Forget journeying alone! Pocket Ranger®’s Friend Finder feature allows you to track your friends’ travels within the parks and recreation areas. The Friend Finder generates a unique PIN that allows friends to share their GPS location and view each other on a map for a full 24 hours, making it an ideal way to arrange a meet-up, monitor a friend’s progress, or relocate a companion who may have gotten separated from the group. The Friend Finder feature bridges geographical gaps and reconnects us with our fellow adventurers.

No cell phone service? No problem! Pocket Ranger®’s built-in map caching feature allows you to download and store map tiles so that you may retrieve them in areas without mobile data reception. This useful feature can be found in the Advanced GPS section of any one of our state park apps, and viewed at any time under My Cached Maps for safe and convenient navigating. Say goodbye to getting lost in the woods!

Keep track of your of treks with Pocket Ranger®’s GPS Trail Recorder, a handy feature that allows hikers, bikers and outdoor explorers to record, save, and share their activities at their convenience. Using this GPS feature you can:

• Record tracks of runs, hikes, bike rides, or any outdoor activity, which makes monitoring progress or returning to a favorite journey a cinch
• View plotted tracks in compatible apps such as Google Earth and Google Maps on both Macs and PCs
• Post a waypoint or track to a Facebook wall so that friends may admire your discoveries or follow in your footsteps
• Share a track directly through email with registered recipients

View or return to your favorite spots again and again using your saved waypoints. Mark and save a waypoint with just a few clicks using Pocket Ranger®’s advanced GPS features. Plot a traditional waypoint or include a photo as a visual reminder of your travels. Waypoints may be recalled at a later date when returning to a particular park, shared with registered recipients, or exported.

Add some oomph to your favorite outdoor sites using Pocket Ranger®’s GPS features to include photos along with waypoints for a shared visual experience. Capture a stunning view or remarkable discovery with a photo waypoint, and then share your find with a simple click of a button. You may also add detailed descriptions about each photo waypoint such as names, notes, or category, and then easily share, export and view on a map all within the app.