--- title: "Friends — EV Backroads" description: "Find communities, builders, events, and data sources that can help you plan an EV backroad trip." canonical_url: "https://www.evbackroads.com/friends" last_updated: "2026-08-09" --- ![A group of electric trucks traveling together on a mountain trail](/media/photos-ai/01-black-bear-pass.webp?v=20260808) Friends of EV Backroads # Find people and data for the trip. Meet builders, organizers, EV drivers, and data projects that support backroad travel. [Meet our friends](#friends)[Suggest a friend](/contact) PEOPLE PLACES SOURCES USEFUL PROJECTS ## Meet the people and data sources behind the trip. These independent communities and charging-data projects provide useful trip information. [01 Off-road EV events COU ![Cyber Odyssey USA logo](/media/friends/cyber-odyssey-usa.webp) Cyber Odyssey USA Find organized off-road EV trips. The events use planned routes, preparation requirements, and land-use standards. All off-road-capable EVs are welcome. Use it to find a group trip and learn the event requirements. cyberodysseyusa.com](https://cyberodysseyusa.com/)[02 Gear & field testing CO ![CyberOffroading logo](/media/friends/cyberoffroading.webp) CyberOffroading Read owner tests of Cybertruck recovery gear, tire tools, winches, Starlink mounts, and other off-road equipment. Use it to compare equipment before you buy or install it. cyberoffroading.com](https://cyberoffroading.com/)[03 Rocky Mountain events CT ![CyberTrex Events logo](/media/friends/cybertrex-events.webp) CyberTrex Events Find Tesla and Cybertruck trail drives, meetings, and events in the Rocky Mountain region. Use it to find a group for a future trail drive. cybertrexevents.com](https://www.cybertrexevents.com/)[04 EV travel stories TL ![TesLatino logo](/media/friends/teslatino.webp) TesLatino Read Tesla and Cybertruck trip reports from the United States, Canada, and the Arctic. Use it to learn how one driver handles remote travel and limited charging. teslatino.net](https://teslatino.net/)[05 EV camping systems FR ![Fruble logo](/media/friends/fruble.webp) Fruble Find modular storage, sleeping, and camp-kitchen systems made for Tesla and Rivian vehicles. Use it to compare compact camping systems for an EV backroad trip. fruble.co](https://fruble.co/)[06 Verified trail guides TO ![Trails Offroad logo](/media/friends/trails-offroad.webp) Trails Offroad Find detailed off-road trail guides with maps, difficulty ratings, waypoints, photos, and recent trail reports. Use it to study a route and download a GPX file before the trip. trailsoffroad.com](https://www.trailsoffroad.com/)[07 Off-road maps OX ![onX Offroad logo](/media/friends/onx-offroad.webp) onX Offroad Plan routes, check land boundaries and trail reports, and save maps for use without a signal. Use it to verify access and keep a map available offline. onxmaps.com](https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/app)[08 Topographic maps GAIA ![Gaia GPS logo](/media/friends/gaia-gps.webp) Gaia GPS Plan routes with topographic, public-land, satellite, and weather map layers. Save maps and tracks for offline use. Use it to compare terrain and keep a backup route map. gaiagps.com](https://www.gaiagps.com/)[09 Campgrounds and campsites TD ![The Dyrt logo](/media/friends/the-dyrt.webp) The Dyrt Find campgrounds, RV sites, and dispersed camping reports. Read recent reviews and check site details. Use it to compare overnight options near a trail. thedyrt.com](https://thedyrt.com/)[10 Overland places app IO ![iOverlander logo](/media/friends/ioverlander.webp) iOverlander Find camps, water, fuel, repair services, border information, and other traveler-submitted places. Check recent reports and verify each place before you depend on it. ioverlander.com](https://ioverlander.com/)[11 Tesla charging data SI ![Supercharge.info logo](/media/friends/supercharge-info.webp) Supercharge.info See community data for Tesla Supercharger locations, openings, construction, permits, and site changes. This project is one source for our Tesla station data. supercharge.info](https://supercharge.info/)[12 Rivian charging data RR ![Rivian Roamer logo](/media/friends/rivian-roamer.webp) Rivian Roamer See maps and status information for the Rivian Adventure Network and Rivian Waypoints. This project is one source for our Rivian station data. rivianroamer.com](https://rivianroamer.com/)[13 Charging community PS ![PlugShare logo](/media/friends/plugshare.webp) PlugShare See station details, driver reports, and photographs from an international charging community. Check recent driver reports before you leave. plugshare.com](https://www.plugshare.com/)[14 Public charging data AF ![U.S. Department of Energy logo](/media/friends/afdc.webp) Alternative Fuels Data Center Use the U.S. Department of Energy catalog for public charger locations, connectors, power, and access. This federal data is a main source for our U.S. charger catalog. afdc.energy.gov](https://afdc.energy.gov/stations/)[15 Open charging data OC ![Open Charge Map logo](/media/friends/open-charge-map.webp) Open Charge Map Find community-maintained charger locations, access information, connector types, and power data around the world. Its openly licensed contributor records help us fill Canadian and Mexican data gaps. openchargemap.org](https://openchargemap.org/)[16 Mexico charging data CF ![Government of Mexico open data logo](/media/friends/cfe-open-data.webp) CFE Open Data Use Mexico’s federal open-data catalog to find public charging locations, connectors, port counts, and power ratings. This official quarterly dataset is a source for our Mexico charger catalog. datos.gob.mx](https://www.datos.gob.mx/dataset/electrolineras_publicas_en_mexico) EV Backroads is independent of the organizations listed here. Names, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective owners. A listing does not imply endorsement. ## Know someone who belongs here? Send the name of a useful project, club, builder, or organizer. Tell us why it belongs on this page. [Send us a name](/contact) ## Sitemap See the full [EV Backroads sitemap](/sitemap.md) for every published page.