Hikes by state

Best hikes in America, state by state.

Curated trails with difficulty, distance, route type, and elevation gain — from family-easy walks to bucket-list climbs. More states added as we go.

AlabamaCanyons, old-growth & the high pointAlaskaGlaciers, icefields & tundraArizonaCanyon, red rock & saguaro desertArkansasOzark bluffs, crags & waterfallsCaliforniaGranite, coast, desert & high SierraColoradoAlpine lakes, tundra & 14ersConnecticutTraprock ridges & waterfallsDelawareDunes, Piedmont woods & swampFloridaSwamps, springs & boardwalksGeorgiaWaterfalls, AT peaks & canyonsHawaiiSea cliffs, rainforest & volcanoesIdahoSawtooth granite, alpine lakes & hot springsIllinoisSandstone cliffs & canyonsIndianaSandstone gorges & dunesIowaRiver bluffs & loess hillsKansasTallgrass prairie & sandstoneKentuckySandstone arches & cliffsLouisianaCypress swamp & piney hillsMaineCoastal granite & iron-rung climbsMarylandRiver gorge & ridge outcropsMassachusettsBerkshire summits & traprock cliffsMichiganLake Superior cliffs & dunesMinnesotaLake Superior cliffs & waterfallsMississippiRavines, waterfalls & river bottomsMissouriGranite shut-ins & gladesMontanaGlacial lakes & alpine · grizzly countryNebraskaBluffs, badlands & prairieNevadaSlickrock, sandstone & desert peaksNew HampshireAbove-treeline ridges · fierce weatherNew JerseyHighlands ridges & waterfallsNew MexicoHigh desert, dunes & alpine peaksNew YorkHigh Peaks, gorges & Hudson cliffsNorth CarolinaBalds, waterfalls & Blue RidgeNorth DakotaBadlands buttes & prairieOhioGorges, caves & waterfallsOklahomaGranite mountains & sandstone bluffsOregonWaterfalls, volcanoes & coastPennsylvaniaWaterfalls & Appalachian ridgesRhode IslandSea cliffs & glacial woodsSouth CarolinaEscarpment domes & waterfallsSouth DakotaGranite spires & badlandsTennesseeMisty ridges & waterfallsTexasDesert mountains & granite domesUtahRed rock, slot canyons & slickrockVermontGreen Mountain summitsVirginiaBlue Ridge scrambles & waterfallsWashingtonRainforest, volcano & alpineWest VirginiaGorge rims, plateaus & rock finsWisconsinQuartzite bluffs & gorgesWyomingSawtooth peaks, lakes & geyser basins

Everything in one state guide.

Hikes are one layer — each state page also maps the hidden gems, events, scenic drives, and golf.