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How Treader works: from a blank map to the day itself Treader is a free trip planner: days of stops on a live map, saved as you go, shared with the people going, checked before you leave and run on the day. 8 min read Read Create your first trip Press New trip, type a name or a destination, and add dates if you know them. How long a trip runs on each plan, and how to restore a deleted one. 3 min read Read Find your way around The planner layout, the right-side dock, map styles and every keyboard shortcut. 1 min read Read Guided tours of the app, and how to replay them Six short guided tours play over the real app, from search and Scout to sharing. Open Guided tours in the main menu to replay any of them. 3 min read Read Save a guide as a PDF to read offline Guide pages need a connection to load. Save as PDF, at the top of every guide, opens your print dialog for a copy you can read with no signal. 2 min read Read
Plan a trip
The trip planning checklist, from idea to departure day A trip planning checklist in the order it happens: dates and people, flights and beds, the days, budget, passports and insurance, packing, the day itself. 7 min read Read Plan a trip with ChatGPT or Claude, then make it real Ask ChatGPT or Claude for a day-by-day itinerary, paste it onto a map in one go, and let Treader check the drives, the daylight, the rain and the beds. 6 min read Read Add stops and discover places Search, browse the live map, and turn a pile of places into an ordered day. 1 min read Read Turn a GPX or KML file into a route-shaped stop Import a hike or ride as a stop: the trail draws on the map and its duration comes from the distance and climb, not a guess. 2 min read Read Shape your days Day names, the insight rows, one-tap optimize and the board with its Ideas pen. 1 min read Read Add flights to your trip Log a flight once, get both airports, true air time and timezone-correct days. 2 min read Read Paste anything: bookings, links and screenshots into the trip Paste a confirmation email, a booking PDF, a link or a screenshot and tick the flights, stays, places and receipts you want on the trip. 5 min read Read Trip check: everything that could still go wrong, in one list One list on the Trip Hub of what the plan already knows is off: closed stops, late days, rain, tight connections, missing beds, passports and more, each with the fix one tap away. 2 min read Read Know when the last train home leaves pro On a day that ends late and rides transit back to the bed, Treader checks the end of service against your own finishing time and tells you when to walk out. 2 min read Read Run the day with Today mode One screen for the day you are living: what is now, what is next, how far behind you are, the weather and the local basics. 3 min read Read Save a trip's map for offline pro Pro stores the map around every stop and along the roads between them on your phone, with a read-only copy of the plan, so the trip still opens with no signal. 2 min read Read Take the trip offline as one file pro Pro downloads the whole plan as one page that opens with no signal: a route sketch per day, full stop details and a pocket guide. 3 min read Read Set a trip budget pro One ceiling for the trip, a live running total, and clear marks on what is real versus estimated. 1 min read Read Split costs with the group pro Add who's splitting a trip, log what everyone paid, and see who pays who, in the app or on a shareable card. 2 min read Read Build a packing list from your trip pro Treader builds a packing list from the trip itself: its length, the forecast, your stops and how you travel, with shared gear listed once for the group. 3 min read Read Plan fuel and check the road for your car Save your car once, estimate what the driving costs, log fill-ups, and see where refills and posted limits fall on each long drive. 3 min read Read Take notes that know your trip Notes is a resizable writing space with templates, chips that pull in real trip data, a Scout sidebar and live co-editing. 3 min read Read
Travel together
How to plan a group trip without losing friends Plan a group trip in order: a date poll anyone can vote in, one live plan for the group, costs split as you spend, one photo album. Friends never pay to join. 5 min read Read Invite people to a trip Editors and viewers, live co-editing, and how many seats each plan carries. 1 min read Read Find a date everyone can make Send one link, let the group tick the dates that work, and Treader makes the trip on the dates that win. 3 min read Read Share a trip publicly A read-only link anyone can open, with your money and your maybes kept out of it. 1 min read Read Put the trip in your calendar Subscribe your calendar app to a trip and every stop, with its time, address and notes, stays in step with the plan. Or download the itinerary once as an .ics file. 2 min read Read The trip album and the recap Everyone on the trip adds photos to one album, filed under the day they were taken. The owner picks the highlights and shares a recap page that opens without an account. 2 min read Read Friends, messages and trip chat Follow people, message your mutuals, and drop live trips and places into the chat. 1 min read Read Find travellers and places worth following Browse puts public moments, the people you follow and your own saves in one place, and anything in it can go straight into your trip. 2 min read Read Mark spots and post moments Pin your own places at three visibility levels, and put your photos on the map. 1 min read Read Find free overnight spots For campers and vanlifers: use community spots to find, vet and share free places to sleep. 1 min read Read Put your food truck on the map A community spot with hours, a menu link and photos is a free storefront for anything on wheels. 1 min read Read
