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.
10 hikesAlabamaCanyons, old-growth & the high point10 hikesAlaskaGlaciers, icefields & tundra22 hikesArizonaCanyon, red rock & saguaro desert10 hikesArkansasOzark bluffs, crags & waterfalls14 hikesCaliforniaGranite, coast, desert & high Sierra14 hikesColoradoAlpine lakes, tundra & 14ers10 hikesConnecticutTraprock ridges & waterfalls10 hikesDelawareDunes, Piedmont woods & swamp10 hikesFloridaSwamps, springs & boardwalks10 hikesGeorgiaWaterfalls, AT peaks & canyons12 hikesHawaiiSea cliffs, rainforest & volcanoes12 hikesIdahoSawtooth granite, alpine lakes & hot springs10 hikesIllinoisSandstone cliffs & canyons10 hikesIndianaSandstone gorges & dunes10 hikesIowaRiver bluffs & loess hills10 hikesKansasTallgrass prairie & sandstone11 hikesKentuckySandstone arches & cliffs10 hikesLouisianaCypress swamp & piney hills10 hikesMaineCoastal granite & iron-rung climbs10 hikesMarylandRiver gorge & ridge outcrops10 hikesMassachusettsBerkshire summits & traprock cliffs10 hikesMichiganLake Superior cliffs & dunes10 hikesMinnesotaLake Superior cliffs & waterfalls10 hikesMississippiRavines, waterfalls & river bottoms10 hikesMissouriGranite shut-ins & glades10 hikesMontanaGlacial lakes & alpine · grizzly country10 hikesNebraskaBluffs, badlands & prairie10 hikesNevadaSlickrock, sandstone & desert peaks10 hikesNew HampshireAbove-treeline ridges · fierce weather10 hikesNew JerseyHighlands ridges & waterfalls11 hikesNew MexicoHigh desert, dunes & alpine peaks11 hikesNew YorkHigh Peaks, gorges & Hudson cliffs10 hikesNorth CarolinaBalds, waterfalls & Blue Ridge10 hikesNorth DakotaBadlands buttes & prairie10 hikesOhioGorges, caves & waterfalls10 hikesOklahomaGranite mountains & sandstone bluffs12 hikesOregonWaterfalls, volcanoes & coast10 hikesPennsylvaniaWaterfalls & Appalachian ridges10 hikesRhode IslandSea cliffs & glacial woods10 hikesSouth CarolinaEscarpment domes & waterfalls10 hikesSouth DakotaGranite spires & badlands10 hikesTennesseeMisty ridges & waterfalls11 hikesTexasDesert mountains & granite domes19 hikesUtahRed rock, slot canyons & slickrock10 hikesVermontGreen Mountain summits11 hikesVirginiaBlue Ridge scrambles & waterfalls14 hikesWashingtonRainforest, volcano & alpine10 hikesWest VirginiaGorge rims, plateaus & rock fins10 hikesWisconsinQuartzite bluffs & gorges11 hikesWyomingSawtooth peaks, lakes & geyser basins
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Everything in one state guide.
Hikes are one layer — each state page also maps the hidden gems, events, scenic drives, and golf.