Scenic Parks is a one-stop guide to public lands in America — and eventually, the world. Here's why we built it instead of just using what already existed.
National parks, national forests, state parks, monuments, scenic drives — they're all managed by different agencies with different websites. This site pulls it all into one place so you can actually plan.
NPS.gov is useful but hard to browse. State park sites vary wildly in quality. Getting a simple answer like "what are the best parks in Oregon?" takes way too much googling. We fix that.
Most outdoor apps are built for serious athletes or gear-heads. This site is for normal people who want to get outside, see something beautiful, and maybe spot a bear from a safe distance.
Which parks have you been to? Which ones are on your list? What animals have you spotted? That shouldn't live in a notes app. My Parks gives you a real log, built around the way people actually explore.
Scenic Parks grew out of a math and data curriculum built for high schoolers. The idea was to use real national park data to teach statistics, geography, and research skills. The student-facing tool turned into something worth building for everyone.
BUILT BY A MATH
TEACHER IN SEATTLE
Isaac Miller teaches business math at Seattle Public Schools. Scenic Parks started as a way to make data meaningful for students — using national parks as the dataset. It became something more.
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