Backpacking Trail Guides - Happiest Outdoors

I’ve been backpacking for two decades and have gone on dozens of backpacking trips. Most have been near my home in Western Canada, but I’ve also backpacked around the world.

Below are my in-depth, boots-on-the-ground guides to my favourite backpacking trips.

“Best of” Backpacking Trip Lists

30 Best Backpacking Trips in BC

35+ Places to Go Backpacking in BC Without A Car

25 Easy Backpacking Trips In BC For Beginners in 2024

25 Spring Backpacking Trips in British Columbia

11 Best Backpacking Trips in the Canadian Rockies

Backcountry Huts in British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies

Stanley Mitchell Hut in Yoho National Park

Backpacking Guidebooks

I’ve also published two backpacking guidebooks, Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia and Backpacking on Vancouver Island. They each include dozens of backpacking trips.

Book covers for Bakpacking in Southwestern British Columbia and Backpacking on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Area and Sea to Sky Backpacking Trips

Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Provincial Park

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

Semaphore Lakes, Pemberton

Manzanita Bluff, Sunshine Coast Trail

Frosty Mountain, Manning Provincial Park

Hiking the Frosty Mountain larches -fall backpacking tips — Hiking to see the larch trees change colour in fall at Frosty Mountain in Manning Provincial Park.

Vancouver Island Backpacking Trips

West Coast Trail, Pacific Rim National Park

Juan de Fuca Trail, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

North Coast Trail, Cape Scott Provincial Park

Cape Scott Trail, Cape Scott Provincial Park

Nootka Trail, West Coast of Vancouver Island

Della Falls Trail, Strathcona Provincial Park

Wild Side Trail, Flores Island

Tatchu Trail, West Coast of Vancouver Island

A tent on a sandy beach at sunset on the Tatchu Trail — Tatchu Trail

Canadian Rockies Backpacking Trips

Yoho Valley Loop/Iceline Trail, Yoho National Park

Rockwall Trail, Kootenay National Park

Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Egypt Lake, Banff National Park

Skyline Trail, Jasper National Park

Berg Lake Trail, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

A hiker enjoying the view of glaciers at Berg Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park — Enjoying the view above Berg Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park

Other Canadian Backpacking Trips

Long Range Traverse, Gros Morne National Park

Washington State Backpacking Trips

East Bank Trail, North Cascades National Park

Ozette Loop, Olympic National Park

Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park

Toleak Point, Olympic National Park

A campfire at sunset near Toleak Point in Olympic National Park — Campfire at sunset near Toleak Point

Tasmania, Australia Backpacking Trips

Overland Track, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park

Walls of Jerusalem National Park

Nepal Trekking Trips

Trekking to Annapurna Base Camp