Best backpacking trips in the United States
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256 trips
Half Dome Day Hike
PopularYosemite National Park
Mt. Whitney Day Hike
PopularInyo National Forest
Rim to Rim: South Kaibab to North Kaibab Trails
PopularGrand Canyon National Park
Lost Coast Trail: Mattole to Black Sands Beach
PopularKing Range Wilderness
Mt. Whitney Backpacking
PopularInyo National Forest
Rae Lakes Loop
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
The Enchantments Trail
PopularAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Half Dome via Little Yosemite Valley
PopularYosemite National Park
Minaret Lake
PopularInyo National Forest
Thousand Island Lake via River Trail
PopularInyo National Forest
Cottonwood Lakes
PopularInyo National Forest
High Sierra Trail: Crescent Meadow to Whitney Portal
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Cottonwood Lakes Loop
PopularInyo National Forest
San Bernardino Peak
PopularSan Gorgonio Wilderness
Thousand Island Lake via PCT
PopularInyo National Forest
Big Pine Lakes
PopularInyo National Forest
Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier
PopularOlympic National Park
Titcomb Basin
PopularBridger Wilderness
Coast Trail / Bear Valley Trail Loop
PopularPoint Reyes National Seashore
The Subway (bottom-up)
PopularZion National Park
Ediza Lake
PopularInyo National Forest
Big Pine Lakes and Palisade Glacier
PopularInyo National Forest
The Narrows Day-hike (top-down)
PopularZion National Park
Cathedral Lake
PopularYosemite National Park
Little Lakes Valley to Gem Lakes
PopularInyo National Forest
Angels Landing Trail
PopularZion National Park
Pear Lake
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Rim to Rim to Rim Trail in 4 days
PopularGrand Canyon National Park
Sabrina Basin to Moonlight Lake
PopularInyo National Forest
Four Pass Loop
PopularMaroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Onion Valley to Mt. Whitney
PopularInyo National Forest
Havasu Falls
PopularHavasupai Reservation
Thousand Island Lake from Rush Creek
PopularInyo National Forest
John Muir Trail
PopularYosemite National Park
Blayney Hot Springs
PopularSierra National Forest
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley via JMT
PopularYosemite National Park
Little Five Lakes and Big Five Lakes Loop
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Rae Lakes Loop (counter-clockwise)
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
West Rim and Telephone Canyon Loop
PopularZion National Park
Pohono Trail: Wawona Tunnel to Glacier Point
PopularYosemite National Park
The Subway (top-down)
PopularZion National Park
San Gorgonio Peak from Fish Creek Day Hike
PopularSan Gorgonio Wilderness
West Rim Trail (top-down)
PopularZion National Park
Young Lakes via Dog Lake
PopularYosemite National Park
South Sister
PopularCentral Cascades Wilderness
Rae Lakes Loop via Kearsarge Pass
PopularInyo National Forest
The Narrows (top-down)
PopularZion National Park
Nā Pali Coast (Kalalau) Trail
PopularNā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park
Duck Lake
PopularInyo National Forest
John Muir Trail: Devil’s Postpile to Yosemite Valley
PopularInyo National Forest
Monarch Lakes
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
San Gorgonio Peak from Vivian Creek Day Hike
PopularSan Gorgonio Wilderness
High Divide Loop in 3 days
PopularOlympic National Park
Rancheria Falls
PopularYosemite National Park
Conundrum Hot Springs
PopularMaroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Pohono Trail: Wawona Tunnel to Old Inspiration Point
PopularYosemite National Park
Vogelsang and Lyell Canyon Loop
PopularYosemite National Park
High Divide Loop in 4 days (counter-clockwise)
PopularOlympic National Park
San Bernardino and San Gorgonio Peaks
PopularSan Gorgonio Wilderness
Little Five Lakes and Big Five Lakes Loop Counter-Clockwise
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Sol Duc to Hoh River in 4 days
PopularOlympic National Park
Emerald Lake
PopularSequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Lake Aloha Trail
PopularDesolation Wilderness
Emerald Lakes
PopularInyo National Forest
South Kaibab to Bright Angel Trail
PopularGrand Canyon National Park
Rim to Rim to Rim Trail in 5 days
PopularGrand Canyon National Park
Upper Yosemite Falls
PopularYosemite National Park
Lost Coast Trail: Black Sands Beach to Mattole
PopularKing Range Wilderness
Sunrise High Sierra Camp
PopularYosemite National Park
Canyon Creek Lakes
PopularTrinity Alps Wilderness
Kearsarge Lakes
PopularInyo National Forest
Ten Lakes from White Wolf Trailhead
PopularYosemite National Park
Longs Peak
PopularRocky Mountain National Park
Dewey Point (winter)
PopularYosemite National Park
Ten Lakes via Lukens Lake
