Trips by State

After a weekend responding to calls of hikers in distress, rescue teams urge people to prepare themselves better for wilderness conditions.

Usually, high-elevation roads across the Sierra are open by now. Not this year.

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Hikers and the property owner met to negotiate a deal over access to the box canyon trail.

Judge declines to intervene in battle over access to a popular trailhead.

The Outdoors Club will hold weekly group hikes in local parks.

Search & Rescue crews helped two unprepared hikers who got into trouble in the Central Cascades' early-season snowpack.

Opponents of Scottsdale's proposed Desert Discovery Center in McDowell Sonoran Preserve demand a public vote.

Chris Bombardier became the first person with hemophilia to stand on top of the world last May.

A marauding black bear has been rifling through suburban trash cans.

Park rangers found the body of the missing Chicago-area hiker Friday.

The national park is calling for public input on a proposed plan for expanding wireless at Paradise.

Busy night for Search & Rescue on Mt. Pilchuck as officials respond to two separate incidents.

Rescued hikers say they saw "two ships" and a "weird orb" while searching for UFOs on Boston's Buck Hill.

Part of the popular New Hampshire state park's trail system will be off-limits through the end of July.

Don't be that guy: Here's how to avoid the most common LNT sins in Phoenix parks.

A lightning-sparked blaze in Arizona's Kendrick Mountain Wilderness shuts down popular hiking routes and part of the highway.

The Colorado Trail Explorer site features 39,000 miles of mapped trails--with big plans for more.

Park staff canvassing Rescue Creek area for a man who vanished Wednesday morning.

Emergency crews used a helicopter to pull a Sedona-area hiker to safety.

Twelve trail projects will receive funding through Gov. Cuomo's NY Parks 2020 Plan.

Public indecency charges await a man spotted hiking nude in a Connecticut state park.

Meet the woman behind the definitive website on outdoorsy felines, adventurecats.org.

Brad Stapleton is a publicist during the workday, and your guide to the best trails and events of Southern California.

Our southwest trail expert explains what makes Arizona's hiking scene so great.

Snag one of these rental cabins for the perfect (cheap) Washington weekend getaway.

Think there's no good hiking near the Windy City? Think again, says our expert.

Escape America's biggest city for the trail with a little help from this AMC program manager and hiking expert.

This college student knows his way around the fells and forests of Massachusetts.

Our California experts sounds off on the best places to see redwoods and grab a post-hike brew.

Local advocates look to promote tourism in Sultan and Monroe with better access to the Cascades' big rivers.

The scenic pass to the park's eastern entrance should be snow-free for the weekend.

Environmental groups urge city council to rid the city of hard-to-recycle, single-use polystyrene foam.

NYC's 19th-century water system now offers easy-access trails and historic sites.

First responders and firefighters are prepping to fight powerful wildfires and raging whitewater this season.

California Highway Patrol's rescue team saved a woman at South Lake Tahoe.

A wet winter means a summer with abundant rattlesnakes on California's public lands. Here's how to protect your pooch.

Parts of the Prescott and Coconino National Forests now limit campfires, smoking, and shooting to help prevent wildfires.

Expert tips for avoiding heatstroke and dehydration on steamy trails.

An 18-year-old man fell from a cliff at Chantry Flat.

The cables helping hikers ascend Yosemite's iconic summit opened June 2.

Abundant snowpack leads ski resort to stay open well into the summer.

Mountain Side Gear Rental loans out camping equipment to locals and far-flung customers alike.

Opponents of the new refuge take to the courts to block construction of trails and a visitor center.

Local outdoor brands say they'll save time and money now that two of the industry's biggest trade shows are joining forces in Denver.

A city crowdsourcing photography project inspired local dad to take his kids to every last one of Boston's 300-plus parks.

Estabrook Woods preserve might soon require dog walkers to keep a tight rein on their pets.

River Forest native describes how she made it through a week lost in the Great Bear Wilderness outside Glacier National Park.

Summer is high season for these bloodsuckers.

A 38-year-old woman slipped on rocks while walking over a park waterfall.

New Bobolink Meadow Land and Water Reserve preserves 900 acres of primo habitat for grassland birds.

One trail is scheduled to open on August 12, while officials remain hopeful about a second stuck in the negotiation phase.

The writer, actor, and B&B owner dishes on his favorite trails—and the best place in town to refuel after hiking them.

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Walk from the coast into the last of the Golden State’s grasslands by way of a forgotten route.

Backpackers aren't the only ones hitting the trail with the arrival of warm weather. Catch furry, feathered, and flippered friends on their seasonal journeys.

Wander through the sand on these three impressive trails.

Experience thru-hiking fever (and New England hardwoods) on this section of the historic Long Trail across Glastonbury Mountain. BY RYAN WICHELNS

Paddle through a blackwater swamp and see A-list wildlife in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. BY KATHY KYLE

See Missouri's tallest waterfall and stand on its tallest peak on this overnight on the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail. BY MARK HINCH

Hike to backcountry Rainbow Hot Springs in the Weminuche. BY KIRSTEN DOBROTH

Sample the recently restored Wild Rogue Loop on this circuit through canyons and woods in Oregon. BY LAURA LANCASTER

Walk along Paint Creek in Yellow River State Forest on this overnight backpacking trip and you'll know it's true: Iowa is rugged. BY KOREY PETERSON

Kayak where land, sea, and river converge, then camp on a beach and take to a wildlife refuge on foot on this multiway paddling trip to Capers and Bulls Islands. BY DAVID KUCZKIR

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