ParksNReviews.com Launches Park Finder App

MEDINA, Ohio, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ParksNReviews.com, a constantly growing online database of more than 13,000 parks in the U.S. and Canada, is launching a mobile app later this summer.  When available, the app will offer iPhone and Android customers an easy way to find parks within a 25-mile radius of their current location and/or complete a custom search for any location.

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Parks are able to be sorted by more than 200 possible amenities (playground types, trail types, waterfront activities, sports fields, pools, etc.) and come complete with user-provided reviews and ratings.  If a park has added them, you can even see photos and videos of parks you're interested in visiting.

Special features of the app include:

• Park Search – Intuitive search based on your location
• Park Rankings – Colors of the park pin indicate how often folks have visited
• Park Badges – Earn badges by checking in to parks and amenities
• Park Ratings – Users can view and/or supply ratings
• Park Reviews – Users can view and/or supply reviews
• Shake, Rattle & Roll – Shake your phone and we'll supply a wild card search
• Facebook Photo Frames – Take a picture, choose your custom photo frame and share
• Twitter – Click and "tweet" your park experience
• Track Your Park Visits – View a map of where you've been to help you plan where you're going
• Find Your Car – Get lost on the trail? Enable this feature to find your way back to the car
• Park Photos & Videos – Only available if the park owner has added them
• And much, much more.

As we build to the launch, we're asking all park patrons to check out ParksNReviews.com and see if their favorite parks are already listed. If not, click the "Suggest A Park" link and email us the info – we'll get it added for you.

If you're a park owner/manager, take a look at the site and see if we've already discovered you. If we have, click the "Claim A Park" link and we'll get you set up to manage your existing listings and add new ones.  If we haven't, create an account, log in and add your parks.

One screenshot of the app is attached. For additional images, please contact Rodney Auth at 866-444-4216 or via email – [email protected].

Contact: Rodney Auth
              866-444-4216 x226
              [email protected]

SOURCE Northstar Publishing, Inc.