Politics & Government

New App Makes Navigating Summit County Metro Parks A Walk In The ...

The app will be available on May 1, 2013.

GPS directions, downloadable maps, park alerts, news releases, events and links to all the popular social media outlets — that's what Metro Parks, serving Summit County is promising in its new free app. 

It will be available for download on smart phones May 1. 

It will include directions to 14 parks, 40 trail maps covering 125 miles, birding hot spots in the park district, 25 historical landmarks, sledding hills, fishing areas, restrooms and pavilions/shelters, said spokesman Timothy Hite in this Akron Beacon Journal story.

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Creating an app usually costs thousands of dollars. Find out how the park system developed it for less than $500 in the full ABJ article.  


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