My boots grate loudly over the gravel as I shuffle onto my crinkly tarp. After manhandling spare clothing into a fussy Sea to Summit stuff sack, I rustle into my Kelty down sleeping bag. With a soft ...

There are a few different flavors of wilderness camping. Most often, the term refers to simply camping in the backcountry. That means camping in a place that you have to hike at least a mile or more ...

The Porcupine Mountains might not be actual mountains, but they’re still one of the best spots for backpacking in the Upper Midwest. Such a large tract of wilderness — 60,000 acres, including 35,000 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Backcountry permits for overnight camping in wilderness areas of Rocky Mountain National Park during peak season go on sale this Saturday at 8 a.m. That ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.— At approximately 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call regarding a solo backpacker near Tamarack Lake in Desolation ...

Backpacking season is drawing to a screeching halt, but if one last opportunity presents itself, use it on the Indian Heaven Wilderness Area of southern Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest. I ...

BRISBANE, Australia — A South Korean backpacker was rescued Thursday after falling from a mountain and spending six nights stranded in steep Australian wilderness. She was suffering from dehydration ...

If I were to list the top reasons to go backpacking, the bliss of a night sky or diving into a frigid lake or not having to hear the words Miley, Rush or Double Baconator (even if I will dream about ...

Exhausted, dehydrated and disorientated, Carolina Wilga was certain she wasn’t going to be found alive after spending 11 nights lost in the remote Australian Outback. With no idea where she was ...