Backpacker Magazine – October 2001

The Best Backpacking In America

Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in America.

by: BACKPACKER Editors

Tags:
• Adventures
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• Vacations
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• Weekends
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• Top 3
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• Camping
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WELCOME TO A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND--A DEFINITIVE rundown of the best backpacking spot in each state (plus two runners-up) based on a survey of BACKPACKER readers. Note that we say "readers," plural, which means that our results are not one person's opinion. The come instead from a host of folks who've been to these spots and deemed them worthy of being labeled "the best."

So here's a list of vacation options for the rest of your hiking life: 150 of the finest backcountry locales America has to offer. Now it's just a matter of deciding whether to enjoy the wildflower-strewn highlands of Arkansas, or the cobbled shores of Lake Superior, or the cloud-piercing peaks of western Wyoming, or...

Just click on a state to view the best backpacking in that state.

Pick A State.... Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware 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 Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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