Hiking & Backpacking events

October 2026

• Wed Oct 2110 Hiking EssentialsNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Gorges State Park - Grassy Ridge Access & Visitor Center, 976 Grassy Ridge Rd. , Sapphire, NC 28774 · sign up with the host
• Thu Oct 22Brutontown Fall FestivalGreenville County Recreation (venue) · Brutontown Community Center, 200 Leo Lewis St, Greenville · sign up with the host
• Fri Oct 23Pisgah Hikers Friday Rollers: DuPont Forest — Wintergreen Falls loopPisgah Hikers · Lowe's assembly area, Pisgah Forest + Henderson Co. meet-up · sign up with the organizer
• Fri Oct 23Animal Murder MysteriesNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Pilot Mountain State Park - Mountain Section and Visitor Center, 1792 Pilot Knob Park Rd. , Pinnacle, NC 27043 · sign up with the host
• Fri Oct 23Ghosts and Gristmills of CabelandsNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Eno River State Park - Cabelands Access · sign up with the host
• Fri Oct 23LANO's Slightly Haunted HikeNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Lake Norman State Park- Lakeshore Trailhead · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24[Sample] Paid clinic: Trail running basicsPaid[Sample] Trail Test Crew · Bent Creek, Hard Times lot · 0 going
• Sat Oct 24Naturalist Niche:Fall Color HikeChimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park (venue) · See the event page · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24Naturalist Niche: Fall Color Hike ($25 adult, register)Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park (venue) · Chimney Rock State Park · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24Fall Celebration!North Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Elk Knob State Park, Todd · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24Music in the Woods (free with admission)Paris Mountain State Park (venue) · Stone amphitheater, a half-mile walk · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24All About Bats ($8, register)Paris Mountain State Park (venue) · Picnic Flats · sign up with the host
• Sat Oct 24Mt. Pleasant Fall FestivalGreenville County Recreation (venue) · Mt. Pleasant Community Center @ 710 South Fairfield Rd, Greenville, SC 29605 · sign up with the host
• Sun Oct 25Fall Colors HikeNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Gorges State Park - Grassy Ridge Access & Visitor Center, Sapphire · sign up with the host
• Sun Oct 25DIY SuncatchersNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Elk Knob State Park, Todd · sign up with the host
• Sun Oct 25Silent HikeNorth Carolina State Parks: Western NC (venue) · Chimney Rock State Park - Rumbling Bald Access, Lake Lure · sign up with the host
• Tue Oct 27Seasonal Strolls ($6 plus admission, register)Paris Mountain State Park (venue) · Shelter 6, Sulphur Springs · sign up with the host