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 Lake Mead tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“Up ahead is Hoover Dam, where you can walk across the crest or go inside the structure. For a shorter stop, I'd walk the top and take in the canyon.”
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 Lake Mead.
“Lakeview Scenic Overlook is coming up on Hoover Dam Access Road. It's worth a few minutes for a wide view across Boulder Basin, with islands breaking up the water and desert ranges behind them.”
Heads up Parking may be limited during busy periods.
“You're coming up on the walkway access for the Mike O'Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. For a view facing Hoover Dam from high over the Colorado River, this is the stop I'd choose.”
Heads up The uphill, exposed walkway can be uncomfortable for visitors uneasy with heights or wind
“You're approaching Willow Beach, a good stop for a river day beneath the walls of Black Canyon. You can picnic by the water or rent a kayak at the marina.”
Heads up It’s a modest recess, and waits can stretch past an hour at busy times.
+ 152 more stories across Lake Mead: Sunset View Scenic Overlook, Cottonwood Cove, Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery, Willow Beach, Arizona Hot Springs, Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs, Liberty Bell Arch, Six Mile Cove 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.
Lakeview Scenic Overlook, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Bighorn Sheep
Great Blue Heron
Burro
Turkey VultureStart 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 Lake Mead 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 Lake Mead National Recreation Area, from Lakeview Scenic Overlook, Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and Emerald Cave: 155 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 Lake Mead tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play