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

Glitchy. Downloaded the app and granted location permissions. I'm in Ohio, but the whole interface was about California. I tapped where it looked like I might be able to change my location but it glitched and showed only a white screen. Tried multiple times to change my location from California to Ohio with no luck. Uninstalled. 🤷‍♀️

Poorly designed app with unintuitive UI. Maps are cached, but zero control/transparency over what exactly or how long is kept- I'd rather pick which maps to download myself. Home screen is cluttered with numerous menus, updates and "social" nonsense instead of just showing map view. At least have a "location" button at the top level to go straight to my location on a map. All trail stats except distance are buried and require clicking/scrolling to get at- show them in the pop-up like distance!

Now that I figured out how to pull up the maps it's very helpful when hiking and walking doing the Five Rivers MetroParks Trails Challenge. It was a problem to pull the maps up until someone showed me the proper way to access them. We finished all the walking/hiking trails and had a wonderful time doing all of the trails using the maps to keep us on track.

What’s new

Fresh look! Redesigned the Social section, cards, and community library - plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

If you're loving OuterSpatial, help grow the community by leaving a five-star review — it means the world to us! Have questions or concerns? We're here to help. Reach out to [e-mail], and we'll be happy to assist.