81 parks for Backcountry Hiking
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National Monument & Preserve
Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve
Alaska
Given its remote location and challenging weather conditions, Aniakchak is one of the most wild and least visited places in the National Park System. This landscape…
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National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Connecticut, Georgia, Maine +11
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mount…
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National Seashore
Assateague Island National Seashore
Maryland, Virginia
Want to live on the edge? Visit a place recreated each day by ocean wind and waves. Life on Assateague Island has adapted to an existence on the move. Explore sandy…
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National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument protects over 33,000 acres of ruggedly beautiful canyon and mesa country. Petroglyphs, dwellings carved into the soft rock cliffs, and st…
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National Preserve
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Alaska
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve lies at the continental crossroad that greatly influenced the distribution of life in the Western Hemisphere during the Pleistoc…
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National Park
Big Bend National Park
Texas
There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundre…
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National Preserve
Big Cypress National Preserve
Florida
The freshwaters of the Big Cypress Swamp, essential to the health of the neighboring Everglades, support the rich marine estuaries along Florida's southwest coast. C…
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National Park
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Colorado
Big enough to be overwhelming, yet still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time. Come see some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North…
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Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina, Virginia
A Blue Ridge Parkway experience is unlike any other: a slow-paced and relaxing drive revealing stunning long-range vistas and close-up views of the rugged mountains…
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National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah
Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth. Situated along a high plateau at the top…
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National River
Buffalo National River
Arkansas
Established in 1972, Buffalo National River flows freely for 135 miles and is one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the lower 48 states. Once you arrive, prepa…
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National Monument
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Alaska
A bridge to the past and a land for the future, Cape Krusenstern National Monument protects approximately 560,000 acres of diverse Arctic coastal, and upland ecosyst…
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National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Utah
Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in th…
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National Park
Channel Islands National Park
California
Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources.…
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National Monument
Colorado National Monument
Colorado
Colorado National Monument preserves one of the grand landscapes of the American West. But this treasure is much more than a monument. Towering monoliths exist withi…
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National Park
Congaree National Park
South Carolina
Astonishing biodiversity exists in Congaree National Park, the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United S…
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National Park
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
Crater Lake inspires awe. Native Americans witnessed its formation 7,700 years ago, when a violent eruption triggered the collapse of a tall peak. Scientists marvel…
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National Monument & Preserve
Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
Idaho
Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We invite you to explore this "weird and scenic landscape" wh…
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National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americans, longhunters, and pioneers. Walk where 300,000 people crossed…
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National Park
Death Valley National Park
California, Nevada
In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks…
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National Park & Preserve
Denali National Park & Preserve
Alaska
Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tu…
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National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument
Colorado, Utah
150 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed here. Their fossils are still embedded in the rocks. Today, mountains, desert, and rivers flowing in canyons support a variet…
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National Park
Everglades National Park
Florida
Established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habit…
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National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Colorado
Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world. Petrified redwood stumps up to 14 feet wi…