PopularYosemite National Park
Sykes Hot Springs
PopularVentana Wilderness
Teton Crest Trail in 5 days
PopularGrand Teton National Park
North Lake to South Lake Loop via Lamarck Col
PopularInyo National Forest
Dusy Basin via Bishop Pass
PopularInyo National Forest
Ten Lakes
PopularYosemite National Park
Young Lakes via Glen Aulin Trail
PopularYosemite National Park
Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp
PopularYosemite National Park
North Lake to South Lake Loop
PopularInyo National Forest
Trans-Catalina Trail
PopularCatalina Island Conservancy
Sahale Glacier Camp
PopularNorth Cascades National Park
Three Sisters Loop
PopularCentral Cascades Wilderness
Three Sisters Loop from Lava Camp Lake
PopularCentral Cascades Wilderness
Wonderland Trail
PopularMt. Rainier National Park
Shi Shi Beach
PopularOlympic National Park
North Circle Loop in 5 days
PopularGlacier National Park
Timberline Trail
PopularMount Hood National Forest
Colchuck Lake
PopularAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Paria Canyon: White House to Lee’s Ferry
PopularParia Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Under-the-Rim Trail
PopularBryce Canyon National Park
San Gorgonio Peak from South Fork Trail Day Hike
PopularSan Gorgonio Wilderness
Mount St. Helens Summit
PopularMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Jordan Hot Springs
Inyo National Forest
Oneida Lake
Inyo National Forest
Steelhead Lake from Saddlebag Lake
Inyo National Forest
Helen Lake
Inyo National Forest
Meysan Lake
Inyo National Forest
Palisades Lakes
Mt. Rainier National Park
Woodchuck Lake
Sierra National Forest
Fleming Lake
Sierra National Forest
Paradise Valley
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Kolob Arch
Zion National Park
North Rim Route: Porcupine Creek to Tamarack Creek
Yosemite National Park
Upper Jackass Lake
Sierra National Forest
Pine Creek Lake
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Island And Twin Lakes
Desolation Wilderness
Black Crater
Central Cascades Wilderness
Golden Trout Lakes via Piute Pass
Inyo National Forest
Fontanillis Lake and Dick’s Peak
Desolation Wilderness
Franklin Lakes
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Devils Bathtub
Sierra National Forest
Alta Peak and Alta Meadow
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Chiquito Lake
Sierra National Forest
Upper Chain Lake
Sierra National Forest
Chief Lake Loop
Sierra National Forest
Chush Falls
Central Cascades Wilderness
Hilton Creek Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Lake Vernon and Rancheria Falls
Yosemite National Park
Mather Ranger Station to Smith Meadow
Yosemite National Park
Graveyard Lakes
Sierra National Forest
Pawnee-Buchanan Loop
Indian Peaks Wilderness
Mono Pass from Tioga Road
Yosemite National Park
Lake Aloha to Mt. Price
Desolation Wilderness
Mildred Lake
Inyo National Forest
Lamarck Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Eagle Lake
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Sky Rim Trail
Yellowstone National Park
Aspen Grove
San Gorgonio Wilderness
Middle Fork Trail to Mehrten Creek
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Bluebird Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
North Dome from Tioga Road
Yosemite National Park
Ostrander Lake
Yosemite National Park
Twin Lakes
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Mono Meadow to Lower Ottoway Lake
Yosemite National Park
Crescent Lake via Chilnualna Falls
Yosemite National Park
Mirror Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Finger Lake
Inyo National Forest
Hockett Meadow via Atwell Hockett Trail
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
George Lake
Sierra National Forest
Smith Peak
Yosemite National Park
Yellowstone River Trail
Yellowstone National Park
Farewell Gap and Franklin Pass Loop
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
White Chief Bowl
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Seville Lake
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Charlotte Lake via Kearsarge Basin
Inyo National Forest
Matlock Lake and Kearsarge Pass
Inyo National Forest
Sawmill Lake
Inyo National Forest
Mirror Lake, Snow Creek, and Yosemite Falls Loop
Yosemite National Park
Yost Lake
Inyo National Forest
Harden Lake
Yosemite National Park
Loon Lake to Rubicon Reservoir
Desolation Wilderness
Lillian Lake Loop
Sierra National Forest
May Lake and Mount Hoffman
Yosemite National Park
Lion Lakes and Snowbank Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Gilmore Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Merced Lake from Glacier Point
Yosemite National Park
Rosalie Lake via Devils Postpile
Inyo National Forest
Longley Lake
Inyo National Forest
Lake of the Woods
Desolation Wilderness
