Southwest Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Southwest Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

• Southwest Overview
• Southwest Hotels
• Southwest Attractions
• Southwest Feature Articles
• Southwest Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Southwest

Active and Adventure Guide
• Aerial Sports
• Biking
• Caving and Canyoneering
• Climbing
• Hiking and Backpacking
• Paddling
• Skiing
• Snow Sports
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Nature
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Southwest

• Lake Tahoe, NV
  
• Phoenix, AZ
  
• Grand Canyon, AZ
  
• Santa Fe, NM
  
• Tucson, AZ
  
• Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
  
• Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, AZ
  
• Kaibab National Forest, AZ
  
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
  
• Valley of Fire State Park, NV
  

Travel Guides In Southwest

• Grand Canyon, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Flagstaff, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Santa Fe, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Tucson, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Gila National Forest, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Tonto National Forest, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Valley of Fire State Park, NV
  • Active and Adventure 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

Southwest Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Arizona
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Texas

Feature Articles

• Romancing Sedona
  Two intrepid adventurers re-affirm the notion of love at first sight in one of Arizona's oft-admired natural monuments.
• The Go List
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• Four More Desert Playgrounds
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  Arizona: Saguaro National Park
• A National Park for All Seasons
  Fall
• Nevada
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  The Loneliest Road

Trip Ideas

• The Other Grand Canyon: Arizona's Havasu Canyon and the Seldom-Seen South Rim
  
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Dallas/Ft. Worth
• A "Sky Island" Above the Desert: Coconino National Forest, Arizona
  GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests
• 2. Big Bend, Texas
  GORP's Top 10 Favorite Parks
• Best Solitutude: Matagorda Island State Park and National Wildlife Refuge (Texas)
  America's Best Beaches

Practical Advice

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

GORPTravel Trips

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  Havasupai: A Grand Canyon Oasis
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $1550, 5 days
  Not many people know that nestled deep in Grand Canyon National Park is a hidden treasure: an oasis of lush, spring-fed pools, cascading waterfalls...
  
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  Grand Canyon & Sedona: High Desert Country
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $2498, 6 days
  From Sedona to the Grand Canyon, the scenery on your Arizona vacation is nothing short of spectacular. Hike Huckabee Trail to the mouth of Oak Creek...
  
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  Grand Canyon-Bryce-Zion Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $1595, 6 days
  Showcasing the mystical and stunning landscape of Bryce, Zion and the Grand Canyon. Delve into a world of awesome natural amphitheaters, soaring rock...
  
• 
  Grand Canyon, Colorado River & Havasu Canyon Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2198, 6 days
  This imaginative adventure makes a loop from the South Rim to the Colorado River and back along two of the Canyon's most storied trails and concludes...
  
• 
  Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2298, 6 days
  These special departures feature the full grandeur of the Canyon as we hike from its North to South Rim, crossing the mighty Colorado River en route....
  

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

Fitness

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