North America Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

North America Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• North America Overview
• North America Hotels
• North America Attractions
• North America Feature Articles
• North America Adventure Trips

Other Guides for North America

• North America Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Aerial Sports
  • Mountain Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Canyoneering
  • Caving
  • Ice Climbing
  • Mountaineering
  • Rock Climbing
  • Day Hiking
  • Trekking and Backpacking
  • Canoeing
  • Rafting
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Cross-Country Skiing
  • Dog Sledding
  • Snowmobiling
  • Snowshoeing
• Beach Guide
  • Kiteboarding
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing
  • Windsurfing
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fly-fishing
  • Freshwater Fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Birdwatching
  • Ecotourism
  • Gardens
  • Jungle Exploration
  • Whale Watching
  • Off-roading
  • Rail Trips
  • Scenic Drives

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In North America

• Kaibab National Forest, AZ
  
• Valley of Fire State Park, NV
  
• Great Basin National Park, NV
  
• Brian Head, UT
  
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
  
• Shasta-Trinity National Forests, CA
  
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, AK
  
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, AK
  
• Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
  
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
  
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Travel Guides In North America

• San Francisco, CA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
• San Diego, CA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
• Big Island, HI
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Monterey, CA
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Cozumel, Yucatan
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Orlando, FL
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
• Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Beach Guide
• Cape Cod, MA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Portland, OR
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
  • Family Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Florida Keys, FL
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide

World Hiking and Backpacking Regions

• North America

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

North America Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• United States

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Maui		Hotels
Seattle		Hotels
Phoenix		Hotels
Glacier National Park		Hotels
Great Smoky Mountains National Park		Hotels
Lake Tahoe		Hotels
Arches National Park		Hotels
Canyonlands National Park		Hotels
Grand Canyon		Hotels
Yellowstone National Park		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Top Ten Active Baby-Boomer Vacations
  Trekking in Maine
• Getting Cozy in the Catskills
  From rustic B&Bs to soaring over the Hudson Valley, from sinful desserts to lazy wanders under autumn’s vibrant canopy, New York’s Catskills offer the romantic traveler a landscape customized to their amorous appetites.
• Hut-to-Hut Traverse
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  Banff National Park, Alberta
• Alaska
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  Trekking with Yaks
• True Hawaii
  Maui: A Water Escape

Trip Ideas

• Top 10 Parks for High-Summer Wildflowers
  Introduction
• Yellowstone On Your Own Two Feet
  
• The Other Grand Canyon: Arizona's Havasu Canyon and the Seldom-Seen South Rim
  
• Hiking Colorado's High Country
  
• Hiking the High Peaks of Wyoming
  

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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  Appalachian Trail Adventures - a Vermont Hiking Spa
  Appalachian Trail Adventures
  from $171, 14 days
  Appalachian Trail Adventures hand picked its hikes out of the 1,000 miles of trails in Vermont's Green Mountains. We have chosen trails with the best...
  
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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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  Canadian Rockies Backcountry Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2198, 6 days
  Experience an alpine wonderland of wildflower-blanketed meadows, towering summits laden with glistening glaciers, and snow-fed sapphire lakes as we...
  
• 
  Sequoia High Sierra Camp
  Sequoia High Sierra Camp
  from $300, 7 days
  The Sequoia High Sierra Camp, located in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, combines the best aspects of a wilderness tent camp adventure - with the furnishings and guest amenities of a deluxe hotel. ......
  
• 
  Echo Valley Ranch - Hiking Adventure
  Echo Valley Ranch & Spa
  from $2200, 8 days
  Designed for fit, intermediate hikers Echo Valley's Hiking package offers hikes in magnificent landscapes. ...
  

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
  outside
  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
  outside
  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
  outside
  

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Attractions

Island in the Sky area

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Utah Highway 313, Canyonlands National Park
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: The Island in the Sky District offers access to overlooks of spectacular canyons from a high mesa... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Needles area

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Utah Highway 211, Canyonlands National Park
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: The Needles district forms the southeast corner of Canyonlands and was named for the red and white... Read More

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

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Hotel Jerome, A RockResort

330 East Main Street
Aspen, CO 81611 Map

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Grand Canyon Lodge

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Bright Angel Point
Grand Canyon North Rim, AZ Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Expert Rated & Recommended

El Tovar

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Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C., PO Box 699
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 Map

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