Map trails, campsites and park amenities on one shared link

Build visitor maps, trail guides and maintenance plans for your park district, trail association or friends-of-the-park group. Free, fast and shareable.

Map Your Park

4.7 / 5 · 200 reviews on G2

A park map with a network of color-coded trails, numbered campsite markers, restroom and picnic-area icons, and a visitor center highlighted on satellite imagery

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“I like that we can highlight and fill in certain areas and mark features within a community such as a park, playground or pool. We use Scribble Maps nearly daily. It is easy to use and implement within our team.”

Carrie H. Community programs via G2

Why Scribble Maps for Parks & Recreation

Trails and amenities in minutes

Draw trails, mark campsites, restrooms, picnic areas and play structures on satellite imagery. No CAD program required.

Visitor maps on any phone

Share a visitor map by link or embed it on your park website. Guests open it in a browser. No app download, no friction.

Import trails from GPS

Import GPX or KML tracks from rangers, contractors or volunteers. Layer them on one shared park map.

Built for Parks & Recreation teams

A visitor trail map with color-coded trails by difficulty, trailhead markers, restrooms, and parking lots

Visitor maps and trail guides

Publish a clickable visitor map with trails, campsites, restrooms, trailheads and parking. Share it on your park website.

A trail maintenance map with priority markers for wash-outs, blowdowns, and repair tasks along a trail network

Trail maintenance and work plans

Mark wash-outs, blowdowns and maintenance priorities on the map. Share with crews and volunteers by link.

A park event footprint map with race course, aid stations, registration tent, and parking zones marked

Event and race footprints

Map race courses, registration tents, aid stations and parking for park events. Share with staff, volunteers and participants.

A park advocacy map with proposed improvements, volunteer work day sites, and fundraising priority zones highlighted

Friends-of-the-park advocacy

Map proposed improvements, volunteer work days or fundraising priorities for your friends-of-the-park group.

Features that matter

Draw on satellite, street, terrain or hybrid base maps
Custom markers for amenities, trailheads and assets
Import GPX, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON or CSV
Measure trail distance, area and elevation routes
Color coding by trail difficulty, use or status
Image overlays for historical park plans
Export to PDF, PNG, KML or GeoJSON for printed guides
Sharing links with view-only or edit permissions
Embed visitor maps on your park website
Works on mobile, tablet and desktop browsers

Scribble AI

Build maps with plain English

Tell Scribble AI what you need. Try “draw a 500m buffer around every site,” “import this CSV and color by status,” or “measure the route from the depot to each stop.” It does it in seconds. No GIS training needed, and your team gets the same map, ready to share.

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What customers are saying

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“I like that we can highlight and fill in certain areas and mark features within a community such as a park, playground or pool.”

— Carrie H. Community programs

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“Back in the day with paper maps, I always enjoyed marking places I'd explored on bike or on foot with a highlighter pen. I now have maps with whatever background I fancy overlaid with all my explorations.”

— Andy S. Cycling Instructor

Frequently asked questions

Can I embed a trail map on our park website?

Yes. Generate an embed code and paste it into your site. Visitors can pan, zoom and toggle layers without leaving the page.

Can I import GPX tracks from rangers or volunteers?

Yes. Import GPX, KML, Shapefile or GeoJSON. Tracks and waypoints drop directly onto the map.

Can guests view the map on their phone in the park?

Yes. Anyone with the link can open the map in a mobile browser. No app, no account, no friction.

Can I print a visitor guide?

Yes. Export any map to PDF or PNG at any zoom level for printed guides, kiosk displays or park brochures.

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