For trails, byways, small towns & Main Streets

Your local map, kept right year after year.

We build an interactive map of your businesses, stops or projects, then keep every listing current: openings, closings, hours and links. Your staff never have to touch it, and Year-Round Care includes a quarterly report for your board. Your places live in a spreadsheet you own.

Free and private. Invoice and W-9 available.

$0
to see a private preview of your own places
From $900/yr
we keep it current. Setup from $1,200, once.
Yours
your data, always. It lives in a spreadsheet you own.
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A back road, a red barn, a steeple in the distance.Illustration
1Sample work

A map for every kind of place.

These are sample maps with made-up places, one for each kind of organization we work with. Open any one to try it live.

Sample: fictional places. Nobody on these maps is a client. See all examples

What you get
A custom mapInteractive, on your own website, and we keep it current.
Price
Setup + yearly careFrom $1,200 + $900/yr. Care is included.
Timeline
Free preview firstA private preview within 3 business days.
Paperwork
Invoice and W-9Setup paid when we start, care invoiced yearly from go-live. Cards accepted. A contract on request.
2Who we build for

Small organizations with a lot of ground to cover.

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A place that deserves better than a PDF.Illustration

A PDF map, a printed brochure, or a list that is hard to use on a phone.

  1. i.

    Tourism trails & byways

    Wine and cider trails, scenic byways, barn quilt and public art trails. Hours, route order, photos and directions.

    A wine trail, a scenic byway or a quilt trail

  2. ii.

    Small towns & downtowns

    Main Street programs, chambers and business districts. Shops, restaurants, parking and events, kept current for you.

    A downtown directory

  3. iii.

    Community projects

    Cities, improvement districts and nonprofits showing what is planned, underway and finished, with a link to each project page.

    A projects map

3Before & after

A PDF is out of date the day it’s printed. Ours stays right.

BeforeThe printed map, scanned
MAPLE HOLLOW WINE TRAIL (SAMPLE)PRINT EDITION12345678910KEY1. Maple Hollow Vineyards2. Stone Wall Cellars3. Bent Rail Cider House4. Lantern Hill Winery5. Foxglove Meadery6. The Wayside Kitchen7. Hollow Creek Inn8. Red Barn Ridge Wines9. Two Maples Cider10. Pine Knoll VineyardMap not to scale. Hours and listings subject to change; call ahead. Page 1 of 2
  • Pinch, zoom and squint at a numbered key
  • Hours go out of date between reprints
  • Hard to read on a phone
AfterThe same kind of trail, as a map
All stopsWineriesCider & MeadEat & StayWINERY · SAMPLELedgeview WineryFri-Sun 11-6 · Directions
  • Tap a stop for hours and directions
  • Filter by category, or to places open now
  • Your places live in a spreadsheet we keep current. Edit it yourself if you like
4How it works

See it first. Pay when you like it.

Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.

  1. Free · within 3 business days

    We make a free preview

    Tell us about your organization and send a link to your current map. You get a private preview of your own places.

  2. You approve, we build

    You approve, we finish it

    We polish the map, set up your spreadsheet and test it on phones, with a keyboard and with automated accessibility checks. You review it before it goes live.

  3. From then on

    We keep it current

    We run the refreshes and checks in your plan. Prefer to edit it yourself? Change a cell and the map follows the sheet. Or send us a change.

What we need

A short, rough list.

  • A link to your current map, or a PDF
  • A list of your places, as rough as it is
  • Nothing cleaned up first
  • Someone who can look at the preview

More about how it works

5Rates

Set it up once. We keep it current.

Published starting prices. Larger projects are quoted before work begins. The price is on the page, so you can decide without a sales call.

Plan prices: setup once, plus yearly care. Published starting prices.
PlanSeasonalfrom$900/yr+ $1,200 setup, onceRecommendedYear-Roundfrom$2,400/yr+ $1,800 setup, onceFull-Servicefrom$4,800/yr+ from $3,500 setup, once
Places on the mapUp to 40 places, 1 mapUp to 120 placesUp to 3 maps or routes, up to 300 places, up to 2 languages
We keep it currentTwo refreshes a year and a yearly listing check.Changes any time, a full sweep every quarter and a one-page report.Up to 20 changes a month done within 2 business days, a monthly sweep and the quarterly report.
Included

Care is part of every plan. Hosting, refreshes, listing checks and support.

$900 / yr and up

See full pricing

6Accessibility

How we test, and the dates to know.

We test with a keyboard and automated accessibility tools, and review each map against the WCAG 2.1 AA checklist. Every place is also available as a plain text list, not only as a pin.

This is not legal advice. Whether the rule applies to your organization is a question for your own counsel or compliance office. More on accessibility

ADA Title II web rule, key dates
If you are a public entity…Comply by
Serving 50,000 people or moreApril 26, 2027
Smaller public entities and special districtsApril 26, 2028
7Questions

What directors usually ask.

Something else? Write to [email protected].

How does the free preview work?

Tell us who you are and send a link to your current map, PDF or list of places. Within 3 business days we send you a private preview built from your own places. There is no payment and no commitment, and you do not need to clean anything up first.

What does it cost?

A setup fee once, then yearly care. Seasonal Care is $1,200 to set up and $900 a year. Year-Round Care is $1,800 and $2,400 a year. Full-Service Care starts at $3,500 and $4,800 a year. Every price, limit and add-on is on our pricing page; there are no hidden fees.

Why is there a yearly fee and not just a one-time price?

Because a map is only useful while it is accurate. Businesses open and close, hours change, events come and go, links break. The yearly fee pays for hosting and for us to keep the map current, so your staff do not have to.

Who owns the data?

You do. Your places live in a spreadsheet you own: a Google Sheet, or Excel or CSV if your organization cannot use Google. You can export it any time, including if you leave. The print-ready PDFs we deliver are yours to keep. The interactive map itself is a service we run for you while your plan is active.

What happens if we stop paying?

The map stays up for a 30-day grace period. After that it is replaced by a simple list of your places, or a link to your site, so visitors are never left with a broken page. Your spreadsheet and PDFs stay yours. Come back within 12 months and there is no new setup fee.

Can we pay with a grant?

Often, yes. Many grants can pay the setup fee and your care for the grant period in one payment. Check your grant's rules on prepaying services; we are happy to provide a quote or scope description for your application. If your funder requires you to own the finished map outright, ask us: we can quote a one-time purchase.

Will it work on our existing website?

Almost certainly. We host the map and you add it to a page with one line of embed code, the same way you would add a video. WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and plain HTML sites all work. We can also set it up at its own address, such as map.yourtown.org.

Is the map accessible?

We aim to build every map to WCAG 2.1 level AA: it works with a keyboard, has a list view that carries the same information as the map, uses strong contrast and clear focus, and never relies on color alone. We test with a keyboard and automated accessibility tools, and review each map against the WCAG 2.1 AA checklist. Year-Round Care and Full-Service Care include a yearly accessibility check with written notes.

Do you provide a W-9, a contract and invoices for our records?

Yes. We provide a W-9, a one-page statement of work (scope, deliverables, timeline, review rounds and how the map is accepted), a short written agreement, and itemized invoices. We can invoice against your purchase order and fill in standard vendor forms.

See all questions and answers →

The free preview

Send us your list. We’ll send back a map.

A link to your current map, a PDF or a list of places is plenty. You will get a private preview of your own places within 3 business days. No payment, no commitment.