Midwest Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Chicago, IL
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Cincinnati, OH
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Columbus, OH
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Green Bay, WI
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Bloomington, IN
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI
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Custer State Park, SD
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Huron-Manistee National Forests, MI
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Seney National Wildlife Refuge, MI
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
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Midwest Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

Climb Every Mole Hill
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The highest points in heartland states like Kansas and Iowa aren't much to look at, but when you knock off seven of them in a four-day, 3,000-mile blitz . . . well, let's just say the little bastards have a way of kicking back.
Wilderness Therapy
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Lose (and find) yourself in the great wide open
A National Park for All Seasons
Spring
Leaving Las Vegas
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Minneapolis
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IN THE WARMER MONTHS, Twin Cities denizens tumble out of their houses like snow melting off a roof. Unless you feel rejuvenated by the tangled web of training wheels, 20-foot dog leashes, and entwined lovers around the Minneapolis lakes, it's time to get away. Hear the wind blow through prairie grass, feel the river sand between your, and let the only sweat you encounter be your own.

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Backyard Playgrounds
Chicago
Wisconsin's Wild Side: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests
Best Sand Playground: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore (Michigan)
America's Best Beaches

Adventure Travel 101
GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
Day Hiking: A Packing List
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Backpacking: A Packing List
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GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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A Trekking Primer

Montana: Big Sky Family: Cowboys, Canyons, & Campfires
Austin Lehman Adventures
from $2298, 6 days
Austin-Lehman has been guiding parents and kids on adventure vacations in Montana for over 20 years. If there's a formula for family fun, we've...
Black Hills Multi-sport
The World Outdoors
from $2198, 6 days
Criss-cross the path of General George Armstrong Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition on foot, bicycle and horseback on this Black Hills multi-sport...
Women's Adventures - Summertime in Door Country
Adventures in Good Company
from $1625, 7 days
With its exceptional diversity of cultural attractions and natural beauty, Door County has to be one of the best kept secrets in the Midwest. Blessed...
Minnesota's Great Northwoods: The Superior Trail Hiker
Timberline Adventures
from $1895, 6 days
Conceived in the mid-1980's as a through hiking trail extending from Duluth to the Canadian border, often along the ridgeline overlooking Superior's...

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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.
Women’s Running Gear Essentials
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Waterproofing Innovations
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A new way to waterproof
Mountain Sense
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Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker
The Goods: Hiking
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