We interviewed thru-hikers and dedicated weekend warriors, putting loads of models to the test to narrow in on the top ultralight backpacks for any ...

Tucked away in the unassuming city of Milwaukie sits a chlorine-scented paradise that might just be Oregon’s best-kept aquatic secret – the North Clackamas Aquatic Park.

The lazy river serves as neutral territory in the water park ecosystem – a Switzerland of splashing where toddlers and grandparents can coexist peacefully, united by their desire to move without ...

Congress first codified the trails’ importance in 1968, beginning with the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Stewart Udall, U.S. Secretary of the Interior at the time of their federal ...

Nearly 4,000 campsites across California’s 18 national forests could close for part or all of the summer season as the U.S. Forest Service struggles with budget constraints following President ...

Kennedy Meadows, a campground with 37 sites near the Mount Whitney trail — one of the culminating experiences for thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail — could close for the season.

Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail offers up a one-of-a-kind thru-hiking experience. One veteran backpacker shares his favorite memories of the trail.

Thirteen projects had been planned for 2025, among them fixing up what he calls the gnarliest section of the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail. The work would have required Forest Service ...

More than 2,000 trail riders on horseback and in carriages are making their way to Memorial Park in Houston. They are part of 11 trail rides that begin across Southeast Texas. They will ride in the ...

Hikers are no longer being allowed to cross into Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. A statement issued Jan. 27 by the Canada Border Services Agency said the new policy aligns with the U.S ...

For more information on what scientists predict for the future of the PCT visit the Pacific Crest Trail Association page. With more visibility comes more people. If you start your hike now, you will ...

HANOI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Vietnam's foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, where it shares a maritime border with China, which it said on Friday was to ...