Maryland Active and Adventure Vacations

Solomon's Island dock on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (Paul Souders/Digital Vision/Getty)

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Chesapeake Bay
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Where the water is calm, the camping great—and the sea kayaking takes you to a world of beautiful swimmers
Strand Us Here
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See Creatures
Stick Together
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Get cliquey at a specialty camp—a booming new trend in sports schools

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Five Great Family Escapes
100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine
At Home in the Wild
Civility and wilderness meet at Little Lyford Pond Sport Camps

A Mountain Climbing Primer
A Whitewater Rafting Primer
A Sea Kayaking Primer
A Trekking Primer
Be the Sag Wagon
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How to pull off a bike tour on your own two wheels.

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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
from $184, 1-7 days
Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort is a sporting paradise. It is home to Maryland‘s only Jack Nicklaus golf course. In addition to golf, the Resort...
Cycling the Alleghany Passage and C&O Canal, PA & MD
Sierra Club Outings
from $1045, 8 days
Assisted by local historians and interpreters, our cycling trip will be a passageway into the history, scenery, and culture of Western Pennsylvania,...

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Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
Complete Gear Archives: Cycling
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to cycling.
Complete Gear Archives: Climbing
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things climbing.
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Mountain Athlete
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Jackson, Wyoming
Chalk It Up
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Experience is the key to mountaineering prowess, but high-altitude fitness makes all the difference on summit day
Blitzing the Backcountry
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Turn your winter fitness routine into a brand-new adventure
The Rowbike
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Saddle Up
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Spring is here. Time to wipe the cobwebs off your bike, oil your chain, and kick your fitness into a new gear. Here's how.