---
name: ev-backroads
description: Plan safe off-pavement EV adventures with EV Backroads, inspect charging and trail data, create shareable map links, and contribute moderated Trail Commons places.
homepage: https://www.evbackroads.com/
metadata:
  version: "1.0"
  openapi: https://www.evbackroads.com/api/v1/community/openapi.json
---

# EV Backroads

Use this skill when a user wants to find, compare, plan, or share an EV backroad trip in North America, or contribute a trail or campsite.

## Core workflows

1. For a new driver, begin with [Start Here](https://www.evbackroads.com/start.md). Match recommendations to experience, vehicle clearance, available time, and comfort with remoteness.
2. Use [Adventure Trip Packs](https://www.evbackroads.com/adventures.md) for curated plans and [Trail Guides](https://www.evbackroads.com/trail-guides.md) for field detail.
3. Use the [Backroads Map](https://www.evbackroads.com/map.md) for current fast chargers, routed distance bands, trails, camps, land managers, vehicle-access lines, USFS closed roads, regenerative descents, connector and power filters, and changes over time. Preserve the resulting query parameters when you share a filtered map.
4. Use [Stories](https://www.evbackroads.com/stories.md) for Offroad America and regenerative-descent reporting.
5. Read the content-addressed [dataset manifest](https://www.evbackroads.com/datasets/latest.json) before making data-freshness claims.
6. To contribute a place, load the focused [Trail Commons skill](https://www.evbackroads.com/skills/trail-commons/SKILL.md).

## Agent-readable content

- Request any normal page with the **Accept: text/markdown** header, or add **.md** to its pathname.
- Discover published pages at [sitemap.md](https://www.evbackroads.com/sitemap.md).
- Read published community places with the [Trail Commons OpenAPI document](https://www.evbackroads.com/api/v1/community/openapi.json).

## Safety and truthfulness

- Treat the map as planning information, not authorization or a go signal.
- Verify charging status, legal access, closures, weather, road condition, and vehicle fit with primary sources before travel.
- Planned or construction chargers do not affect current charging coverage.
- Never expose a sensitive campsite, cultural site, fragile habitat, or private contributor contact data.
- Do not claim that a route is safe for a specific driver or vehicle without stating the constraints and current-source checks.