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 Sleeping Bear Dunes tour. It starts on its own as you approach each stop, so you never tap or read while driving.
“The Esch Beach access is coming up at the mouth of Otter Creek.”
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 Sleeping Bear Dunes.
“You're coming up on the Dune Climb, where you can get onto the open sand without committing to a long hike.”
Heads up Loose sand makes the first slope harder than it looks.
“You're coming up on the Dune Overlook and Cottonwood Trail stops on Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive.”
Heads up A park entrance pass is required even for this stop
“Up ahead is the Lake Michigan Overlook on Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, about four hundred and fifty feet above the shore.”
Heads up The approach is steep and sandy, and the former raised viewing platform is gone.
+ 72 more stories across the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Pyramid Point Overlook, Empire Bluff Overlook, Manitou Island Transit Ferry, Good Harbor Beach (CR 651), Good Harbor Beach (Bohemian Road / CR 669), Inspiration Point over Glen Lake, Glen Haven Blacksmith Shop, South Manitou Lighthouse Complex 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.
Dune Climb, as the app sums it up:
Sighting heatmaps and peak hours for each animal.
Bald Eagle
Sandhill Crane
Snapping Turtle
PorcupineStart 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 Sleeping Bear 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 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, from Dune Climb, Dune Overlook and Lake Michigan Overlook: 75 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 Sleeping Bear Dunes tourOn Android? Get Parkwolf on Google Play