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Pacific Northwest · WAOlympic Peninsula Loop
Rain forest, glaciers, ocean beaches, and mountain views in one epic 3-day loop from Seattle.
Mountain West · WYYellowstone + Grand Teton
Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Teton Range in five unforgettable days.
Southwest · UTUtah Five Parks Loop
Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, and Canyonlands: the ultimate American road trip.
Southwest · AZGrand Canyon South Rim
Bright Angel Trail, Mather Point, and Desert View, the most iconic hike in America.
Pacific Northwest · WA💎 Hidden gemChain Lakes Loop Trail
Alpine wildflower meadows, turquoise lakes, and jaw-dropping volcano views near Mount Baker.
Canada · ABBanff National Park
Moraine Lake, the Icefields Parkway, and the Columbia Icefield, one of the world’s great road trips.
East Coast · ME★ FeaturedAcadia National Park
Granite cliffs, sunrise on Cadillac Mountain, and Jordan Pond popovers on the Maine coast.
East Coast · TN/NCGreat Smoky Mountains
Old-growth forests, waterfalls, and black bears, the most visited national park. No entry fee.
Mountain West · CORocky Mountain NP
Trail Ridge Road crosses 12,000-ft alpine tundra: Bear Lake, elk rut, and alpine hikes above the clouds.
East Coast · VA/NCBlue Ridge Parkway
America’s longest linear national park: 469 miles of Appalachian highway, no trucks, no billboards.
Midwest · MN💎 Hidden gemBoundary Waters Canoe Area
1 million acres of Minnesota wilderness: 1,200 lakes by portage, no motors, no roads, no cell.
East Coast · VAShenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive overlooks and Old Rag’s legendary rock scramble, the Blue Ridge 75 mi from DC.
Pacific Northwest · WA💎 Hidden gemEnchantments Hiking Guide
Larches in fall, alpine lakes, granite spires, the most photographed alpine basin in Washington.
Pacific Northwest · WA💎 Hidden gemEnchanted Valley, Olympic
13 miles into a glacially carved valley with a historic chalet and dozens of waterfalls.
Southwest · UTBryce Canyon: 2-Day
Navajo Loop, Queens Garden, and Fairyland, the most surreal hoodoo landscape on earth.
East Coast · NYAdirondack High Peaks
3-day MacIntyre Range backpacking, bag Wright, Algonquin, and Iroquois (3 of the 46ers) from Lake Placid.
Midwest · MaineBackpacking Maine: 100-Mile Wilderness 7-Day AT Itinerary
Backpacking Maine's 100-Mile Wilderness, the most remote stretch of the Appalachian Trail. 100 miles of Maine boreal forest, granite summits, and bog crossings with no resupply and almost no roads. The hardest and most rewarding week you can spend on the AT.
Midwest · WisconsinApostle Islands Sea Kayaking: 3-Day Lake Superior Adventure
The Apostle Islands are 21 Lake Superior islands with sea caves, sandstone cliffs, and lighthouse-topped headlands, and the best sea kayaking in the Midwest. This 3-day trip paddles the mainland sea caves and camps on Stockton Island, the most dramatic destination in the archipelago.
West Coast · ArizonaArizona Canyon Country: 10-Day Canyoneering and Hiking Circuit
Arizona holds the greatest concentration of slot canyons, sandstone corridors, and rim-edge trails on earth. This 10-day circuit connects Antelope Canyon, Paria Canyon, the Grand Canyon rim, and Vermilion Cliffs into the definitive Arizona canyon road trip.
Mountain West · ArkansasArkansas 10-Day Complete Outdoor Circuit
Arkansas packs an impossible amount of outdoor variety into one state: Ozark bluffs, Ouachita ridgelines, a historic spa town, Class IV whitewater, and a giant lake. This 10-day circuit hits every region and every activity type.
West Coast · MarylandAssateague Island: 3-Day Wild Pony Beach Backpacking
Wild ponies roam a barrier island beach where you can backpack to primitive oceanside campsites and sleep to the sound of breaking surf. Assateague Island National Seashore is one of the most unusual overnight experiences on the East Coast.
Midwest · LouisianaAtchafalaya Basin Kayaking: 3-Day Swamp Paddle
The Atchafalaya is the largest river swamp in the United States, 1.4 million acres of cypress forest, Spanish moss, alligators, and a silence you can't find anywhere else in the country. Three days paddling the basin from Henderson, Louisiana.
Midwest · South DakotaBadlands and Black Hills: 3-Day South Dakota Weekend
Alien hoodoo formations at Badlands National Park, granite peaks in Custer State Park, and the carving still in progress at Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota's outdoor icons packed into a single long weekend. This 3-day itinerary hits every essential.
Pacific NW · MontanaBeartooth Highway: 10-Day Montana & Wyoming Loop
Charles Kuralt called it the most scenic highway in America. The Beartooth Highway crests 10,947 feet across a granite plateau above the treeline before dropping into Yellowstone's northeast corner. This 10-day loop connects it all.
