Restoring Hanging Lake
In the spring of 2023, Emily Kasyon hiked the Hanging Lake Trail in the White River National Forest for the first time. The water was so high she waded through it the entire way up.“My very first site visit out to this site was during high runoff,” said Kasyon, project lead with the National Forest Foundation. “The very first time I ever hiked this trail, it was completely flooding. I was hiking…
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No reservation? No problem!
Dispersed camping – camping outside of a designated, prepared campsite – isn’t for everyone. But it might be for you.
Campers Tyler Cross and Jeremy Halleaux enjoy a break around the campfire at their dispersed camping site within the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area on the Manistee National Forest, Michigan, on June 8, 2026. Dispersed camping…
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Heart of the Appalachian Trail
Otherworldly vistas like this fog-shrouded stony hike along Thunder Hill await you on the Appalachian Trail as it winds its way through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. White blazes on the trees keep you on the straight and narrow. (Image courtesy of Kathryn Herndon-Powell, Appalachian Trail Conservancy)
Sunlight dapples through…
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Volunteer spotlight: Roger Robidoux, White Mountain National Forest
White Mountain National Forest volunteer Roger Robidoux gives a hiking safety presentation to Forest Service staff at the Lincoln Woods trailhead on Aug. 24, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Glenn Rosenholm)
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Seeing his youthful vigor, you would never guess that White Mountain National…
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Tips for hosting a National Trails Day event: April 11 webinar
National Trails Day is a great day to get volunteers out on your trails. Here, volunteers cleared Heart Rock Trail of fallen trees and overgrown vegetation. (USDA Forest Service photo by Tania C. Parra)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Go take a hike isn't a dismissal, it’s an invitation. National Trails Day…
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Let there be light: A candlelight hike, that is
On March 4, nearly 375 people participated in the Morgan Falls Candlelight Hike. Here a small group of hikers take a break to warm up and enjoy a fireside snack. USDA Forest Service photo.
WISCONSIN—A true Wisconsin gem, Morgan Falls is a popular point of interest on the Great Divide District of the…