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TOP 100 DAY HIKES IN THE UNITED STATES


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Welcome to the Bigroads.com guide to the top 100 day hikes in the USA!

The United States is blessed with thousands and thousands of miles of fantastic hiking trails. After hiking hundreds of trails across the USA and owning and reading far too many hiking guidebooks, I have put together a highly-opinionated list of what I believe to be the top 100 day hikes in the United States. It is not an easy task to pick 100 top hikes out of a pool of thousands, so this web-page will forever be a work-in-progress and my wife and I travel & hike more trails across the country.

This top 100 hikes list is sorted alphabetically by state (and not by scenic rank).

Take note that the following types of trails have been intentionally excluded from this list:
  • Trails that involve extremely difficult rock scrambling or climbing (no hike listed here has scrambling that is rated higher than class III)
  • Trails too difficult for most day hikers to tackle in a day.
  • Trails that require significant off-trail route-finding.
  • Trails that are much better appreciated on backpacking trips.
  • Trails that require rappelling & advanced canyoneering.
☎ = permits and/or timed entry passes are likely required!

Author/Contributor: Greg Parsons

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STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE

HIKE DIFFICULTY
Alaska Exit Glacier / Harding Icefield Trail Kenai Fjords National Park 8.2 miles  Hard
Alaska Portage Pass Chugach National Forest 4.0 miles Moderate
Arizona Bright Angel Trail (down to the 3 mile Resthouse) Grand Canyon National Park 6.0 miles Hard
Arizona Coyote Buttes North / The Wave ☎ Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 6.0 miles Hard
Arizona Horseshoe Bend Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 1.5 miles Easy
Arizona Humphrey's Peak / Humphrey's Trail Coconino National Forest / Kachina Peaks Wilderness 9.0 miles Very Hard
Arizona South Kaibab Trail (down to Cedar Ridge) Grand Canyon National Park 3.0 miles Moderate
Arizona White Pocket Vermilion Cliffs National Monument up to 1.0 mile Easy
Arkansas Hawksbill Crag / Whitaker Point Trail Ozark National Forest / Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area 3.0 miles Moderate

The Wave, Coyote Buttes North, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
The Wave, Coyote Buttes North, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

Horsehoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona
Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona

South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
California Alta Peak Sequoia National Park 13.0 miles Very Hard
California Badwater Basin Death Valley National Park short walk Easy
California Burney Falls Loop Trail McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park 1.3 mile loop Easy
California Clouds Rest Yosemite National Park 14.0 miles Very Hard
California Congress Trail Sequoia National Park 2.1 mile loop Easy
California Devils Postpile Trail & Rainbow Falls Devils Postpile National Monument 4.5 miles Moderate
California Ediza Lake & Shadow Lake Inyo National Forest / Ansel Adams Wilderness 13.4 miles Hard
California Glen Alpine Trail Desolation Wilderness 12.0 miles Hard
California Half Dome ☎ Yosemite National Park 14-17 miles Very Hard
California Little Lakes Valley Inyo National Forest 6.0 miles Moderate

Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park
Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California

Congress Trail, Sequoia National Park, California
Congress Trail, Sequoia National Park, California

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
California Mount Dana Yosemite National Park 5.8 miles Very Hard
California Nevada Fall / Vernal Fall / John Muir Trail Loop ☎ Yosemite National Park 6.5 mile loop Hard
California Tall Trees Grove Redwoods National Park 4.0 miles Moderate
California Telescope Peak Death Valley National Park 14.0 miles Very Hard
California White Mountain Peak Inyo National Forest 14.4 miles Hard
Colorado Blue Lakes / Blue Lakes Trail Uncompahgre National Forest / Mount Sneffels Wilderness 8.6 miles Hard
Colorado Democrat-Cameron-Lincoln Loop Pike National Forest 7.25 miles Very Hard
Colorado Ice Lakes Trail / Ice Lakes Basin San Juan National Forest 7.6 miles Hard
Colorado Mount of the Holy Cross White River National Forest / Holy Cross Wilderness 10.4 miles Hard
Colorado Mt. Elbert San Isabel National Forest / Mount Massive Wilderness 8.4 miles Hard

Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California

Lower Blue Lake, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado
Lower Blue Lake, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado

Upper Ice Lake, San Juan National Forest, Colorado
Upper Ice Lake, San Juan National Forest, Colorado

