![]() ![]() A bonus is while you are hiking, you can click on the map for that trail within the app and it will show you your location on the trail by using your phone’s GPS. ![]() You can also read reviews from other hikers. It will give you a map of the trail, a difficulty rating, and approximate distance and elevation gain for a trail. This may sound like an odd app to include in a travel list, but we tend to take “hike breaks” to stretch our legs after hours of sitting, and this app is perfect for finding information on nearby trails! We used it when trying to decide which route to take when we stopped by Green Lakes State Park (which we found using the Roadtrippers app) halfway to our destination on a recent road trip. You can also search for drugstores, shopping, etc., using this app. Clicking on a restaurant will bring up further information about hours of operation, menu choices, if it’s kid-friendly and much more. We have discovered some pretty tasty, oddball food this way, not to mention amazing coffee! It certainly adds to the family road trip memories! To use the app, either enter a restaurant name or type of food you are looking for, and it will give you a list along with their distance, location on a map, and ratings from other customers. Also, we try to visit the highly rated mom-and-pop shops when we are on the road to support local, small businesses. We have a list of restaurant chains that we love, but can’t find in upstate New York, so those are the first we search for when traveling. You may already be familiar with this app, but it has come in handy numerous times for us while road tripping. Clicking on the Yelp review icon next to a restaurant will open the Yelp app to give you more information about the restaurant. As a bonus, it also displays gas prices for upcoming gas stations along with Yelp review ratings for nearby restaurants. Will you be traveling on an exit-based highway during your trip? This app uses your phone’s GPS to find your location on a highway and displays a list of amenities at each upcoming exit, including gas stations, hotels, restaurants, hospitals and many more. For example, Christine from the Hike it Baby Omaha Branch discovered Foamhenge (a full-scale Styrofoam replica of Stonehenge) while on a road trip with her family in Virginia thanks to this app. You can even choose options to narrow your search further. This app is best known for helping you find those quirky, off-the-beaten-path attractions that create some awesome memories. You can map out a route and find attractions along the way or even browse pre-made trip guides from other users to discover some pretty cool trips near you. Looking to take a break from driving or have restless toddlers asking, “How much longer?” This app is perfect for that! When you open the app and click on the “Search and Explore” box at the top, there are various options like hotels, things to do, food and drink, outdoors, etc., to select. RoadtrippersĪptly named, this app has a lot to offer anyone taking an extended trip on the road. Below is a list of my top 6 FREE travel apps and how they can enhance your next road trip experience. But which ones do you choose? With the help of suggestions from members in two of our Facebook support pages, HiB Military and HiB Travel, I downloaded and tested various apps on a recent family road trip. Technology has skyrocketed since my childhood, and one phrase comes to mind now: “There’s an app for that!” Or in this case, dozens of them. I remember watching my parents pore over maps and guidebooks to find places to stop along the way to stretch our legs or experience new things. Summertime is here, which means one thing (at least to a former teacher): summer vacation! While we tend to plan all the things we want to do or see at our vacation destination, what about the journey to get to that destination? I grew up in a military family, so our vacations usually consisted of long road trips across the country to visit family.
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