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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Hurry! Free national park apps for your Android

Do your RV plans include a trip through a national park? Got an Android phone? Now's the time to grab a free national park app in celebration of National Park Week.

Chimani, a phone app maker, says they want to celebrate the nations parks, and so starting now, is giving away apps that normally cost $4.99 to $9.99. What parks are included? Here's the list:

Acadia National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park and the National Parks app - which is a virtual passport tool for all the National Park Service units.

"Last year we gave away over 100,000 apps during National Park Week - it was a huge success and we had less than a quarter of the apps we have today," says Chimani President, Kerry Gallivan. "Our goal to reach a million downloads and to encourage just as many people, especially children, to visit our national parks. Download them today, and visit the parks next week!"

Each of the national park apps are an indispensable resource for anyone exploring some our most treasured national parks. Each delivers constantly updated content, ranger led event schedules, auto touring points of interest, hiking details, restroom locations, free shuttle bus schedules, and breaking news alerts. Users can also view sunset and sunrise times for the most memorable scenic overlooks, access tide schedules along the coast, review lodging options, and much, much more.

The Chimani iOS and Android apps can be downloaded directly from Apple's iTunes App Store and the Android versions from Google Play (keyword: "chimani").

photo: The Subway, Zion National Park, NPS

2 comments:

  1. I downloaded and it looks to be a pretty good app. I could not find it to add to my Kindle Fire.

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  2. SUPER thanks for the heads up! Loaded and ready to roll now!

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