Backpacker Magazine: Kings Canyon National Park: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Sierras, CA: Sierra High Route

Submitted by: Backpacker Magazine
On this burly, 200-plus-mile traverse, which crosses 33 passes and barely touches established trails, you can find Alaska-size scenery, complete solitude, and just enough risk to keep things interesting.

Kings Canyon National Park: Sierra Palisades

Submitted by: Backpacker Magazine
This 34-mile, four-day loop straddles Muir's namesake wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.

Pacific Crest Trail: CA Section 20

Submitted by: Backpacker Magazine
KENNEDY MEADOWS to TUOLUMNE MEADOWS: The highlight reel of this 209-mile section includes three national parks, several high passes with heavenly views, two stunning wilderness areas, and not a single road. Option: Detour up Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48.

Sierras, CA: Sierra High Route

BACKPACKER Review
On this burly, 200-plus-mile traverse, which crosses 33 passes and barely touches established trails, you can find Alaska-size scenery, complete solitude, and just enough risk to keep things interesting.

Pacific Crest Trail: Best Month - High Sierra, CA

BACKPACKER Review
Every hiker's life list should include the 270 miles between Mt. Whitney and Sonora Pass. It may take a month, but it's a trivial sacrifice to make for the most unrelenting wilderness eye-candy you'll ever feast on.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP - Twin Lakes Trail to Ranger Lake

Starting from Lodgepole Visitors Center in Sequoia NP, the Twin Lakes trail is a 13-mile out-and-back moderate-to-strenuous backpacking route that rises from 6,700 feet at Lodgepole to 10,470 feet at Silliman Pass, before descending to several exquisite alpine lakes in Kings Canyon NP.

A Piece of Quiet

BACKPACKER Review
America�s leading advocate of wilderness silence shows the way to Mt. Rainier National Park�s quietest corner. Plus: 9 more campsites with life-list listening.

Secret Hikes: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

BACKPACKER Review
Explore a granite wonderland, cross two little-used passes, and score High Sierra solitude on this point-to-point hike.

Secret Hikes of the National Parks

BACKPACKER Review
The perfect dozen: Embark on one of these 12 treks, and turn America's most iconic preserves into your own private paradise.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Kalalau Trail, HI

BACKPACKER Review
Hike Hawaii's all-world coast to a secluded beach.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes

BACKPACKER Review
The world's prettiest shoreline, giant pines, and Yosemite's premier view.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: The Ruby Crest Trail, Humboldt NF, NV

BACKPACKER Review
Explore lonely alpine scenery in this off-the-radar wilderness.

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Life's Short, Hike More!

What makes a backpacker a backpacker? It's not the garage full of gear or piles of guidebooks--it's the experiences, from thru-hiking a long trail to pushing your personal envelope to inspiring a child's love of wilderness. Here we present BACKPACKER's new Life List: 10 experiences to add to your tick-listnow--and the key skills you need to nail them.