Virginia Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Virginia Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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

Other Guides for Virginia

Active and Adventure Guide
• Biking
• Hiking and Backpacking
• Paddling
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Horses and Riding
  • Nature
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Virginia

• Appalachian Trail, ME
  
• Grayson Highlands State Park, VA
  
• Shenandoah National Park, VA
  

Travel Guides In Virginia

• Norfolk, VA
  • Family Guide
• Virginia Beach, VA
  • Family Guide
• Williamsburg, VA
  • Family Guide
• Appalachian Trail, ME
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Blue Ridge Parkway, VA
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, VA
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Grayson Highlands State Park, VA
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Shenandoah National Park, VA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Tangier Island, VA
  • Active and Adventure Guide

Southeast Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia

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

James River, Jamestown (Joe Sohm/Digital Vision/Getty)

Top Virginia Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Appalachian Trail
• Grayson Highlands State Park
• Shenandoah National Park

Photos

Feature Articles

• A National Park for All Seasons
  Fall
• Washington, D.C.
  outside
  TIRED OF SWEATING OUT the armpits of every shirt you own? Life around the capital can get sticky. Here's your new national policy initiative: Get out of town for a blast of freewheeling enterprise.
• Dives and Drives
  Southeastern Swimholes: Head south for some great backcountry dips
• GORP - A National Park for All Seasons - Fall
  gorp
• Strand Us Here
  outside
  See Creatures

Trip Ideas

• Five Great Family Escapes
  100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine
• At Home in the Wild
  Civility and wilderness meet at Little Lyford Pond Sport Camps

Practical Advice

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

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
  
• Waterproofing Innovations
  outside
  A new way to waterproof
• The Goods: Hiking
  outside
  
• 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
  

• See All Virginia Articles »
• See All Hiking and Backpacking Articles »

Attractions

Good For HIKING AND BACKPACKING

Active Expert Rating

5.0 out of 5

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

Good For HIKING AND BACKPACKING

Active Expert Rating

5.0 out of 5

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

Good For HIKING AND BACKPACKING

Active Expert Rating

4.0 out of 5

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

Hotels

• View More Photos

from: $125

Embassy Suites Washington D.C. - Convention Center
900 10th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 Map

Hotel Class:

Active Expert Rating

Not Yet Rated

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

• View More Photos

from: $117

Embassy Suites Williamsburg
3006 Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185 Map

Hotel Class:

Active Expert Rating

Not Yet Rated

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

• View More Photos

from: $70

Four Points by Sheraton Williamsburg Historic District
351 York Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185 Map

Hotel Class:

Active Expert Rating

Not Yet Rated

Traveler Rating

Not Yet Rated

Recommended for:

Virginia Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

Virginia Active and Adventure Travel Guides

advertisement

Select a state:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolia North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

advertisement

Travel Interest Guides

Spring Driving Guide
Top itineraries, family-friendly asphalt-obsessed exploration, global four-wheel touring, tips, photos—it's all here.

Interactive Gift Guide
Surprise your active-minded, travel-obsessed mom with some of the best gear ever profiled in Outside magazine.

Family Guide
Our esteemed travel experts have chosen the best places, hotels, and attractions to make your summer family outing the best ever.

Beach Guide
Whether you dive, kiteboard, windsurf, or just strive to perfect the art of sun-bathing, our experts have got the spot.