Backpacking

Backpacking

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Grab a backpack and escape from modern-day life into America's most pristine wild places. Whether you're on a day hike through Yosemite's expansive wilderness or an overnight trek through the depths of Olympic National Park, backpacking is a great way to stay prepared and enjoy the parks to their fullest potential.

White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument features great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand. The glistening 275 square miles of desert boasts the world's largest gypsum dune field. White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this unique dune field.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Rainbow Bridge is indeed a bridge - it is a bridge between cultures. The world's larget know natural arch, Rainbow Bridge is a sacred religious site to many neighboring Indian tribes. They travel to Rainbow Bridge to pray and make offerings near and under its lofty span.

Pinnacles National Monument

Whether you want to count yellow poppies, condors or shooting stars, Pinnacles National Monument will reward you with new pleasures on every visit. Activities include hiking, rock climbing, studying wildlife, viewing wildflowers and experiencing nature.

Petroglyph National Monument

Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources. Of the most extraordinary, an estimated 20,000 carved images dot the landscape. Many are recognizable as animals, people, brands and crosses; others are more complex. These images are inseparable from the cultural landscape, the spirits of the people who created, and who appreciate them.

Lava Beds National Monument

The history and cultural legacy of the lava beds stretches back thousands of years - it is one of the longest continually occupied areas in North America. Volcanic eruptions have created a rugged landscape with more than 700 caves, Native American rock art sites and Historic battlefields in a high desert wilderness.

Grand Portage National Monument

Welcome to Grand Portage National Monument! The cultural and natural history offer an abundance of seasonal experiences at Grand Portage.

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

Grand-Canyon Parashant National Monument is located in northwestern Arizona on the Colorado Plateau. It borders Grand Canyon National Park to the south and Nevada to the west. It is flanked by the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip region on the east and north.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Devils Postpile National Monument was established in 1911 by presidential proclamation to protect and preserve the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot high Rainbow Falls, and pristine mountain scenery. A rare sight in the geologic world, the formation ranks as one of the world's finest examples of columnar basalt. The formation's columns tower up to 60 feet high, displaying an unusual symmetry.

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is one of the least visited units of the National Park System, due to its remote location and notoriously bad weather. However, this vibrant reminder of Alaska's location in the volcanically active "Ring of Fire," is truly impressive. One of the highlights of the park is a magnificent six-mile wide, 2,500 ft. deep caldera formed during a massive eruption 3,500 years ago.

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