Trip Reports from the Trail
Real stories, conditions, and tips from fellow backpackers. Plan your next trip with firsthand knowledge.
Real stories, conditions, and tips from fellow backpackers. Plan your next trip with firsthand knowledge.
104 reports found
A look at booking and running the eleven boat-in sites on Wisconsin's Chippewa Flowage during the quiet late-October to early-November stretch, when water's cold, crowds are gone, and deer season overlaps your trip.
What to know about reserving Maplewood State Park's single boat-in campsite during the late-October cold-snap window, when one booking locks out the whole night for everyone else.
What to expect on the classic rim-to-river-to-rim corridor route in late October, plus how the Grand Canyon backcountry lottery and camp logistics work for this window.
What to expect reserving and hiking the 40-mile Teton Crest Trail in the late-October shoulder window, when Hurricane Pass and Paintbrush Divide move into winter conditions.
A look at permitting and conditions for the Goat Haunt-to-Two Medicine traverse through Glacier National Park's backcountry zone system during the tail end of the fall hiking window.
A look at what the lottery-based permit for Havasupai Gardens Campground involves and what to expect hiking the Bright Angel corridor in the early November shoulder season.
A look at permit logistics and conditions for paddling out of the Lake One entry point (EP30) in the Boundary Waters during the quiet mid-October stretch before ice-up.
What to expect paddling out of the Sawbill Lake entry point (EP38) into the BWCAW during the late-October shoulder window, plus how the quota permit system works for this entry point.
A look at how the Devils Lake/Wickiup day-use reservation works for the South Sister trail complex in the Central Cascades Wilderness, plus what to expect hiking it in mid-October.
What to expect hiking into the Cirque of the Towers from Big Sandy in mid-to-late October, when the walk-up permit system is in full effect and the crowds have thinned out.
What to expect on the Glacier Point to Little Yosemite Valley wilderness zone permit during Yosemite's early October shoulder season, plus the gear and timing calls that matter this time of year.
What to expect permit-wise and on the ground for the Rafferty Creek to Vogelsang zone as Yosemite's high country slides into shoulder season.