Colorado
Hiking and Backpacking in Colorado

If you happen to be in Colorado, you aren’t far from a great hiking or backpacking trail or area. A couple of top areas in Colorado are Rocky Mountain National Park and Dinosaur National Monument and Echo Park.

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

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.

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

Colorado Outdoor Adventure Guide School is a “professional guide” training center that stresses heavily on wilderness navigation and survival, as well as many other guiding aspects.

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

The Colorado Hiker provides information on Colorado hiking trails and backpacking trips.

Colorado Hiking Trails has hiking trail reviews, topo maps, trailhead directions and hiking articles for hiking trails throughout Colorado.

Colorado State Parks for more information about the state park system.