Scout AI
Scout, Treader's AI trip assistant Scout, Treader's AI trip assistant, finds real places near your day and proposes schedule changes you approve. Free includes 15 messages a month. 3 min read Read Set your Scout preferences Tell Scout your pace, budget, diet, accessibility needs and tone in Settings, under Scout & prefs, so its picks fit how you travel, on every plan. 3 min read Read Get better answers from Scout Scout answers from what it reads each turn: the day you're viewing, your saved preferences and the last 8 messages, so how you ask shapes what comes back. 3 min read Read
Travel Data
Keep your travel documents in a private vault discovery Travel Data is Treader's private vault for flights, stays, passports and receipts, with a passport check before you fly and Scout access you turn on. 3 min read Read Draft a flight delay compensation claim discovery Treader checks what Canada's APPR, EU261 and US DOT pay for a delay, cancellation, bumping or lost bag, then drafts the letter you send. 3 min read Read
Travel smarter
Keep your money safe abroad Cards, cash, ATMs, and spending safely abroad. 2 min read Read Travel scams and how to spot them The classics, their tells, and the counters. Read once, keep your wallet twice. 2 min read Read Document your room before you unpack Two minutes of video at check-in beats any argument about damage you did not do. 1 min read Read When your flight goes wrong Delays, cancellations and bumps come with rights attached. Know them before the gate agent does. 1 min read Read Arrive like you live there A first-night checklist that turns landing-daze into a smooth first morning. 1 min read Read
National parks
US national park passes, fees and the $100 nonresident fee Big parks charge $30 to $35 a vehicle, the $80 pass pays off by the third park, and since 2026 eleven parks charge non-US residents $100 more per person. 6 min read Read 
Yellowstone National Park: a first visit that works Geysers, wildlife and the figure-eight loop road, plus how to see it without spending the week in traffic. 4 min read Read 
Yosemite National Park: valley, granite and the crowds question Half Dome, the waterfall season, Tioga Road and how to enjoy a valley that seven miles long takes four million visitors a year. 3 min read Read Grand Canyon National Park: which rim, and what to do there South Rim against North Rim, the sunrise and sunset spots, and an honest account of hiking below the rim. 4 min read Read 
Zion National Park: the shuttle, the Narrows and Angels Landing How the canyon shuttle works, what the permit lottery covers, and when to walk up a river instead. 3 min read Read 
Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road and when it opens The one road that matters, its unpredictable opening date, and how to plan around a park that is snowbound most of the year. 3 min read Read 
Great Smoky Mountains: the busiest park, and how to lose the crowds Cades Cove, Clingmans Dome, autumn colour and why the most visited park in America still has empty trails. 3 min read Read 
Acadia National Park: Cadillac Mountain, carriage roads and lobster Sunrise reservations, the car-free carriage road network, and how to do coastal Maine in three days. 3 min read Read 
Rocky Mountain National Park: altitude, Trail Ridge and timed entry A park that starts where others end, plus how to handle 12,000 feet without ruining your first day. 3 min read Read 
Arches and Canyonlands: doing Moab properly Two parks, one town, extreme heat and a timed entry system. How to fit them together in three days. 3 min read Read 
Olympic National Park: three parks in one Rainforest, coastline and alpine ridge, none of which connect directly, and how to loop them without wasting days. 3 min read Read 
Joshua Tree National Park: two deserts, rocks and the night sky A weekend park within reach of Los Angeles, plus why the water situation deserves more respect than it gets. 3 min read Read 
Grand Teton National Park: the mountains next door to Yellowstone A compact park with the most abrupt skyline in America, and the natural partner to a Yellowstone trip. 3 min read Read 
Canada national parks: the Discovery Pass and how booking works Parks Canada explained: what the annual pass covers, when reservations open, and how the system differs from the US. 5 min read Read Banff National Park: lakes, shuttles and the crowd problem Moraine Lake access, the Icefields Parkway, and how to see the famous water without a four hour queue. 3 min read Read 
