Choose your adventure…
Whether you’re looking for a short outing or full-day on the trail, we’re here to help you find it. The list of trails covers just about everything we’ve hiked during our travels – roughly 150 trails from more than a dozen states across national parks, state parks, and lesser-known wilderness areas. From summits to canyons, waterfalls to deserts, and snowy alpine to glowing red rock, there’s something for every nature lover on this list. As one of the most geographically diverse countries in the world, the U.S. offers endless opportunities for exploring some of the most striking and fascinating landscapes.
| Hike | National Park or Wilderness Area | State | Distance (miles) | Elevation Gain (feet) |
| Big Wash, Honeybee Canyon (Tucson, AZ) | – | Arizona | 9.1 | 300 |
| Horseshoe Bend (Page, AZ) | – | Arizona | 1.2 | 100 |
| Watson Lake Loop (Prescott, AZ) | – | Arizona | 5.3 | 500 |
| O’Leary Peak Lookout | Coconino National Forest | Arizona | 10.2 | 2,100 |
| Spencer Trail | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | Arizona | 5.0 | 1,900 |
| South Kaibab to Skeleton Point | Grand Canyon National Park | Arizona | 8.1 | 2,200 |
| South Rim to River (South Kaibab & Bright Angel) | Grand Canyon National Park | Arizona | 18.2 | 4,900 |
| Humpreys Peak | Kachina Peaks Wilderness | Arizona | 10.0 | 3,700 |
| Blue Forest & Blue Mesa | Petrified Forest National Park | Arizona | 3.5 | 300 |
| Onyx Bridge | Petrified Forest National Park | Arizona | 5.1 | 600 |
| Bell Rock | Sedona | Arizona | 3.0 | 600 |
| Big Park Loop (Courthouse Butte) | Sedona | Arizona | 5.3 | 800 |
| Cathedral Rock | Sedona | Arizona | 4.4 | 1,200 |
| Soldier Pass & Brin Mesa | Sedona | Arizona | 6.0 | 1,200 |
| Bill Williams Mountain | Williams | Arizona | 8.9 | 2,100 |
| Devil’s Slide/Pedro Point Headlands (Pacifica, CA) | – | California | 5.1 | 700 |
| Mori Point Loop (Pacifica, CA) | – | California | 2.5 | 400 |
| Oat Hill Mine Trail (Calistoga, CA) | – | California | 10.2 | 2,100 |
| Peak Mountain (Pacifica, CA) | – | California | 2.6 | 1,300 |
| Miwok/Coastal Trail | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | California | 5.8 | 1,200 |
| Main Trail & Hillside Trail Loop | Muir Woods National Monument | California | 3.2 | 200 |
| Animas City Mountain (Durango, CO) | – | Colorado | 5.7 | 1,600 |
| Hogsback Mountain (Durango, CO) | – | Colorado | 2.0 | 800 |
| Perins Peak (Durango, CO) | – | Colorado | 5.7 | 1,800 |
| Purgatory Trail (Durango, CO) | – | Colorado | 3.4 | 700 |
| Smelter Mountain (Durango, CO) | – | Colorado | 4.2 | 1,500 |
| Redcloud Peak | Gunnison National Forest | Colorado | 9.0 | 3,600 |
| Lizard Head Pass | Lizard Head Wilderness | Colorado | 12.1 | 3,300 |
| Blue Lakes | Mount Sneffles Wilderness | Colorado | 10.3 | 3,500 |
| Dream & Emerald Lakes | Rocky Mountain National Park | Colorado | 3.1 | 700 |
| Columbine Lake | San Juan National Forest | Colorado | 7.8 | 2,700 |
| Ice Lakes Basin | San Juan National Forest | Colorado | 9.0 | 3,300 |
| Seigal & Engineer Mountains | San Juan National Forest | Colorado | 4.4 | 1,000 |
| Uncompahgre Peak | Uncompahgre National Forest | Colorado | 11.6 | 4,500 |
| Acadia & Saint Sauveur Mountains | Acadia National Park | Maine | 5.9 | 1,900 |
| Cadillac Mountain | Acadia National Park | Maine | 9.5 | 1,900 |
| Champlain & Gorham Mountains | Acadia National Park | Maine | 6.0 | 1,500 |
| Ship Harbor Trail | Acadia National Park | Maine | 1.7 | 200 |
| Danny On Trail, Big Mountain (Whitefish, MT) | – | Montana | 8.3 | 2,400 |
| Lion Mountain (Whitefish, MT) | – | Montana | 2.5 | 400 |
| Tally Lake Overlook (Whitefish, MT) | – | Montana | 2.1 | 400 |
| Headquarters Pass | Bob Marshall Wilderness | Montana | 8.3 | 2,200 |
| Clayton Lake & Jewel Basin | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 19.1 | 4,300 |
| Columbia Mountain | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 12.1 | 5,000 |