Southwest · TexasBig Bend National Park: 3-Day Desert Hiking Weekend
Big Bend sits at the most remote bend of the Rio Grande, a park larger than Rhode Island with zero cell service, the darkest night skies in the lower 48, and a mountain range rising 7,800 feet from a desert where javelinas roam. Three days barely scratches it.
West Coast · MississippiBlack Creek Wilderness: 6-Day Float & Backpacking Trip
Black Creek is Mississippi's only designated wilderness river, 41 miles of white sand beaches, crystal-clear water, and old-growth bottomland forest that feels like Louisiana's bayous meet the Florida panhandle. A genuinely beautiful float that almost nobody outside the state knows about.
Midwest · South DakotaBlack Hills Backpacking: 6-Day Centennial Trail South Dakota
The Centennial Trail runs 111 miles through the Black Hills of South Dakota, from Wind Cave National Park to Bear Butte State Park. This 6-day itinerary covers the most spectacular 60-mile central section through Custer State Park and the Black Hills National Forest, ending on a summit sacred to the Lakota.
Pacific NW · MontanaBob Marshall Wilderness: 6-Day Backpacking Trip
The Chinese Wall, a 1,000-foot limestone escarpment stretching 22 miles across the Continental Divide, is one of the most dramatic landforms in North America. The Bob Marshall Wilderness puts it 25 miles from the nearest road with no permit required.
Pacific NW · MinnesotaBoundary Waters Canoe Area: 3-Day Intro Canoe Trip
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is one of the most visited wilderness areas in the US, and one of the least understood. This 3-day intro loop from Entry Point 30 covers Lake One, Lake Two, and Lake Three with portages under 100 rods, walleye fishing, and loon calls that will follow you home.
West Coast · ArkansasBuffalo National River: 3-Day Float & Hike Weekend
The Buffalo is America's first national river, a free-flowing Ozark waterway where elk wade at dawn and 500-foot bluffs turn gold in the afternoon light. Three days of canoeing and canyon hiking in the Arkansas Ozarks.
West Coast · CaliforniaChannel Islands National Park: 2-Day Sea Kayaking Weekend
Santa Cruz Island holds the world's largest sea cave, the 1,227-foot Painted Cave, and the Channel Islands have sea kayaking, snorkeling, and camping with no cell service just 90 minutes from Los Angeles. This 2-day weekend is the best escape from Southern California most people have never taken.
West Coast · CaliforniaEastern Sierra Nevada: 10-Day Loop from Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Lakes as base camp for 10 days of Eastern Sierra Nevada exploration: John Muir Wilderness backpacking, Devils Postpile volcanic columns, Mono Lake tufa towers, June Lake Loop fishing, and the Convict Lake cirque. This is California's high-country playground at its most diverse.
West Coast · FloridaEverglades Kayaking Weekend: Mangrove Tunnels & Chickee Camping
The Everglades Wilderness Waterway is the longest paddling trail in the US at 99 miles, but even a weekend in the southern section delivers an experience unlike anything else in North America: chickee platforms over open water, roseate spoonbills at sunset, manatees beneath your kayak, and mangrove tunnels so tight the canopy closes overhead.
Midwest · FloridaFlorida Trail Big Cypress: 7-Day Backpacking Through America's Wildest Swamp
Most people don't think of Florida as a backpacking destination, but the Florida National Scenic Trail's Big Cypress section is unlike any trail in the country: 49 miles through cypress domes and wet prairies where hikers wade knee-deep (sometimes waist-deep) through tannin-stained water alongside alligators. This is real, untamed wilderness.
Pacific NW · IdahoFrank Church Wilderness: 10-Day Salmon River Expedition
The Middle Fork of the Salmon is the premier wilderness river in North America. A 10-day expedition combines a Main Salmon whitewater float, Bighorn Crags backpacking, and a fly-in camp accessible only by bush plane, all inside the largest roadless area in the lower 48.
Mountain West · GeorgiaGeorgia Complete Outdoor Circuit: 10-Day Adventure from Mountains to Sea
Georgia has one of the most diverse outdoor landscapes in the eastern US: ancient swamps teeming with alligators, wild barrier islands accessible only by ferry, Class V whitewater rivers, and the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. This 10-day circuit connects the best of all of them.
East Coast · GeorgiaGeorgia Appalachian Trail: 7-Day Backpacking from Springer to Bly Gap
The first 78 miles of the Appalachian Trail begin in Georgia and contain some of the most storied terrain on the entire 2,190-mile footpath. Blood Mountain, Neels Gap, and the legendary start at Springer Mountain, this is where thru-hikers begin their journeys and where weekend backpackers find out what the AT is really about.