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
Colorado Mt. Sneffels Uncompahgre National Forest / Mount Sneffels Wilderness 7.2 miles Very Hard
Colorado Rattlesnake Arches BLM-land 12.7 miles Hard
Colorado Redcloud Peak & Sunshine Peak Uncompahgre National Forest 11.4 miles Very Hard
Colorado Hike amongst the sand dunes Great Sand Dunes National Park you decide Moderate
Hawaii Kilauea Iki Volcanoes National Park 4.1 miles Moderate
Hawaii Pipiwai Trail Haleakala National Park 3.6 miles Moderate
Hawaii Waihee Ridge Trail West Maui Forest Reserve (island of Maui) 5.0 miles Moderate
Idaho Castle Peak Sawtooth National Recreation Area / White Cloud Wilderness 12.0 miles Very Hard
Idaho Sawtooth Lake Sawtooth National Recreation Area 10.0 miles Hard
Idaho Thompson Peak Sawtooth National Forest 13.0 miles Very Hard

Sand Dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Sand Dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Sawtooth Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho
Sawtooth Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
Maine Bigelow Range Bigelow Preserve 9.7 mile loop Very Hard
Maine Katahdin (via Knife's Edge) ☎ Baxter State Park 11.0 mile loop Very Hard
Maine Precipice Trail Acadia National Park 4.0 mile loop Hard
Montana Highline Trail to Grinnell Glacier Overlook ☎ Glacier National Park 8.0 miles Hard
Montana Iceberg Lake ☎ Glacier National Park 9.6 miles Hard
Montana Ptarmigan Tunnel Trail ☎ Glacier National Park 10.7 miles Hard
Montana Sacajawea Peak Gallatin National Forest 5.0 miles Hard
Montana Siyeh Pass Glacier National Park 10.3 miles Hard
Nevada Fire Wave Valley of Fire State Park 1.2 miles Easy
Nevada Wheeler Peak Great Basin National Park 10.0 miles Hard

Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine
Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine

Precipice Trail, Acadia National Park, Maine
Precipice Trail, Acadia National Park, Maine

Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
New Hampshire Baldface Loop / South Baldface / North Baldface White Mountain National Forest 9.7 mile loop Very Hard
New Hampshire Franconia Ridge / Mt. Lafayette / Mt. Lincoln loop Franconia Notch State Park 8.8 mile loop Very Hard
New Hampshire Mt. Adams (via Airline Trail) White Mountain National Forest min. 9.0 mile loop Very Hard
New Hampshire Mt. Monadnock (via White Cross / White Dot Trails) ☎ Mount Monadnock State Park min. 4.4 mile loop Moderate
New Hampshire Mt. Washington (via Tuckerman's Ravine) White Mountain National Forest min. 8.6 mile loop Very Hard
New Mexico Alcove House / Main Loop Trail Bandelier National Monument 3.1 miles Moderate
New Mexico Alkali Flats Trail White Sands National Monument 4.6 mile loop Moderate
New Mexico Cave Loop Trail / Slot Canyon Trail Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument 3.6 miles Moderate
New Mexico Kitchen Mesa Ghost Ranch (privately owned) 5.0 miles Moderate
New Mexico Natural Entrance Tour & Big Room Tour Carlsbad Caverns National Park min. 1.75 miles Easy

Baldface Loop, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
Baldface Loop, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Franconia Ridge Trail, Mt. Lincoln, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire
Franconia Ridge Trail, Mt. Lincoln, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire

Mount Adams, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
Mount Adams, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Alkali Flats Trail, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
Alkali Flats Trail, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Slot Canyon Trail, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
Slot Canyon Trail, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
New Mexico Wheeler Peak Wheeler Peak Wilderness / Carson National Forest 14.0 miles Very Hard
New York Haystack Mountain Adirondack Park 13.2 miles Very Hard
New York Mt. Marcy ☎ Adirondack Park 14.8 miles Very Hard
North Carolina Max Patch loop Pisgah National Forest 3.5 mile loop Moderate
North Carolina Mt. Cammerer Great Smoky Mountains National Park 11.1 miles Hard
North Carolina Mt. Mitchell Mount Mitchell State Park 11.4 miles Hard
North Carolina Mt. Pisgah / Mt. Pisgah Trail Pisgah National Forest 2.6 miles Moderate
Oregon Eagle Creek Trail Mount Hood National Forest 12.0 miles Hard
Oregon Garfield Peak Trail Crater Lake National Park 3.4 miles Moderate
Oregon Green Lakes via Fall Creek Deschutes National Forest / Three Sisters Wilderness 11.4 miles Hard

