OuterSpatial: Get Outside

Trailhead Labs, Inc.

About this app

The guide to all your favorite outdoor activities, OuterSpatial connects you with other like-minded adventurers and the organizations that protect and manage your favorite outdoor places.

Use OuterSpatial to discover new places, navigate while on the trail, and share your adventures with others who love to play outside. OuterSpatial makes getting outside easy by putting information about amazing destinations — including curated articles, events, directions, photos, maps, and brochures — right at your fingertips.

# Features

- Browsable, up-to-date library of outdoor recreation information maintained by our partner organizations.
- Beautiful maps designed specifically for outdoor usage (both day and night).
- Transit, biking, walking, and driving directions to trailheads, campgrounds, and other locations.
- Information about in-person and virtual events.
- Real-time updates about on-the-ground conditions.
- Challenges to motivate you to experience the outdoors in new and exciting ways.
- Tools to help you contribute back to your favorite organization and share your outdoor experiences with others.

# Communities

OuterSpatial includes communities for all states and territories in the United States states as Alberta in Canada. Additionally, the following sponsored communities are currently available:

- Bend: Bend, Oregon
- CA State Parks: California-wide
- Daycation: Portland, Oregon
- Martha's Vineyard: Massachusetts
- National Recreation Trails: USA-wide
- Trails LA County: Los Angeles County, California

# Partner Organizations

We partner with hundreds of the world’s best parks and recreation organizations, including:

- Alaska State Parks (AK)
- Bend Park and Recreation District (OR)
- California State Parks (CA)
- City of Bloomington (IN)
- Five Rivers MetroParks (OH)
- Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (CA)
- Miami County Park District (OH)
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (CA)
- Nevada State Parks (NV)
- North Dakota Parks & Recreation (ND)
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources (OH)
- Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (NH)
- San Francisco Crosstown Trail (CA)
- State of Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (HI)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USA-wide)
- Visit Utah (UT)
- Yosemite National Park (CA)

Interested in joining OuterSpatial? Shoot us an email at [e-mail]. We’d love to hear from you!

Ratings and reviews

This app is fine when it works. Mine has decided not to work. It takes more than 5 minutes to load, it knows I'm in a trail challenge but won't let me access it to fill in my progress, and when it asks for feedback it closes the window without letting me actually give feedback to get my problem solved. Edit: several months later, I now have to uninstall and reinstall the app to put in completed trails. When I put in the trail the app just brings be back to the same screen.

I was really excited about this app, however, since I have downloaded it, I have only been able to get it work twice, without waiting for the "spinning wheel of death." Most times, it just spins, and spins, and spins, and spins.....and spins...grat idea, but needs some work. UPDATE: The app takes so long to open, that by the time we're done at the location, we're ready to go...and it still hasn't opened...

The app takes an incredibly long time to load, even on a flagship device. It does eventually load. App freezes if the screen locks, and the only way to get it started again is to force quit and reopen the app - que: waiting several minutes for the app to load in the first place. Would recommend blocking trackers, since it can access personal info irrelevant to the app's function.

What’s new

See elevation changes at a glance with our new persistent elevation chart on trail and outing maps. Now you can better understand the terrain ahead and prepare for those uphill climbs and downhill cruises.

If you're enjoying OuterSpatial, help us grow the community by leaving a five-star review. Have questions or run into any issues? We're here to help: [e-mail]. Happy exploring!