TOP 100 ADVENTURES IN THE UNITED STATES
The opportunity for adventure in the United States is endless. Through my research and travels, I have attempted to make a list of the top 100 adventures in the country. In the list below, you'll find many of the best places in the country to hike, ride, climb, paddle, and more.
Take note that adventures that overlap states are listed below under each of the impacted states. I have also purposely excluded certain outdoor activities from this list (e.g. sailing, SCUBA diving, surfing, skydiving, BASE jumping, horseback riding, dog-sledding, para-gliding, etc.).
Happy adventuring!
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TOP 100 ADVENTURES IN THE U.S
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Alaska
✮ Backcountry skiing and/or heli-skiing in the Chugach Mountains
✮ Backpacking in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
✮ Mountaineering/climbing Denali
✮ Sea kayaking in Glacier Bay National Park
✮ Sea kayaking in Kenai Fjords National Park
Arizona
✮ Backpacking to Havasupai (e.g. Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls, Beaver Falls)
✮ Hiking or backpacking in Grand Canyon National Park (e.g. Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab Trail, Phantom Ranch)
✮ Spelunking in Kartschner Caverns State Park
✮ Whitewater rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
Arkansas
✮ Mountain biking in Bentonville
✮ Paddling the Buffalo River
California
✮ Backpacking the High Sierra Camps
✮ Backpacking the John Muir Trail
✮ Backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail
✮ Backpacking other areas in the Sierra Mountains
✮ Hiking or backpacking Half Dome
✮ Hiking or backpacking Mt. Whitney
✮ Mountaineering/climbing Mount Shasta
✮ Rock climbing in Joshua Tree National Park
✮ Rock climbing in Yosemite National Park (e.g. El Capitan, Half Dome, etc.)
✮ Sea kayaking in Channel Islands National Park
✮ Whitewater rafting the American River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Kern River
Colorado
✮ Backcountry skiing and/or heli-skiing in the Colorado Mountains
✮ Bikepacking the San Juan Huts
✮ Hiking 14ers in Colorado (e.g. Grays, Bierstadt, Elbert, etc.)
✮ Ice climbing in Ouray
✮ Mountain biking in Crested Butte
✮ Mountaineering/climbing Longs Peak
✮ Offroad driving in Ouray & Telluride (e.g. Imogen Pass)
✮ Via ferrata climbing in Estes Park
✮ Via ferrata climbing in Ouray
✮ Whitewater rafting the Arkansas River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Green River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Yampa River
✮ X-C skiing the 10th Mountain Division Huts
Florida
✮ Paddling in Everglades National Park (e.g. Wilderness Waterway)
Georgia
✮ Whitewater rafting the Chattooga River
Idaho
✮ Backcountry skiing and/or heli-skiing in/near Sun Valley
✮ Cycling the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes
✮ Whitewater rafting the Salmon River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Snake River/Hells Canyon
Kentucky
✮ Rock climbing in Red River Gorge
✮ Spelunking in Mammoth Cave National Park
✮ Spelunking the Cumberland Caverns
✮ Via ferrata climbing in Red River Gorge (e.g. Southeast Mountain Guides)
Maine
✮ Backpacking the 100-Mile Wilderness of the Appalachian Trail
✮ Hiking or backpacking Katahdin / Baxter State Park
✮ Paddling the Allagash River
✮ Sea kayaking the Maine coastline
Maryland
✮ Cycling the C&O Canal Towpath
✮ Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage
Michigan
✮ Paddling in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Minnesota
✮ Paddling in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
✮ Paddling in Voyageurs National Park
Missouri
✮ Cycling the Katy Trail
Montana
✮ Backpacking in Glacier National Park (e.g. Granite Park Chalet, Sperry Chalet, Highline Trail, Many Glacier Loop, etc.)
Nevada
✮ Rock climbing in Red Rock National Conservation Area
New Hampshire
✮ Backcountry skiing in Tuckerman's Ravine on Mt. Washington
✮ Backpacking the AMC Huts of the White Mountains along the Appalachian Trail
✮ Hiking Mt. Washington
New York
✮ Backpacking the Adirondack Mountains (e.g. Mount Marcy, Mount Haystack)
✮ Rock climbing the Shawangunk Mountains
North Carolina
✮ Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
✮ Whitewater rafting the French Broad River
Oregon
✮ Backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail
✮ Kiteboarding the Columbia River Gorge
✮ Mountaineering/climbing Mount Hood
✮ Whitewater rafting the Owyhee River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Rogue River
✮ X-C skiing in Crater Lake National Park (e.g. West Rim Drive)
Pennsylvania
✮ Cycling the Great Allegheny Passage
South Carolina
✮ Whitewater rafting the Chattooga River
South Dakota
✮ Cycling the George S. Mickelson Trail
Tennessee
✮ Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
✮ Whitewater rafting the Ocoee River
Utah
✮ Backcountry skiing and/or heli-skiing in the Wasatch Mountains
✮ Backpacking in Buckskin Gulch/Paria Canyon
✮ Backpacking in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park
✮ Bikepacking the Aquarius Trail
✮ Bikepacking the San Juan Huts
✮ Canyoneering in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
✮ Canyoneering in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
✮ Canyoneering in Zion National Park
✮ Hiking Angel's Landing
✮ Hiking or backpacking the Zion Narrows
✮ Mountain biking in Moab
✮ Mountain biking in Park City
✮ Offroad driving in Moab
✮ Rock climbing in Moab
✮ Whitewater rafting the Colorado River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Green River
✮ Whitewater rafting the Yampa River
Vermont
✮ Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
✮ Backpacking the Long Trail
✮ Mountain biking in East Burke (e.g. Kingdom Trails)
✮ X-C skiing in Vermont from hut-to-hut (e.g. Catamount Trail)
Virginia
✮ Backpacking the Appalachian Trail
Washington
✮ Backpacking the Enchantment Lakes / Alpine Wilderness
✮ Backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail
✮ Backpacking the Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier
✮ Mountaineering/climbing Mount Rainier
✮ Sea kayaking the San Juan Islands
West Virginia
✮ Rock climbing in New River Gorge
✮ Whitewater rafting the Gauley River
Wyoming
✮ Backcountry skiing and/or heli-skiing in/near Jackson Hole
✮ Backpacking the Wind River Mountains
✮ Hiking or backpacking in Yellowstone National Park
✮ Mountaineering/climbing in Grand Teton National Park (e.g. Grand Teton)
✮ Snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park
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