| Cyclone Peak Lookout | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 4.2 | 1,000 |
| Demer’s Ridge | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 5.0 | 2,800 |
| Doris Mountain | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 6.3 | 1,900 |
| Grant Ridge | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 11.5 | 3,800 |
| Mount Aeneas | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 6.6 | 2,000 |
| Mount Hefty | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 11.0 | 3,000 |
| Nasukoin Mountain | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 12.8 | 3,700 |
| Ousel Peak | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 7.3 | 3,800 |
| Standard Peak | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 5.7 | 1,600 |
| Strawberry Lake | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 6.2 | 2,000 |
| Warrior Mountain | Flathead National Forest | Montana | 12.7 | 2,900 |
| Camas Creek Trail | Glacier National Park | Montana | 6.9 | 400 |
| Dawson-Pitamakan Pass Loop | Glacier National Park | Montana | 18.1 | 4,000 |
| Grinnell Glacier | Glacier National Park | Montana | 10.6 | 2,100 |
| Highline Trail | Glacier National Park | Montana | 13.2 | 2,600 |
| Siyeh Pass | Glacier National Park | Montana | 10.0 | 2,300 |
| Sperry Glacier | Glacier National Park | Montana | 19.3 | 5,600 |
| Swiftcurrent Lookout | Glacier National Park | Montana | 16.8 | 3,900 |
| Mount Wright | Lewis and Clark National Forest | Montana | 7.5 | 3,300 |
| Wagner Basin | Lewis and Clark National Forest | Montana | 3.4 | 1,200 |
| Bluebird Basin | Ten Lakes Wilderness | Montana | 10.5 | 2,200 |
| Fire Wave & White Domes Loop | Valley of Fire State Park | Nevada | 2.6 | 400 |
| Alkali Flat Trail | White Sands National Park | New Mexico | 5.0 | 100 |
| Backcountry Camping Loop Trail | White Sands National Park | New Mexico | 2.0 | 100 |
| Hawksbill Mountain | Linville Wilderness | North Carolina | 2.5 | 800 |
| Plunge Basin | Linville Wilderness | North Carolina | 1.9 | 700 |
| Table Rock Mountain | Linville Wilderness | North Carolina | 4.2 | 1,500 |
| Roan Mountain to Yellow Mountain Gap | Roan Mountain State Park | North Carolina | 13.6 | 3,200 |
| Maah Daah Hey Trail: South Unit to Sully Creek (Medora, ND) | – | North Dakota | 10.6 | 1,000 |
| The Knoll (God’s Thumb) (Lincoln City, OR) | – | Oregon | 4.1 | 700 |
| Clatsop Loop | Ecola State Park | Oregon | 3.5 | 800 |
| John Dellenback Dunes Trail | Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area | Oregon | 5.5 | 300 |
| Black Elk Peak | Custer State Park | South Dakota | 9.8 | 1,800 |
| Delicate Arch Trail | Arches National Park | Utah | 3.4 | 600 |
| Fairyland Loop & Queens Garden | Bryce Canyon National Park | Utah | 8.0 | 1,600 |
| Queen’s Garden & Navajo Loop | Bryce Canyon National Park | Utah | 3.0 | 600 |
| Eagle Crags | Canaan Mountain Wilderness | Utah | 7.3 | 1,600 |
| Horseshoe Canyon | Canyonlands National Park | Utah | 8.7 | 2,100 |
| The Wave | Coyote Buttes North | Utah | 10.1 | 2,200 |
| East & West Rim | Dead Horse Point State Park | Utah | 5.2 | 300 |
| Losee Canyon & Arches Trail | Dixie National Forest | Utah | 6.9 | 800 |
| Pink Ledges, Hoodoo & Bird’s Eye Loop | Dixie National Forest | Utah | 3.1 | 600 |
| Golden Wall (Red Canyon) | Dixie National Park | Utah | 4.4 | 1,000 |
| Delano Peak | Fishlake National Forest | Utah | 3.4 | 1,700 |
| Mount Holly | Fishlake National Forest | Utah | 6.1 | 1,900 |
| Valley of the Goblins & Goblin’s Lair | Goblin Valley State Park | Utah | 5.6 | 700 |
| Bull Valley Gorge | Grand Escalante | Utah | 3.9 | 300 |
| Angel’s Palace | Kodachrome Basin State Park | Utah | 1.9 | 200 |
| Panorama Trail | Kodachrome Basin State Park | Utah | 4.0 | 300 |
| Shakespeare Arch | Kodachrome Basin State Park | Utah | 2.2 | 400 |
| Deertrap & Cable Mountains | Zion National Park | Utah | 14.1 | 1,600 |
| Canyon Crest to Boundary Butte (Leavenworth, WA) | – | Washington | 8.6 | 1,400 |
