Trips by State

With two national parks and endless wilderness nearby, this may be America's best-situated adventure town.

Explore Arizona's red rock country.

Hike to a giant stone wall, and take a dip afterward.

Why Crested Butte? Because it's crowded with wildflowers, not people.

Get a tour of the best that the Adirondacks have to offer in this upstate destination.

Sneak in the side door to Great Smoky Mountains.

West Virginia's coolest trail town is a great place to refuel on pancakes—and a great place to earn them.

This gateway to the Apostle Islands is a haven for paddlers.

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Check out Morgan Tilton's author page.

Start planning your West Virginia adventure.

Your correspondent heads to Door County, WI for an active winter weekend with great local food. by MATT CLAPP

Go where paddlers can't on this overnight loop through Boundary Waters. BY JASON DRURY

Amble past amber maples on Kittatinny Ridge as golden eagles and hawks soar overhead on this overnight loop. BY KATRINA ROSSOS

Looking for a multisport trip? You couldn't do better than this stretch of wilderness on the east coast.

North Cascades National Park, Washington

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Camp on the tip of this peninsula on a quick overnight in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. BY STUART PECK

While Great Smoky Mountains might be the most visited park in the system, Cataloochee is far from the crowds—with a bit of luck, you can see as many elk as people.

Explore the moonscape of Idaho—lava tubes, cinder cones, caves, and tunnels— on this weekend trip.

Follow the white blazes at the symbolic halfway point of the Appalachian Trail and soak in some history.

Test out one of the most notoriously difficult trails in New Hampshire's White Mountains.

Hike, climb, and scramble your way up the final five miles of the Appalachian Trail and be rewarded with the best views in Maine.

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Check out Madison Perrins and Aidan Lynn-Klimenko's author page.

Swimming holes, waterfalls, petroglyphs, and an idyllic campsite—all just a few miles deep in Dinosaur National Monument. BY ROSE CONRY

Notch the prettiest section of the Ozark Trail on this overnight along the Eleven Point River. BY SAVANNAH WASZCZUK

A group of determined Alaskans hopes to create an 800-mile trail that will trace the state’s famous pipeline from Arctic Sea to Pacific tidewater.

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Our field scout explores Orange Beach, Alabama.

Explore the Pacific Northwest’s high desert steppe on this trip through the foothills of the Cascades. BY PAUL CHISHOLM

Get the closest to the Alps without leaving the States—by traversing the Presidentials, including Mt. Washington, in winter. BY RYAN WICHELNS

Prairie Fire-Palmer Creek Loop, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas

Kalaupapa Trail, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii

Canyon del Muerto Route, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona

Bates Mountains Route, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri

Yapashi Pueblo Loop, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

Chilkoot Trail, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Liberty Cap-Ute Canyon Loop, Colorado National Monument, Colorado

Island Loop, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia

Florida Trail Loop, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

The sand beckons—but don't just throw down your towel and soak up the sun.

Towering cacti and no crowds make this a perfect hike for getting away from it all.

Walking in this gypsum dunefield is hard—but it's worth the trouble.

The plains meet the bottomlands in this unique ecosystem.

Go for solitude with a DIY holiday celebration outdoors (pack out your tinsel), or go luxe and enjoy one of these festive feasts before tackling some of the country’s finest trails.

Follow the Fletcher Canyon wash northwest through a pine forest and into a slot canyon. by Chelise Simmons

Hike Sugarloaf and Morrow Mountains in just a few hours at Morrow Mountain State Park outside Charlotte.

Hike to a beautiful waterfall and go for a swim in South Mountains State Park near Charlotte.

Bag three peaks in virtual solitude in the middle of summer on this gem atop Baxter State Park in Maine.

Find complete solitude and expansive views on one of Baxter State Parks lesser known and lesser traveled loop hikes.

Stretch your legs on a short loop hike and climb some natural rock outcrops at the King and Queen Seat

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Sequoia National Park, California

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Acadia National Park, Maine