers = [...markers, ...plannedMarkers];
 		}
-		if (!showCollectionAdventures) {
-			markers = markers.filter((marker) => marker.collection === null);
-		} else {
-			const collectionMarkers = data.props.markers.filter((marker) => marker.collection !== null);
-			markers = [...markers, ...collectionMarkers];
-		}
 	}
 
 	let newMarker = [];
@@ -124,14 +117,6 @@
 	<span class="label-text">Planned</span>
 	<input type="checkbox" bind:checked={showPlanned} class="checkbox checkbox-primary" />
 </label>
-<label class="label cursor-pointer">
-	<span class="label-text">Collection Adventures</span>
-	<input
-		type="checkbox"
-		bind:checked={showCollectionAdventures}
-		class="checkbox checkbox-primary"
-	/>
-</label>
 
 {#if newMarker.length > 0}
 	<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary mb-2" on:click={() => (createModalOpen = true)}