Jasper National Park: the quieter, wilder half of the Rockies Maligne Lake, the Columbia Icefield, dark skies and a park more than twice the size of Banff. 3 min read Read 
Yoho National Park: the best value hour of the Rockies Emerald Lake, Takakkaw Falls and the Lake O Hara lottery, in the park most people drive straight through. 3 min read Read 
Kootenay National Park: the drive-through park worth stopping in Radium Hot Springs, the Paint Pots and Marble Canyon along Highway 93, plus why it is the quietest of the four. 2 min read Read 
Waterton Lakes National Park: where the prairie hits the mountains A small Alberta park with an abrupt skyline, an international peace park and a fraction of Banff crowds. 2 min read Read 
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve: storms, surf and old growth Long Beach, Tofino and the West Coast Trail, plus why winter is a legitimate reason to come. 2 min read Read 
Gros Morne National Park: fjords and the Earth mantle Newfoundland at its most dramatic, where you can walk on rock from the planet interior. 3 min read Read 
Cape Breton Highlands: the Cabot Trail done properly One of the world great coastal drives, the Skyline Trail, and when the colour peaks in Nova Scotia. 3 min read Read Parks Canada 2027 reservations: how to be ready for launch morning What the January booking rush looks like, what to have ready beforehand, and five ready-made trips to fall back on while you wait for the dates. 3 min read Read 
Plan a park road trip that survives contact with the road Why park distances lie, how many nights each stop really needs, and the mistake almost every first itinerary makes. 3 min read Read Camping and outdoors
Plan a hiking trip: permits, safety and the days between Choose hikes you can finish, get the permits that sell out, keep food from bears, pack for the forecast, and put the trail on the map before the signal goes. 6 min read Read 
What to pack for a camping trip A full packing list grouped by system, plus the items people most often leave behind. 3 min read Read 
How to get a campsite in a popular park Recreation.gov, Parks Canada, booking windows and the cancellation trick that works when the first attempt fails. 3 min read Read Sold out? Watch a campground for an opening discovery Discovery watches recreation.gov for the nights you want at a sold-out US federal campground and sends a push and an email, with the booking link, the moment a site frees up. 3 min read Read 
Being safe in bear country Food storage, bear spray, what to do in an encounter, and which common warnings hold up. 3 min read Read 
Your first time camping: a night that goes well Pick an easy site, arrive in daylight, and the handful of decisions that separate a good first night from a last one. 3 min read Read Campervan and RV road trips: the practical bits Overnight parking, water and waste, height limits and driving a vehicle you are not used to. 3 min read Read 
Leave no trace, without the sanctimony Seven principles, why each one exists, and the two that people get wrong most often. 2 min read Read Backcountry permits, lotteries and quotas explained Why the best trails are rationed, how the draws work, and how to get a permit without winning anything. 2 min read Read Altitude, heat and choosing a hike you can finish How thin air and heat affect your body, and how to judge whether a trail is within your reach today. 3 min read Read Road trips
How to plan a road trip: the method, then the map Plan a road trip in driving hours, not kilometres: book the campsites that sell out first, plan fuel for your car, and check road conditions before you go. 6 min read Read Trans-Canada Highway road trip planner: how long it takes, and the stops Victoria to St. John's is about 7,800 km and 105 hours of driving: two weeks flat out, three to four with real stops, and the stretches to respect. 3 min read Read 
The Icefields Parkway: driving Banff to Jasper The 232 km drive between Lake Louise and Jasper: where to stop, how long it really takes, and the fuel and cell-service facts to know before you start. 3 min read Read A Canadian Maritimes road trip: Cabot Trail, Fundy and PEI Looping New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island by car: a route that works, tide timing for Fundy, and how the bridge and ferries fit together. 3 min read Read 
Pacific Coast Highway road trip: doing Highway 1 right San Francisco to LA on California Highway 1: which direction to drive, the Big Sur stops, and why checking Caltrans first is not optional. 2 min read Read 
New England fall foliage road trip: timing beats route Chasing peak colour through Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine: when the leaves actually turn, the drives that deliver, and how to book around leaf season. 2 min read Read Driving across the USA: picking your coast-to-coast route The three classic cross-country corridors compared, what a coast-to-coast drive really costs in days, and the passes and bookings that matter. 2 min read Read Getting around
