Explore parks
Search by name or activity, filter by state and designation, sort results, and open resilient park detail views.
National Park Explorer
Find your next wild place.
Discover U.S. national parks, review conditions and alerts, save favorites, and shape a personal trip plan.
Static preview: The complete interactive app uses browser modules and PHP. Run
start-naturehub.bat, use php -S localhost:8000, or upload the folder to PHP hosting to enable search, live maps, weather, favorites, and planning.
What is inside
A complete exploration dashboard
Weather and maps
Park coordinates power a five-day Open-Meteo forecast and an accessible Leaflet map with OpenStreetMap attribution.
Plan locally
Favorites, recent parks, trip dates, notes, and checklists remain private in this browser with no account required.
Secure live data
A PHP proxy validates requests and keeps the National Park Service API key out of public HTML and JavaScript.
Location-aware details
Every park has a place on the map
The served application centers an interactive map on the selected park, adds a marker and popup, and provides a written latitude-and-longitude alternative.