With this App you need never be lost in a National Park, nor chewing through data trying to find your way out. Avenza allows you to download a selection of free or paid maps, then view and use them offline. You can record your movements including speed and elevation, track it in realtime and export the data.  Drop place markers at your location and measure the distance to an end point to work out how far you are from your destination. Avenza Maps allows you to take photos and plot them in your map and search for points of interest. There is an optional Pro subscription with advanced features but the average nature playing family will find the free version more than sufficient. Remember to familiarise yourself with the features in this App before you set off and ensure you have a fully charged battery on your device.

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Blogger Michael Lanza, former Northwest Editor of Backpacker Magazine, created this blog with the simple mission: to offer stories, photos, and expert trip-planning advice on the world’s best outdoor adventures—including many that are great for families. Full of very experienced advice for your outdoor adventures including 10 tips for raising outdoors loving kids, 10 tips for getting your teenagers outdoors with you, and the author’s 10 rules for adventure travel.

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This blog aims to inspire all weather outdoor play every day. Photographer, journalist and parent Linda Akeson McGurk, grew up in Sweden where they live by the motto that there is no bad weather, only the wrong clothing. As an adult now living in America, Linda noticed how little nature connection American children seem to have. She shares stories of her family’s adventures, tips for green living, outdoor play ideas, active gear and book reviews. Really well put together resource.

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