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 Mesa Verde tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“You're approaching Wetherill Mesa Pavilion, the starting point for walks to the cliff dwellings. If you've reserved Long House, allow about two hours including the walk to the ranger meeting point.”
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 Mesa Verde.
“You're coming up on Cliff Palace, the largest cliff dwelling in the park. Make this stop even if you don't have a tour ticket: the overlook takes in the whole settlement beneath its sandstone roof.”
Heads up The interior tour is seasonal and requires four unassisted ladder climbs
“Up ahead is the meeting area for Balcony House, where a reserved, seasonal ranger tour takes you through an Ancestral Pueblo cliff village.”
Heads up Ladders, exposure and a narrow tunnel rule it out for many visitors
“Sun Temple is coming up, a large D-shaped Ancestral Pueblo building standing out in the open on the mesa top.”
Heads up Some interior details are hard to see from the outside path
+ 42 more stories across Mesa Verde: Square Tower House Overlook, Oak Tree House Overlook, House of Many Windows Overlook, Cedar Tree Tower, Fire Temple and New Fire House Overlook, Badger House Community, Wetherill Mesa Pavilion, Geologic 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.
Cliff Palace, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Mule Deer
Scrub-Jay
Raven
Spotted TowheeStart 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 Mesa Verde 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 Mesa Verde National Park, from Cliff Palace, Balcony House and Sun Temple: 45 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 Mesa Verde tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play