Wisconsin
Being bordered by the Great Lakes, the Dakota Badlands, and the rivers of the Mississippi Valley gives Midwesterners plenty of land and water for hiking and camping adventure–even if the local high point is still lower than a Colorado knoll.
Witness glittering underground gems, skate across frozen ponds, and wander amid towering walls of ice. Just don't try to lick anything.
Fall camping season seems to go on forever with these fair-weather weekend trips.
Nine ways to get your cascade fix from Tennessee to Montana.
You don't need a boat to see this spectacular national lakeshore. Here's how to explore the best of its bluffs and beaches by foot (and paddle).
Want to boost your backcountry karma? Here are three places to hike–and give back.
This old logging camp and woolly mammoth marching ground provides incredible views.
From paddling Lake Superior to glacier-hopping in Alaska: 6 hair-raising, lung-busting adventures from America's top outfitters
Hike to see arty rock sculptures left by the last Ice Age into the Wisconsin rock.
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Wisconsin.
Feeling people-shy? Follow Wisconsin's wolves to this lonely section of the Ice Age Trail.
Carved limestone cliffs add even more to love on Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail.
Too small to get much attention and a pain in the neck to reach: The perfect Wisconsin escape.
A water-lover's Wisconsin wonderland with forests, prairies, and the occasional eagle.
If you're a fan of eskers, moraines, kettles, and kames, Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine State Forest is the right place for you.
Wisconsin's Brule River has great rivers galore -- just don't lose your uncle's canoe.
Wisconsin: Explore 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland shoreline where strings of cliffs and caves are bejeweled in ice.
Combine a full harvest moon with a remote island trail for the greatest show on Earth.
What they've lost in height, the Penokee Mountains make up for in big views and solitude.
The ambling Wisconsin River has only one speed: full-out relaxed.
Escape from the urban at Wisconsin's Governor Knowles State Forest.
Lake Superior's best coast lies on Wisconsin's Apostle Islands.
While the wolf reintroduction debate rages across the country, in Wisconsin the animals are simply reclaiming their rightful place.
Thank the Ice Age for the challenging hiking and incredible views you'll find in the Blue Hills.
Hiking Wisconsin's glacier-carved trail will set you back 12,000 years.
