# NP Maps — National Park & Topos maps USA

> Offline National Park and USGS topographic maps for US travel and GPS navigation. (iPhone/iPad app by Delcartes LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/np-maps/id1013758883 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Delcartes LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/909846659)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 195 App Store ratings · 16 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-07-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/np-maps/id1013758883/reviews.md

## What is NP Maps?

Download official National Park Service maps and USGS topos on your IOS devices for GPS** and offline use!

NP Maps app offers 150 NPS park, recreation area, monument and preserve maps for download and 60,000+ official U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps covering all of the USA and Island Territories.*

Have maps anytime, anywhere, for your travels to all parks in the USA. Because many of these wilderness regions have no data service, download maps while online so you can enjoy using this app as it was intended: no internet connection. 

Logical and intuitive to use. Maps are geospatially integrated with Apple Maps for a familiar interface. An visual catalog of map footprints indexes an extensive library covering all the USA for you to select maps to install all with a simple touch along your planned route of travel.

Purchase a subscription for unlimited map downloading. A subscription stops ads and doesn't auto-renew. The first few map download are complementary.

Features:

 • Downloads from a library of over 67,000 maps from NPS, USGS, US Forest service.
 • Full rendering high resolution maps
 • Shows your current GPS location & elevation**
 • Powerful geocode search of worldwide geographic features (online)
 • Waypoints with AR finder
 • Route path creation
 • Track path GPS location recording**
 • Ruler with line + path measuring
 • Full app use while maps download
 • Footprint index with quadrangle names
 • Multi-datum coordinates
 • Automatic map download for location
 • Statute, Nautical, Feet, Meter and km
 • MGRS, UTM and geodetic Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
 • Import and GPX files (and KML place marks)
 • Integrated help manual
 • Email and SMS text waypoints, tracks and routes as GPX, with subscription purchase.

Some park maps available for download,

National Parks:

Acadia
Arches
Badlands
Big Bend
Biscayne
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands
Capitol Reef
Carlsbad Caverns
Channel Islands
Crater Lake
Cuyahoga Valley
Death Valley
Denali
Everglades
Gates of the Arctic
Glacier Bay
Glacier
Grand Canyon
Grand Teton
Great Basin
Great Sand Dunes
Great Smoky Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains
Haleakala
Hot Springs
Isle Royale
Joshua Tree
Katmai
Kenai Fjords
Kobuk Valley
Lassen Volcanic
Mammoth Cave
Mesa Verde
Mount Rainier
North Cascades
Olympic
Petrified Forest
Pinnacles
Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood
Rocky Mountain
Saguaro
Sequoia and Kings Canyons
Shenandoah
Theodore Roosevelt
Virgin Islands
Voyageurs
Wind Cave
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Zion

National Recreation Areas:

Amistad
Big South Fork Nat. River
Boston Harbor Islands
Chickasaw
Golden Gate
Lake Mead
Lake Meredith
Lake Roosevelt
Santa Monica Mountains
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity

National Monuments:

Aniakchak
Bandelier
Canyon De Chelly
Capulin Volcano
Craters of the Moon
Dinosaur
Devils Tower
Fort Pulaski
Grand Canyon - Parashant
Lava Beds
Mount Saint Helens
Natural Bridges
Organ Pipe Cactus

National Preserves & Reserves:

Big Cypress
Big Thicket
Catoctin Mountain Park
City of Rocks
Greenbelt Park
Mojave

National Historical Parks:

Antietam
Brown v. Board of Education
Cumberland Gap
Ebey's Landing
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
French Quarter
Gettysburg
Harpers Ferry
Herbert Hoover
Horseshoe Bend
Kennesaw Mountain
Kings Mnt
Lowell
Manassas
Minute Man
Monocacy
Morristown
Richmond
San Antonio Missions
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Vicksburg

National Seashores, Lakeshores and Scenic Rivers:

Apostle Islands
Assateague Is.
Canaveral
Cape Hatteras
Cumberland Is.
Indiana Dunes
Missouri
New River Gorge
Niobrara
Ozark
Padre Is.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
St. Croix

Nat. Parkways & Trails:

Blue Ridge Parkway
George Wash. Mem. Parkway
Potomac Heritage Nat. Scenic Tr.

* Not preloaded with maps. WiFi recommended. Downloading queue does cap at around 25 maps.
** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Location feature may not function on iPod and wifi-only iPad devices without GPS hardware.

## Key features

- Download NPS and USGS maps
- Offline GPS and location tracking
- Geospatial integration with Apple Maps
- Waypoint and route creation
- GPX file import and export
- High-resolution map rendering
- GPS location and elevation display

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 90 Day | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1 Year | $5.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $23.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 16)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/np-maps/id1013758883/reviews.md

### 1/5 — K

*2024-06-19*

Bbb

### 5/5 — What’s not to like.

*2021-07-18*

As a self proclaimed explorer…. I absolutely love this app.

