Trips

Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho

Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia

Caladesi Island State Park, Florida

California’s oldest state park hides champion old-growth redwoods in tight gorges and steep, mossy canyons threaded with waterfalls.

Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Alabama

Mt. Baker Wilderness, Washington

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless say proposed paths will drive out residents under several Lake Shore Drive bridges.

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Showing off on a hike doesn't always go the way you plan it.

Just because there’s no poison ivy around doesn’t mean you’re in friendly territory.

An AT thru-hiker invites friends along for a comedy of horrors.

When a group of hikers disturb a beehive, things can’t get worse. Until they do.

Says 35-year-old hiker, "In one picture, he looked like he was actually smiling at me."

Right now, "the state's largest volunteer project" is short on resources—but various agencies are coming together to change that.

Optimism isn’t a weather forecast.

The Orange County couple were hiking in the Mojave, where temps reached 113 degrees.

Miracle and Nomad, two California condors, have a chick—the first born in the wild in decades.

Seattle's very urban Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park has an important lesson: relevance.

Slime mold comes in many forms. But this one is the most...memorable.

Though Southern California will only see 70 percent of a total eclipse, it'll still be damn cool.

After being tranquilized in a Colorado Springs neighborhood, a mother bear falls from a tree to her death.

Listed at $105 million, 14,053-foot Culebra Peak is off the market.

The west end of the 606 is undergoing "real estate feeding frenzy," leading to displacement. Are recreation trails partly to blame?

Traveling to the Red Rock Swimming Hole, on the Santa Ynez River, and to Nojuqui Falls on the 101.

Now 22 miles long, the North Branch Trail finally reaches all the way to Gompers Park.

Since 1979, New Hampshire's group for older hikers tackles everything from 4,000-footers to contemplative strolls.

Steve Wilkes, the White Mountain National Forest Artist in Residence, is creating a 1,200-square-mile online audio map.

According to the Outdoor Industry Association, every year New Hampshire generates $8.7 billion in consumer spending and $528 million in tax revenue.

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From paddling and hiking to history and mystery, here's everything you need to know about the 'Hooch.

The total eclipse will only be visible in a tiny corner of Georgia, where small towns are gearing up for 40,000 visitors.

Cowee Forest, an important wildlife habitat, spans corners of New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts.

Skloot has 30 titles to his credit, and his latest, "4 Wheel Bob," is a profile of disabled hiker Bob Coomber.

Rarely seen by humans, a solo four-week-old bobcat kitten was found on a trail near Sausalito.

On the first day of a backpacking trip in the High Sierra, two hikers came face to face with a mountain lion. They got proof.

The Bridge Creek-McAlester Pass Trail takes you all the way from Highway 20 to legendary, gigantic cinnamon rolls and cold beer.

There are more than 20 different permits and passes to use public lands in Washington. Soon, that may change for the better.

The world's top volcanologists will gather in Portland the week of August 14 to talk eruptions, risks, mud slurries, hot gas.

Less than half of L.A. residents have easy access to a park, but lush, six-acre Rowena Reservoir has been locked up for two decades.

P-55, a subadult male mountain lion, is only the fourth cat to cross the road since a 2002 National Park Service study began.

A 17-year-old, climbing alone, tumbled 100 feet from one of Boulder's iconic rock formations.

Highway 101 with a Chance of Light Swimming

Outdoor recreation companies—and users—in Colorado are emerging as a huge source of support for threatened public lands.

Deer Brook Trail, in Acadia National Park, goes from horror-film condition to elegant rehabilitation.

The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers reaches an agreement with the state about developing the 93-mile pathway.

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From s'mores trivia and key chains to Elvis s'mores and Andes Mint s'mores, Indiana Dunes does National S'mores Day right.

For $625,000, you could own the highest hostel in the United States.

Kimberly Haines, missing for days after a trail run, makes contact by cell phone signal.

To prevent overfull parking lots at three popular trails, Trailhead Direct will connect Metro riders on weekends and holidays.

The body of a woman who was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail was found in the northwestern part of Yosemite National Park.

Sacramento Bee reporter captures footage of male rattlers in a tangle on the Lake Clementine Trail.

For the first time in a hundred years, the shores of Webber Lake are available for camping and fishing.

Prosecutors decline to go after a man who took Cody Flom, 12, on a hike in 110-degree heat.

Employees and interns are updating USGS topo maps by hiking each and every mile in 1.6-million-acre Kaibab NF.

Despite Los Angeles County's efforts to keep the canyon closed, the natural gas operations in Aliso start up again.

Two wildfires broke out in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, injuring firefighters.

The federal government is considering changes to national monuments around the country. Hike these trails to get a ground-level view of what's at stake.

Thanks to expanding bike routes and 600 Citi Bike locations, there are more than 450,000 daily bike trips in the city—up from 170,000 in 2005.

From tents to lanterns, firewood to personal guides, the State of New York gave 40 new campers an outdoor adventure to remember.

Nearby national parks, beaches, bike friendliness, good weather, and low median home prices make Atlanta a hot (and inexpensive) spot for outdoor lovers.

Venture to the Ring of Fire to see geology at work on Nicaragua's Volcán Telica.

Creativity is always important, especially when it comes to food after a long hike.

Forget the comfort zone. Let ambition be your guide.

A bonafide “Dark Skies Park”, Cherry Springs State Park offers some of the best stargazing and sunsets on the eastern seaboard.

Lush, rolling hills play host to an awe inspiring canyon in northern Pennsylvania, with a quaint town just miles away.

More than 100 companies signed a petition asking officials not to drill in the Alaskan refuge.

Enjoy fishing, cascades, and the Great Lakes in this Michigan wilderness.

Explore the northern Alleghenies' hardwoods on this 12.8-mile trek.

The top picks range from city parks to far-flung canyons and beaches.