Max Patch, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Max Patch, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
Oregon Trail of Ten Falls Silver Falls State Park 7.2 mile loop Moderate
South Dakota Castle Trail Badlands National Park 5.0 miles one-way Moderate
South Dakota Black Elk Peak / Little Devil's Tower loop Custer State Park 7.0 mile loop Moderate
Tennessee Alum Cave Bluffs / Mount LeConte Great Smoky Mountains National Park 11.0 miles Hard
Texas Emory Peak Big Bend National Park 9.0 miles Hard
Texas Guadalupe Peak Guadalupe Mountains National Park 8.4 miles Hard
Texas Lighthouse Trail / The Lighthouse Palo Duro Canyon State Park 6.0 miles Moderate
Texas McKittrick Canyon Trail Guadalupe Mountains National Park 7.4 miles Moderate
Utah Angels Landing ☎ Zion National Park 5.0 miles Moderate
Utah Corona Arch BLM-land 3.0 miles Moderate
Utah Buckskin Gulch (via Wire Pass) Vermilion Cliffs National Monument min. of 3.4 miles Moderate

Emory Peak, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Emory Peak, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Guadalupe Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Guadalupe Peak, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah
Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah

Corona Arch, BLM-managed land, Utah
Corona Arch, BLM-managed land, Utah


Buckskin Gulch, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Utah
Buckskin Gulch, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Utah
STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
Utah Delicate Arch ☎ Arches National Park 3.0 miles Moderate
Utah Devil's Garden Loop ☎ Arches National Park 7.2 mile loop Hard
Utah Druid Arch Canyonlands National Park 10.8 miles Hard
Utah Fairyland Loop Bryce Canyon National Park 8.6 mile loop Hard
Utah Lofty Lake Loop Trail Unita National Forest 4.0 miles Moderate
Utah Lower Calf Creek Falls Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 6.2 miles Moderate
Utah Mount Timpanogos Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 14.0 miles Very Hard
Utah Observation Point via East Mesa Trail Zion National Park 7.0 miles Moderate
Utah Queens Garden / Navajo Loop Trail Bryce Canyon National Park 3.0 mile loop Easy
Utah Wahweap Hoodoos Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument 9.2 miles Moderate

Double O Arch, Devil's Garden, Arches National Park, Utah
Double O Arch, Devil's Garden, Arches National Park, Utah

Druid Arch, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Druid Arch, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Lofty Lake Loop, Uintas National Forest, Utah
Lofty Lake Loop, Uintas National Forest, Utah

Lower Calf Creek Falls, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Lower Calf Creek Falls, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Thor's Hammer, near the Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park
Thor's Hammer, near the Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park

STATE HIKE NAME PARK TOTAL
DISTANCE		 HIKE DIFFICULTY
Utah Zion Narrows / Virgin River Narrows Zion National Park 6 or 16 miles Moderate/Hard
Vermont Camels Hump (Forest City / Burrows Trails Loop) Camels Hump State Park 6.4 mile loop Hard
Vermont Mt. Mansfield (Sunset Ridge & Laura Cowles loop) Mount Mansfield State Forest 6.0 mile loop Hard
Virginia McAfee Knob Jefferson National Forest 7.8 miles Hard
Virginia Mt. Rogers Mount Rogers National Recreation Area 7.2 miles Hard
Virginia Old Rag ☎ Shenandoah National Park 8.4 miles Hard
Washington Cascade Pass North Cascades National Park 7.4 miles Hard
Washington Crystal Peak ☎ Mount Rainier National Park 7.8 miles Hard
Washington Skyline Loop / High Skyline Trail ☎ Mount Rainier National Park 5.5 miles Moderate
Wyoming Old Faithful / Upper Geyser Basin Yellowstone National Park min. 3.5 mile loop Easy

Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah

Camel's Hump, Camel's Hump State Park, Vermont
Camel's Hump, Camel's Hump State Park, Vermont

Skyline Loop, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Skyline Loop, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Morning Glory Pool, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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RUNNER-UPS: HIKES ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TOP 100 LIST

Here are a list of other outstanding day hikes in the United States that we considered for the top 100 hikes list above. Please email us @ gparsons66@hotmail.com if you think there are any other day hikes that we should be considering, either for this "runners-up" list or for the top 100 hikes list itself.