Pacific NW · MontanaGlacier National Park: 3-Day Hiking Weekend
Grinnell Glacier, the Highline Trail above the Garden Wall, and Hidden Lake Overlook in one three-day Montana weekend. Glacier's most iconic trails with a logistics plan that actually works.
West Coast · ArizonaGrand Canyon Rim to Rim: 3-Day Hiking Itinerary
Hike all the way through the Grand Canyon in three days, South Rim to North Rim via the Bright Angel and North Kaibab corridors. Twenty-one miles, a mile of vertical descent and re-climb, and one of the great physical accomplishments in American hiking.
Mountain West · WyomingGrand Teton National Park: 3-Day Hiking Weekend
Cascade Canyon, the most dramatic slot in the Teton Range. Jenny Lake reflected peaks at sunrise. Taggart and Bradley Lakes through burnt forest and wildflower meadows. The best Grand Teton weekend for hikers who want to earn the views.
Southwest · TexasGuadalupe Mountains National Park: 5-Day Backpacking Trip
Guadalupe Mountains holds the highest point in Texas, the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef, and a high-elevation pine forest oasis rising from the Chihuahuan Desert. No entrance fee, no permit fees, and almost no crowds, the most underrated backpacking park in the Southwest.
West Coast · MississippiGulf Islands National Seashore: 3-Day Island Camping Trip
Gulf Islands National Seashore stretches across Mississippi and Florida with pristine barrier islands accessible only by boat. Three days of beach camping, snorkeling, and exploring Civil War forts on some of the most undisturbed Gulf Coast shoreline in America.
Pacific NW · ArizonaHavasupai Falls: 5-Day Arizona Canyon Camping Trip
Turquoise waterfalls deep inside a Grand Canyon side canyon, accessible only on foot, by horse, or by helicopter. Havasupai is the most visually spectacular camping destination in Arizona, and one of the hardest permits to get in the country.
Midwest · WisconsinIce Age Trail: 6-Day Kettle Moraine Backpacking Trip
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail traces the terminal moraine of the last glacier across Wisconsin, 1,200 miles of kettles, kames, and eskers shaped by a mile-thick ice sheet 12,000 years ago. The Kettle Moraine section is the most dramatic and hikeable stretch: 6 days through glacially sculpted landscape unlike anything else in the country.
Pacific NW · AlaskaKenai Fjords National Park: 2-Day Kayaking and Exit Glacier Adventure
Orcas, tidewater glaciers, puffins by the thousands, and sea kayaking through the calved ice of Resurrection Bay, Kenai Fjords is the most accessible Alaskan wilderness from the road system. This 2-day trip from Seward combines Exit Glacier's ice field access with a guided kayak in the fjords.
Southwest · LouisianaKisatchie National Forest: 6-Day Louisiana Backpacking Trip
Louisiana isn't on anyone's backpacking radar, which is exactly why Kisatchie National Forest deserves your attention. The Wild Azalea Trail runs 25 miles through longleaf pine savannas and cypress bayous, Louisiana's longest trail, no permit, and almost nobody on it.
West Coast · CaliforniaLost Coast Trail: 5-Day Backpacking Trip on California's Wildest Coastline
The Lost Coast exists because the terrain was too steep for Highway 1, the rugged King Range forced the road inland and left 25 miles of black sand beaches, 4,000-foot sea cliffs, and complete roadless wilderness. It's the most remote coastline in the contiguous US and one of California's best backpacking routes.
East Coast · LouisianaLouisiana 10-Day Outdoor & Wetlands Circuit
Louisiana's outdoor scene is defined by water, swamps, bayous, coastal marshes, and one of the most important bird migration corridors in North America. This 10-day circuit moves through every zone of the state's wild country.
Midwest · North DakotaMaah Daah Hey Trail: 6-Day North Dakota Badlands Backpacking
The Maah Daah Hey Trail crosses 144 miles of North Dakota Badlands through Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Little Missouri National Grassland. This 6-day itinerary covers the best 60-mile central section, a world-class wilderness walk that almost nobody knows exists.
West Coast · MaineMaine 10-Day Outdoor Circuit: Katahdin, Allagash & Acadia
Ten days connecting the three pillars of Maine outdoor adventure: summit Katahdin via the Knife's Edge, paddle the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, and end on the granite coast at Acadia. This is the Maine trip.
Midwest · MichiganMichigan Peninsula Circuit: 10-Day UP + Lower Michigan Outdoor Trip
Michigan has two peninsulas, 3,200 miles of Great Lakes shoreline, and more lighthouses than any state in the country. This 10-day circuit connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas through Mackinac Island, Tahquamenon Falls old-growth forest, Pictured Rocks sea caves, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and a Traverse City finale.
