North America Trekking and Backpacking Travel Guide

North America Trekking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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

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
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  • Snowmobiling
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• Beach Guide
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  • Scuba Diving
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• Family Guide
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  • Camping
  • Fly-fishing
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  • Birdwatching
  • Ecotourism
  • Gardens
  • Jungle Exploration
  • Whale Watching
  • Off-roading
  • Rail Trips
  • Scenic Drives

Top Trekking and Backpacking Destinations In North America

• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, AK
  
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  
• Grand Canyon, AZ
  
• Yellowstone National Park, WY
  
• Yosemite National Park, CA
  
• Denali National Park & Preserve, AK
  
• Grand Teton National Park, WY
  
• Glacier National Park, MT
  
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, AK
  
• Talkeetna, AK
  
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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 Trekking 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
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  • Hawaii
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  • Arizona
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  • New Mexico
  • Texas

On This Page:

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

North America Trekking and Backpacking Destinations

• United States

Top Trekking and Backpacking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Glacier National Park		Hotels
Canyonlands National Park		Hotels
Grand Canyon		Hotels
Yellowstone National Park		Hotels
Yosemite National Park		Hotels
Denali National Park & Preserve		Hotels
Grand Teton National Park		Hotels
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park		Hotels
Big Bend National Park		Hotels
Flathead National Forest		Hotels

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Feature Articles

• Hut-to-Hut Traverse
  outside
  Banff National Park, Alberta
• Alaska
  outside
  Trekking with Yaks
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
  outside
  Trek Alaska's Monster Backcountry
• Time Out!: 5 Great USA Getaways
  outside
  The Tetons, Wyoming
• Rush Redux
  outside
  On the fly: heli-hiking the St. Elias Mountians

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
  
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Whether it’s for a few hours or a few days, we’ve all got to get away sometime. Since we can’t always explore the Amazon after work or trek Tibet in a weekend, we bring you an inspired list of the country’s best city-centric, all-natural playgrounds—ones within city limits, and ones just beyond the suburban sprawl—tailor-made for bite-sized bursts of urban adventuring.
• Five Great Family Escapes
  John Muir Trail, Tennessee/Kentucky

Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• 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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• GORP - Dislocated Fingers and Toes - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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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...
  
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  Spirit of The Rockies
  Gap Adventures
  from $1899, 7 days
  Immerse yourself in the remote Canadian wilderness on this journey of body, spirit and mind. Walk the land, enjoy the landscape and learn about the culture of the First Nations people of Canada. ......
  
• 
  All Alaska Interior & Coastal Tour
  Adventure Alaska Tours
  from $2680, 7 days
  Enjoy a combination of highlights and discovery on this Alaska Interior & Coastal Tour. ...
  
• 
  Appalachian Trail Adventures - a Vermont Hiking Spa
  Appalachian Trail Adventures
  from $183, 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...
  
• 
  Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting Trek
  Wine Country Trekking
  from $950, 4 days
  Enjoy this four day trek vacation which is designed for those who enjoy wine and want to spend their time exclusively in the Wine Country. You will...
  

Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
  outside
  
• 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.
• Women’s Running Gear Essentials
  outside
  
• The North Face Primero 60 Backpack
  outside
  Haul of Fame

Fitness

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

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Attractions

Bright Angel Trail

Good For Trekking and Backpacking

Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Description:

The Bright Angel is the most popular and well graded of the rim-to-river trails. First used by... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

South Kaibab Trail

Good For Trekking and Backpacking

Grand Canyon South Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 86023

Description: The South Kaibab Trail leads six and a half miles from the South Rim near Yaki Point to the... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Point Sublime

Good For Trekking and Backpacking

west of Bright Angel Point
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Description:

Point Sublime extends far out into the Grand Canyon from the North Rim for awesome views.... 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
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Aspen Mountain Lodge

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Aspen, CO 81611 Map

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