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May Close-to-Home Hikes
Our map team has been hard at work plotting the coolest hikes. Check out May's selections here.
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA/HAWAIIRedwood NP: Redwood Creek Trail, CA
Lassen Volcanic NP: Rainbow/Snag Lakes Loop, CA
Kauai, HI : Wailua River Paddle
Kauai, HI: Na Pali Coast via Kalalau Trail
Las Vegas, NV: Turtlehead Peak
Las Vegas, NV: Anniversary Narrows Trail
San Francisco, CA: Pleasanton Ridgeline Loop
San Francisco, CA: Morgan Territory Regional
San Francisco, CA: Ring Mountain
San Francisco,CA: Point Reyes Glen Camp Loop
Sacramento, CA: South Yuba River Trail
Sacramento, CA: Michigan Bluff-Deadwood Trail
NORTHWEST
Seattle, WA: Minotaur Lake
Seattle, WA: Merritt Lake via Nason Ridge
Seattle, WA: Fall Mountain to Top Lake
Whistler, BC: Panorama Ridge
Coeur d'Alene, ID: Elk Creek Falls
Eugene, OR: Kentucky Falls
Portland, OR: Ecola State Park
MOUNTAIN WEST
Capitol Reef National Park: Stegosaur Loop
Denver, CO: Bear Peak
Rocky Mountain National Park: Ouzel Falls
Denver, CO: Bear Peak
Phoenix, AZ: Hieroglyphic Canyon
Albuquerque, NM: Sandia Crest Trail (South)
Monticello, UT: Fish Creek Canyon Loop
Fort Collins, CO: Comanche Peak Wilderness Loop
Grand Junction: Kannah Creek, CO
Albuquerque, NM: Bernalillito Mesa
MIDWEST
Chicago, IL: Kankakee Nature Trail
Chicago, IL: Warren Dunes State Park
Duluth, MN: Munger Trail to Kingsbury Creek
St. Louis, MO: McCully Wetland Trailmile loop hike
Fort Smith, AR: Kiamichi River via Ouachita Trail
Big Bend National Park, TX: Mesa de Anguila
St. Louis, MO: Council Bluff Loop
NORTHEAST
Appalachian Trail: Harpers Ferry to Gathland State Park
Appalachian Trail: Three Ridges Overlook to Dripping Rock
White Mountain National Forest: Mount Carrigain
Monson, ME: Moxie Bald via Appalachian Trail
New York, NY: Westmoreland Sanctuary
Albany, NY: Slide Mountain via Curtis-Ormsbee Trail
Middlebury, VT: Mt. Wilson Loop rewards with expansive views of Lake Champlain
SOUTHEAST
Atlanta, GA: Vickery Creek
Atlanta, GA: Pickett's Mill
Charlotte, NC: Crowders Mountain Loop
Orlando, FL: Lake Kissimmee State Park
Lexington, VA: Apple Orchard Falls via Appalachian Trail, VA
Tellico Plains, TN: Crowder Branch/Mill Branch
Washington, DC: Bull Run-Occoquan Trail, VA
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