Last Updated on November 26, 2023
Whether you call Florida home or are visiting the Sunshine State, there are plenty of Florida apps that can help you explore outdoor opportunities, find new hidden gems, and so much more.
They also all happen to be FREE.
Must-Have Florida Apps
NOTE: Our team is made up of Apple users, but we’ve provided the Android links, if available.
1. Florida Stories by Florida Humanities
Price: Free
More Information: Florida Stories’ walking tours allow you to delve behind the scenes of your favorite Florida towns to learn more about their history, culture, and architecture.
You can discover the uniqueness of Florida at your own pace and on your own schedule.
Each walking tour is GPS enabled and includes audio narration and photos providing you with engaging content at each tour stop.
Check out our article all about the Florida Stories app: Florida Stories: Free Walking App Features 36 Community Tours.
2. Fish | Hunt FL by Florida Fish & Wildlife
Price: Free
More Information: This app helps both anglers and hunters during their outdoor fishing and hunting activities in Florida. Visitors can purchase their fishing or hunting licenses, access regulations, pull up a copy of the user’s current licenses, determine sunrise and sunset time based on GPS location, access NOAA seas and weather information, and more.
3. Florida Storms
Price: Free
More Information: Florida Storms is not just another weather app with a radar. It’s a clean and fast interactive map that alerts you to every storm, while at the same time delivering credible real-time audio and text alerts from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network.
The app includes a live radio stream of the nearest Florida Public Radio Emergency Network partner station, with the option to choose from 12 others in the state in case of evacuation or traveling, push notifications from multiple sources, including the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, Baron’s exclusive Doppler radar, and local emergency management personnel, and the ability to set up alerts for other locations, such as your second home, vacation or evacuation destination.
4. Florida Trail Association
Price: Free
More Information: The Florida Trail Association (FTA) develops, maintains, protects, and promotes a network of hiking trails throughout the state. In the app, you can explore the Florida National Scenic Trail interactive map, get up-to-date trail notices and closures information, uncover news and volunteer event opportunities, and download the trail and base map data to use the app while offline.
Apple app link
5. Space Launch Now
Price: Free
More Information: With this app, you can get updates and notifications for rocket launches from SpaceX, NASA, ULA, ROSCOSMOS, ISRO, and others. If you’re a Space Nut and want to learn more, discover the history of space flight back to the first manned space flight, vehicle details on commonly used launch vehicles, launch tracking, and so more.
6. Visit Florida
Price: Free
More Information: The Visit Florida app is designed to help you plan your perfect vacation, trip, or weekend getaway in Florida. With the app, you can discover outdoor activities and attractions that match your interests, view upcoming events & beaches near you, add events and places to your custom trip, and share events, places, and your itinerary with friends and family.
Note: If you’re visiting a specific area of Florida, make sure to check their official tourism agencies as well to see if they have an app to make your travels easier. If you enjoy staycations, these agencies are a wealth of information
7. Florida 511
Price: Free
More Information: The Floria 511 app is there to help you drive safely through the state of Florida. With real time traffic updates, you can make sure to keep safe on the road while knowing where accidents and construction are.
Android app link
Itunes app link
8. Go Paddling
Price: Free
More Information: Loaded with over 25,000 paddling locations for kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddling, Go Paddling (formerly Launch Sites) provides an easy way to find a great place to paddle nearly anywhere. Whether you have a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard (SUP) you can find a place to get on the water with this app.
Android app link
Itunes app link
AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run
Price: Free
AllTrails has the largest collection of detailed, hand-curated trail maps and GPS tracking so you can hit the trail with confidence! You can find the perfect hike, bike ride, or trail run sorted by length, rating, and difficulty level. You can also filter by which trails are dog or kid-friendly trails, or have great views!
Cairn: Hiking & Outdoor Trails
Price: Free
Cairn allows you to get home safely from any outdoor trek! It automatically alerts your safety circle if you’re overdue and communicates important details, like where you’re headed and when you intend to return. It also has real-time location tracking with your friends and family! You can also see where there is cell coverage on the trail and know your ETA at all times based on your pace, distance, and elevation.
9. Florida Theme Park Apps
Price: Free
More Information: When visiting Florida theme parks, it can help to have their apps downloaded before visiting. Many parks will use their dedicated app to provide maps, reserve experiences, and see event schedules. Download the apps for the parks you intend to visit before going to the park.
- My Disney Experience – Android app link, Apple app link
- Universal Orlando – Android app link, Apple app link
- Sea World – Android app link, Apple app link
- Aquatica – Android app link, Apple app link
- Legoland – Android app link, Apple app link
- Peppa Pig Theme Park – Android app link, Apple app link
- Busch Gardens Tampa – Android app link, Apple app link
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Did we miss one of your favorite outdoor Florida apps? Let us know in the comments below!