Winter driving in Canada: how trips survive the season Winter tires and where they are law, the kit that belongs in the trunk, and how to plan road days around storms instead of through them. 3 min read Read 
Crossing the Canada-US border by car, without the drama Documents for adults, kids and pets, what never crosses in either direction, and how NEXUS and the wait-time pages change the trip. 3 min read Read 
Seeing North America without a car Where trains, buses and ferries genuinely work in Canada and the US: the corridors to trust, the scenic long-hauls worth booking, and the gaps to plan around. 3 min read Read Renting a car and driving abroad: licences, insurance, nerve International driving permits, the insurance stack explained once, and the local rules (tolls, ZTLs, left-hand traffic) that catch first-timers. 3 min read Read 
Getting around a new city: transit, taxis and your feet The first-day system for any city on Earth: what to set up before landing, how to read a transit network fast, and when a taxi is the right answer. 3 min read Read Canada by province
Canada by province: taxes, roads, rules and parks The reference tables for travelling Canada: sales tax and hotel levies, road reports, winter tire law, fire bans, camping systems, alcohol rules and time zones, province by province. 7 min read Read 
British Columbia travel guide: roads, camping and the coast BC for travellers: winter tire law, DriveBC, ferry and park costs, Crown land camping, bear country rules, and the stops from Tofino to the Kootenays. 4 min read Read 
Alberta travel guide: Rockies, badlands and no sales tax Alberta for travellers: the 5 percent tax advantage, park and Kananaskis pass costs, random camping on public land, wildlife rules, and 511 Alberta for the passes. 4 min read Read 
Saskatchewan travel guide: living skies and empty parks Saskatchewan for travellers: the Highway Hotline, park entry permits and costs, no daylight saving, Grasslands' dark skies and bison, and why the flat reputation is a lie. 4 min read Read 
Manitoba travel guide: polar bears, lakes and The Forks Manitoba for travellers: what Churchill actually costs and when to go, Whiteshell and Riding Mountain, park vehicle permits, fire status and Manitoba 511. 4 min read Read 
Ontario travel guide: Niagara, Algonquin and Superior's shore Ontario for travellers: the 13 percent HST and hotel tax, the 407 toll trap, Crown land camping rights, park costs and booking windows, and Ontario 511. 4 min read Read 
Quebec travel guide: old cities, whales and the Sépaq Quebec for travellers: mandatory winter tires, the near-15 percent tax stack, the health billing exception that catches other Canadians, Sépaq parks and whale season. 4 min read Read 
New Brunswick travel guide: Fundy tides and the quiet province New Brunswick for travellers: planning around the world's highest tides, the daily burn category, ferries you pay for on the way back, the 15 percent HST, and 511 NB. 4 min read Read 
Nova Scotia travel guide: the Cabot Trail and the sea in everything Nova Scotia for travellers: the 14 percent HST, the daily BurnSafe map, ferry costs to Newfoundland and PEI, Cabot Trail timing, and Keji's dark skies. 4 min read Read 
Prince Edward Island travel guide: the gentle island, priced fairly PEI for travellers: the bridge toll you pay leaving, red-sand national park beaches, Green Gables, the lowest speed limit in Canada, and how short the season is. 4 min read Read 
Newfoundland and Labrador travel guide: the edge of the map Newfoundland for travellers: Marine Atlantic ferry strategy and cost, moose at dusk, icebergs in June, gravel-pit camping, and the run from Gros Morne to Signal Hill. 4 min read Read 
Yukon travel guide: the Klondike, Kluane and the midnight sun Yukon for travellers: 5 percent tax, the Alaska and Dempster highways, cheap government campgrounds, no clock changes, wildfire checks and Dawson City. 4 min read Read 
Northwest Territories travel guide: aurora capital, falls the size of legends NWT for travellers: Yellowknife's aurora odds and costs, free ferries and ice roads, Nahanni's Virginia Falls, bison on the highway, and the road to the Arctic Ocean. 5 min read Read Nunavut travel guide: Canada's far edge, reached on purpose Nunavut for travellers: how a territory with no highways works, realistic budgets, travelling with Inuit operators, Auyuittuq and the floe edge, and what safety means here. 5 min read Read Your account
Plans, pricing and billing Pro is $4.99 CAD a month and Discovery $9.99. What each plan includes, how to switch or cancel, how refunds work, and what stays if you stop paying. 6 min read Read Refer friends and earn free Pro On a paid plan, your referral link gives a friend a free month of Pro at signup and earns you one when they subscribe, up to 3, and why it can fail. 3 min read Read Export or delete your account In Settings under Data, on every plan: download a JSON file of your trips and records, or delete your Treader account for good, which ends any paid plan too. 2 min read Read
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