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National Park Trail Guide

National Park Trail Guide

National parks guide and maps

1.5K ratings
105 reviews
✈️ Travel
⚽ Sports
Free

Details

Released
September 15, 2015
Updated
October 7, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

Developer

Adventure Projects Inc.
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Discover and explore national parks with detailed trail information, offline maps, and live GPS tracking. Plan your perfect trip with hike difficulty ratings, curated lists, and essential park insights. Never get lost and find family-friendly trails or hidden gems.

✓Offline trail data and descriptions
✓Live GPS position on terrain/satellite maps
✓Hike search by map or curated lists
✓Hike difficulty and elevation profiles
✓Family-friendly and 'Gems' hike lists
✓Hike tracking and location sharing
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What users say about National Park Trail Guide

Reviews of National Park Trail Guide are mixed: the Travel app is rated 4.5/5 from 1.5K App Store ratings. What users like most: offline maps and GPS, detailed trail information. Top complaints: crashes and freezes, missing parks and trails. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Offline maps and GPS
  • 👍Detailed trail information
  • 📷Helpful photos and ratings
  • 🗺️Accurate location tracking
  • 🗓️Useful to-do list feature

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes and freezes
  • 🚫Missing parks and trails
  • 📱Compatibility issues
  • 🔍Difficult to navigate app
  • 🔍Outdated information
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What's New in National Park Trail Guide

4.7.9

October 7, 2026

Bug fixes and maintenance.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

So so

Trail maps are useless. The trails are just lines on a blank page with no landmarks of any kind. It makes the maps unusable
MMtnbiker50

Trail maps are useless

When I go to the trail map screen all I see is the line for the trail and gems. The rest of the page is white. No landmarks or roads
MMtnbiker50

Basemaps not loading

Basemaps are not loading and we’re just getting to the spring hiking season! Unusable until this is fixed.

Ahh, just clicked on support link - takes you to a website for a totally different app. Looks like they’re not actually seriously updating this app anymore.
Ssandrifting

Used to be great now maps don’t even load

Used to be great now maps don’t even load
UIUpset Investorrr

Crashes on opening latest OS Mac

Even deleting and redownloading fails to get the working
ZZonan
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

App locks up and becomes unresponsive

Bug

No data or information displayed

Bug

Unable to create an account

Bug

Trouble downloading or updating data

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Requested Features

5 requests

Ability to delete downloaded content

Feature

Option to adjust text size

Feature

Search by keywords (e.g. difficulty, views)

Feature

Separate North and South Rim for Grand Canyon

Feature

Include all National Parks and Monuments

Feature

FAQ

What does the National Park Trail Guide app do?

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for exploring U.S. National Parks. It provides detailed trail data, hike descriptions, and offline maps. You can search for hikes, view your live position on a map, and plan your trips with various insights.

What are the key features of the app?

Key features include offline access to trail data and maps, live GPS tracking on terrain or satellite views, the ability to search for hikes by map or curated lists, hike difficulty ratings, elevation profiles, and special lists like 'Family Friendly Hikes' and 'Gems'.

Is the National Park Trail Guide app free to use?

Yes, the app is completely free. It was released as a gift to users as part of the National Park Service's Centennial Celebration.

Does the app work without a cell signal?

Yes, the app is designed to work without a cell signal. The trail data is available offline, and your phone's built-in GPS is used to show your location on the maps.

What kind of information can I find to plan my trip?

You can plan your trip using hike difficulty ratings, elevation profiles, community star ratings, and informed insights on seasons, camping and lodging options, guided tours, and food and drink availability within the parks.