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 Icefields Parkway tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“You're approaching the Athabasca Glacier area. For a close view without booking an excursion, I'd choose the Toe of the Athabasca Glacier Trail from the road-end parking area.”
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 the Icefields Parkway.
“Up ahead is Athabasca Falls, where the force of the river is the reason to stop. The drop is only twenty-three metres, but a broad glacier-fed river squeezes into a narrow canyon here.”
Heads up The main bridge has 14 steps, and the approach is uneven.
“Peyto Lake Viewpoint is coming up, and the short climb earns one of the Parkway's most distinctive views.”
Heads up The short approach is uphill, and peak summer visits can bottleneck.
“You're nearing Bow Lake's north-shore access, by The Lodge at Bow Lake. I'd stop here for a short walk down to the water, with Crowfoot Mountain across the lake.”
Heads up The north-shore lots get crowded in summer.
+ 140 more stories across the Icefields Parkway: Tangle Falls Viewpoint, Lower Waterfowl Lake Viewpoint, Goats and Glaciers Viewpoint, Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint, Bow Glacier Falls, Weeping Wall Viewpoint, Hector Lake Viewpoint, Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint 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.
Columbia Icefield Skywalk, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Black Bear
Elk
Raven
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 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!”
“We loved the fun facts and found spots we wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s awesome that it works offline too.”
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 the Icefields Parkway 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 Icefields Parkway (Highway 93), from Athabasca Falls, Peyto Lake Viewpoint and Bow Lake: 143 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 Icefields Parkway tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play