National Scenic and Recreational Trails
Across the U.S.
A Free Guide to Discovering the Wonders of U.S. National Scenic and Recreational Trails:
Let us be your guide to discovering these natural wonders. What you'll find here is an alphabetical listing of all our national scenic trails and national recreation trails -- both authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968.
National Scenic Trails are ones that consist of particular natural beauty. There are 11 trails running through 31 states.
National Recreational Trails are ones that contribute to health, conservation, and recreation goals. There are roughly a thousand trails running through all 50 states.
List of U.S. National Scenic Trails by State
Alabama
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Arizona
Arizona National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
California
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Colorado
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Connecticut
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] New England National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Florida
Florida National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Georgia
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Idaho
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Maine
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Maryland
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Massachusetts
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] New England National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Michigan
North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Minnesota
North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Mississippi
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Montana
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
New Hampshire
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
New Jersey
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
New Mexico
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
New York
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
North Carolina
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
North Dakota
North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Ohio
North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Oregon
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Pennsylvania
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Tennessee
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Vermont
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Virginia
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Washington
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
West Virginia
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Wisconsin
North Country National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Ice Age National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
Wyoming
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
List of U.S. National Recreational Trails by State
Alabama
Alabama Scenic River Trail Bartram National Recreation Trail Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry National Recreation Trail Pinhoti National Recreation Trail
Alaska
Bird to Gird Pathway/Indian to Girdwood National Recreation Trail Campbell Tract Loop National Recreation Trail Deer Mountain-John Mountain National Recreation Trail Mt. Edgecombe National Recreation Trail Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail Perseverance National Recreation Trail Resurrection Pass National Recreation Trail Swanson River Canoe Route Swan Lake Canoe Route Tony Knowles Coastal National Recreation Trail
Arizona
Arivaca Cienega National Recreation Trail Arivaca Creek National Recreation Trail Aspen Spring National Recreation Trail Betty's Kitchen Interpretive Trail Black Canyon National Recreation Trail Central Arizona Project National Recreation Trail Eagle National Recreation Trail General George Crook National Recreation Trail Highline National Recreation Trail North Kaibab Old Baldy Super Loop Painted Desert National Recreation Trail Palm Canyon National Recreation Trail Prescott Peavine National Recreation Trail South Mountain Park Trail Sin Circle National Recreation Trail
Arkansas
Ouachita Geo-Float National Recreation Trail Ouachita National Recreation Trail Ozark Highlands National Recreation Trail Pigeon Creek Trail System Tunstall Riverwalk
California
Bizz Johnson Trail California Aqueduct Bikeway Cannell Meadow National Recreation Trail Carson Emigrant Historic National Recreation Trail Clear Creek National Recreation Trail Coastal National Recreation Trail East Bay Skyline Trail Gabrielino National Recreation Trail High Desert National Recreation Trail Horse Ridge National Recreation Trail Ides Cove Loop Jedediah Smith National Recreation Trail Kelsey National Recreation Trail King Range National Recreation Trail Lake Tahoe Bike and Pedestrian Lost Coast National Recreation Trail McGowan Lake National Recreation Trail Mountains to Sea National Recreation Trail Noble Canyon National Recreation Trail Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail Pioneer Trail Sacramento River Trail and Sacramento Rail Trail San Jose Trail Network Santa Ana River National Recreation Trail Santa Cruz/Aliso National Recreation Trail Silver Moccasin National Recreation Trail South Kelsey National Recreation Trail South Yuba National Recreation Trail Squaw Leap National Recreation Trail Summit Trail Tahoe Rim National Recreation Trail Twenty Mule Team Trail Western States Pioneer Trail Whitney Portal National Recreation Trail
Colorado
Alamosa South Bluff National Recreation Trail Apex National Recreation Trail Barr National Recreation Trail Bear Creek National Recreation Trail Big Dry Creek National Recreation Trail Calico National Recreation Trail Clear Creek National Recreation Trail Crag Crest National Recreation Trail Devils Head National Recreation Trail Fish Creek Falls National Recreation Trail Grays Peak National Recreation Trail Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail Highline Canal National Recreation Trail Highline Loop National Recreation Trail Lake Fork National Recreation Trail Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail Monte Vista National Recreation Trail Mount Evans National Recreation Trail Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail Petroglyph Point National Recreation Trail Platte River Greenway National Recreation Trail Poudre River National Recreation Trail Rio Grande National Recreation Trail Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Recreation Trails Round Mountain National Recreation Trail Swamp Park National Recreation Trail Two Elk National Recreation Trail Two Ponds National Recreation Trail Vail Pass National Recreation Trail West Lost Trail Creek National Recreation Trail Wheeler Ten Mile National Recreation Trail White House Ranch National Recreation Trail
Connecticut
Air Line State Park National Recreation Trail Northfield Mountain National Recreation Trail Sleeping Giant National Recreation Trail
Delaware
Pinelands Nature Trail
Florida
Apalachicola River Paddling Trail System Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail Centennial National Recreation Trail Clearwater East-West National Recreation Trail Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling National Recreation Trail Florida Keys Overseas Heritage National Recreation Trail Fred Marquis Pinellas National Recreation Trail Gayle's Trails General James A. Van Fleet Trail State Park Great Calusa Blueway Jackson National Recreation Trail Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail J.R. Alford Greenway Lake Arbuckle Hiking Trail Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway Peghorn Nature Park and Trails Suncoast National Recreation Trail Timucuan Multi-Use Trail University of North Florida Nature Trail Wilderness Waterway
Georgia
Bear Creek National Recreation Trail Blue Beaver National Recreation Trail Duncan Ridge National Recreation Trail Okefenokee Wilderness Canoe National Recreation Trail Silver Comet National Recreation Trail William Bartram National Recreation Trail
Hawaii
Crater Rim National Recreation Trail
Idaho
Anderson Butte National Recreation Trail Big Creek National Recreation Trail Chipmunk Rapids Cross Country Ski Trail Coeur d'Alene River Trail Divide-Twin Creek National Recreation Trail East Boyd-Glover Roundtop National Recreation Trail Highline National Recreation Trail Independence Creek National Recreation Trail Jackass Ridge Snowmobile Trail Knapp Creek-Loon Creek National Recreation Trail Lochsa River Historic Trail Marble Creek National Recreation Trail Meadow Creek National Recreation Trail Nelson Ridge National Recreation Trail Snake River National Recreation Trail Two Top Snowmobile Trail William Pogue National Recreation Trail Wright's Creek National Recreation Trail
Illinois
Chief Illini Trail Danada & Herrick Lake Regional Trail Great River Trail Great Western Nature Trail Hennepin Canal Parkway Illinois Prairie Path National Recreation Trail Moraine Hills Trail System Red Cedar Hiking National Recreation Trail Rend Lake Bike Trail Rock Island State Trail Sam Vadalabene Great River Road Bike Trail Springbrook Prairie Trail Starved Rock State Park National Recreation Trail Tunnel Hill State Trail
Indiana
Adventure Hiking National Recreation Trail Beyer Farm Trail Cardinal Greenway National Recreation Trail Cattail Trail Central Canal Towpath Trail Delphi Historic Trails Monon Rail-Trail Northwest Greenway National Recreation Trail Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage National Recreation Trail Pleasant Run Trail Rivergreenway National Recreation Trail Two Lakes Loop National Recreation Trail Wabash Heritage Trail White River "Wapahani" Trail
Iowa
Cedar Valley Nature National Recreation Trail Chichaqua Valley Trail Great Western Trail Heritage National Recreation Trail Mines of Spain State Recreation Area Trails System Neal Smith Trail Raccoon River Valley Trail Sauk Rail Trail Smith's Island Nature Trail Summerset National Recreation Trail Three Rivers Trail Wabash Trace Nature Trail
Kansas
Elk River Hiking Trail Fort Leavenworth-Gateway Perry Lake Trail Pioneer Nature Trail
Kentucky
Hillman Heritage Trail Jenny Wiley Trail Heritage Byway Mary Ingles Trail System North/South Trail Red River Gorge National Recreation Trail Sheltowee Trace
Louisiana
Marc Dupuy, Jr. Wildlife Trail Chicot Nature National Recreation Trail Sugar Cane National Recreation Trail Wild Azalea Trail
Maine
The Carson Trail Dorr Mountain Recreation Trail Sargent Mountain National Recreation Trail
Maryland
Annapolis Rock Hiker Campground and Trail Baltimore and Annapolis Trail Park Beach to Bay Indian National Recreation Trail Cross Island Trail The Great Allegheny Passage Potomac River Water Trail Green Ridge State Forest Trail System Rock Creek Trail Sligo Creek Parkway Trail
Massachusetts
Balfour Riverwalk Trail The Grand Trunk Trail Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk Massachusetts Trail (formerly Metacomet-Monadnock Trail) South New England Trunk Line
Michigan
Agonikak Snowmobile Trail Bay de Noc -- Grand Island Caberfae Way Snowmobile Trail Jordan River Pathway Mackinac Island Trail System Munising Cross Country Ski Trail Musketawa Trail Paint Creek Trail Rapid River Cross-Country Trail
Minnesota
Cut Foot Sioux National Recreation Trail East Grand Forks/Grand Forks Greenway Trail Gateway State Trail Heartland State Trail Lake Wobegon Trail Mahnomen Wildlife Trail North Fork Crow River Trail Ritter Farm Park Trail Rydell Refuge Trail Shingobee National Recreation Trail Superior Hiking Trail Taconite Trail
Mississippi
Black Creek Hiking Trail Kitty Dill Memorial Parkway Longleaf Trace National Recreation Trail Magnolia Trail Schockaloe Trail Tuxachanie Hiking Trail
Missouri
Berryman Trail Frisco Highline Trail Galloway Creek Greenway Memory Lane Trail Mudlick National Recreation Trail The Ozark Trail Prairie Creek Greenway Ridge Runner Trail Smithville Lake Trail Table Rock Lakeshore Trail
Montana
Bear Creek Trail Big Sky Snowmobile Trail Blacktail - Wild Bill National Recreation Trail Bridger Foothills Trail Danny On National Recreation Trail Deep Creek "Figure 8" Loop Display Pond Trail Easthouse Trail Garnet Winter Trail Lee Metcalf NWR Wildlife Viewing Trail Pacific Northwest Trail, Glacier Park Segment Prairie-Marsh Boardwalk Pioneer Loop Ralph L. Thayer Memorial Trail S. Fork Teton and Blacktail Two Medicine-Elk Calf Mtn Trail Skyline National Recreation Trail State Line Trail Trout Creek Loop Two Top Snowmobile Trail Vinal Creek Trail #9/ Purcell Summit Trail Whitefish Divide (Smokey Range) Trail Wise River Snowmobile Trail
Nebraska
Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail Fontenelle Forest Trail Funk Peterson Wildlife Trail Meadowlark Trail Niobrara Scenic River Trail Oak Creek Trail Wilderness Park Trail
Nevada
Grimes Point Trail Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail Tahoe Rim National Recreation Trail Toiyabe Crest National Recreation Trail Wheeler Peak Trail
New Hampshire
Little Cherry Pond National Recreation Trail
New Jersey
Delaware River Water Trail - Middle Delaware Segment Delaware & Raritan Canal Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck Palisades Long Path Trail Patriots' Path
New Mexico
Bandelier Backcountry Trail Canones Creek Trail Canyon Trail Catwalk Trail Chupadera Wilderness Trail Columbine-Twining Trail Dripping Springs Trail System Fort Bayard Wood Haul Trail Jicarita Peak Trail Organ Mountain Trail Rim Trail South Boundary Trail Tent Rocks Trail Winsor Trail
New York
Albany Pine Bush Preserve/Kings Highway Beaver Lake Nature Center Chenango Canal Towpath Trail Erie Canal Heritage Trail Feeder Canal Towpath Trail Fred J. Cusimano Westside Overland Trail Genesee Riverway Trail Harriman Long Path Historic Champlain Canalway Trail Hudson-Mohawk Heritage Hudson River School Art Trail Hyde Park Heritage Greenway Trail System Interloken National Recreation Trail Long Island Greenbelt Marden E. Cobb Waterway Trail Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Old Erie Canal State Park Trail Orange Heritage Trail Palisades Shore Trail Seaway Trail Walkway Over the Hudson Trail Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Walt Whitman Trail
North Carolina
American Tobacco Trail Art Loeb Trail Bartram Nature Trail Dark Mountain Trail Dismal Swamp Canal Trail House Creek Greenway Little Tennessee River Greenway Lumber River Trail Mountains-to-Sea Trail Mountains to Sea Trail - Falls Lake South Shore Trail Princeville Heritage Trai Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk Shut-In Trail Uwharrie Trail
North Dakota
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Leg of the Historic Fort Totten Trail Cross Ranch Trails Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Greenway Trail J. Clark Salyer Canoe Trail Lostwood Refuge-Prairie Hiking Trail Maah Daah Hey Trail National Roughrider Trail Sullys Hill Nature Trail Washburn Discovery Trail Wetlands and Waterfowl Trail
Ohio
Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail Olentangy/Scioto Trail Mt. Airy Forest Explorers Ottawa Wildlife Interpretive Trail Stavich Bike Trail Towner's Woods Ski Trail Vesuvius Backpack Trail Village of Bluffton Pathway
Oklahoma
Horton Slough Trail Indian Nations Trail Ouachita National Recreation Trail Walker Creek Trail Will Rogers Centennial Trail
Oregon
Badger Creek Trail Boundary Trail Crane Mountain National Recreation Trail Fall Creek Trail Fremont National Recreation Trail Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail McKenzie River Trail Metolius-Windiogo Trail North Fork John Day Trail Old Growth Ridge Trail Oregon High Desert Trail Peter Skene Ogden Trail Ridgeline Trail Rogue River Trail Row River Trail Saint Perpetua National Recreation Trail Salmon River Trail Tahkenitch Dunes National Recreation Trail Upper Rogue River Trail Western Rim/Summit Ridge Trail Wildwood Trail Woodpecker Loop Trail
Pennsylvania
Allegheny River Trail Bear Run Nature Reserve Trail Delaware Canal Heritage Trail Delaware River Water Trail Friendship Hill Loop Trail Ghost Town Trail Great Allegheny Passage Trail Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails Heritage Rail Trail County Park Houtzdale Line Trail Juniata River Water Trail Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Lebanon Valley Rail-Trail Lehigh Parkway Heritage Trail Luzerne County Rail Trail Mahoning Shadow Trail Montour Trail Oil Creek State Park Multi-Use Trail Path of the Flood Trail Pennsylvania Seaway Trail Philadelphia to Valley Forge Bikeway Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway Presque Isle State Park Trail Sandy Creek Trail Schuylkill River Water Trail Susquehanna River Water Trail US Route 6 Grand Army of the Republic Highway West Penn Trail Woodlands Heritage Trail Wissahickon Park Trail System Youghiogheny River Trail
Rhode Island
Blackstone River Bikeway
South Carolina
Congaree River Blue Trail Foothills Trail Francis Beidler Forest Four Holes Swamp Trail Kings Mountain Hiking Trail Mullet Hall Equestrian Trail System North Augusta Greeneway Port Royal Sound Adventure Trail Swampfox Trail Table Rock Trail TNT Motorsports Park Trail
South Dakota
Centennial Trail Farm Island Trail Flume National Recreation Trail George S. Mickelson Trail Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Trail Prairie Winds Trail Spirit Mound Summit Trail
Tennessee
Cordell Hull Lake Trail Fort Henry Hiking Trail John Muir National Recreation Trail Keel Spring Nature Trail Piney River Trail South Cumberland Trail Tennessee River Blueway
Texas
Cameron Park Trails Cargill Long Park Trail Doeskin Ranch Trail System Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Trail Four C National Hiking Trail Heritage Trail Loop Trail Lions Park Nature Trail Lone Star Trail Northshore Trail San Gabriel River Trails Town Lake Hike & Bike Trail Walnut Grove Trail
Utah
Cascade Falls National Recreation Trail Fisher Towers Trail Fish Creek Trail Gooseberry Mesa Trail Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail Lakeshore - Utah Trail Moab Slickrock Bike Trail Mount Timpanogos Trail Naomi Peak Trail Skyline Trail
Vermont
Cross Vermont Trail Island Line Trail Long Trail National Recreation Trail Robert Frost Interpretive Trail
Virginia
Algonkian Regional Park Sanctuary Trail Buffalo Creek Nature Area Trail Bull Run - Occoquan Trail Fairfax County Cross Country Trail Hoop Hole Trail Massanutten Trail New River Trail State Park Occoquan Water Trail The Rivanna Trail Rock Castle Gorge Trail Seashore State Park Trail Virginia Capital Trail Virginia Creeper Trail W & OD Railroad Regional Park Trail Washington and Old Dominion Trail Wild Oak Trail
Washington
Boundary Trail Brown Farm Dike Trail Cascadia Marine Trail Cedar Creek Trail Clearwater and Snake River Trail John Wayne Pioneer Trail Kettle Crest Trail Oaks to Wetlands Trail Pacific Northwest Trail, North Cascades National Park/Ross Lake NRA Segment Pacific Northwest Trail, Olympic National Park Segment Pass Creek-Grassy Top Trail Shadow of the Sentinels Trail Shedroof Divide Trail Wonderland Trail Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail Yakima Greenway Path Trail
West Virginia
Canaan Valley Institute Trail System Hatfield-McCoy Trails Mon River/Caperton/Deckers Creek Trails North Bend Rail Trail Weston & Gauley Bridge Turnpike
Wisconsin
Ahnapee State Trail Anvil Lake National Recreation Trail Bearskin State Trail Ed's Lake National Recreation Trail Elroy-Sparta State Trail Ice Age Trail Lauterman Lake National Recreation Trail Milwaukee County Oak Leaf Trail-Lake Loop Trail Milwaukee Urban Water Trail Rock Lake National Recreation Trail Sugar River State Trail Seven Bridges Trail
Wyoming
Beartooth Loop Trail Bucking Mule Falls Trail Muddy Mountain Interpretive Nature Trail Rock Creek-Deep Creek Trail Sheridan National Recreation Trail South Rim Trail Wyoming Range Trail