Trail Guide

Aquatics

Travel to East Texas’ Big Thicket National Preserve

By Scouting magazine

Deep in the eastern part of the Lone Star State, about 250 miles east of Austin, lies a vast, tangled quilt of pine and cypress forest, hardwood forest, meadow, bog, blackwater swamp, and arid sandhills appropriately called the Big Thicket.

Backpacking & Hiking

Hiking North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park

By Scouting magazine

Consisting of 70,447 acres of rugged topography, of which nearly half is designated wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt National Park offers some of the best national park solitude south of Alaska. More than 100 miles of hiking trails wind through the park’s three units.

Backpacking & Hiking

Explore the wild trails on Isle Royale National Park

By Scouting magazine

ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK is like no other park in the United States. Located in Lake Superior’s northwest corner, the park has no roads leading to it. Nor do any exist anywhere on the island. That’s because more than 98 percent of the land in Isle Royale is designated wilderness.

Backpacking & Hiking

Explore the Ozark's Eleven Point River

By Scouting magazine

Where to find clear spring water, abundant wildlife, and fascinating side hikes year-round on Missouri’s Eleven Point River.

Backpacking & Hiking

Hike California's Lost Coast

By Scouting magazine

Test your mettle on a long winter hike in the King Range National Conservation Area.