Hiking & Backpacking: guides, shops and venues

Guide services, gear shops and venues in the Midwest and Great Lakes, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.

All of the Midwest and Great Lakes · just Duluth and the North Shore · all regions · change

• City of Duluth Parks and Recreationvenue · Day hikes · Duluth, MN

  City parks department running guided hikes, snowshoe outings, ski excursions and the Women Hike Duluth series.

• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Lanesboro, MN

  State park southwest of Lanesboro with trout streams, hiking trails and guided Mystery Cave tours.

• Matthiessen State Parkvenue · Waterfalls · Utica, IL

  Canyon and waterfall state park just south of Starved Rock near Utica, with hiking trails.

• Starved Rock Lodge Guided Hikesvenue · Day hikes · Utica, IL

  Historic lodge inside Starved Rock State Park that runs public guided hikes at Starved Rock and Matthiessen.

• Starved Rock State Parkvenue · Waterfalls · Utica, IL

  State park of sandstone canyons and seasonal waterfalls near Utica, with park events and interpretive programs.