STATE HIKE NAME PARK
Alaska Indian River Trail Tongass National Forest
Alabama Chinnabee Silent Trail Talladega National Forest
Alaska McKinley Bar Trail Denali National Park
Arizona Aqua Fria River Agua Fria National Monument
Arizona Camelback Mountain Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area
Arizona Devil's Bridge / Devil's Bridge Trail Coconino National Forest
Arizona Jug, The Tonto National Forest / Salome Wilderness
Arizona North Kaibab Trail Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona Picacho Peak Trail Picacho Peak State Park
Arizona Rim Trail Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona West Fork Trail / Oak Creek Canyon Coconino National Forest
Arkansas Seven Hollows Trail Petit Jean State Park
California Cathedral Lakes Trail Yosemite National Park
California Corkscrew Canyon Death Valley National Park
California Lassen Peak Lassen Volcanic National Park
California Lookout Peak Kings Canyon National Park
California Mount San Jacinto Mount San Jacinto State Park
California Palm Canyon Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
California Panorama Trail ☎ Yosemite National Park
California Ryan Mountain Trail / Ryan Mountain Joshua Tree National Park
California Sandstone Peak / Mishe Mokwa Trail Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
California Tomales Point Trail Point Reyes National Seashore
California Wildrose Peak Trail Death Valley National Park
Colorado Chasm Lake ☎ Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Emerald Lake / Dream Lake / Nymph Lake ☎ Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Hallett Peak Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Mt. Goliath Mount Goliath Research Natural Area
Colorado Mt. Ida ☎ Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Mt. Sherman Arapho National Forest
Colorado Rustler Gulch Gunnison National Forest
Colorado Sky Pond / Lake of Glass / The Loch / Glacier Gorge ☎ Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Specimen Mountain ☎ Rocky Mountain National Park
Florida Long Pine Key Nature Trail Everglades National Park
Georgia West Rim Trail Cloudland Canyon State Park
Hawaii Haleakala Crater to Kaupo Haleakalā National Park
Hawaii Koko Crater Railway Trail Koko Head District Park
Idaho Goldbug Hot Springs Salmon-Challis National Forest
Idaho Shower Bath Hot Springs Salmon-Challis National Forest
Illinois Glacial Park Loop Henry County Conservation District
Indiana Indiana Dunes State Park Indiana Dunes State Park
Iowa Sylvan Runkel State Preserve Sylvan Runkel State Preserve
Kansas Konza Prairie Konza Prairie Biological Station
Kentucky Double Arch-Auxier Ridge-Courthouse Rock Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest
Kentucky Gray's Arch Red River Gorge Geologic Area / Daniel Boone National Forest
Kentucky Koomer Ridge to Rough Trail loop Red River Gorge
Maine Beehive, The Acadia National Park
Maine Cadillac Mountain Acadia National Park
Maine Gulf Hagas privately-owned land
Maine Mount Abraham Mount Abraham Unit (Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands)
Maine Penobscot Mountain / Sargent Mountain Acadia National Park
Maine Saddleback Mountain privately-owned land
Maine Traveler Mountain Loop Baxter State Park
Massachusetts Mt. Greylock (many routes available) Mt. Greylock State Reservation
Massachusetts Race Brook Falls / Mt. Race Traverse Mt. Everett State Reservation
Michigan Clark Lake Trail / Clark Lake Ottawa National Forest
Michigan Craig Lake State Park trails Craig Lake State Park
Michigan Dunes Trail Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota Hawk Ridge Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve
Minnesota Itasca State Park trails Itasca State Park
Missouri Cathedral Canyon Mark Twain National Forest
Montana Cracker Lake Glacier National Park
Nebraska Ponca State Park trails Ponca State Park
Nevada Ice Box Canyon Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Nevada Pole Canyon Great Basin National Park
Nevada White Domes Loop Valley of Fire State Park
New Hampshire Mt. Cardigan (several hiking routes available) Mount Cardigan State Park
New Hampshire Mt. Chocorua (several hiking routes available) White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire Mt. Garfield White Mountain National Forest
New Jersey Apple Pie Hill Wharton State Forest
New Jersey Mount Tammany Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
New Mexico Jordan Hot Springs Gila National Forest
New Mexico Three Rivers Petroglyph Site BLM-land
New York Algonquin Adirondack Park
New York Bear Mountain Loop Bear Mountain State Park
New York Cascade Mountain Adirondack Park
New York Gertrude's Nose / Millbrook Mountain loop Minnewaska State Park Preserve
New York Gorge Trail Watkins Glen State Park
New York Panther Mountain (via Great Ledge) Catskill Park / Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
New York Peekamoose Mountain / Table Mountain Catskill Park
New York Three Brothers / Big Slide Mountain Adirondack Park
North Dakota Petrified Forest Loop Theodore Roosevelt National Park
North Dakota Sheyenne National Grasslands trails Sheyenne National Grassland
Ohio Conkles Hollow Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve
Ohio Zaleski State Forest Zaleski State Forest
Oregon Hobbit Trail Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park
Oregon Misery Ridge Loop Smith Rock State Park
Oregon Tumalo Mountain Deschutes National Forest
Pennsylvania Bear Meadows Rothrock State Forest / Bear Meadows Natural Area
Pennsylvania Pulpit Rock / Pinnacle Loop Berks County Park
Rhode Island Cliff Walk National Recreation Trail City of Newport, Rhode Island
South Carolina Chattooga Trail Sumter National Forest
South Carolina Tallulah Gorge Tallulah Gorge State Park
South Dakota Custer State Park Trails Custer State Park
South Dakota Notch Trail Badlands National Park
Tennessee Charles Bunion Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee Mount LeConte Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Texas Turkey Creek Trail Big Thicket National Preserve
Utah Bald Mountain Uintas National Forest
Utah Death Hollow Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah Eye Of The Whale Loop ☎ Arches National Park
Utah Fisher Towers BLM-land
Utah Golden Cathedral Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah Hickman Bridge / Hickman Bridge Trail Capitol Reef National Park
Utah Jones Hole Trail Dinosaur National Monument
Utah Kanarra Creek Falls ☎ BLM-land
Utah Mesa Arch Canyonlands National Park
Utah Robbers Roost BLM-land
Utah Syncline Loop Canyonlands National Park
Utah Tower Arch ☎ Arches National Park
Utah Willis Creek Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah Yellow Rock Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Vermont Bald Mountain Green Mountain National Forest
Vermont Devil’s Gulch Long Trail State Forest
Vermont Hunger Mountain CC Putnam State Forest
Virginia Cascades Trail Jefferson National Forest
Virginia Spy Rock George Washington National Forest
Virginia Stony Man Shenandoah National Park
Washington Comet Falls / Van Trump Park Mount Rainier National Park
Washington Maple Pass Trail / Maple Pass Loop Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Washington Mt. St. Helens ☎ Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Washington Olympic Coast Traverse Olympic National Park
West Virginia North Fork Mountain Trail Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia Bears Ears Trail Routt National Forest
Wisconsin Penokee Range Copper Falls State Park
Wisconsin Point Beach State Forest Point Beach State Forest
Wyoming Avalanche Peak Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming Lower Falls / Canyon Area Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming Lamar River Trail / Lamar Valley Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming Medicine Bow Peak Medicine Bow National Forest
Wyoming Mt. Washburn Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming Surprise & Ampitheater Lakes Grand Teton National Park

