8 Great Mobile Apps for Montana
Distinctly Montana Choice
![Montana state parks app](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Montana%20state%20parks%20app.jpeg)
Montana State Parks
FREE
What You Get:
• Park List and Descriptions (54 Parks)
• Locations by Region and GPS
• Events & News
Cool Feature: Search Parks by Activity—From archaeology to windsurfing (who knew?); shows road distance from your location…trail guides included.
Merlin Bird I.D.
FREE
What You Get:
• Location Mapper for Sightings
• Bird Pack load specific for your location
• 700 Species List with Audio chirps, tweets,
quacks and calls
Cool Feature: Bird I.D. Build your bird sighting by identifying size, color, bird activity (swimming, soaring, fence-sitting, etc.) = LIST of possible birds.
![Merlin bird app](/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_770px/public/2020-08/merlin_bird_app_2.jpg?h=902b20b3&itok=7eOoQ6ou)
SkyGuide
$2.99 (upgrade to SUPERMASSIVE observations)
![Sky guide app](/sites/default/files/inline-images/sky%20guide%20app.jpg)
What You Get:
• 37,000 Night Sky Photographs; 2.5 Million Stars
• Listen to the stars (mellow-space vibes)
• Mythology & Constellations
• Notifications for satellite and astronomical events
Cool Feature: Set location with a tap and hold your phone to the sky for a view of the seen and the unseen. Switch on night vision for infra-red view.
Weather Underground
FREE
![Weather underground](/sites/default/files/inline-images/weather%20underground.jpg)
What You Get:
• 250k weather station data
• Standard and satellite maps
• Hyper-local weather forecasting
• Interactive radar, maps and widgets
• Severe weather alerts
Cool Feature: Personalize your own weather and related conditions menu.
Montana Fishing
$4.99
![Montana fishing app](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Montana%20fishing%20app.jpeg)
What You Get:
• Fishing access locations mapped statewide,
prepared by Katie Gibson & Scott Bischke
• Water flow rate and temperatures
• Fishing shops tagged and shuttle availability
• Boundary map for public and private lands
• Fishing regulations and current fish
stocking activity
• 360 back country lakes
Cool Feature: Designed to work offline except for real-time USGS stream flow data. No time to waste when fishing.
Cairn
FREE
![Cairn app](/sites/default/files/inline-images/cairn%20app.jpg)
What You Get:
• Trail stats: Live location-topo and
satellite, distance, elevation
gain, ETA stats
• Download topo maps and identify cell coverage locations
• Live tracking…let others see your GPS location
• Record and save your trail data
• Rescue advice!
Cool Feature: Safety contacts are notified when you are past due from your trek.
Oh Ranger
FREE
![Oh ranger app](/sites/default/files/inline-images/oh%20ranger%20app.jpg)
What You Get:
• Comprehensive database of thousands of national
parks, state parks, national forests, wildlife
refuges, BLM sites, US Army Corps recration areas
and many public lands
• Destination descriptions on a location basis
• A list of 30 categories for available activities
on a location basis…family friendly!
• Keep track of your favorite places and share with family and friends.
• Search-friendly by location
Cool Feature: Automatically suggests best activities for your park choice.
![MDT Travel App](/sites/default/files/inline-images/MDT%20Travel%20App.jpg)
MDT Travel
FREE
What You Get
• Official road app of the Montana Department of
Transportation/specific for Montana
• Daily road conditions by region, construction projects,
falling rock, road incidents and still camera images
• Weather related road updates…winter road conditions
updated twice daily
Cool Feature: Detailed information for amenities at alphabetical highway rest stops.
![Phone apps](/sites/default/files/styles/max_width_770px/public/2020-08/phone_apps.jpeg?h=78cd6975&itok=DIx1QbpC)
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