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 Pacific Rim tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“You're coming up on Florencia Bay North, the access to a five-kilometre stretch of Pacific shore. Choose this stop for a beach walk below forested cliffs, with the low, wooded Florencia Islet just offshore.”
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 Pacific Rim.
“You're coming up on Radar Hill, with two outlooks over very different stretches of coast. In clear weather, make time for both: one looks across Clayoquot Sound, the other toward Long Beach.”
Heads up Low cloud or rain can hide the distant coastal views.
“You're approaching the beach access for Wickaninnish Beach, a broad sandy shore lined with driftwood. Use Wickaninnish Day Use Area off Wick Road for direct beach access and picnic tables.”
Heads up Cold water and rough surf make casual swimming a poor bet.
“You're nearing the access to Combers Beach, where a short forest walk opens onto a broad sandy shore. Allow half an hour to an hour for a look around, with five hundred metres each way and a steep climb back to the lot.”
Heads up The short access trail is steep and has several steps.
+ 33 more stories across Pacific Rim: Halfmoon Bay Beach, Canso Plane Crash Site, Keeha Beach, Pachena Point Lighthouse, Tsusiat Point Hole-in-the-Wall, Cape Beale Lighthouse, Tapaltos Beach, Owen Point Sea Caves 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.
Radar Hill, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Bald Eagle
Black Bear
Steller's Jay
Steller Sea LionStart 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 Pacific Rim 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, from Radar Hill, Wickaninnish Beach and Combers Beach: 36 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 Pacific Rim tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play