Best National Park Apps in Australia in 2026: 6 Compared

What a national park app can and cannot do

Parks are run by the agencies of each state and territory, so the official source for fees, bookings and closures is always the agency. NSW urges visitors to check for closures before heading out as conditions can change quickly, Victoria points you to the VicEmergency website and app for warnings, and Queensland publishes park alerts on its parks website.

An app is a planning aid. It can show where the parks, campgrounds and tracks are and what is there, and some work without reception, but confirm closures and fees with the agency before you travel.

The apps at a glance

Combine a broad app for finding parks and campgrounds with the official app for the park you are visiting, where one exists.

1. AussieCamps: national parks from every state in one app

AussieCamps holds 745 national parks and 1,838 campgrounds, with park details from the state agencies, among them NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Parks Victoria, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, WA's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, the SA parks service and NT Parks and Wildlife. A park page shows facilities, fees, rules, access notes, photos, alerts and the weather, and you can filter by water, toilets, showers, power, dogs, vehicle access and fees.

You can save parks into lists and collections, add them to a trip with dates and see the driving time between stops, and open directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps. Place details are stored on the phone, so they stay readable with no signal; live maps, directions, forecasts and photos need a connection.

The alerts on a park page were captured from agency pages when the data was built, so they are a snapshot and not a live feed; check the agency for closures. AussieCamps runs on iPhone only, has no traveller reviews and no offline map, and it is not an official agency app.

2. NSW National Parks: the official app for NSW

The NSW National Parks app is free, comes from the state's parks service and covers more than 225 national parks, with maps, things to do, campgrounds, caravan sites and cabins and the facilities in each park. You can download a park at home and view its information and maps during your visit, even without reception. It is rated 4.6 from 2,746 Australian ratings and is also on Android.

It covers NSW only, and bookings need an internet connection. NSW charges vehicle entry at 45 of its parks and reserves, per vehicle, and walkers and cyclists enter free.

3. Uluru and Kakadu: the two Parks Australia apps

Parks Australia runs Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu, and each has its own free app with maps of walking tracks and facilities, visitor guides, tours and events, and information on opening hours, park passes and safety. You can save favourites and download the app's content before you visit to use it offline. Each has only a handful of Australian ratings so far.

The passes are separate and each is valid for its own park only: Uluru is A$38 for 3 days for adults (18 and over), and a Kakadu pass is valid for 7 days, with the adult (16 and over) price A$25 from 1 November to 14 May and A$40 from 15 May to 31 October, and Northern Territory residents free. All other national parks in the Northern Territory are managed by the Northern Territory Government.

4. AllTrails: walking tracks inside the parks

AllTrails is a trail app with reviews, conditions and turn-by-turn navigation, and its store listing says it has more than 500,000 trails around the world. It is free, with AllTrails Plus listed from A$35.99 and Peak at A$79.99, and Plus adds map downloads for trails, parks and whole areas. It is rated 4.8 from 33,117 Australian ratings.

It is a community app, not an agency one, and its store text does not mention park closures or fees, so check those with the agency.

5. CAMPS Australia Wide: park campgrounds with offline maps

CAMPS lists national park campgrounds along with state forest and nature reserve camping, and its team says it has checked its sites in person. It is free to download and free for 7 days, then A$14.99 a year, with offline maps for when there is no signal. It is rated 4.4 from 3,478 Australian ratings.

It is a subscription with no free tier after the trial, and it is a camping app, so it will not show a park's tracks.

6. More to Explore: Victorian state forests

Victoria's More to Explore app is free and covers more than 600 attractions in the state's forests, with the open or closed status of tracks and sites, filters for toilets and for small caravan and camper trailer access, and up to 15,000 square kilometres of offline maps. It is rated 2.8 from 116 Australian ratings.

It covers state forests, not Parks Victoria's national parks, so use Parks Victoria's website for those.

What parks charge to enter

There is no national pass, and fees are set by each agency. In Western Australia a standard vehicle pays A$17, the entry fee covers one or more parks on the same day, and walkers and cyclists are exempt. Tasmania's Holiday Pass covers all national parks for up to two months at A$98.35 per vehicle, and Tasmania's fees are reviewed each year in line with CPI.

Fees and rules change, so check the agency for the park you plan to visit. Our camping fees guide has the state-by-state detail.

How we compared them

We checked each app's price, rating, version and features on the Australian App Store on 21 October 2026, and the fees and closure rules on the park agencies' own pages. We found official apps for New South Wales, Uluru, Kakadu and Victoria's state forests in the Australian App Store, and none for the national parks of the other states, which does not prove none exists.

AussieCamps is ours and it comes first for the reasons in its section; nobody paid for a place in this list. If you spot a price or feature that has changed, tell us on the support page.

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