{"id":8172,"count":105,"description":"If you can believe, when we first started this blog, we had little to no hiking experience. Over the years, we've done multiple backpacking trips and still love exploring the <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/national-parks-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Parks<\/a>. One of the best ways to do that is by hiking some of its trails.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84403\" src=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/gifts-for-hikers.jpg\" alt=\"gifts for hikers\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" \/>\r\n\r\nThese are some quick links to help you discover new places to explore.\r\n\r\n<strong>General Outdoor Guides:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/25-best-hikes-in-the-world-bucket-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Hikes in the World<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-hiking-trips-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II<\/a>) \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/15-scariest-hikes-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scariest Hikes in the World<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-day-hikes-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Day Hikes in the US<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/11-beautiful-canyons-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canyons in the US<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>National Parks to Visit In: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aug<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sep<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-december\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-january\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-national-parks-to-visit-in-february\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feb<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>National Park Guides: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-acadia-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acadia NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/arches-national-park-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arches NP<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-hikes-in-arches-national-park-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hikes<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-badlands-national-park-south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badlands NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-big-bend-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Bend NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-black-canyon-of-the-gunnison-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-bryce-canyon-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryce Canyon NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/kayaking-in-channel-islands-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Channel Islands NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-congaree-national-park-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congaree NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/crater-lake-national-park-oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crater Lake NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-death-valley-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death Valley NP<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-denali-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denali NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-glacier-national-park-montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glacier NP<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-hikes-in-glacier-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hikes<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-at-the-grand-canyon-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Canyon NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-things-to-do-in-grand-teton-national-park-wyoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Teton NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/great-basin-national-park-nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Basin NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/great-sand-dunes-national-park-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Sand Dunes NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-jasper-national-park-alberta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasper NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-joshua-tree-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joshua Tree NP<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/joshua-tree-camping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camping<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/john-day-fossil-beds-national-monument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Day Fossil Bed NM<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/the-painted-hills-oregon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painted Hills<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/glen-canyon-national-recreation-area-lake-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Powell &amp; Glen Canyon NRA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-lake-mead-national-recreation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Mead NRA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/driving-mesa-verde-national-park-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mesa Verde NP<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/north-cascades-national-park-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Cascades NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-olympic-national-park-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/red-rock-canyon-national-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Rock NRA<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-saguaro-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saguaro NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-sequoia-national-park-kings-canyon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sequoia &amp; Kings Canyon NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/white-sands-national-monument-new-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Sands NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-yellowstone-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellowstone NP<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-hikes-in-yosemite-national-park-ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hikes<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-things-to-do-in-yosemite-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yosemite NP<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/things-to-do-in-zion-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zion NP<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-hikes-in-zion-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hikes<\/a>)\r\n\r\n<strong>Bucket List Hike Guides: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/havasupai-falls-reservations-permits-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Havasupai Falls<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/havasupai-packing-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packing List<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/lake-alakol-hike-kyrgyzstan-trek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Alakol<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/complete-antelope-canyon-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antelope Canyon<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/torres-del-paine-national-park-chile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patagonia Torres Del Paine W Trek<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/torres-del-paine-packing-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packing List<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/inca-trail-to-machu-picchu-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machu Picchu Inca Trail<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/what-to-pack-for-machu-picchu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packing List<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/how-to-get-half-dome-permits-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Half Dome<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/what-to-pack-for-half-dome-yosemite-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packing List<\/a>) \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/the-wave-permits-coyote-buttes-north-vermillion-cliffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wave<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/hiking-the-narrows-zion-national-park-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Narrows<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/backpacking-gear-list-zion-narrows-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packing List<\/a>)\r\n\r\n<strong>Gift Guides &amp; Packing Guides: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/best-gifts-for-hikers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gifts for Hikers<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/gifts-for-adventurers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gifts for Adventurers<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/localadventurer.com\/outdoor-gift-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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