PA State Parks Guide
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About PA State Parks Guide
The Official Guide for Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests Pocket Ranger® app has gotten a total makeover!
This FREE all-inclusive outdoor guide was created in a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests and ParksByNature Network®, and the next generation of the app is better than ever.
Powered by Pocket Ranger® technology, the app gives outdoor enthusiasts an environmentally friendly way to enjoy the parks. It contains everything you need to plan a trip to the state parks, navigate them once you get there, and share your experiences afterward.
Newly added features:
•New user interface (UI) with a sleek, more photo-centric home screen design.
•Photo galleries on each park description page.
•A new Explore feature to optimize search capabilities, allowing a 4-in-1 search by location, activities, category, and site name, making it easier to find the perfect recreational destination.
The app still has rich GPS features, such as:
•Advanced GPS Maps, complete with an accuracy and distance indicator, which allow you to access trail data, record tracks from hikes, runs, or bike rides, and view elapsed time and distance traveled.
•Easy-to-cache GPS Terrain Map tiles, which ensure that navigation remains possible in the event of lost mobile reception.
•Photo waypoint feature allowing you to snap a photo and mark and record the coordinates of plant life, animal species or landscape views. Post or share these remarkable finds with family and friends with the click of a button.
•Friend Finder feature that tracks friends and family around the parks.
•Built-in compass.
•Potentially life-saving Alert feature that supplies GPS coordinates to designated contacts in case of an emergency.
Other standard features make exploring the great outdoors a breeze:
•Thorough information on all state parks including general policy, contact information, activities, trails, park maps and much more.
•Detailed, cacheable maps of park facilities, trails and campgrounds.
•Up-to-date news, park advisories and weather information.
•Sharing features for sharing current positions, waypoints and recorded tracks via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
•A real-time Calendar of Events.
•Access to online reservations that make it easy to secure overnight visits.
•Plus so much more!
With the Pocket Ranger® in hand, prepare to bask in the vast natural wonders of Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests!
•The enhanced pro features on the app are designed to function in areas with little to no mobile reception; however, some of the features require mobile data reception in order to function properly.
•Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
This FREE all-inclusive outdoor guide was created in a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests and ParksByNature Network®, and the next generation of the app is better than ever.
Powered by Pocket Ranger® technology, the app gives outdoor enthusiasts an environmentally friendly way to enjoy the parks. It contains everything you need to plan a trip to the state parks, navigate them once you get there, and share your experiences afterward.
Newly added features:
•New user interface (UI) with a sleek, more photo-centric home screen design.
•Photo galleries on each park description page.
•A new Explore feature to optimize search capabilities, allowing a 4-in-1 search by location, activities, category, and site name, making it easier to find the perfect recreational destination.
The app still has rich GPS features, such as:
•Advanced GPS Maps, complete with an accuracy and distance indicator, which allow you to access trail data, record tracks from hikes, runs, or bike rides, and view elapsed time and distance traveled.
•Easy-to-cache GPS Terrain Map tiles, which ensure that navigation remains possible in the event of lost mobile reception.
•Photo waypoint feature allowing you to snap a photo and mark and record the coordinates of plant life, animal species or landscape views. Post or share these remarkable finds with family and friends with the click of a button.
•Friend Finder feature that tracks friends and family around the parks.
•Built-in compass.
•Potentially life-saving Alert feature that supplies GPS coordinates to designated contacts in case of an emergency.
Other standard features make exploring the great outdoors a breeze:
•Thorough information on all state parks including general policy, contact information, activities, trails, park maps and much more.
•Detailed, cacheable maps of park facilities, trails and campgrounds.
•Up-to-date news, park advisories and weather information.
•Sharing features for sharing current positions, waypoints and recorded tracks via Facebook, Twitter, or email.
•A real-time Calendar of Events.
•Access to online reservations that make it easy to secure overnight visits.
•Plus so much more!
