Hiking & Backpacking: guides, shops and venues
Guide services, gear shops and venues in every region, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.
All regions · just Western Carolinas · all of the Southeast
- A Walk in the Woodsguide service · Day hikes · Gatlinburg, TN
Gatlinburg naturalist guide service leading half- and full-day hikes and backpacking trips in the Smokies since 1998.
- All Ways Adventureguide service · Day hikes · Kanab, UT
Kanab and East Zion guide service for canyoneering, rappelling, hiking and family adventures.
- American Alpine Institute (Red Rock)guide service · Day hikes · Las Vegas, NV · not in an area yet
Guide service running group hikes and climbing programs at Red Rock Canyon.
- Aspen Expeditionsguide service · Peak bagging · Aspen, CO · not in an area yet
Aspen mountain guide service for climbing, fourteeners, backcountry skiing and avalanche courses.
- Blue Ridge Hiking Co.guide service · Day hikes · Hot Springs, NC
Guide service running guided day hikes and backpacking trips, with a bunkhouse in Hot Springs.
- Carolina Bound Adventuresguide service · Waterfalls · Bryson City, NC
Bryson City company offering guided waterfall hikes, beginner mountain bike rides and kayak tours.
- Exum Mountain Guidesguide service · Peak bagging · Grand Teton National Park, Moose, WY 83012
Guide & Education: Grand Teton Ascents, Backcountry Skiing.
- Great Basin Outdoor Schoolguide service · Day hikes · Reno
Reno nonprofit teaching outdoor science since 1998 through school field trips, day and overnight camps, SnowSchool and monthly family guided hikes.
- HikeTheSmokys.comguide service · Waterfalls · Gatlinburg, TN
Sevierville guide service leading waterfall day hikes and history walks in the Smokies.
- Just Get Outdoorsguide service · Day hikes · Maryville, TN
Naturalist guide service leading interpretive hikes and outings in the Smokies area.
- Kanab Tour Companyguide service · Day hikes · Kanab, UT
Family-run Kanab outfitter leading guided hikes, including Coyote Buttes, plus 4WD and UTV tours.
- Montana Alpine Guidesguide service · Peak bagging · Bozeman, MT
Bozeman guide service for rock, ice and alpine climbing, backcountry skiing and courses.
- MT Sobekguide service · Backpacking · Nationwide trips (based in Emeryville, CA)
Guided small-group hiking, trekking and rafting trips since 1969, including national park and river trips across the United States.
- Paria Outpost & Outfittersguide service · Day hikes · Kanab, UT
Guide and shuttle service for the Grand Staircase, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes and White Pocket, east of Kanab.
- SWVA Outdoor Adventures (White Blaze Outdoors)guide service · Day hikes · Abingdon, VA
Abingdon guide service offering educational nature hikes, field trips, fly fishing and hike-bike shuttles.
- Trail Mavensguide service · Backpacking · San Francisco, CAWomen
Women's outdoor trips and skills courses aimed at beginners, based in the Bay Area.
- Zion Adventure Companyguide service · Day hikes · Springdale, UT
Springdale outfitter and guide service for Zion canyoneering, climbing and Narrows hikes.
- Zion Guruguide service · Day hikes · Springdale, UT
Springdale outfitter offering guided canyoneering, hiking and paddleboard trips near Zion.