Plan smarter, travel safer, come home with skills worth keeping. Offline satellite maps, live weather, USGS river gauges, GPS tracking, and an AI Coach that knows your route. Built for people who actually go.
In short: The CWS app is a trip-planning tool for hikers and paddlers. A guided intake builds a plan around your actual skill gaps, then backs it with offline satellite maps, weather refreshed every 15 minutes, live USGS river gauges, and GPS tracking with an emergency-contact check-in. Premium adds the AI Coach, unlimited trips, and offline downloads for any region. It's included with CWS Premium and available on iOS and Android.
Answer a guided set of questions about your route, group, gear, and experience, and CWS builds a personalized trip plan that flags your actual skill gaps before they become emergencies. Weather, water level, gear, and shuttle logistics, all in one place.
Download satellite and topographic maps before you leave the driveway, then track your route with waypoints and a live location dot, even with no cell service. Hazards and put-in/take-out points right on the map.
Forecasts refreshed every 15 minutes for your exact coordinates, plus live USGS streamflow and gauge data so paddlers know the water level before launch day. This is the data that decides whether you go.
Premium unlocks an outdoor assistant that knows your route, your trip history, and the current conditions at your destination. Ask it about gear, water crossings, navigation, or contingencies, and get answers built for your specific trip.
Satellite and topo maps downloaded for anywhere you go.
Route lines, waypoints, and a you-dot that works with no signal.
Refreshed every 15 minutes for your exact route.
Live streamflow and water-level data for paddlers.
Personalized planning that knows what you still need to learn.
Built for your trip type, exportable to PDF.
Location sharing and an "I'm back safe" tap for your emergency contact.
Advice for your specific route, gear, and conditions.
Privacy first: no ads, ever. Your location data is yours, and is never sold or shared with third parties.
The CWS app comes with your community membership, not a separate app-store subscription. Join THE CAMPFIRE and go Premium, and the full app unlocks for you on both iOS and Android.
Join THE CAMPFIRE to get the appA trip-planning tool for hikers and paddlers. It builds a personalized plan from your route and experience, then backs it with offline maps, live weather, USGS river gauges, and GPS tracking that works when the signal dies.
It's included with your CWS membership. Join THE CAMPFIRE free to get started, and the full app unlocks with Premium. There's no separate app-store subscription.
Yes. Maps download for offline use and GPS tracking works without cell service.
Yes. It pulls live USGS streamflow and gauge data so paddlers can check levels before launch day.
A Premium outdoor assistant that knows your route, history, and current conditions, and answers questions built for your specific trip.
Both. No ads, and your location data is never sold.
Go Premium and get the full app, the course library, and the Field Manual, all in one membership.
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