5.1Move and zoom the map

You can move the map with your fingers, a mouse, or the buttons on the screen.

Each tap on a round arrow turns the map a little. The other round arrow turns it back. Leaving 3D also puts north back at the top.

Far out, pins close together join into one circle with a number. The number says how many places are inside. Zoom in and the circle splits into single pins.

5.2Search for a place

The search box sits at the top of the Menu. It finds towns, addresses and places. It also finds campsites and other pins the app has loaded.

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap the box that says Search a place, or describe a trip...
3. Type the first three letters or more of the place.
4. Tap the right name in the list.

The map flies to that place. A red pin marks it for about ten seconds. On a phone, the Menu closes so you can see it.

If nothing matches, the list says No results found. Tap the X in the box to clear it.

You can also type a whole trip, like a weekend loop from your town. A green row then appears: Plan this trip with AI. Tap it to hand your words to Plan with AI. AI means the app's computer helper. It builds a route for you.

Step by step, with pictures: Tell it your trip, get a route

5.3Find where you are

Locate shows you where you are on the map. It's in the right-hand column. On a phone there's also a crosshair picture in the top bar.

1. Tap Locate.
2. If your phone asks to share your location, tap Allow.

The map moves to you and a blue dot marks where you are. A small arrow on the dot shows which way you face. The dot moves as you move. The map itself stays still, so you can look around.

Sometimes the phone only knows roughly where you are. Then the map zooms out a bit and a note says so.

On a phone, a mountain and a number may show at the top left. That's how high you are, in feet. It comes from your phone's own location reading, so it can be a little off.

5.4Press and hold the map

Press and hold any spot on the map for a second. A menu opens there. With a mouse, click the right button instead.

If you press on a pin, the menu uses that place and its name. A quick tap on a pin opens its card instead.

The top of the menu changes with your route. The bottom part is always the same.

A top line names your route, like Your route starts at a town. Tap outside the menu to close it.

Step by step, with pictures: Put a missing place on the map · Plan your own route, stop by stop

5.5Place cards

Tap any pin to open its card. A green ring marks the place you tapped. On a phone, the card sits at the bottom of the screen.

A campsite card can show these things, when the app knows them:

• The name, the kind of place, and Open or Closed.
• A Save button under the name.
• The place's own website and phone number, as big buttons.
• What's there, like toilets, water, showers and power.
• Fee, bookings, opening hours, and whether RVs and trailers fit.
• Where the facts came from, and when they were checked.
• What other people have said, and a way to add your own.
• Counts of campsites, fuel, shops, water and toilets within 12 miles.
• How good the phone signal may be.
• A 7 day weather forecast.
• Buttons for directions, Google Maps and reviews.

Tap a name the map draws, like a peak, lake or town. You get a short card with the name, the kind of place, and directions.

Tap the X, or tap an empty part of the map, to close a card.

Step by step, with pictures: Find a place to stop for the night · Book your bed straight with the owner

5.6Topo and Satellite

The base map is the picture under all the pins. There are two.

• Topo is a drawn map. It shows roads, towns, rivers and parks. Zoom in and it adds lines that show the height of the land. These are called contour lines.
• Satellite shows photos from satellites and planes, from Esri. You see the land as it looks from above.

1. Close the Menu.
2. Tap Topo at the bottom left. It changes to Sat.
3. Tap Sat to go back to Topo.

You can also pick Topo or Satellite in the Layers tab. Look for Base Map near the end.

5.73D and the Height slider

3D stands the hills and valleys up, so you can see how steep the land is.

1. Tap 2D at the bottom left. It turns green and reads 3D.
2. Use the double arrows to tilt the view, and the round arrows to turn it.
3. Tap 3D to go back to the flat map.

In 3D, a Height slider sits above the Topo button. Slide it to make the hills taller or flatter. At 1x, hills are their true height. The app starts at 1.3x and goes up to 3x. It remembers your choice.

In 3D, a compass shows at the top left. Tap it to face north again.

The map always opens flat. Tap 2D whenever you want the hills.

Step by step, with pictures: Plan and drive with 3D maps

5.8Full and Reset

Full fills the whole screen with the app. It hides the browser's own bars. Tap Full again to bring them back.

Reset flies the map back to where it was when the app opened. That's your own area, if your phone shared your location then. Otherwise it's the western United States.

5.9The scale bar

The scale bar sits at the bottom right, under the zoom buttons. It's a short line with a distance on it, like 500 ft or 2 mi. The real ground under that line is that long. It changes as you zoom.

5.10Turn layers on and off

A layer is one kind of thing on the map, like fuel stations or fires. Each layer has a switch in the Layers tab. Green means on.

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Layers.
3. Scroll to the layer you want.
4. Tap its switch.

The app remembers your switches for next time. Fewer layers make a clearer, faster map.

Some rows have a small tag. LIVE means the facts come in fresh while you have signal. WEEKLY means they're updated each week. Overlay means lines or colour drawn over the map. Topo means it only shows on the Topo map. New means a recent addition. Trial means a layer we're still trying out.

Some layers only show when you're zoomed in. Their row then says zoom in.

5.11Every layer, one by one

This table lists every switch that puts something on the map. They're grouped as the Layers tab groups them. On at start means the switch is on when you first open the app.

Camping:

Connectivity:

Live Hazards:

Services:

Travel:

Trails & Land:

Points of Interest:

Worth a Stop:

Speed Cameras:

Toll Roads:

Step by step, with pictures: Find a place to stop for the night · Find great food stops on your way · See wildfires on your map · Closed roads, checked for your trip day · Find campsites that take your dog

5.12Filter Campsites

The Filter Campsites chips sit at the bottom of the Layers tab. Tap a chip to use it. Tap it again to stop.

Sites that don't match fade out. They don't vanish, so you still see them faintly. The chips work on Public Campgrounds, RV Parks and Dispersed Camping.

Pick two chips and a site must have both to stay bright.

Step by step, with pictures: Find campsites that take your dog

5.13Other settings in the Layers tab

The Layers tab also holds a few settings. Most are explained in other chapters. Here's what each one is.

Step by step, with pictures: A quiet heads-up when you're over the limit · Choose the kind of road you want