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 North Cascades tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“Ross Lake Overlook is ahead, with a roadside glimpse of the long lake and the mountains beyond. Stop for a few minutes if you'd like a break, but trees screen much of the water.”
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 North Cascades.
“You're coming up on Diablo Lake Overlook, a stop I'd keep even on a short drive through. The lake, wooded islands, and steep peaks spread out below you, with no hike needed for the main view.”
Heads up Tour buses and summer weekends can make the viewpoint busy.
“Washington Pass Overlook is coming up, with Liberty Bell Mountain and Early Winters Spires rising above the highway. If the peaks are clear, do this stop.”
Heads up The upper loop has stairs beyond the level first viewpoint.
“You're approaching Ladder Creek Falls and Gorge Powerhouse in Upper Newhalem. For a short waterfall walk, cross the suspension footbridge and allow about half an hour for the garden loop.”
Heads up Steep hand-railed steps make the route uneven.
+ 82 more stories across the North Cascades: Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery, Copper Mountain Fire Lookout, Ross Dam, Stehekin Old School, Harlequin Bridge, High Bridge, North Cascades National Park Entrance Sign, Stehekin Landing 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.
Diablo Lake Overlook, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Hoary Marmot
Pika
Mountain Goat
Sooty GrouseStart 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 North Cascades 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 North Cascades National Park, from Diablo Lake Overlook, Washington Pass Overlook and Ladder Creek Falls: 85 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 North Cascades tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play