USA Parks and Recreation Areas with Backpacking

Lava Beds National Monument is a land of turmoil, both geological and historical. Over the last half-million years, volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano created an incredibly rugged landscape punctuated by cinder cones, lava flows, spatter cones, lava tube caves and pit craters. These lava tube caves, of which there are more than 500 in the Monument, are a favorite underground destination for visitors to explore. read more...

Phone: 530-667-8104   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Tulelake   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Lava Beds National Monument

Cumberland Island is 17.5 miles long and totals 36,415 acres of which 16,850 are marsh, mud flats, and tidal creeks. It is well known for its sea turtles, wild turkeys, wild horses, armadillos, abundant shore birds, dune fields, maritime forests, salt marshes, and historic structures. Visit Cumberland Island National Seashore for a natural experience. read more...

Phone: 877-860-6787   Price Range: $2 - $4   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Saint Marys   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Wildlife Watching, Kayaking, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Cumberland Island

By establishing Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (GAAR) in Alaska's Brooks Range, Congress has reserved a vast and essentially untouched area of superlative natural beauty and exceptional scientific value - a maze of glaciated valleys and gaunt, rugged mountains covered with boreal forest and arctic tundra vegetation, cut by wild rivers, and inhabited by far-ranging populations of caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, and bears (barren-ground grizzlies and black bears). read more...

Phone: 907-692-5494   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Bettles   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Preserve   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Backpacking, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Rock Climbing, Camping, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Gates of the Arctic National Park