West Coast · MinnesotaMinnesota Grand Loop: 10-Day BWCAW Canoe + Superior Trail
Ten days connecting Minnesota's two great wilderness experiences: an 8-day canoe route through the Boundary Waters (Sawbill Lake to Polly Lake, 75+ miles, 18 portages) bookended by days on the Superior Hiking Trail above Lake Superior. The most complete Minnesota wilderness trip you can do.
Midwest · MississippiMississippi 10-Day Outdoor Discovery Trip
Mississippi surprises almost every outdoor visitor: a designated wilderness river with white sand beaches, ancient Natchez Trace backpacking, barrier island camping, via ferrata in the hill country, and one of the best flyway birding spots in North America.
Southwest · New MexicoNew Mexico Wilderness Circuit: 10-Day Outdoor Adventure
New Mexico contains the first designated wilderness in the United States, the state's highest peak, a living river of sandhill cranes, bat-filled caverns, and the largest white gypsum desert on earth. This 10-day circuit hits all of them.
West Coast · NebraskaNiobrara River Float: 3-Day Nebraska Canoe Weekend
The Niobrara National Scenic River runs through a canyon where five distinct ecosystems overlap, eastern forest, western prairie, Rocky Mountain plants, and Great Plains flora, all meeting at the water's edge. Three days of canoe floating from Valentine, Nebraska, to Smith Falls delivers one of the most scenically surprising river trips in the Great Plains.
West Coast · North DakotaLittle Missouri River Float: 10-Day North Dakota Canoe Expedition
Float 96 miles of the Little Missouri River through the heart of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, camping on gravel bars beside bison herds and waking to painted Badlands canyon walls. This 10-day canoe expedition through North Dakota is one of the most unique river trips in the Great Plains.
Pacific NW · OregonOregon Coast Trail: 5-Day Hiking Cannon Beach to Pacific City
The Oregon Coast Trail runs 382 miles from the Columbia River to the California border, all of it free, most of it jaw-dropping. This 5-day section from Cannon Beach to Pacific City covers 70 miles of sea stacks, headland scrambles, and state park beach camps with no permit required.
Midwest · ArkansasOuachita Trail Arkansas: 7-Day Backpacking Trip
The Ouachita National Recreation Trail runs 223 miles through the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma, zero permit requirement, water every five miles, and ridge-walking solitude that rivals anything in the Appalachians. This 7-day section covers the best 70 miles.
Mountain West · PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Complete Outdoor: 10-Day Adventure Route
Pennsylvania hides a massive outdoor resume: Grand Canyon gorge hiking, Class IV whitewater on the Youghiogheny, the best raptor migration in North America, and 70 miles of ridgeline trail through the Laurel Highlands. Here's how to connect it all in 10 days.
West Coast · PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Grand Canyon: 7-Day Hiking & Backpacking
Pine Creek Gorge drops 800 feet through 47 miles of roadless Pennsylvania wilderness. Hike the rim, backpack the gorge floor, and kayak the creek, this is the Northeast's most underrated big-wilderness experience.
Midwest · NebraskaPine Ridge Backpacking: 6-Day Nebraska Wilderness Adventure
The Pine Ridge of northwestern Nebraska feels like Wyoming dropped into the Great Plains. Ponderosa pine forests, dramatic clay buttes, toadstool rock formations, and the Soldier Creek Wilderness deliver a 6-day backpacking circuit that almost no one outside Nebraska knows about.
Midwest · MichiganPorcupine Mountains Backpacking: 3-Day Michigan Wilderness
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is the largest remaining old-growth hardwood-hemlock forest in the upper Midwest, 60,000 acres of ancient trees above Lake Superior with zero cell service. This 3-day loop hits the Lake of the Clouds rim, the Presque Isle waterfalls, and a remote backcountry cabin system unlike anything else in the Midwest.
Midwest · New HampshirePresidential Range Traverse: 3-Day Hike in New Hampshire
The Presidential Traverse is one of the great alpine hikes in North America, 20 miles of above-treeline ridge from Madison to Eisenhower with Mount Washington (6,288ft, worst weather in North America) as the centerpiece. Three days in the White Mountains.
Pacific NW · AlaskaResurrection Pass Trail: 5-Day Backpacking Trip on the Kenai Peninsula
The Resurrection Pass Trail runs 38 miles through the heart of the Kenai Peninsula, spruce forest, salmon streams, alpine tundra, and six bookable backcountry cabins on a trail system with no difficult technical sections. It's Alaska backpacking without the fly-in price tag.
Pacific NW · PennsylvaniaRicketts Glen State Park: 3-Day Waterfall Weekend
Twenty-one named waterfalls, including 94-foot Ganoga Falls, packed into a single 7.2-mile loop. Ricketts Glen is the most dramatic day hike in Pennsylvania, and the lake camping is genuinely good.
