Google Maps with Parks Manager
Google Maps with Parks Manager keeps the stop list in Parks Manager and hands the turn-by-turn drive to Google Maps or Apple Maps.
Apple Maps is part of the same handoff, because each drive also opens there.
- 12stops in one Google Maps link
- Namesa stop that has a place name
- Coordinateshike, backcountry, or no place name
- Both appseach drive hop opens in Google and Apple
Names and coordinates
A stop with a place name opens under that name.
A stop marked hike or backcountry opens as a coordinate.
A stop with no place name does the same, so the map does not snap it to a street.
A national park that is only a centroid is left out of the driving link.
A state park from the shipped catalog stays in, under its name.
A run of drive hops
Consecutive drive hops become one map link.
A walk, a hike, a bike ride, a flight, a train, a ferry, or a other mode ends the driving link.
One Google Maps link holds at most 12 stops.
The next link starts on the last stop of the previous link.
Apple Maps receives the first stop and the last stop of that same link.
Each drive hop also has its own link, and that link opens the same two stops in Google Maps and in Apple Maps.
What stays in Parks Manager
The stop list, the mode of each hop, and the rough drive-time comparison stay in Parks Manager.
The spoken turn and the live traffic stay in Google Maps or Apple Maps.
A flight number on the trip fills the airline and the airports. It does not draw the drive.
What it does not do
Google Maps with Parks Manager does not turn by turn.
- Parks Manager does not replace Google Maps or Apple Maps.
- Apple Maps does not receive the middle stops of a long drive link. The per-hop link opens a middle stop.
- Drive times inside Parks Manager are a rough guide.
- A walk, hike, bike ride, flight, train, ferry, or other mode is outside the driving link.
Common questions
Does Parks Manager replace Google Maps?
No. Google Maps with Parks Manager keeps the stop list. Google Maps does the turn-by-turn drive.
Does Apple Maps get every stop?
On a long drive link, Apple Maps gets the first stop and the last stop. Each hop has its own link that opens those two stops in Apple Maps too.
Which time should I trust?
Trust Google Maps or Apple Maps for the drive you are about to start. The figure in Parks Manager only compares one hop with another.
Why is a national park missing from the driving link?
A centroid-only national park is omitted from the driving link. A shipped state catalog park remains on that link under its official name.
All Parks Manager features are indexed in one place.