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2023 April Trip Dates
U.S.A. Destinations
Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park
Backpacking Trips
Grand Canyon National Park has not yet issued backpacking permits for this month. It's extremely beneficial to register before the permit process (85+% of our guests do). You can pick any dates and you'll receive a 5% early registration discount! We have a great success rate and your deposit is fully transferrable or refundable if we're unsuccessful. Click here to read more about Grand Canyon's permit process, or get started by selecting a trip and hitting "Go!" below.
All Other Trip Types
Sedona Red Rock Country
California
Death Valley
Eastern Sierras
Joshua Tree
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Sequoia - Kings Canyon
The Lost Coast
Yosemite National Park
Colorado
Flat Tops Trips
Rocky Mountain National Park
Montana / Wyoming
Absaroka-Beartooths
Jackson Hole Area
The Tetons
Wind River Range
Yellowstone National Park
New Hampshire
White Mountains Hut Treks
North Carolina
Asheville Area Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Utah
Arches & Canyonlands
Bryce Canyon National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Grand Staircase Escalante
Paria Slot Canyons
Zion National Park
Vermont
Vermont
Washington
Mount Rainier
North Cascades
Olympic Hiking & Backpacking Tours
International Destinations
Alps Guided Treks
Alps Guided Treks
Canadian Rockies Treks
Canadian Rockies Treks
Iceland Hiking Trips
Iceland Hiking Trips
Nepal Treks
Nepal Treks
Norway Hiking Tours
Norway Hiking Tours
Patagonia Trekking (Chile)
Patagonia Trekking (Chile)
Peru Treks
Cordillera Huayhuash Trekking
Guided Hikes to Machu Picchu
Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
Tanzania (Kilimanjaro)
Vietnam
Vietnam
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HIKING IN APRIL
BENEFITS OF HIKING IN April
Spring is a wondrous season, which is one of the best reasons to go hiking in April! And it’s one of the biggest benefits – venturing out after a long winter into the beauty of spring. Many mountain destinations are still too snowy to hike in April, but some – like the Great Smoky Mountains and Yosemite National Park – are wonderful. And the desert and canyon destinations are fully in their prime, which means perfect day time temperatures for hiking and dreamy temperatures at night for sleeping. These destinations include Grand Canyon, Sedona’s Red Rock Country, Zion, Bryce, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and more.
Many international destinations are excellent in April as well! The Inca Trail and other Peru treks (like Salkantay and Rainbow Mountain) are excellent in April. Vietnam is wonderful for all of the spring, and April is no exception. Nepal is also wonderful in April, although nights can be chilly and afternoons can have frequent thunderstorms.
DRAWBACKS OF HIKING IN April
There aren’t very many drawbacks to hiking in April! One potential drawback is that spring break’s busiest week is the first 7 days of April, which means some national parks and other destinations (like Havasu Falls) are very busy. Another drawback is that in the USA, Canada and Europe most of the mountain destinations will not be open for a couple more months, so your options are limited to lower mountain destinations (like Yosemite, the Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains), or to desert/canyon areas. Internationally, if an area is open it’s going to be good in April.
WHERE TO HIKE
There are two main categories of destinations to hike in April:
– Desert and canyon destinations and lower mountain areas in the northern hemisphere – these options include Grand Canyon National Park, Utah national parks, and the Sedona Red Rock Country; as well as Yosemite, Great Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
– Trekking and backpacking internationally – recommended options for April are Peru, Vietnam and Nepal.