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.
5 hikesAlabamaCanyons, old-growth & the high point5 hikesAlaskaGlaciers, icefields & tundra13 hikesArizonaCanyon, red rock & saguaro desert5 hikesArkansasOzark bluffs, crags & waterfalls14 hikesCaliforniaGranite, coast, desert & high Sierra14 hikesColoradoAlpine lakes, tundra & 14ers5 hikesConnecticutTraprock ridges & waterfalls5 hikesDelawareDunes, Piedmont woods & swamp5 hikesFloridaSwamps, springs & boardwalks5 hikesGeorgiaWaterfalls, AT peaks & canyons6 hikesHawaiiSea cliffs, rainforest & volcanoes6 hikesIdahoSawtooth granite, alpine lakes & hot springs5 hikesIllinoisSandstone cliffs & canyons5 hikesIndianaSandstone gorges & dunes5 hikesIowaRiver bluffs & loess hills5 hikesKansasTallgrass prairie & sandstone5 hikesKentuckySandstone arches & cliffs5 hikesLouisianaCypress swamp & piney hills5 hikesMaineCoastal granite & iron-rung climbs5 hikesMarylandRiver gorge & ridge outcrops5 hikesMassachusettsBerkshire summits & traprock cliffs5 hikesMichiganLake Superior cliffs & dunes5 hikesMinnesotaLake Superior cliffs & waterfalls5 hikesMississippiRavines, waterfalls & river bottoms5 hikesMissouriGranite shut-ins & glades10 hikesMontanaGlacial lakes & alpine · grizzly country5 hikesNebraskaBluffs, badlands & prairie5 hikesNevadaSlickrock, sandstone & desert peaks9 hikesNew HampshireAbove-treeline ridges · fierce weather5 hikesNew JerseyHighlands ridges & waterfalls10 hikesNew MexicoHigh desert, dunes & alpine peaks5 hikesNew YorkHigh Peaks, gorges & Hudson cliffs5 hikesNorth CarolinaBalds, waterfalls & Blue Ridge5 hikesNorth DakotaBadlands buttes & prairie5 hikesOhioGorges, caves & waterfalls5 hikesOklahomaGranite mountains & sandstone bluffs10 hikesOregonWaterfalls, volcanoes & coast5 hikesPennsylvaniaWaterfalls & Appalachian ridges5 hikesRhode IslandSea cliffs & glacial woods5 hikesSouth CarolinaEscarpment domes & waterfalls5 hikesSouth DakotaGranite spires & badlands5 hikesTennesseeMisty ridges & waterfalls5 hikesTexasDesert mountains & granite domes14 hikesUtahRed rock, slot canyons & slickrock5 hikesVermontGreen Mountain summits5 hikesVirginiaBlue Ridge scrambles & waterfalls12 hikesWashingtonRainforest, volcano & alpine5 hikesWest VirginiaGorge rims, plateaus & rock fins5 hikesWisconsinQuartzite bluffs & gorges10 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.