Using our Mobile Maps

DNR has many geo-locator maps that work on mobile devices. Use the Avenza PDF Maps app to find your location as you enjoy 1,200 miles of trail on DNR-managed landscape.
DNR has many geo-locator maps that work on mobile devices. Use the Avenza PDF Maps app to find your location as you enjoy 1,200 miles of trail on DNR-managed landscapes. Even without cell service, the maps will continue to work using your phone's GPS chip. To be safe, also have a backup printed map.

Instructions

  • Download the free Avenza Maps app to your smartphone or tablet.
  • Open the app on your device. Click on the icon in the lower left-hand corner of your screen called 'Maps.' You will see a '+' sign in the upper right of your screen.
  • After you click on the '+' sign, it will ask you where you want to grab the PDF file from. Choose the mobile map you would like to download from the list below and copy the link's web address. Paste the web address into the box titled "From the Web."

The map(s) will be copied into the app. This may take a moment depending on connection speed. To keep from draining mobile data plans, download the map(s) on a Wi-Fi connection. After the map is copied into the app, it will load when the 'Maps' icon is clicked. With GPS capabilities activated on the device, the app will automatically zoom to your location in the applicable map.

Note: If you upload more than three PDF maps to the Avenza Maps app, it will ask that you upgrade to an in-app subscription for a monetary charge. To continue using the free app, you can keep the maps downloaded in your phone's memory and simply load the files (not to exceed three) to the Avenza Maps app when you need them.

Attention:

Washington DNR is working to add to our list of available maps, please check back.

Mobile maps

Printed versions of several of our maps are available for $9 online or in person, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., from the Washington State Department of Printing, 7580 New Market Street St. SW, Tumwater, WA 98501.