West Coast · NebraskaNebraska Sandhills to Pine Ridge: 10-Day Wilderness Circuit
The Nebraska Sandhills are the largest sand dune system in the Western Hemisphere, 20,000 square miles of grass-stabilized dunes holding one of the world's most significant freshwater aquifers. This 10-day circuit crosses the Sandhills by canoe, hikes the Pine Ridge wilderness, and follows the Oregon Trail to Chimney Rock.
Pacific NW · IdahoSawtooth Wilderness: 3-Day Alice-Toxaway Loop Backpacking
Five alpine lakes, jagged granite peaks above 10,000 feet, and a 20-mile loop with no permit required. The Sawtooth Wilderness outside Stanley, Idaho is one of the most accessible and spectacular backpacking destinations in the American West.
Pacific NW · IdahoSelway-Bitterroot Wilderness: 7-Day Backpacking
The Selway-Bitterroot is one of the largest wildernesses in the lower 48 and one of the least visited. Seven days along the Selway River corridor takes you through old-growth cedar forest, past remote alpine lakes, and into country where many trails exist only on paper.
West Coast · MichiganSleeping Bear Dunes: 6-Day Lake Michigan Outdoor Trip
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was named 'Most Beautiful Place in America' by Good Morning America viewers, perched 450 feet above Lake Michigan on a dome of glacial sand, it earns the title. This 6-day trip combines dune hiking, Manitou Island wilderness camping, shoreline kayaking, and the Leelanau Peninsula.
Pacific NW · OregonSmith Rock State Park: 2-Day Hiking & Climbing Weekend
Towering volcanic spires, the Crooked River canyon, and world-class sport climbing routes, Smith Rock is one of the most dramatic landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. This 2-day weekend covers the essential Misery Ridge Loop and gets you to the base of Monkey Face.
Midwest · South DakotaSouth Dakota Wilderness Circuit: 10-Day Outdoor Adventure
Ten days covering South Dakota's complete outdoor circuit: Badlands wilderness backpacking, Black Elk Peak, the world's third longest cave, Wind Cave bison herds, and Lewis and Clark kayaking on the Missouri River. South Dakota rewards those who stay long enough to see it all.
Midwest · MinnesotaSuperior Hiking Trail: 7-Day North Shore Thru-Hike
The Superior Hiking Trail runs 310 miles along Minnesota's North Shore above Lake Superior, one of the great long trails in the Midwest. This 7-day itinerary covers the Tettegouche to Grand Marais section: 75 miles of ridge walking with Lake Superior glinting below at every overlook.
Pacific NW · GeorgiaTallulah Gorge & Blue Ridge Weekend: 3-Day Georgia Hiking Guide
One of the deepest gorges east of the Rockies, the birthplace of the Appalachian Trail, and the highest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi, all within an hour of each other in northern Georgia. This 3-day weekend hits every major highlight.
Midwest · North DakotaTheodore Roosevelt National Park: 3-Day Badlands Backpacking Weekend
Painted canyons, wild horses, and bison roaming free, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the Badlands most people never find. Three days of backpacking through the South Unit's Petrified Forest Loop delivers solitude and scenery that rivals anything in the West.
Pacific NW · OregonThree Sisters Wilderness: 10-Day Backpacking Loop with South Sister Summit
Three volcanic peaks, the Green Lakes Basin wildflower meadows, the PCT through obsidian lava fields, and a non-technical summit of South Sister at 10,358 feet. This 10-day loop in central Oregon's Three Sisters Wilderness is the quintessential Oregon backpacking trip.
West Coast · New MexicoValles Caldera and Jemez Mountains: 5-Day New Mexico Hiking Trip
The Valles Caldera is a 13-mile-wide ancient volcano crater filled with elk herds and mountain meadows, one of New Mexico's most dramatic and least-visited landscapes. This 5-day trip pairs the caldera with Jemez hot springs, canyon waterfalls, and Santa Fe as a base.
West Coast · New MexicoWhite Sands Backcountry: 3-Day New Mexico Desert Weekend
White Sands National Park is the largest gypsum dune field on earth, 275 square miles of blinding white sand rising from the Chihuahuan Desert. This 3-day trip combines backcountry camping in the dunes with the rugged Organ Mountains for a desert experience unlike anywhere else in America.
Mountain West · WyomingWind River Range: 6-Day Cirque of the Towers Backpacking
The Cirque of the Towers is a ring of 12 granite spires surrounding Lonesome Lake, one of the most photographed alpine scenes in North America. The Wind River Range has 40 glaciers, no permit requirement, and three million acres of roadless wilderness.
West Coast · WisconsinWisconsin Northwoods: 10-Day Lakes, Paddles & Backpacking
Ten days through the best outdoor country in the upper Midwest: Apostle Islands sea kayaking, Northern Highland canoe routes through hundreds of connected lakes, Porcupine Mountains wilderness backpacking, and a final circuit through Marinette County's waterfall corridor.
