Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• Mountain West Overview
• Mountain West Hotels
• Mountain West Attractions
• Mountain West Feature Articles
• Mountain West Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Mountain West

• Mountain West Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Aerial Sports
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  • Climbing
  • Hiking and Backpacking
  • Paddling
  • Skiing
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• Beach Guide
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• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Nature
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Mountain West

• Yellowstone National Park, WY
  (36 mi.)
• Vail, CO
  (96 mi.)
• Brian Head, UT
  (174 mi.)
• Arches National Park, UT
  (11 mi.)
• Aspen and Snowmass, CO
  (7.3 mi.)
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  (76 mi.)
• Grand Teton National Park, WY
  (19 mi.)
• Boulder, CO
  (83 mi.)
• Crested Butte, CO
  (24 mi.)
• Durango, CO
  (141 mi.)

Travel Guides In Mountain West

• Yellowstone National Park, WY (0.2 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Vail, CO (48 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Brian Head, UT (166 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Denver, CO (113 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Salt Lake City, UT (199 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Arches National Park, UT (149 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Aspen and Snowmass, CO (8.6 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Canyonlands National Park, UT (36 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Telluride, CO (2.1 mi.)
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore, SD (32 mi.)
  • Family Guide

United States Hiking and Backpacking Subregions

• Mid-Atlantic
• Midwest
• Mountain West
• Northeast
• Pacific Coast
• Southeast
• Southwest

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Colorado
• Idaho
• Montana
• Utah
• Wyoming

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Glacier National Park		Hotels
Arches National Park		Hotels
Canyonlands National Park		Hotels
Yellowstone National Park		Hotels
Aspen and Snowmass		Hotels
Vail		Hotels
Grand Teton National Park		Hotels
Bryce Canyon National Park		Hotels
Capitol Reef National Park		Hotels
Flathead National Forest		Hotels

Feature Articles

• Time Out!: 5 Great USA Getaways
  outside
  The Tetons, Wyoming
• GORP - Curecanti National Recreation Area - Colorado - Hiking
  gorp
• GORP - White River National Forest - Colorado - Hiking
  gorp
• GORP - Hiking - Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Oregon
  gorp
• GORP - Hiking - Sawtooth National Recreation Area - Idaho
  gorp

Trip Ideas

• Hiking the High Peaks of Wyoming
  
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Denver
• 9. Rocky Mountain, Colorado
  GORP's Top 10 Favorite Parks
• Rocky Mountain Highs: Gunnison National Forest, Colorado
  GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

Practical Advice

• 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
  gorp
• Backpacking: A Packing List
  gorp
• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
  gorp
• A Trekking Primer
  

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

• 
  Glacier National Park - 3 Day Hut Hike, Granite Park Chalet
  Glacier Wilderness Guides
  from $658, 3 days
  Experience the beauty of Glacier‘s backcountry without a heavy backpack, in the comfort of a historic chalet. ...
  
• 
  Glacier National Park - Ultimate 6 Day Chalet Tour
  Glacier Wilderness Guides
  from $1700, 6 days
  This is the ultimate trip of Glacier Park. Hiking into the backcountry with just a day pack while your interpretive guide points out all the details,...
  
• 
  3 Day Backpack - A Taste of Glacier National Park
  Glacier Wilderness Guides
  from $405, 3 days
  To experience the true wilderness character of Glacier National Park one must spend a night or more in it‘s backcountry. The three-day...
  
• 
  Glacier National Park - A Week in the Wilderness, 6 Day Backpack
  Glacier Wilderness Guides
  from $810, 6 days
  A 6-day trip for those who want to forget about civilization and visit remote parts of Glacier National Park. ...
  
• 
  Arches National Park Hike & Scenic Tour - 1-Day Adventure
  Moab Adventure Center
  from $75, 1 days
  Moab's must-do hike is the maze-like Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. Accessed only when accompanied by an experienced guide, this hike twists...
  

Gear

• 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
  outside
  
• The Goods: Hiking
  outside
  
• Waterproofing Innovations
  outside
  A new way to waterproof
• Mountain Sense
  outside
  Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker

Fitness

• Adventure Never Felt So Good
  outside
  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
  outside
  

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Attractions

Sheri Griffith Expeditions

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Moab
P.O. 1324
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: Adventurous rafting expeditions head down raging... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Corona Arch and Bowtie Arch Trail

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southwest of Moab
BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East Dogwood
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: This three-mile roundtrip trail leads across... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Devils Garden Trail

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near the end of the main park road
Moab, Utah

Description: Eight arches—more than in any other part of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Hotels

Red Cliffs Lodge

Mile Post 14 Hwy 128
Moab, UT 84532

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Sorrel River Ranch Resort

P.O. Box K
Moab, UT 84532

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Devils Garden Campground

PO Box 907
Moab, UT 84532-0907

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