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INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE LIST

The following hikes are absolutely outstanding and they can be accomplished in a day hike by extremely strong hikers or trail-runners. However, I excluded them from my "top day hikes" list above because they are either: (a) too difficult for most day hikers to complete in a day; (b) better appreciated as part of a backpacking trip; and/or (c) they require too much rock scrambling and/or off-trail route-finding.

STATE HIKE NAME PARK
Arizona Havasu Falls / Mooney Falls ☎ Havasupai
Arizona South Rim-to-Colorado River Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona Rim-to-Rim Grand Canyon National Park
California Granite Peak Trinity Alps Wilderness
California Lost Coast Trail Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
California Mt. Whitney ☎ Inyo National Forest
Colorado Capitol Peak White River National Forest
Colorado Conundrum Hot Springs White River National Forest
Colorado Longs Peak Rocky Mountain National Park
Hawaii Kalalau Trail Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park
Idaho Borah Peak Challis National Forest
Montana Swiftcurrent Pass Traverse Glacier National Park
Nevada Bowl of Fire Lake Mead National Recreation Area
New Hampshire Bonds Traverse / Mt. Bond / West Bond / Bondcliff White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire Presidential Traverse White Mountain National Forest
New York Breakneck Ridge Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
Utah Coyote Gulch Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Utah Subway, The ("Left Fork") ☎ Zion National Park
Utah Upper Muley Twist Canyon Capitol Reef National Park
Washington Enchantment Lakes Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Washington Hoh River Trail (to Olympus Guard Station) Olympic National Park
Wyoming Cascade Canyon / Lake Solitude / Paintbrush Divide Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming Fox Creek Pass Grand Teton National Park


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