Virginia · Blue Ridge MountainsAppalachian Trail in Shenandoah: 3-Day Itinerary + Best Day Hikes
101 miles of Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park: a 3-day itinerary covering Stony Man, the Old Rag rock scramble, and Bearfence Mounta
United States · Spring seasonBest National Parks to Visit in April: 6 Top Picks
The best national parks to visit in April: Joshua Tree wildflowers, Death Valley super blooms, Saguaro cactus flowers, Zion spring waterfalls, the Smokies wildflower pilgrimage, and Big Bend
United States · Winter parksBest National Parks to Visit in December: A Winter Guide
The best national parks to visit in December: Everglades in dry season, Death Valley, Big Bend, Saguaro, Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon South Rim, and snow-dusted Bryce Canyon.
United States · Winter parksBest National Parks to Visit in January: A Winter Guide
The best national parks to visit in January: the Everglades at its dry-season peak, cool Death Valley, Big Bend, Joshua Tree, Saguaro, and snow-capped Bryce Canyon hoodoos.
United States · Early-summer parksBest National Parks to Visit in June: An Early-Summer Guide
The best national parks to visit in June: Glacier as Going-to-the-Sun opens, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Olympic, and Crater Lake, with peak wildflowers, waterfalls, and long d
United States · Spring parksBest National Parks to Visit in May: A Spring Guide
The best national parks to visit in May: Yosemite at peak waterfall season, wildflowers in the Great Smoky Mountains, Zion before the summer heat, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Shenandoah, and s
United States · Winter parksBest National Parks to Visit in Winter: A Season Guide
The best national parks to visit in winter: Yellowstone by snowcoach, snowy Yosemite Valley and the firefall, Bryce Canyon hoodoos under snow, plus warm Death Valley, the Everglades, and Jos
West Texas · Chihuahuan DesertHiking in Big Bend National Park: 4-Day Texas Itinerary
Four days hiking in Big Bend National Park: the Window Trail and Lost Mine in the Chisos, the Emory Peak summit, Santa Elena Canyon, and a Rio Grande
Central California Coast · Highway 1Hiking Trails in Big Sur California: A 3-Day Coast Itinerary
Three days on the best hiking in Big Sur: McWay Falls and the Ewoldsen Trail at Julia Pfeiffer Burns, the Pfeiffer Falls and Buzzards Roost loops, and
Western Colorado · Gunnison RiverBlack Canyon of the Gunnison: A 2-Day Itinerary
Two days at one of the steepest, deepest, narrowest canyons in North America: the South Rim Drive overlooks, Painted Wall, the best rim hikes, and Dar
Southern Utah · Dark Sky ParkBryce Canyon Itinerary: 2 Days Among the Hoodoos
A 2-day Bryce Canyon itinerary built around the Navajo Loop and Queen\
California · Sierra NevadaCalifornia National Parks Family Loop: A 10-Day Itinerary
A 10-day California national parks road trip built for families: Yosemite Valley waterfalls, Glacier Point, the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove, then
Southeast Utah · Canyonlands NPCanyonlands Needles District: A 3-Day Backpacking Itinerary
Three days of Needles District hiking in the remote southwest corner of Canyonlands: the Chesler Park Loop and Joint Trail, Druid Arch, Elephant Canyo
South-Central Utah · Waterpocket FoldCapitol Reef Itinerary: 2 Days in the Waterpocket Fold
Two days through Utah\
Southeast Arizona · Wonderland of RocksChiricahua National Monument: A 2-Day Hiking Itinerary
Two days of Chiricahua National Monument hiking: the classic Echo Canyon Loop through Wall Street and the Grottoes, the big Heart of Rocks Loop with i
Central South Carolina · Old-Growth SwampWhat to Do in Congaree National Park: A 2-Day Itinerary
Two days exploring what to do in Congaree National Park: the elevated Boardwalk Loop, the Weston Lake Loop, a Cedar Creek paddle through the old-growt
Southern Oregon · Cascade RangeCrater Lake Rim Trail: A 2-Day Hiking Itinerary
Two days hiking the Crater Lake rim: the 33-mile Rim Drive, Garfield Peak and Watchman Peak above the caldera, Mount Scott, and the deepest, bluest la
Eastern Kentucky · Red River GorgeDaniel Boone National Forest Hiking: A Red River Gorge Itinerary
Three days of Daniel Boone National Forest hiking in Kentucky\
Eastern California · Mojave DesertDeath Valley Winter Hiking: A 3-Day Itinerary
Three days hiking Death Valley in winter, the only season cool enough to walk it: Badwater Basin salt flats, Golden Canyon to Red Cathedral, the Mesqu
Quinault Rain Forest · Olympic National ParkEnchanted Valley Olympic National Park: A 3-Day Backpacking Itinerary
Three days backpacking the Enchanted Valley trail from Graves Creek up the East Fork Quinault River, about 13 miles each way to the historic chalet, t
Western Virginia · Appalachian RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest Hiking: A 3-Day Virginia Itinerary
Three days of George Washington National Forest hiking in western Virginia: the Big Schloss outcrop, Crabtree Falls, drive-up Reddish Knob, Ramsey\
