RV Parky - Parks & Campgrounds

I’m on my first ever cross-country road trip and this app is EXACTLY what I needed. It’s free, just get it. There are lots of trip planning websites but this was particularly helpful for sleeping in the car (or RV/semi). This solved both my issues: 1) finding where I can sleep overnight in my car and 2) making sure that place is safe. It has incredibly detailed filter options for the map (whether you want to sleep in a gas station, state park, campground, RV park, grocery store; also what ‘amenities’ each one has). What made me write this review, though, was the robust community of truckers, RV owners, and travelers with detailed reviews for every stop I looked at. There’s no national guidebook for whether a small town gas station is unsafe or whether a specific Walmart’s manager is cranky; this would all normally be word-of-mouth, making it impossible for newcomers to figure these things out. But this app creates a place where people like me can learn from those who have traveled these roads before—people I would never meet on my own. The app has a few other neat features, like how it helped me split up my trip into even chunks—I couldn’t find any website that did this no matter how hard I tried! Plus, I can enter my own mpg and it will calculate estimated gas cost… not hard to do on my own, but a nifty little inclusion. So, I wanted to offer my personal thank you to whoever made this app, and to the community that contributes to it. From someone who’s grossly unfamiliar with long roadtrips: you’re a life saver.

I’ve used this app 3yrs but recently ads have appeared, which I understand and have tolerated as that is great way for developer to earn $$. However, now developer locked app features and warned (with big red ugly banner located at top of each trip) that app will not work for more than 3 stops in addition to ads for non-payers. WTH. I would gladly pay a one time fee to eliminate ads like other apps offer, but it’s irritating developer is severely locking down the app, therefore forcing people to upgrade if more than 3 stops are needed. What a hassle to limit to 3 stops on trip! That might work for weekend warriors but probably not for longer trips. In addition, there is NO way to save trips and notes as PDF. The only option is to log into website (not app) and PRINT to a printer. How many RVers travel with a printer? AND you may only pay the fee on the website, not through the app via Apple. That is so developer can avoid the fee Apple charges for in app subscriptions. Really disappointing.

I seriously love this app. My husband and I are RV travelers, and spent a couple of years traveling through all 50 states and all but the two northern-most Canadian provinces and territories. I plan our trips with this app. I don’t mind adding in sightseeing stops or RV campgrounds I find elsewhere via addresses. I do, however, mind that the map is not locked with north at the top of the screen. I use the app in my iPhone and iPad, and it’s frustrating that the slightest touch sends the map spinning. It’s a glitch that irritates me every time I use the app, and with over 45K miles under our tires, I use it all the time! Can this be fixed? Also, can National Parks with campgrounds be added? They appear on the map, but are not hyperlinked to add to the list of stops.