Backpacking travel is the ultimate exercise in freedom, flexibility, and self-sufficiency. It is also one of the most ...

North America offers countless backpacking options. Without much fanfare, hiking and backpacking have become two of the country’s most popular outdoor activities. According to the 2022 Outdoor ...

An overnight backpacking trip is a great way for nature-lovers to take their outdoors experience to the next level. Sleeping out under the stars, you will find yourself tuning into the rhythms of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kaeli Conforti covers solo, family and budget travel, and travel news. In January 2018, I set off on the epic solo backpacking ...

My partner and I spent 10 weeks backpacking through South America. Some of my favorite places we visited were Puerto Natales, ...

After completing the 2,500-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2019, I’d now consider myself an experienced backpacker. But I always make sure to tell people that this five-month-long adventure was actually ...

Ron Rydelle Ramos picks huckleberries along a trail in the Flathead National Forest. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Brandon Phillips and Ron Rydelle Ramos pick huckleberries along a trail in the ...

In my year of solo travel, I found my happiest moments were spent with others.Michelle Polizzi At 25, I was ready for a change. I'd reevaluated my relationship with alcohol, a shift that meant I was ...