iOverlander (both iOS and Android) is a free application that provides traveller reviews, tips, photos and information about nearby amenities like groceries stores, mechanics and water sources.
If you plan to use this app frequently, consider upgrading to the Premium version; this removes ads and offers more features including offline maps.
The Dyrt
The Dyrt is an award-winning camping app that allows users to filter campgrounds by amenities, price range, and availability. Furthermore, its community of campers shares reviews and tips.
The Dyrt is also equipped with features to pay National Park entrance fees and book educational tours, and features such as “Trip Planner,” which maps out potential campsites along your journey.
Lindsay and Kevin discuss The Dyrt’s forthcoming features, which include an enhanced cell coverage feature using information gathered from 34,000 campers to report provider and signal strengths. Furthermore, they’re working to enhance user experience and help people find suitable campsites.
Roadtrippers
Built specifically for RVers, this app is the premier way to plan a trip. Combining discovery, planning, booking and navigation into one user-friendly interface.
Its primary function is locating dispersed campsites, but the app provides much more. Such information includes natural features, facilities available and dumping stations – as well as real camper reviews and offline map access for Pro users.
Photopills has many useful features, including its public land layer. If you enjoy astrophotography or satellite tracking photography, Photopills may also come in handy, offering Augmented Reality visualisation of stars, planets and satellites in the night sky.
Campendium
Campendium is one of the premier RV camping apps and boasts many useful features to make life easier for RVers. Users can filter by filter by pets allowed and dump stations available. Furthermore, this application also includes maps with cell service overlays from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile providers to show where RVers may park their rig.
This app also helps users locate Bureau of Land Management locations that allow dispersed camping. Travelers can save money by finding Walmart parking lots or casinos offering overnight RV parking spaces.
The app also makes it easy to view campsite photos and read reviews from fellow campers, while filtering by elevation makes life easier for travelers who require to avoid high-elevation areas due to breathing issues.
iOverlander
This popular app for overlanders provides them with many useful resources, including camping spots, hostels, border crossings, water sources and propane filling stations as well as restaurants and other points of interest.
iOverlander stands out from its competition by including dispersed camping sites and non-mark sites in its database, as well as providing useful map overlays such as fire smoke/hazard maps and cell service layers from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile for van camping van campers.
Notably, iOverlander works offline and boasts an incredible community. For even more features such as trip planning and discounts, upgrade to Pro version.
Campspot
Campspot provides many features and functions that make it an excellent choice for campgrounds and guests. For instance, this app features a digital park map which saves money by eliminating printing costs while being easily accessible on mobile devices; guests can message staff and seasonals directly using Campspot; it even consolidates policies and terms into one convenient place!
Campspot’s Site Tonite feature matches RVs with sites that can accommodate them, helping increase guest satisfaction while decreasing unnecessary trip cancellations. Furthermore, its booking engine supports dynamic pricing and grid calendar optimization to optimize booking experiences for guests.
FreeRoam
FreeRoam is a unique app created exclusively for boondocking, providing search bars and filters to quickly find locations, as well as user-submitted information like crowdiness, shade availability, amenities available nearby and much more.
Users can upload photos and reviews. The non-profit also emphasizes responsible camping with an active community working together to clean up campsites.
Our interface is user-friendly: just click a location to get basic details such as description, amenities and reviews for that location. Plus you can toggle overlays such as BLM/Forest Service land boundaries, major cellular providers’ services as well as fire/smoke hazard levels!https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z60BW-JL-ss