Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• Mountain West Overview
• Mountain West Hotels
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• Mountain West Feature Articles
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  • Trekking and Backpacking
  • Canoeing
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  • Camping
  • Fly-fishing
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  • Birdwatching
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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Mountain West

• Brian Head, UT
  
• Arches National Park, UT
  
• Aspen, CO
  
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  
• Vail, CO
  
• Yellowstone National Park, WY
  
• Grand Teton National Park, WY
  
• Boulder, CO
  
• Crested Butte, CO
  
• Durango, CO
  
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Travel Guides In Mountain West

• Antelope Island State Park, UT
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Brian Head, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Denver, CO
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Family Guide
• Arches National Park, UT
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Aspen, CO
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
• Telluride, CO
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Vail, CO
  • Family Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Yellowstone National Park, WY
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • 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		Hotels
Vail		Hotels
Grand Teton National Park		Hotels
Bryce Canyon National Park		Hotels
Capitol Reef National Park		Hotels
Flathead National Forest		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Top Ten Active Baby-Boomer Vacations
  Hiking in Colorado
• Time Out!: 5 Great USA Getaways
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  The Tetons, Wyoming
• GORP - Gallatin National Forest - Hiking
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• GORP - Curecanti National Recreation Area - Colorado - Hiking
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• GORP - Hiking - Sawtooth National Recreation Area - Idaho
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Trip Ideas

• Yellowstone On Your Own Two Feet
  
• Hiking Colorado's High Country
  
• Hiking the High Peaks of Wyoming
  
• Do the Boulder Dash
  Top Denver Day Trips & Overnighters: Boulder, Colorado (30 miles)
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Denver

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
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Glacier National Park - 3 Day Hut Hike, Granite Park Chalet
  Glacier Guides Inc. / Montana Raft Co.
  from $685, 3 days
  Experience the beauty of Glacier‘s backcountry without a heavy backpack, in the comfort of a historic chalet. ...
  
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  Fall Foliage & Fly Fishing Special at Mountain Sky Guest Ranch
  Mountain Sky Guest Ranch
  from $335, 8 days
  Enjoy one of the most spectacular seasons in Montana. Fiery foliage, crisp fall mornings, bugling elk, and serenity are just a few of nature's...
  
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  Colorado Backcountry Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $1498, 6 days
  The promise of a backcountry, wilderness experience is fulfilled completely during our multi-day hiking adventure in the heart of Colorado's...
  
• 
  Utah & Arizona - The Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion
  Boundless Journeys
  from $2295, 6 days
  Hiking through colorful canyons and tall spires of rock in Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion National Parks. Evenings bring star-filled skies, cowboy poetry, and hearty southwestern cuisine. ......
  
• 
  Glacier National Park - A Week in the Wilderness, 6 Day Backpack
  Glacier Guides Inc. / Montana Raft Co.
  from $840, 6 days
  A 6-day trip for those who want to forget about civilization and visit remote parts of Glacier National Park. ...
  

Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• 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.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Tracy Aviary

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

589 East 1300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105

Expert Rated & Recommended

Sheri Griffith Expeditions

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Moab
P.O. 1324
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: Adventurous rafting expeditions head down raging waters and tranquil sections of the Colorado and... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Eagle Bahn Gondola

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Lionshead Cir
Vail, Colorado 81657

Description: Eagle Bahn Gondola is Vail Valley's only gondola, and provides the most comfortable passage up Vail... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

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Old Faithful Inn

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Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa

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