Explore Nature in a New Way
Nature's best map & field recorder in your pocket.
The brand new Natural Atlas app is much more than just a hiking app or GPS – it’s the first app of its kind that is both an evolving field guide of nature that helps you learn more about your surroundings, and also a field recorder packed with all the practical tools you need to navigate and chronicle your discoveries.
Discover Local Plants, Animals, Geology, & More
Navigate With Original Maps
Highlights
- 11,000+ Campgrounds
- 359,000+ mi of Trails
- 46,600+ mi of Historic Routes
- 23,000+ Boat Ramps
- Emphasis on Natural FeaturesGeysers, Hot Springs, Sequoias, etc
- Tons of Unique Features Hand-Added By Our Team on Natural FeaturesHistoric Sites and more
Additional Basemaps
Map Tools
- Measure RoutesDetermine distances, snapped to trails and roads on the map
- Print MapsGenerate high-DPI PDFs to print at home or your local print shop
- Save OfflineSave areas to your phone so you can navigate without signal
- Search PlacesQuickly jump to any place on the map by typing its name
- Inspect DetailsTap to see pages about each place on the map
Track Hikes & Note Your Discoveries Along the Way
Easy Steps
- Start RecordingTrack your path on the map and see useful stats like elevation & distance
- Search for Interesting DetailsKeep an eye out for things that catch your interest or that you haven’t come across before
- Take Field NotesSnap a photo to save your finding to your catalog of discoveries
- Classify Your FindingsOrganize your notes by choosing a classification from Natural Atlas’ taxonomy of nature
Build Your Atlas
Help Build A Better Understanding of Nature
Every field note you take on your hikes makes an impact. The Natural Atlas platform aggregates data from a number of sources including Field Notes from Natural Atlas users to build the most up-to-date comprehensive field guide of nature.
- Better Reference Photos
Taking a picture of a place or species automatically adds it to the community reference gallery
- Exhaustive Characteristics
Notice that a particular flower is blue? Noting characteristics helps everyone understand what makes that thing unique.
* Coming to Classification Pages Soon - Comprehensive Range Maps
Noting the location of species helps others in your area understand the most common flora & fauna
Start Today
Plans
- Trip Recording
- Field Notes
- Favorites
- Preview Local, Plants, Animals, Fungi, …Shows the Top 5
- Topo Map
- Offline Maps
- Route Measuring
- Weather Overlays48-Hour Forecasts for Wildfire Smoke, Temperature, Radar (Precipitation), and Cloud Cover in Lower 48 States
- Print MapsGenerate Print High-DPI PDFs to Print at Home
- Offline Local Flora & FaunaSpecific to Your GPS Location
- Enhanced Privacy Controls
- Light ConditionsSunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, …
- All Local Plants, Animals, Fungi, …
- Interactive Range Maps
- Tides & River Levels
- More Maps: Public Lands, Satellite Topo, Satellite Public Lands, Geology