| Chelan Butte (Chelan, WA) | – | Washington | 8.1 | 2,800 |
| Dirtyface Peak Lookout (Leavenworth, WA) | – | Washington | 7.8 | 4,000 |
| Hex Mountain (Cle Elum, WA) | – | Washington | 8.4 | 2,900 |
| Heybrooke Lookout (Gold Bar, WA) | – | Washington | 2.8 | 1,000 |
| Lime Kiln Trail (Snohomish, WA) | – | Washington | 6.8 | 700 |
| Swakane Canyon (Wenatchee, WA) | – | Washington | 11.5 | 2,500 |
| Yakima Skyline Trail (Yakima, WA) | – | Washington | 9.3 | 2,500 |
| The Enchantments | Alpine Lakes Wilderness | Washington | 19.3 | 5,300 |
| White Bluffs, North Slope | Hanford Reach National Monument | Washington | 6.0 | 500 |
| Blanca Lake | Henry M. Jackson Wilderness | Washington | 8.4 | 3,400 |
| Hidden Lake | Lake Wenatchee State Park | Washington | 2.8 | 400 |
| Artist Ridge & Huntoon Point (from Heather Meadows) | Mount Baker Wilderness | Washington | 5.4 | 1,200 |
| Chain Lakes Loop | Mount Baker Wilderness | Washington | 6.5 | 1,900 |
| Park Butte Lookout | Mount Baker Wilderness | Washington | 8.2 | 2,100 |
| Skyline Divide | Mount Baker Wilderness | Washington | 9.6 | 3,300 |
| Gothic Basin | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Washington | 11.1 | 4,000 |
| Granite Mountain Lookout | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Washington | 8.2 | 3,600 |
| Hidden Lake Lookout & Hidden Lake Peaks | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Washington | 8.5 | 3,800 |
| Mount Dickerman | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Washington | 9.2 | 3,800 |
| Yellow Aster Butte | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | Washington | 9.1 | 3,100 |
| Burroughs Mountain | Mount Rainier National Park | Washington | 10.5 | 3,000 |
| Mount Fremont Lookout | Mount Rainier National Park | Washington | 5.7 | 1,300 |
| Skyline Trail | Mount Rainier National Park | Washington | 3.6 | 1,300 |
| Harry’s Ridge | Mount Saint Helens National Monument | Washington | 8.6 | 1,500 |
| Mount Saint Helens Summit | Mount Saint Helens National Monument | Washington | 8.5 | 4,700 |
| Cascade Pass & Sahale Arm | North Cascades National Park | Washington | 13.1 | 4,700 |
| Alta Mountain | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 12.0 | 3,800 |
| Iron Peak | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 7.3 | 2,600 |
| Maple Pass Loop | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 7.5 | 2,200 |
| Mount McCausland | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 7.0 | 1,800 |
| Navaho Peak | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 13.4 | 4,100 |
| Mount Ellinor | Olympic National Forest | Washington | 6.7 | 3,200 |
| Umatilla Rock Loop | Sun Lakes/Dry Falls State Park | Washington | 4.3 | 200 |
| Swauk Forest | Wenatchee National Forest | Washington | 2.9 | 500 |
| Ranger’s Delight & State Line Trails | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | Wyoming | 2.3 | 300 |
| Sykes Mountain | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area | Wyoming | 3.0 | 600 |
| Tongue River Canyon | Bighorn National Forest | Wyoming | 6.4 | 1,900 |
| Alaska Basin | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | Wyoming | 16.4 | 3,000 |
| Phillips Pass | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | Wyoming | 8.5 | 1,800 |
| Cloud Peak | Cloud Peak Wilderness | Wyoming | 23.4 | 5,500 |
| Lost Twin Lakes | Cloud Peak Wilderness | Wyoming | 12.2 | 2,900 |
| Joyner Ridge, Red Beds & Tower Trail | Devils Tower National Monument | Wyoming | 7.2 | 1,000 |
| Paintbrush Divide | Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming | 18.6 | 4,000 |
| Table Mountain | Jedediah Smith Wilderness | Wyoming | 10.5 | 4,100 |
| Browns Peak Loop | Medicine Bow National Forest | Wyoming | 12.4 | 1,600 |
| Medicine Bow Peak | Medicine Bow National Forest | Wyoming | 7.1 | 1,800 |
| Sepulcher Mountain | Yellowstone National Park | Wyoming | 11.6 | 3,600 |
