Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Breanna is a freelance adventure travel writer. This article is more than 5 years old. A fearless hiker is standing on an ...

Outdoor Foundation’s Participation Trends Report finds a record 175.8 million participants in various outdoor activities. 57.3% of all Americans aged six and older are getting outdoors. The number one ...

Many Americans are rediscovering favorite pastimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, including exploring outdoor areas. Because you can breathe fresh air (so long as you aren't in a crowd) and get away ...

Three of the top 10 best national parks for hiking are in California. Want to experience the best trails the National Park Service has to offer? With over 44,000 combined miles to choose from, ...

Hocking Hills State Park keeps racking up the honors. The park has the Best Hiking Trail in the nation, as decided by readers in USA TODAY'S 10Best ranking. Hocking Hills State Park, located near ...

The Radnor Lake Trail is a 2.7-mile short hike rated easy and only has minor inclines throughout. It circles the lake as the ...

Yosemite is the number one park in KURU Footwear's “Top 10 Best National Parks for Hiking” list. Pick a national park with a lot of trails to ensure "there's something for everyone," KURU said. The ...

Spring is in bloom. Here are our favorite places to frolic through fields of flowers, from the Pacific Northwest to the Appalachian Mountains. Wildflowers carpet the fields and hills of the Carrizo ...

Devil’s Kettle Trail at Minnesota's Judge C.R. Magney State Park is the best hiking trail in the country, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The two-mile round-trip hike in ...

Named the best destination to go hiking in the United States according to Google Maps reviews, Devil's Lake State Park boasts ...