Hiking & Backpacking Information

• National Parks, State Parks,and other Neat Places to Visit:
  • National Park Service
  • Anza Borrego Desert State Park (from Desert USA)
  • Mt Shasta
  • Crater Lake
  • Lava Beds
  • Death Valley
  • Death Valley National Park Official Visitor's Guide - Lot's of good information in one place
  • Hiking Around Death Valley National Park by Jim Boone - Excellent DV Hiking Guide
  • Hiking Around Las Vegas by Jim Boone - Excellent Hiking Guide for a Multitude of places within a large radius around Las Vegas
  • Death Valley (unofficial but full of information)
  • Death Valley National Park - by California for Visitors
• Parks & Organizations
  • California State Parks
  • Big Basin Redwoods State Park (map) (csp) (gorp) (alt)
  • Sempervirens Fund
  • Mill Valley Nature Links
• Trail Specific Pages:
  • Bay Area Ridge Trail
  • Bay Area Trail
  • Tahoe Rim Trail
  • Pacific Crest Trail Association
  • The John Muir Trail
  • PCT Map - Fantastic interactive map from Mexico to Canada
• General Info:
  • USGS BARD - San Francisco Bay Area Regional Database (topo maps)
  • Desert USA (all sort of info on US deserts) California
  • Virtual Parks (great maps and virtual tours of many parks)
  • The Trail Center
  • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
  • Portola: A Guide to SF Peninsula Trails
  • Bay Area Backcountry
  • The Backcountry Home Page
  • GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages)
  • PCT Planning Program
• Ultralight Backpacking:
  • More info on Ultralight Backpacking
  • PCT Hiker's Handbook
  • Review of PCT Hiker's Handbook
  • Interview with Ray Jardine
  • Ray Jadine's Adventure Page
  • The Lightweight Backpacker
  • The Ultralight Backpacker
  • Mark Smith's Outdoor Stuff Page
  • Golite
  • The Sierra Stove
• Magazines:
  • Backpacker Magazine Home Page
• Gear & Supplies:
  • Gear & Supplies (from the Mt Shasta page)
• Retailers:
  • Redwood Trading Post
  • REI
  • REI Outlet (special discounts)
  • Campmor
  • Sierra Trading Post
  • L.L.Bean
  • Wilderness Furnishings
  • Northern Mountain Supply
  • Mountain Air Sports
  • Olympic Mountaineering
  • Marmot Mountain Works & Western Mountaineering
  • ZZ Manufacturing, Inc.
• Manufactures:
  • Golite
  • The North Face
  • Gore
  • Marmot
  • MSR
  • Outdoor Research
  • Patagonia
  • Sierra Designs