### 5/5 — I can add my own PDF maps!

*2020-05-26*

At trailhead they have Qcodes for maps this app can copy in

### 5/5 — It basically puts YOU ARE HERE on national park maps!!!!

*2018-09-14*

This is an awesome app, it integrates maps with your GPS. So you can download a map of the national park and it will put it up where you’re at. Looking at a map and thinking is this where we are or is this where we are, it literally shows you where you are if your iOS device is receiving a GPS signal. 

I believe it originally gives you a few downloads of maps free, after that it’s something like $.99 for three months of unlimited downloads of maps (and I think even stay on there after your subscription ends). 

I have used it before, but I just recently used it At crater Lake and at the Redwoods and it worked excellent.

It can download a layer of some kind of local topographical maps too.

### 5/5 — Play with it at home first

*2018-09-07*

Great overall.  There’s not much of a guide how to use it, but play around with it before you leave and you’ll be fine. The price is a good value. I used gps + maps to find distances and used the topo maps to get a sense of what was ahead. It made my trip at glacier national park go smoothly.

### 2/5 — Confused

*2017-10-15*

I wish there was a tutorial on how to use this app. I am sitting here trying to just figure out how to look at the map.., least it’s only .99 wasted

### 2/5 — Rip off

*2017-04-24*

When I tried downloading my second map, the app informed me that I had reached my limit of free maps, and I would need a subscription to continue.
The app doesn't work well, and Most of the functionality promised in the App Store doesn't exist, is available only after subscription, or doesn't work.
My recommendation to the developers is to be honest -- less hype and an app that works would be appreciated!

**Developer response:** No dishonesty, this is an exciting app and all the app features should work perfectly fine without any need for a subscription. Features that may not work as desired are location services on iPad and iPod models without GPS hardware; unfortunately, you will need an iPhone or and iPad with GPS for most of the features to work as described. iPod players don't have GPS. Also, if in a forest, cavern or large build then GPS location service may fail to receive the radio signals. The subscription price is very low and currently is the lowest possible price allowed by the App Store. A one-time purchase stops the ads and doesn't auto-renew. Plus, the subscription is shared between all devices using that iTunes account. It helps us pay the internet hosting companies for the service to download maps. Unfortunately banner ads do not suffice in covering this service cost. Hint: if you want NPS and USGS maps without a subscription, their web site offer free downloads and then you can discover more of the fantastic features that this apps has to offer. If you find a feature that appears to be misbehaving, please email support and we'd love to know about any issue. And, thank you for pointing out the App Store was in need to mention the first few downloads are complementary. Likewise, free food samples at Coscow supermart are a rip off too if you eat the whole plate, can't stop that from happening, Specialness. – Dennis Lindsey

### 5/5 — Detailed maps

*2017-03-15*

Useful app for hiking, a lot of routes! Great app.

### 5/5 — Simply awesome

*2017-02-09*

The app is simply awesome and must better than others. Well done developer :)

### 5/5 — Useful!!

*2016-11-17*

Professionally made app, easy to understand and use. I've been waiting for something like this app. 
Incredibly useful and well-designed app with great UI/UX! Thanks:)

## Frequently asked questions about NP Maps

### What does NP Maps do?

NP Maps allows you to download official National Park Service maps and USGS topographic maps for offline use on your iOS devices. It provides GPS functionality, enabling you to see your location and navigate even in areas without internet service, making it ideal for exploring national parks and wilderness.

### What are the key features of NP Maps?

Key features include downloading over 67,000 NPS and USGS maps, offline GPS tracking, waypoint creation with an AR finder, route path creation, track recording, ruler and path measuring tools, and the ability to import GPX files. Maps are geospatially integrated with Apple Maps for a familiar interface.

### How much does NP Maps cost?

The app offers a freemium model. The first few map downloads are complementary. A subscription is available for unlimited map downloading, which also removes ads and does not auto-renew. Specific pricing details for the subscription are not provided in the description.

### What devices is NP Maps compatible with?

NP Maps is designed for iOS devices. It utilizes Apple Maps for integration and provides GPS functionality, suggesting compatibility with iPhones and iPads that support these features.

### When would I use NP Maps?

You would use NP Maps for any outdoor activity in areas with limited or no cell service, such as hiking in national parks, camping, backcountry exploration, or road trips through remote regions. It ensures you have access to detailed maps and navigation tools when you need them most.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.1 — 2022-11-07

• Nice speed improvements.
• New PDF rendering engine that is significantly faster and properly displays the USGS USTopo map series.
• No google advertisements and no trackers.

### 7.2 — 2019-03-24

• Improvements for Track & Routes.
• Reference map has an OFF mode for reducing network data use; stops the fetch of image tiles from Apple map server.
• The home button arrow no longer points with true North unless user has manually rotated the map.

### 7.1 — 2018-11-28

Geographical search service running with a new data source.
Compatibly improvements on KLM file imports for placemark tracks.

### 7.0 — 2018-09-12

- Lifetime subscription.
- Memory stability improvements.

### 6.5 — 2018-09-12

Now supports Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate formats. Entry of MGRS, UTM or geodetic coordinates formats is recognized automatically by the parser.

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