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Snowy Destinations

Need someplace to go shoe with your snowshoes? Whet your whistle with one of these great places.

by: BACKPACKER Editors

Tags:
• Alaska
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• California
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• Colorado
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• Snowshoeing
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• Winter camping
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Many hiking hot spots double as powdery playgrounds for snow-seekers. Strap on your backpack and snowshoes to discover a new trail, one thats covered in white stuff and muffled in silence.

Alaska

Wrangell-St Elias National Park And Preserve

California

Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
Sequoia National Park

Colorado

Holy Cross Wilderness
Colorado Trail, Lost Creek Wilderness
St. Vrain Glaciers, Indian Peaks Wilderness
Deadhorse Creek Loop, Arapaho National Forest

Michigan

Huron-Manistee National Forest

Minnesota

Wild River State Park
Superior National Forest

Montana

Glacier National Park

New Hampshire

Kinsman Ridge Trail, White Mountains
Dry River Valley

New York

Long Path
Five Ponds Wilderness
Harriman/Bear Mountain State Park

Ohio

Shawnee Backpack Trail

Tennesee

Cumberland Plateau

PennsylvaniaRoaring Run Natural Area, Forbes State ForestOregon

Eagle Cap Wilderness
Steens Mountain

Utah

Texas Canyon Rim Trail

Washington

Grand Valley Loop, Olympics
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Wonderland Trail
Pasayten Wilderness Loop

West Virginia

Monongahela National Forest

Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Wyoming

Cloud Peak Wilderness

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