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Logging Parks

This page covers how to add a park visit, log the trails you hiked, and attach the photos and companions that make each entry rich.

Adding a park​

Tap the + button from the Parks page.

Core fields:

  • Title — the park name (required)
  • Category — National Park, State Park, Wilderness, National Forest, National Seashore, Monument, Recreation Area, City Park, or Other
  • State — where it is
  • Visited date — when you went
  • Rating — 0–10
  • Description — a short note about the park
  • Poster — a cover photo; upload a file or paste a URL
  • Tags — custom labels (e.g., "desert," "coastal," "winter visit")
  • Published — makes the entry visible on your public profile
  • Featured — spotlights it on your homepage

Adding a personal reflection​

Each park has a Quote field for a short memorable line from the visit — something you thought, something someone said, something you saw. It appears as a pull-quote on the entry.

The Content field is a full markdown editor for a longer reflection: what the hike was like, how the weather felt, what surprised you, why it mattered.

Logging trails​

From a park's detail page, add individual trail entries under the Trails section.

Trail fields:

  • Trail name — required
  • Distance — miles
  • Elevation gain — feet
  • Difficulty — Easy, Moderate, or Hard
  • Rating — 0–10
  • Date hiked
  • Notes — conditions, what you saw, how it felt
  • AllTrails URL — link to the trail reference
  • Photo — a single trail photo

You can add multiple trails to one park visit. Edit or delete individual trails without affecting the park entry.

Adding photos​

From the park detail page, go to the Photos section and upload as many photos as you like. Each photo takes a caption and a date taken. Reorder photos by dragging — the order you set is what displays in the gallery.

Tagging companions​

In the People section of the park entry, add who came with you from your People directory. They'll appear on the entry and the park will show in their Shared History on their People profile.

Editing and deleting​

Open any park and tap edit to change any field. Delete removes the park entry and all its trails, photos, and links permanently.

Tips​

  • Add the visited date accurately — it feeds into the Calendar and Year in Review, so the date matters more than for some other sections.
  • Log trails even if you only have basic details. Distance and difficulty is enough to make a trail entry useful. Add the AllTrails link so you can find the route again.
  • The quote field works best as one sentence. Pick the thing you'd say if someone asked "what was the most memorable moment?"