Family Hiking Stories And Essays

Finding adventure inside and outside will keep the kids entertained all season long.

Growing up at the beach gave me a love for nature, and a desire to protect it. Now, I want to pass that on.

A month of travel through Nepal proves just as enriching as second grade math, science, English, and history. Maybe more.

Plant a group of kids in cabins in the mountains, and watch them grow.

Give me some dirt, or snow, or sticks to glue them together.

When her son experienced a health scare in the mountains, Lisa Jhung had to examine the unknowns of backcountry travel.

A mom learns something new about her son on the short, crowded trail to the summit of Oahu’s Diamond Head.

From big fish caught to big mountains summited, kids can do the darndest things.

All I want for Christmas is to be outside with my family.

Welcome to BACKPACKER’s brand-new family channel.

In a season of change, a new mom finds comfort on the trail.

A young climber rewrites the relationship with his dad.

Some parenting dogma is made for breaking and the backcountry is the place to do it.

Let a 10-year-old be your guide and discover a new kind of fun.

The only thing you'll regret about taking the brood backpacking is not doing it sooner - and more often.