Trips by State

Private landowners sold the Fires Creek land parcel this month, protecting a sensitive watershed and preserving a popular trail.

Flooding and a landslide have shuttered the Elwha Valley, Hoh Road, and Staircase Road.

Hike, bike, or ride 100 miles in Maricopa County before Feb. 8.

The 18-year-old man's car was found at Glacier Point last week.

Alpenglow Sports's Afterglow podcast series will feature interviews with outdoor all-stars.

Terence Garvin worked with Team Mission, which uses mountaineering as therapy.

The proposed changes would raise entrance fees to $70 at 17 super-popular national parks.

Toxic PCB pollution still plagues the waterway, argues one New York chamber CEO.

A sheriff's deputy shot video of a mother bear and two cubs at Lighthouse Shopping Center.

Nine-year-old Christian "Buddy Backpacker" Thomas completed the Continental Divide Trail this year to claim the title.

Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona and the Tonto National Forest are in the middle of an ambitious trail restoration project.

NPR listeners share their favorite trails for a post-Turkey Day jaunt.

Park visitors who share photos and stories on social media can snag a free Eagle Creek pack.

The 15,000-square-foot range joins the park's zipline, paddleboarding area, and mountain biking trails.

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Reintroduction and habitat restoration projects are helping the birds build up their populations throughout the state.

Parks will waive entrance fees and hold special events statewide.

Lost Dutchman State Park, First Water Trail, and the Tonto National Forest are all affected.

The resort's season is now slated to kick off sometime this weekend.

You have plenty of choices of places to walk off your dinner on guided hikes in Tennessee and Georgia.

Advocates and opponents of these new bike share programs are hashing it out in the Windy City.

The campus CHAOS group hopes to add to its 900-strong membership by introducing newbies to the wilderness.

Designer John Morton is on tap to develop a master trails plan for the White Mountain town.

The park district's vision for the South Side park includes playgrounds, fitness stations, and lake access.

The group of five hikers from Chelmsford got separated on the Franconia Ridge Trail.

Doctors at Englewood's Swedish Medical Center are leading major reconstructive surgery on a hunter who survived a Wyoming bear attack.

Now's the time to check out unique fungi and spawning coho salmon on local trails.

Women made up a huge part of The Mountaineers' Everett chapter from 1911 on.

The two Bellingham men disappeared from the Mt. Baker backcountry.

The park district has partnered with REI's #OptOutside campaign to get people out of the mall and into the parks.

The $2 million renovation project to improve the notoriously steep Manitou Springs trail will wrap up soon.

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Cook County Forest Preserves has a few ideas for November fun.

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Renovations will also include new fish displays and interpretive materials.

The San Gabriel chestnut snail lives only in the Los Angeles area.

The acquisition of the 6-acre plot, purchased for $2 million, will protect water quality in Long Island Sound.

Leading states offer more accessible trails, funding, and recreation programs aimed at people with disabilities.

More than 2.7 million people flocked to this wild reserve in 2016.

The Grand Junction-area ski mountain plans to open by December 15.

The Verlot pay phone has been used to call 911 25 times in the last two years.

How Cook County Forest Preserve's Web Map tech guides visitors to urban escapes.

The cat made a full recovery after hikers discovered it partially paralyzed on the sand.

The MetroWest Land Line Project aims to close seven trail gaps throughout the region.

Are gorgeous social media photos and hashtags behind record crowds in our natural areas? Some think so.

Officials hope the Wind Cave herd's pure genetic line will strengthen the Arizona population.

A 21-year-old Oregon man fell while descending Mt. Storm King.

Drought, a warming climate, and a bark beetle infestation are to blame for the park's 2.4 million dead trees.

Mt. Rose kicked off the winter this week after a light snowfall.

The 61-year-old is a ski historian, author, founder of Northwest Mountaineering Journal, and lifelong lover of the mountains.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's tracker pinpoints car collisions in Atlanta.

Suzanne Dixon will head the 42,000-member volunteer organization dedicated to the AT.

Proposal 3 will make it easier for towns to finish health and safety projects in the Adirondacks and Catskills.

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The poison "bombs" have been used to control coyote populations.

Entrance fees are waived nationwide for Veterans Day, November 11 and 12.

Entrance fees are waived at national parks November 11 and 12 for Veterans Day.

Entrance fees are waived nationwide for Veterans Day, November 11 and 12.

Entrance fees are waived in parks nationwide on November 11 and 12.

The council rejected a plan to build an East Rim aerial tram and hotel 16 to 2.

Entrance fees are waived at national parks and some national forest sites November 11 and 12.

The plan will phase out diesel trucks and reduce carbon emissions from SoCal's single largest source of air pollution.

Pueblo's Scott Garcia uses peakbagging to deal with grief, loss, and the challenges of autism.

A recent storm felled trees, blocked roads, and flooded streams in the White Mountain National Forest.

Tecnica's new Forge hiking boots will be custom-shaped to your foot like a ski boot.

New bridges, bike lanes, and crosswalks are among the proposed solutions to a spike in collisions with cars.

The climber, guidebook author, environmentalist, and historian notched a long string of first ascents in his illustrious mountaineering career.

Explore off-trail in a wilderness with more bison than boot prints.

Summit crowds are overflowing trails and parking lots, trampling vegetation, and worse on Upstate's ever-popular peaks.

Tim Freriks's completion of the Rim to Rim route in less than 2 hours, 40 minutes claims the "fastest known time" title.

A wildlife camera image gives the first proof of a cougar living in a slice of proposed preserved land in the Hollywood Hills.

The incident was the first confirmed wolf kill in California for more than a century.

The controlled burns help restore ecosystem health to prairie and forest reserves.

Gorham, New Hampshire's efforts to attract ATV riders doesn't sit well with all its residents.