The trail awaits…

Planning your trip to some of the most iconic National Parks can feel overwhelming. Hundreds of miles of trails, millions of acres of jaw-dropping wild spaces, hours between trailheads… and only days to explore.

Every time we go to explore a new place, we feel your pain. After literally hiking all 734 miles of trail in Glacier, then identifying and hiking just about every conceivable day hike in Grand Teton, Olympic, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion National Parks, we’ve put together the ultimate planning resource.

We don’t just tell you about each trail in an honest way, we make recommendations. We also help you sort out all of the Fees, Permits, Passes, and Reservations which can be confusing/tricky/overwhelming!

Find your next destination below and click on it for a list of the day hikes, ordered by our recommendations. Pick up one of our map-guides that puts all of this information in the palm of your hand.

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Big update to the Going-to-the-Sun Road Driving Guide!

This past winter, we updated our popular Going-to-the-Sun Road Driving Guide to include spring biking information! Whether you’re going by car, bus, or bike, this map will make you explore like an expert. Get it by itself or pair it with the Day Hikes of Glacier National Park Map Guide for a discount as the Day Tripper’s Package. Come along with us as we pedal up Going-to-the-Sun Road to launch the map in this blog, then check out our Biking in Glacier page to get ready!

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  • Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge

    Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge

    (This throwback Thursday blog features the incredible hike from Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge in Olympic National Park that I hiked in 2018 while working on my Day Hikes of Olympic National Park Map Guide.)Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park is the easiest way to get to the alpine. The walk from the parking lot…

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  • Merced Grove

    Merced Grove

    (This throwback Thursday blog features the Merced Grove with its huge sequoias in Yosemite National Park that I hiked in 2017 while working on my Day Hikes of Yosemite National Park Map Guide.) Tucked away along the Big Oak Flat Road in Yosemite National Park lies a quieter sequoia grove called Merced Grove. With less…

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  • Hiking to Firebrand Pass with the Daily Inter Lake

    Hiking to Firebrand Pass with the Daily Inter Lake

    (Read the article of the interview in the Daily Inter Lake here) Leaf peeping isn’t just something one does on the Eastern Seaboard. When the aspens change over, their golden leaves shimmer in the sunlight in a jawdropping spectacle. Be quick, however, for the change of colors on the east side of Glacier National Park,…

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