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Parks Roadtrip

An 870-day, 25,600-mile route through all 63 U.S. National Parks.

This planner tackles the complexity of a full National Parks roadtrip: itinerary structure, progress tracking, route planning, and budget modeling across an 870-day, 25,600-mile journey.

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National Parks Roadtrip Planner interface
FIG. 01 — NATIONAL PARKS ROADTRIP PLANNER INTERFACE
400+
PARKS MAPPED
COMPLETE COVERAGE
Real-time
DATA INTEGRATION
LIVE PARK INFORMATION
Mobile
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
ALL DEVICE COMPATIBILITY
PWA
OFFLINE CAPABILITIES
WORKS WITHOUT INTERNET
ABOUT

It integrates real-time data from the National Park Service API with routing algorithms to surface optimized travel paths, seasonal accessibility, and a full budget model — a one-stop tool for complex multi-destination planning.

  • Full route plan across all 63 U.S. National Parks.
  • 25,600-mile long-duration roadtrip model.
  • Real-time seasonal accessibility data from the NPS API.
  • $157,389 budget and progress tracking.
HOW IT WORKS
01

Route planning

Optimized multi-destination routing.

  • National Park Service API integration
  • Seasonal accessibility data
02

Budget & progress tracking

Full financial and itinerary modeling.

  • 870-day itinerary structure
  • $157,389 budget model
03

Offline-ready design

Built for a long-duration trip.

  • PWA offline capabilities
  • Mobile-responsive interface
UNDER THE HOOD
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsMongoDBNPS API