Where to sleep on the world's great hikes
Half the battle on a bucket-list trail is figuring out where you'll spend the night. For each destination we lay out the real options — front-country campgrounds, in-park lodges, mountain huts and backcountry permits — with the official places to book and honest notes on how far ahead you need to plan. No invented prices, no fake reviews.
How to read these pages. The scenery images are artist's illustrations that evoke each place — not literal photographs — so use them for inspiration, not for trail conditions. Lodging options and booking links point to official parks, refuge associations and reservation systems; we don't publish prices or availability because those change constantly. Always confirm current rates, dates and rules on the official site before you go.
3 ways to stay Sierra Nevada · California, USA Half Dome & Yosemite Valley Where to stay
3 ways to stay European Alps · France, Italy & Switzerland Tour du Mont Blanc — Chamonix Where to stay
2 ways to stay Khumbu Himalaya · Nepal Everest Base Camp — Namche & Tengboche Where to stay
3 ways to stay Fiordland · South Island, New Zealand Milford Track — Fiordland Where to stay
3 ways to stay Patagonia · Chile Torres del Paine — W Trek Where to stay
2 ways to stay Andes · Cusco, Peru Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Where to stay
2 ways to stay Highlands · Iceland Laugavegur Trail — Iceland Where to stay
3 ways to stay Colorado Plateau · Utah, USA Zion — Angels Landing & The Narrows Where to stay
3 ways to stay Colorado Plateau · Arizona, USA Grand Canyon — Bright Angel Trail Where to stay
3 ways to stay Sierra Nevada · California, USA Mount Whitney Trail Where to stay
3 ways to stay Sierra Nevada · California, USA John Muir Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay Grand Canyon region · Arizona, USA Havasu Falls — Havasupai Where to stay
3 ways to stay Front Range · Colorado, USA Rocky Mountain NP — Sky Pond & Emerald Lake Where to stay
3 ways to stay Blue Ridge · Virginia, USA Appalachian Trail — McAfee Knob Where to stay
2 ways to stay Mount Desert Island · Maine, USA Acadia National Park Where to stay
3 ways to stay Colorado Plateau · Utah, USA Bryce Canyon — Navajo & Queen’s Garden Where to stay
3 ways to stay Teton Range · Wyoming, USA Grand Teton — Cascade Canyon Where to stay
3 ways to stay Southern Appalachians · Tennessee, USA Great Smokies — Alum Cave to Mount LeConte Where to stay
3 ways to stay Cascades · Washington, USA Wonderland Trail — Mount Rainier Where to stay
2 ways to stay Alpine Lakes Wilderness · Washington, USA The Enchantments Where to stay
3 ways to stay Northern Rockies · Montana, USA Glacier — Highline Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay White Mountains · New Hampshire, USA Presidential Traverse Where to stay
3 ways to stay White Mountains · New Hampshire, USA Franconia Ridge — White Mountains Where to stay
3 ways to stay Chihuahuan Desert · Texas, USA Big Bend — South Rim & Chisos Where to stay
3 ways to stay Nā Pali Coast · Kauai, Hawaii, USA Kalalau Trail — Nā Pali Coast Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kenai Peninsula · Alaska, USA Harding Icefield Trail Where to stay
3 ways to stay Canadian Rockies · Alberta, Canada Banff — Plain of Six Glaciers & Lake Louise Where to stay
2 ways to stay Coast Mountains · British Columbia, Canada Garibaldi Lake & Panorama Ridge Where to stay
2 ways to stay Atlantic Canada · Newfoundland, Canada Gros Morne Where to stay
2 ways to stay Vancouver Island · British Columbia, Canada West Coast Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay Bernese Oberland · Switzerland Eiger Trail — Grindelwald Where to stay
2 ways to stay Alps · France & Switzerland Walker's Haute Route — Chamonix to Zermatt Where to stay
2 ways to stay Valais · Zermatt, Switzerland Matterhorn — Five Lakes Walk Where to stay
2 ways to stay Mediterranean · Corsica, France GR20 — Corsica Where to stay
2 ways to stay Dolomites · Italy Alta Via 1 — Dolomites Where to stay
2 ways to stay Alps · Italy (TMB) Tour du Mont Blanc — Val Veny & Courmayeur Where to stay
2 ways to stay Scottish Highlands · Scotland West Highland Way Where to stay
2 ways to stay Eryri (Snowdonia) · Wales Snowdon / Yr Wyddfa Where to stay
2 ways to stay Jotunheimen · Norway Besseggen Ridge — Jotunheimen Where to stay
2 ways to stay Ryfylke · Norway Preikestolen — Pulpit Rock Where to stay
2 ways to stay Hardanger · Norway Trolltunga Where to stay
2 ways to stay Lysefjord · Norway Kjeragbolten Where to stay
2 ways to stay Swedish Lapland · Sweden Kungsleden — Abisko to Kebnekaise Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kalsoy · Faroe Islands Kallur Lighthouse — Kalsoy Where to stay
2 ways to stay Ligurian Coast · Italy Cinque Terre — Sentiero Azzurro Where to stay
2 ways to stay Amalfi Coast · Italy Path of the Gods — Amalfi Coast Where to stay
2 ways to stay Andalusia · Spain Caminito del Rey — El Chorro Where to stay
2 ways to stay Cumbria · England Lake District — Striding Edge & Scafell Pike Where to stay
2 ways to stay Inner Hebrides · Scotland Isle of Skye — Quiraing & Old Man of Storr Where to stay
2 ways to stay County Antrim · Northern Ireland Causeway Coast Way — Giant’s Causeway Where to stay
2 ways to stay Annapurna Himalaya · Nepal Annapurna Base Camp — the Sanctuary Where to stay
2 ways to stay Annapurna Himalaya · Nepal Annapurna Circuit — Thorong La Where to stay
2 ways to stay Khumbu Himalaya · Nepal Everest Base Camp — Gorak Shep & Kala Patthar Where to stay
2 ways to stay Eastern Himalaya · Bhutan Bhutan — Snowman Trek & Tiger’s Nest Where to stay
2 ways to stay Karakoram · Pakistan K2 Base Camp — Concordia Where to stay
2 ways to stay Garhwal Himalaya · Uttarakhand, India Valley of Flowers Where to stay
2 ways to stay Borneo · Sabah, Malaysia Mount Kinabalu Where to stay
2 ways to stay Lombok · Indonesia Mount Rinjani Where to stay
2 ways to stay Chūbu · Japan Mount Fuji — Yoshida Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay High Atlas · Morocco Mount Toubkal — High Atlas Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kilimanjaro · Tanzania Kilimanjaro — Machame Route Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kilimanjaro · Tanzania Kilimanjaro — Barafu & the Summit Where to stay
2 ways to stay Andes · Cusco, Peru Salkantay Trek Where to stay
2 ways to stay Andes · Peru Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Where to stay
2 ways to stay Patagonia · Argentina Fitz Roy — Laguna de los Tres Where to stay
2 ways to stay Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta · Colombia Ciudad Perdida — the Lost City Where to stay
2 ways to stay Talamanca · Costa Rica Cerro Chirripó Where to stay
2 ways to stay Ethiopian Highlands · Ethiopia Simien Mountains Where to stay
2 ways to stay Drakensberg · South Africa Drakensberg Amphitheatre & Tugela Falls Where to stay
2 ways to stay Cape Town · South Africa Table Mountain & Lion’s Head Where to stay
2 ways to stay ǁKaras · Namibia Fish River Canyon Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay Yunnan · China Tiger Leaping Gorge Where to stay
2 ways to stay Anhui · China Huangshan — Yellow Mountain Where to stay
2 ways to stay Hunan · China Zhangjiajie — the Avatar Pillars Where to stay
2 ways to stay Nelson · South Island, New Zealand Abel Tasman Coast Track Where to stay
3 ways to stay Southern Alps · South Island, New Zealand Routeburn Track Where to stay
2 ways to stay Central Plateau · North Island, New Zealand Tongariro Alpine Crossing Where to stay
2 ways to stay Otago · South Island, New Zealand Roys Peak Where to stay
3 ways to stay Cradle Mountain · Tasmania, Australia Overland Track Where to stay
2 ways to stay Red Centre · Northern Territory, Australia Larapinta Trail Where to stay
2 ways to stay Snowy Mountains · NSW, Australia Mount Kosciuszko — Main Range Where to stay
2 ways to stay Blue Mountains · NSW, Australia Blue Mountains — Grand Canyon Track Where to stay
2 ways to stay Northern Alps · Nagano, Japan Kamikochi — Japanese Alps Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kii Peninsula · Wakayama, Japan Kumano Kodo — Nakahechi Where to stay
2 ways to stay Kiso Valley · Nagano/Gifu, Japan Nakasendo — Magome to Tsumago Where to stay
2 ways to stay Green Spain · Galicia, Spain Camino Francés — Galicia to Santiago Where to stay
2 ways to stay Pyrenees · France & Spain Camino Francés — the Pyrenees Start Where to stay
2 ways to stay Dolomites · South Tyrol, Italy Seceda & Alpe di Siusi — Val Gardena Where to stay
2 ways to stay Pyrenees · Aragón, Spain Ordesa Canyon & Monte Perdido Where to stay
2 ways to stay Picos de Europa · Northern Spain Cares Gorge — Picos de Europa Where to stay
2 ways to stay Lika · Croatia Plitvice Lakes Where to stay
2 ways to stay Julian Alps · Slovenia Mount Triglav & Lake Bled Where to stay
2 ways to stay Albanian Alps · Albania Peaks of the Balkans — Valbona to Theth Where to stay
2 ways to stay Turquoise Coast · Turkey The Lycian Way Where to stay
2 ways to stay Canary Islands · Tenerife, Spain Mount Teide Where to stay
2 ways to stay Madeira · Portugal Madeira — Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo Where to stay
2 ways to stay Southern Desert · Jordan Wadi Rum & the Jordan Trail to Petra Where to stay
2 ways to stay Cascades · Washington, USA PCT — Goat Rocks & the Knife’s Edge Where to stay
2 ways to stay Sierra Nevada · California, USA PCT — High Sierra & Forester Pass Where to stay
2 ways to stay Rockies · Wyoming, USA CDT — Wind River Range Where to stay
How we cover lodging
Campgrounds
Front-country and designated sites, usually booked through national systems like Recreation.gov or a park's own portal.
Lodges & hotels
In-park lodges and gateway-town rooms for hikers who want a bed, a shower and a short drive to the trailhead.
Huts & refuges
Hut-to-hut and teahouse routes where you sleep indoors each night — book early, because beds are the bottleneck.
Backcountry
Wilderness permits and remote camps for multi-day trips — where the right pack and food storage matter most.
Sorting out where to sleep? Pair it with our trip-planning tools, a matching gearset, and the packing checklist so nothing gets left in the car.
We're adding destinations in waves — more national parks, long trails and international treks are on the way. Have a place you'd like covered? Tell us and we'll prioritize it.