Parkwolf
4.7
8.6K ratings
Self-guided GPS audio tour
A self-guided driving tour: stories and insider tips play on their own as each stop comes into view.
★★★★★ 4.7 · 8,600+ ratings Works offline
On your computer? Scan with your iPhone camera to open Parkwolf in the App Store. Also on Google Play.
Hear the guide
This is the real narration from Parkwolf’s Custer tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“Up ahead is Gordon Stockade, a reconstructed log fort on the site where gold seekers settled in eighteen seventy-four.”
Real stops, real narration
Three real lines from the narration, each with the app’s tip for that stop, at three of the most-loved stops in Custer.
“Up ahead is Needle's Eye, a granite spire with a small natural opening beside the narrow road tunnel. It's worth a few minutes out of the car if there's space in the small pull-off.”
Heads up The tunnel’s tight clearance excludes some vehicles.
“You're coming up on Sylvan Lake, where tall granite outcrops rise straight beside the water. I'd stop here for the one-mile shore loop; allow about an hour to see the rocks and little coves up close.”
Heads up Summer weekends can bring crowds and tight parking.
“You're coming up on Black Hills Playhouse, a summer theatre tucked among the pines near Center Lake.”
Heads up A seasonal show takes planning and a park entrance license.
+ 81 more stories across Custer: Mount Coolidge Fire Tower, Black Elk Peak, Badger Hole Historic Site, Heddy Draw Overlook, Cathedral Spires Pullout, Stockade Lake, Hood Tunnel, Iron Creek Tunnel and more.
Self-guided, in your own car
Parkwolf
Beyond the audio tour
Distance, climb, time and difficulty for every hike, with parking and cautions.
Needle’s Eye, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Bison
Pronghorn
Prairie Dog
Bighorn SheepStart the tour from your car’s screen. Stories play through your speakers.
Viewpoints, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots, each with real tips.
From the App Store
“We recently toured Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore and more! We learned so much from this app as we toured each of these sites. The audio tours are worth the money.”
“We just used the app this morning on our drive around Cades Cove and it provided a lot of info along the way and greatly enhanced our experience! And to top it off, we saw a female black bear and her two cubs just before the halfway point!”
“Great app , works offline and audio tour while driving its amazing.”
“Loved it after I figured out how to use the app, the information was very interesting and the automatic play as you drive was very convenient. The map came in handy too when we lost connection on our GPS. Thank you!”
Good to know
Open Parkwolf, tap Start Tour Guide and drive. Your phone’s GPS triggers each story as you approach an overlook, trailhead, pullout or hidden spot. There’s no set route, so take any road in any order.
Yes. Every stop has the app’s tips on timing, parking and crowds, and every trail lists its distance, climb and time, so you can plan your day before you go. Then the guide narrates it as you drive.
Yes. Download Custer before you go and the map, the narration and every tip work offline, even where your phone shows no bars.
Overlooks, trailheads, pullouts and hidden spots across Custer State Park, from Needle’s Eye, Sylvan Lake and Black Hills Playhouse: 84 stories in all.
Parkwolf is free to download. The Tour Guide is part of Parkwolf PRO, which starts with a free trial, and one subscription covers everyone listening in your car.
Both. Parkwolf works with Apple CarPlay, and it’s available on Google Play for Android.
Yes. The same guide covers 100+ national parks, state parks and scenic drives, from Yellowstone to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Free to download. Your guide starts talking the moment you start driving.
Free on the App StoreGet the Custer tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play