Northwest Montana · Late MayGlacier National Park: Memorial Day Weekend Itinerary
An honest 3-day plan for Glacier over Memorial Day weekend, when Going-to-the-Sun Road is not fully open yet but the waterfalls are roaring, the crowd
Jackson Hole · WyomingGrand Teton Day Hikes: 3-Day Itinerary
The best day hikes in the Grand Tetons over a long weekend, no overnight backcountry permits needed: Jenny Lake, Hidden Falls, Inspiration Point, Casc
Eastern Nevada · near BakerGreat Basin National Park Itinerary: 2 Days in Nevada
Two days in one of the most remote and uncrowded parks in the country: Lehman Caves, the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, ancient bristlecone pines, alpine
Michigan & Wisconsin · Freshwater CoastGreat Lakes Family Road Trip: A 7-Day Itinerary
Seven family days around Lake Michigan and Lake Superior: the Sleeping Bear dunes, Traverse City beaches, car-free Mackinac Island by ferry, Pictured
West Texas · Chihuahuan DesertGuadalupe Mountains Hiking: A 2-Day Texas Itinerary
Two days of Guadalupe Mountains hiking: the strenuous Guadalupe Peak hike to the highest point in Texas, McKittrick Canyon\
Maui · Haleakala National ParkHaleakala Sunrise Hike: A 2-Day Maui Summit Itinerary
A planner-built haleakala sunrise tour from Kahului: book the required summit reservation, drive up to 10,023 feet for sunrise above the clouds, then
Iceland · The Land of Fire & IceIceland Itinerary: The Perfect 5-Day Highlights Loop
A 5-day Iceland self-drive: the Golden Circle, the south-coast waterfalls, the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, Diamond Beach, and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
Front Range · Continental DivideIndian Peaks Wilderness: Weekend Backpacking Guide
The best intro backpacking trip near Denver: Indian Peaks Wilderness in 2 days, Continental Divide views, alpine lakes, and a beginner-friendly route.
Lake Superior · Michigan Wilderness IslandIsle Royale Backpacking: A 4-Day Itinerary
Four days backpacking Isle Royale National Park: the Greenstone Ridge Trail from Rock Harbor, Scoville Point and Mount Franklin, Lake Superior coves,
High Sierra · Yosemite to Reds MeadowJohn Muir Trail Section Hike: A 5-Day Sierra Itinerary
A 5-day John Muir Trail section hike from Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite over 11,073-foot Donohue Pass and through the Ansel Adams Wilderness to Thousan
Utah & Arizona · Red Rock Canyon CountryColorado River Kayaking Trips: A 3-Day Moab and Lake Powell Itinerary
Three days of flatwater paddling, from kayaking the Moab Colorado River under red cliffs to an Antelope Canyon kayak on Lake Powell and the calm Glen
Sierra Nevada · Kings Canyon National ParkKings Canyon Backpacking: A 4-Day Sierra Itinerary
Four days backpacking the classic Rae Lakes Loop in Kings Canyon National Park: ~41 miles from Roads End over Glen Pass at 11,978 feet, past Rae Lakes
Nevada → Utah · I-15 road tripLas Vegas to Zion National Park: A 3-Day Road Trip Itinerary
Drive about 160 miles and 2.5 hours from Las Vegas to Zion National Park, then ride the canyon shuttle to Angels Landing, The Narrows, and the Emerald
Northern California · Cascade volcanoesLassen Volcanic Day Hikes: A 2-Day Itinerary
Two days of Lassen Volcanic day hikes: Bumpass Hell boiling mudpots, the 10,457-foot Lassen Peak summit, Kings Creek Falls, the Cinder Cone and Painte
Aspen, Colorado · Maroon Bells-Snowmass WildernessMaroon Bells Four Passes Loop: Backpacking Guide
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Eastern Sierra · Inyo National ForestMount Whitney Trail: A Summit Hiking Itinerary
A 2 to 3 day plan for hiking Mount Whitney on the Mount Whitney Trail: acclimatize near Lone Pine, then climb the ~22-mile round trip past the 99 swit
Western North Carolina · Southern AppalachiansNantahala National Forest Hiking: A 3-Day North Carolina Itinerary
Three days of Nantahala National Forest hiking: Whitewater Falls, the deep Nantahala Gorge and a river day, Wesser Bald and Wayah Bald lookout towers
Utah & the Southwest · Mighty 5 + MoabNational Park Road Trip: A 7-Day Southwest Itinerary
A 7-day national park road trip through Utah: Arches and Canyonlands out of Moab, the Colorado River, then Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, and Zion as you
New Hampshire · Vermont · MaineNew England Fall Road Trip: A 7-Day Foliage Itinerary
Seven days of peak fall color: the Kancamagus Highway and Franconia Notch in the White Mountains, Stowe and the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Berksh
Washington · the American AlpsNorth Cascades Backpacking: A 4-Day Itinerary
Four days backpacking the North Cascades: Cascade Pass and the Sahale Arm to a glacier camp, the Maple Pass Loop, and the turquoise Diablo and Ross La
Olympic National Park · WashingtonOlympic Peninsula Family Road Trip: 7-Day Loop
Rain forest walks, tide pools, and mountain meadows in a loop the whole family can do, with no serious elevation, just pure wonder.
