Scout: Travel Patch Passport
National park & road trip map
About
This app helps you discover and collect digital patches for places you visit, from national parks to roadside attractions. It uses GPS to unlock achievements and offers a compass to guide you to nearby points of interest. You can also import photos to retroactively unlock patches for past trips.
What's New in Scout
1.1.90
August 31, 2026
**New** - **Achievements.** 144 of them, across six families, with a browse screen and an unlock deck. They're for being there in person — a real GPS check-in earns one, a photo out of your camera roll doesn't. - **Wild Cards.** 49 of the achievements tell you *when* to go rather than where. They're no longer hidden, so you can actually plan for them. - **Turn-by-turn guidance on trips.** The next maneuver rides along on the trip card, wander off and you get a line back to the route, and the whole trip hands off to Apple or Google Maps in a tap. - **The trip board.** 99 day trips grouped by city, plus four authored road trips — the Great River Road, the Overseas Highway, Texas Hill Country and the Natchez Trace — with their patches and boundaries. - **A trip preview that's a map.** The route fills the frame, with the stops, the distance and the warning floating on top of it. **Fixed** - Patch unlocking is more accurate. Boundaries are now scored against the real-world shape rather than our own drawing, and 23 patches got corrected boundaries — including Lady Bird Lake, so the Butler Trail unlocks.
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FAQ
What is Scout: Travel Patch Passport?
Scout: Travel Patch Passport is a free travel app that allows you to collect digital embroidered patches for places you visit. It uses your device's GPS to detect your location and unlock patches for national parks, cities, roadside attractions, and more.
How do I collect patches in Scout?
Patches are unlocked automatically by GPS when you are within a certain proximity of a location. For smaller sites, you need to be within about 50 meters, while larger areas like national parks unlock anywhere inside their boundaries.
Can I unlock patches for places I've already visited?
Yes, Scout allows you to retroactively unlock patches by importing photos from your camera roll. The app scans your photos for GPS-tagged shots and unlocks the corresponding patches, preserving the original photo dates.
Does Scout: Travel Patch Passport have ads?
No, Scout: Travel Patch Passport does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with no ads to interrupt your exploration experience.
What types of places can I collect patches for?
You can collect patches for a wide variety of locations, including all U.S. national parks, national forests, all 50 U.S. states, historic sites like Civil War battlefields, Route 66 stops, NFL stadiums, haunted locations, giant roadside attractions, major cities, zoos, and aquariums.
Is Scout: Travel Patch Passport available on all devices?
Scout: Travel Patch Passport is currently supported on iPhones and iPods. It is designed for iOS devices.
How often is Scout: Travel Patch Passport updated?
The app was last updated on August 20, 2026, with version 1.1.86. This indicates active development and regular updates to improve features and add new content.
What is the user rating for Scout: Travel Patch Passport?
Scout: Travel Patch Passport has a perfect rating of 5.0 stars based on 1 rating. This suggests a highly positive user experience among its current users.