Explore Nature in a New Way

Nature's best map & field recorder in your pocket.

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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.

Learn Your Environment

Discover Local Plants, Animals, Geology, & More

A field guide of the future that adapts to where you're standing using GPS.

Plants

Animals

Fungi

Geology

Light

Tides

River Levels

And More

Get Your Bearings

Navigate With Original Maps

Beautiful maps crafted in-house, packed with detail, designed to awaken a spirit of discovery.

Highlights

11,000+ Campgrounds
359,000+ mi of Trails
46,600+ mi of Historic Routes
23,000+ Boat Ramps
Emphasis on Natural Features
Geysers, Hot Springs, Sequoias, etc
Tons of Unique Features Hand-Added By Our Team on Natural Features
Historic Sites and more

Natural Atlas Topo

Where it all began – our flagship map. Browse trails, recreation sites, and all sorts of natural features on top of contour lines and tree cover.

Additional Basemaps

Public Lands

Geology

Satellite Topo / Public Lands

Map Tools

Measure Routes
Determine distances, snapped to trails and roads on the map
Print Maps
Generate high-DPI PDFs to print at home or your local print shop
Save Offline
Save areas to your phone so you can navigate without signal
Search Places
Quickly jump to any place on the map by typing its name
Inspect Details
Tap to see pages about each place on the map

Tell Your Outdoor Story

Track Hikes & Note Your Discoveries Along the Way

Record Memories & Contribute To Something Bigger In The Process

Easy Steps

Start Recording
Track your path on the map and see useful stats like elevation & distance
Search for Interesting Details
Keep an eye out for things that catch your interest or that you haven’t come across before
Take Field Notes
Snap a photo to save your finding to your catalog of discoveries
Classify Your Findings
Organize your notes by choosing a classification from Natural Atlas’ taxonomy of nature

There are all sorts of interesting things to note outside. The Natural Atlas Taxonomy has over a million classifications to choose from, including over 1.3 Million Animals, 400,000 Plants, and all sorts of other things you could encounter in nature – from campsites to types of seashells.

Natural Atlas is primarily designed for hikers, but we also support:

Collect Memories

Build Your Atlas

All of your recorded trips and field notes funnel into a rich profile of your times outside that you can look back on and share with friends.

Notes Organized By Classification · Customizable Cover Photos · Photo Gallery

Ecoregions Explored Map · Latest Activity

Make a Difference

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.

* If you wish to opt out, you may mark your content as private

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

Get Started

Start Today

Whether you are new to the outdoors or a seasoned naturalist, Natural Atlas has all sorts of tools to help enrichen your next hike.

Plans

Starter

Free

A basic set of tools for getting started with Natural Atlas

Trip Recording
Field Notes
Favorites
Preview Local, Plants, Animals, Fungi, …
Shows the Top 5
Topo Map

Plus

Natural Atlas Plus provides the complete Natural Atlas experience. It includes everything you need to navigate and discover while on your next trip outdoors.

Starter Features, Plus:

Offline Maps
Route Measuring
Weather Overlays
48-Hour Forecasts for Wildfire Smoke, Temperature, Radar (Precipitation), and Cloud Cover in Lower 48 States
Print Maps
Generate Print High-DPI PDFs to Print at Home
Offline Local Flora & Fauna
Specific to Your GPS Location
Enhanced Privacy Controls
Light Conditions
Sunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, …
All Local Plants, Animals, Fungi, …
Interactive Range Maps
Tides & River Levels
More Maps: Public Lands, Satellite Topo, Satellite Public Lands, Geology

Teams & Educators

Natural Atlas offers tailored discounts and plans for educators and teams looking to use Natural Atlas for their endeavors. Let’s get the conversation started – we’d love to hear more about what you’re up to!