Elk Island Safari Guide & Map

About Elk Island Safari Guide & Map

Elk Island National Park — your complete wildlife guide, in your pocket and fully offline.

Whether it's your first visit or your tenth, Elk Island Safari helps you find your way, identify every animal, and remember every sighting — no signal required.

FIND YOUR WAY, OFFLINE
• A detailed offline map of the whole park — campgrounds, entrance stations, roads and points of interest
• Orientation deep in the backcountry with no data connection — never miss a turn on a wildlife drive again

IDENTIFY EVERY ANIMAL
• 196 species — mammals, birds and reptiles — each with high-quality photos
• Smart search: filter by type, search by name, or use the "describe the animal" helper to identify what you just saw
• Behavior, habitat and the best time and place to spot each one

PLAN THE PERFECT DRIVE
• 2 scenic drives, each with distance, drive time, surface and a star rating
• Know before you go: 6 campgrounds and entrance stations with photos, facilities and tips

KEEP YOUR SAFARI DIARY
• Log every sighting in a single tap and build your personal Elk Island journal across visits
• Earn badges as you explore and track your own statistics — your most-spotted species and more

WORKS ANYWHERE
Everything runs offline, so you save data and battery while you're in the park.

LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese and Italian.

WILDLIFE YOU CAN LOOK FOR
American Bison, Elk, Moose, White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer and Coyote are the animals most visitors hope to see. All 196 species in the park are in the guide, from Bald Eagle to American Beaver.

WHERE TO GO
Elk Island Parkway (20.4 km, about 25 minutes) and Yellowhead Highway (9.9 km) are the classic wildlife drives. Every stop along the way is covered — Astotin Lake, Bison Loop, Tawayik Lake and Beaver Pond Trail. You'll also find Astotin Lake Campground and Astotin Group Camping, plus South Entrance, North Entrance and West Entrance — each with photos, facilities and tips.

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does it work without a signal? Yes. Map, species guide and sightings log all work fully offline once downloaded.
Do I need to plan ahead? No. Open any drive and see its length, driving time, surface and which animals are seen along it most often.
Is it useful before I go? Yes. Read up at home, and your sightings diary carries over between visits.

SUBSCRIPTION
Unlock the full experience — offline maps, road and campground guides, the wildlife encyclopedia, the safari logger and your personal insights — with a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. Payment will be charged to your Google Play account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal settings in your Google Play Account Settings.

More national park apps in the Safari Guy family are on the way.

Feature image: Arthur Whiting / CC-BY via iNaturalist

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