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 Indiana Dunes tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“Central Avenue Beach is coming up, with the water about an eighth of a mile from parking. In spring and summer, watch for bank swallows flying to and from burrows in the dune face.”
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 Indiana Dunes.
“You're approaching Dunbar Beach and the Century of Progress homes, five very different ideas of modern living from Chicago's nineteen thirty-three World's Fair.”
Heads up Private homes mean an ordinary visit is exterior-only.
“You're approaching Indiana Dunes State Park, with the beach and Dunes Pavilion farther along the park road. This is a separately managed park, so a federal parks pass doesn't cover admission.”
Heads up Separate state-park entrance from the national park.
“You're coming up on Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, an easy place for a short walk beside the lake. The shore has a beach and pier, though industrial buildings remain part of the view.”
Heads up Nearby steel-industry facilities shape the view from the shore.
+ 50 more stories across the Indiana Dunes: West Beach, Lake View Beach, Dunbar Beach, Mount Baldy Beach, Bailly Cemetery, Longshore Birding Platform, Bailly Homestead, Tolleston Dunes Overlook 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.
Century of Progress Homes, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Wild Turkey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Great Blue HeronStart 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 Indiana Dunes 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 Indiana Dunes National Park, from Century of Progress Homes, Indiana Dunes State Park Beach and Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk: 53 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 Indiana Dunes tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play