The Best Backpacking in Salisbury

This is a GREAT location for beginning backpackers with minimal backpacking rules, short trails and cell service. Although all trails (with a few exceptions found in this brochure -labeled as "Areas Closed to Camping") in the Forbes State forest allow primitive backpack camping (primitive backpac...

Red Trail to Green Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near McHenry, Maryland.

Decker's Creek Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Morgantown, West Virginia.

Starting on Bear Rocks Trail, hike down to the Red Creek. Sometimes water levels can be high, but most of the time you can cross the creek without getting any deeper than your knees. Link up with the Raven Ridge Trail and head south. Enjoy the views through this section, as it's a great place to ...

Bear Rocks/Lions Head Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Davis, West Virginia.

Coal Knob and Breathed Mountain Loop via Bear Rocks Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Davis, West Virginia.

Arguably one of the most beautiful hiking areas on the United States' east coast, the Dolly Sods Wilderness inarguably has the most unique trailhead warning sign: Watch out for unexploded ordinance in the area. (The U.S. Army used the area for artillery and mortar training during WWII.) Don't fre...

This particular hike is great as there are multiple camping sites, both established and backcountry, and views for miles around almost every bend. Still not convinced? This high-altitude plateau has characteristics typically found in Canadian landscapes. so you can travel north without leaving y...