California
Hiking and Backpacking in California

If you happen to be in California, you aren’t far from a great hiking or backpacking trail or area. A couple of good areas in California include Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite National Park.

Wildernet is another Web resource that has a lot of info on finding a good hiking trail.

ProTrails.com provides information on local wilderness areas, trailheads and trails.

Trails.com — browse thousands of hiking trails and unlimited topo maps. You can try it for free.

OneDayHikes is a terrific travel resource for discovering the best day hikes and trails in the world.

SierraPackTrip has lots of info all about the Sierra Nevada area.

High Sierra Topix - John Muir Trail, Sierra High Route: A Sierra Nevada Community Resource built by its members for its members.

Rock Creek Lake offers plenty of info on California's Eastern Sierra.

Gorp has a great list of places to go as well as tips and guides.

Local Hikes offers a variety of hiking opportunities in the Los Angeles metro area.

Shaffer's High Sierra Camp is a summer camp for kids 9-16 in California’s Tahoe National Forest focusing on wilderness adventure activities, including hiking and backpacking.

YosemitePark.com offers more info on Yosemite.



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