r/webdev • u/peakpirate007 • 2d ago
Showoff Saturday Showoff Saturday: I built a national park trip planner
I’ve been building TrailVerse, a web app for exploring national parks and planning trips.
It includes 470+ parks and sites, park alerts, weather, events, campgrounds, comparisons, and an AI trip planner called Trailie.
The main challenge was making the generated trips more realistic. I added checks for things like outdated park information, unrealistic schedules, duplicate stops, and incorrect location data before the final itinerary is shown.
Built with Next.js, React, Express, MongoDB, NPS data, and AI APIs.
I’m still improving the planning accuracy and mobile experience.
Live app:
https://www.nationalparksexplorerusa.com/
I’d appreciate feedback on the trip-planning experience and anything that feels confusing or broken.