Arkansas · Ouachita MountainsOuachita National Recreation Trail: A Section-Hike Itinerary
Four days section-hiking the Ouachita National Recreation Trail (the OT): Pinnacle Mountain near Little Rock, the Flatside Wilderness and Forked Mount
Upper Peninsula · Lake SuperiorPictured Rocks Backpacking: A 3-Day Lakeshore Itinerary
Three days backpacking the Pictured Rocks Lakeshore Trail above Lake Superior: Miners Castle, Mosquito Beach, Chapel Rock and Chapel Falls, Spray Fall
Colorado · Estes Park gatewayRocky Mountain National Park With Kids: A Family Adventure Itinerary
Four family days in Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park: easy lake loops, a waterfall hike, elk in the meadows, the tundra drive up Trail Rid
Sonoran Desert · Tucson, ArizonaSaguaro National Park Hikes: 3-Day Best Hikes Itinerary
The best Saguaro National Park hikes across both districts from Tucson, Valley View Overlook and Signal Hill in the West, Wasson Peak on the ridgeline
Northern Arizona · Red Rock CountrySedona Hiking: Devil\ s Bridge Cathedral Rock and the Best Red-Rock Trails (3-Day Itinerary)
Three days hiking in Sedona: hiking Devil\
North Cascades · Head of Lake ChelanStehekin Washington: A 3-Day Itinerary
Three days in one of the most remote communities in the US: ride the Lady of the Lake ferry up a 50-mile fjord, see Rainbow Falls, eat at the famous S
Western Norway · Gateway to the FjordsBest Things to Do in Bergen, Norway: 3-Day Fjord Itinerary
The best things to do in Bergen, Bryggen, Mount Fløyen, and the Fish Market, plus the Flåm Railway and a Nærøyfjord cruise on the classic fjord day loop.
Sedona, Arizona · Red Rock CountryThings to Do in Sedona with Kids (4-Day Family Itinerary)
A 4-day Sedona family itinerary for kids 4–10: Slide Rock's natural water slide, a Pink Jeep adventure, easy red-rock trails, Junior Ranger badges, and where to stay.
Southern Nevada · Mojave DesertThings to Do in Las Vegas Besides Partying: A 3-Day Outdoor Itinerary
Three days of outdoor things to do in Las Vegas, far from the Strip: Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Mount Charleston, and Black Canyon kayaking on L
Southern California · Mojave & Colorado DesertsHikes in Joshua Tree: A 3-Day Best-of Itinerary
Three days of the best hikes in Joshua Tree National Park: Hidden Valley and Barker Dam among the boulders, the Ryan Mountain summit, 49 Palms Oasis,
Utah · Southwest · National ParksUtah s Mighty Five: Family Road Trip (7–10 Days)
All five Utah national parks designed for families, easy canyon hikes, dramatic views, and short drives between parks.
San Juan Mountains · SW ColoradoWeminuche Wilderness: Chicago Basin Backpacking
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Pacific Coast · Oregon, California & back through the SierraWest Coast Road Trip: The Ultimate 14-Day Pacific Coast Itinerary
The ultimate 14-day West Coast road trip from Seattle to LA: down Highway 101 through the Oregon Coast, redwoods, San Francisco and Big Sur, then back north on I-5 through Death Valley, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake. Day-by-day timed stops and the full route map.
West-Central Wyoming · Bridger-Teton WildernessWind River Range Wyoming: A Hiking and Backpacking Itinerary
Four days in the
Eastern Alaska · America\Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: A 4-Day Alaska Itinerary
Four days in America\
California · Sierra NevadaYosemite Hiking Trips: Best Trails & Complete Guide
Half Dome, the Mist Trail to Vernal & Nevada Falls, Mirror Lake, and the Valley Loop, the four Yosemite Valley routes most worth your time, with the s
Zion National Park from Las Vegas: The Complete Itinerary
Just 2.5 hours from the Strip, Zion's towering sandstone cliffs make the perfect Vegas escape. Here's how to plan the drive, the hikes, and where to stay.
Southwestern Utah · Navajo SandstoneZion National Park: 3-Day Itinerary
Red sandstone cliffs, slot canyons, and the Virgin River. Angels Landing, The Narrows, and Kolob Canyons in Utah\
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