With the Pocket Ranger® in hand, prepare to bask in the vast natural wonders of Pennsylvania State Parks & Forests!
•The enhanced pro features on the app are designed to function in areas with little to no mobile reception; however, some of the features require mobile data reception in order to function properly.
•Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
More downloads PA State Parks Guide reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
Version update PA State Parks Guide was updated to version 5.22.0
Version update PA State Parks Guide was updated to version 5.17.1
Version update PA State Parks Guide was updated to version 5.8.3
What are users saying about PA State Parks Guide
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Handy app for quick info on the parks. Found it helpful for planning a day trip. As for the negative complaints I've read on here, I had no problems with the ads. They were always small and unobtrusive. Perhaps because I'm using a newer 5 inch screen smartphone, or maybe they updated the app.
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Every time I try to use the app I get a full page add for thermocell. It can not be closed and the app can not be accessed under it. I need park info not to be forced onto some third partys website. Deleting.
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Every time I have tried to use this app it has failed or stopped working. I do not recommend it!
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I read all the reviews, but I thought perhaps the app simply did work with version A...so, I tried it. I'm deleting it. I had the app on for about 5 minutes. It went to a full screen ad and froze.
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I like the idea and it looks good, but after a few taps it tries to launch a full screen ad and crashes.
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App freezes and just stops every time I try to ue it
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The app is fun for exploring parks virtually. It stops pretty frequently, and I'm hoping for a few more trip- planning features, like an advanced search, but it's been helpful overall.
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Tried to use to explore nearby parks. As soon as I opened the tab a pop-up took over and wouldn't let me close it. What a garbage app...
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The app is trying to support too many adds and ends up crashing immediatly
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I rated this ap as 4 stars initially, but as soon as I posted the rating, it crashed 5 times in 10 minutes. Fix it!
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A few minor bugs but being able to cache maps and track your hike is awesome. Powerful tool highly recommended!
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The ad pops up and controls the screen. It cannot be closed to get to the app.
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This app is great! You can do anything with this app. From finding parks near you, reservations, getting trail maps, or even alerting the park ranger that you need help. It's great!
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This app crashes more than a guy leaving the bar at 2am
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App is very slow downloading maps and locks up.
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Every time I try to search for a park it shuts down. Useless to me. Such a disappointment.
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Even after update. Uninstall for now. Please fix.
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Unusable - LG G4 w/ Marshmallow.
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crashed all the time. useless
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The navigation needs a little streamlined, but it will get you to the reservations.
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Easy app to use...very informative and accurate
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Great app for discovering pa more serene and awe inspiring land
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Works great on my yoga. Like having the park brochure
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This app has everything needed for a great day in the woods of PA!
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Great app. Find it useful for planning and finding adventures near and far.
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Great app for finding State Parks, easy to use.
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Everything you need to know and more!!! Greatest app ever
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Good tool for exploring the state parks online.
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I find this easier to operate then the website!!! Love it !
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Helped me know what is out there
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Love this app
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Good stuff
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Liked it
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I'm all about getting my kids out hiking enjoying how beautiful nature is this makes it easy with were and how to get to each park and what all the activities they have
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Many of the parks have horseback riding trails. On your map under activity search it would be nice to be able to search for horseback riding availability!
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HTC One M8 - Android Lollipop - almost every function crashes. Unusable.
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Tells you everything u want to know
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Great App, but if it could be better if hooked to park location map
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I don't know what people are expecting from this app , but it works just fine and runs great. I use it to help find a plethora of parks on different levels , and it does that just fine. I haven't found an app yet that people give it more than 1 star. I guess they will never be happy. LOL
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I love this app, it's really nice to have when you're trying to plan a trip or are already in a park. The only thing missing from this app is the ability to get maps when you're offline (the maps are not built into the app). Sometimes you don't think you'll need a particular map, and then you do and without cell service or wifi there's no way to get it, which can be a problem.