Browse by State

Explore forest and trail guides from the Pacific Northwest to the southern Appalachians.

11States

13Forest Guides

104Trail Guides

West Coast

The Golden State

California

More national forests than any other state: from giant sequoias to alpine granite to coastal redwoods.

2 forest guides16 trail guides

The Beaver State

Oregon

From volcanic peaks to old-growth rainforest: 30 million acres of public land to explore.

2 forest guides16 trail guides

The Evergreen State

Washington

Rainforests, volcanoes, and alpine meadows packed into one state. Washington punches above its weight.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

Mountain West

The Grand Canyon State

Arizona

Desert peaks, sky islands, and saguaro forests where the Sonoran meets the high country.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

The Centennial State

Colorado

Fifty-eight fourteeners, endless wildflower meadows, and trails that start above most eastern summits.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

The Treasure State

Montana

Big sky, grizzly country, and wilderness so vast you can hike for days without seeing another person.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

The Beehive State

Utah

Red rock canyons, the Wasatch Front, and the highest average elevation of any state in the nation.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

Southeast

The Peach State

Georgia

Southern Appalachian waterfalls, the start of the AT, and year-round trails through rhododendron tunnels.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

The Tar Heel State

North Carolina

Blue Ridge waterfalls, the highest peaks east of the Mississippi, and the birthplace of American forestry.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

The Old Dominion

Virginia

Shenandoah ridgelines, wild ponies in highland meadows, and 500 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

1 forest guide8 trail guides

Northeast

The Granite State

New Hampshire

Presidential peaks, AMC huts, and the worst weather on Earth: small state, serious mountains.

1 forest guide8 trail guides