Edith Lake from Laurel Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Thunder Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Lake George to Deer Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Mosquito Lake
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Middle Velma Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Four Lakes Loop
Trinity Alps Wilderness
George Lake
Inyo National Forest
Tamarack Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Fern Lake from Devils Postpile
Inyo National Forest
Emerald Lake
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Snow Creek from Tioga Road
Yosemite National Park
Comanche Meadow Loop
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Jennie and Weaver Lakes Loop
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Ropi Lake via Horsetail Falls
Desolation Wilderness
Lake Genevieve and Crag Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Polly Dome Lakes
Yosemite National Park
Birch Lake
Inyo National Forest
Granite Lake
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Hart Tree Loop
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Fern Lake
Inyo National Forest
Berk Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Valentine Lake
Inyo National Forest
Horton Lake
Inyo National Forest
Iva Bell Hot Springs
Inyo National Forest
Gibbs Lake
Inyo National Forest
Susie Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Upper Sardine Lake
Inyo National Forest
Iceberg Lake
Inyo National Forest
George Lake via Potter Cut-off
Sierra National Forest
Dana Lake
Inyo National Forest
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River
Yosemite National Park
Boulder Creek Lakes
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Lake Italy via Italy Pass
Inyo National Forest
Granite Park
Inyo National Forest
Cliff Lake
Sierra National Forest
Waterwheel Falls
Yosemite National Park
Glen Alpine Loop
Desolation Wilderness
Red Peak Pass Loop
Yosemite National Park
Tyee Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Upper Pine Lake
Inyo National Forest
Elba Lake
Inyo National Forest
Hockett Meadow via Garfield Grove
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Schmidell Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Sapphire Lake
Trinity Alps Wilderness
Treasure Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Red Lake
Inyo National Forest
Gable Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Steelhead Lake
Inyo National Forest
Taboose Pass
Inyo National Forest
Mt. Lyell
Yosemite National Park
Pioneer Basin Lakes via Mono Pass
Inyo National Forest
Lake Lois
Desolation Wilderness
Shepherd Pass
Inyo National Forest
Parker Lake
Inyo National Forest
Scorpion Anchorage to Prisoner’s Harbor
Channel Islands National Park
Mt. Whitney Mountaineer’s Route
Inyo National Forest
Baker Lake
Inyo National Forest
Half Moon Lake
Desolation Wilderness
Clouds Rest via Little Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park
Ladybug Camp
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Buckeye, Cruikshank, Salmon Creek Trail Loop
Silver Peak Wilderness
Copper Ridge Loop
North Cascades National Park
Thornton Lakes
North Cascades National Park
Parson’s Landing from Two Harbors
Catalina Island Conservancy
Ontario Peak Day Hike
Cucamonga Wilderness
Dobbs Cabin
San Gorgonio Wilderness
Dry Lake
San Gorgonio Wilderness
Alger Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River loop
Yosemite National Park
Ozette Triangle
Olympic National Park
Gunsight Pass Trail
Glacier National Park
Broken Top Loop
Central Cascades Wilderness
Loowit Trail
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Capitol Lake
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Broken Top
Central Cascades Wilderness
Matlock and Kearsarge Lakes
Inyo National Forest
Purple Lake
Inyo National Forest
Pohono Trail: Glacier Point to Dewey Point
Yosemite National Park
El Capitan
Yosemite National Park
Jade Lake
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Stuart Lake
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Eightmile Lake
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Snow Lakes
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Lake Caroline
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Thousand Island Lake and Iceberg Lake Loop
Inyo National Forest
Chesler Park Loop
Canyonlands National Park
Riggs Spring Loop
Bryce Canyon National Park
Boy Scout Trail
Bryce Canyon National Park
Mammoth Crest Loop
Inyo National Forest
The Wave
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
San Bernardino East Peak from Forsee Creek Day Hike
San Gorgonio Wilderness
Coyote Buttes South from Paw Hole Trailhead
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Camp Muir
Mt. Rainier National Park