Paper guest books, QR check-ins, electronic sign-ins, trail counters — Public Lands Log pulls all of it into one dashboard with visitor counts, origin maps, and reports you can use in grant applications.
Boxes of paper sign-in sheets sitting in storage. The data is in there — names, hometowns, dates — but no one can tally it by hand.
LWCF, Federal Lands Access, NPS Challenge Cost Share — they all want visitor origin data. Right now, you're guessing.
You have data in three or four different formats across different systems. There's no single place to see total visitation.
Five ways to get visitor data in. One place to see it all.
Take a photo of any sign-in sheet with your phone. We read the handwriting and pull out names, hometowns, states, and dates automatically.
Put a tablet at your front desk. Visitors type their name and hometown when they walk in. That's it — the data goes straight to your dashboard.
Print a sign with a QR code. Visitors scan it with their phone to check in. No app to download, no staff needed.
Already have Eco-Counters, TRAFx, or other trail counters? Upload the CSV. The counts show up alongside everything else.
When you apply for LWCF funding, write an annual report, or commission an economic impact study, they ask the same question: who visits your site and where do they come from? This gives you the answer.
However your sites are organized, the data rolls up into one dashboard.
One location — a heritage site, museum, or nature center. Scan your guest books, put a tablet at the desk, and see where visitors come from.
Multiple visitor centers, trailheads, and entry points. All the data from every location shows up in one dashboard.
Partner sites spread across multiple states or regions. Each collects their own data, and it all adds up to one combined picture.
A state park system, city parks department, or recreation district. Compare visitation across dozens of sites, by location and season.
You don't have to figure this out on your own. We get on a call with your team, set up your visitor centers, and scan your first guest book pages together. You'll see real data on a map before the call is over.
Send us a photo of one guest book page. We'll show you what the data looks like on a map.