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2023 September Trip Dates

U.S.A. Destinations
Arizona Hikes
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 Hiking Tours
California Hikes
Death Valley Hiking Tours
Eastern Sierras
Joshua Tree Hiking Tours
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lost Coast Guided Hikes
Sequoia - Kings Canyon
Yosemite Hiking Tours
Colorado Hikes
Flat Tops Trips
Rocky Mountain National Park
Montana / Wyoming Hikes
Absaroka-Beartooths
Jackson Hole Guided Hikes
Tetons Guided Hikes
Wind River Range
Yellowstone Hiking Tours
New Hampshire Hikes
White Mountains Hut Treks
North Carolina Hikes
Asheville Hiking Tours
Smoky Mountains Guided Hikes
Utah Hiking Tours
Arches & Canyonlands
Bryce Hiking Tours
Capitol Reef Guided Hikes
Grand Staircase Escalante
Paria Slot Canyons
Zion Hiking Tours
Vermont Hikes
Vermont Hikes
Washington Hikes
Mount Rainier Hiking Tours
North Cascades Guided Hikes
Olympic Hiking Tours
International Destinations
Alps Guided Treks
Alps Guided Treks
Canada Hiking Tours
Canada Hiking Tours
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 SEPTEMBER
BENEFITS OF HIKING IN September
Probably the biggest benefit of the hiking and traveling in September is the sheer number of options to choose from. In the USA the mountain destinations are fantastic usually into mid to late September, and the desert and canyon destinations are cooling off and entering their prime seasons. September is our busiest month of the year for this reason – almost every destination we have is operating at full or near full capacity.
Three more huge benefits with September are that the bug season in the mountains is completely over; the crowds at America’s national parks are a fraction of what they were in July; and by late September some areas (like the Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains) are starting to see fall colors emerge as the transition to winter slowly begins.
Internationally, the northern hemisphere mountains are great into at least mid September – these destinations include the Canadian Rockies, the Alps, Iceland, and Norway. Kilimanjaro is excellent in September, as is the Inca Trail and all treks to Machu Picchu. Vietnam opens up again in September, as does Nepal in mid September.
DRAWBACKS OF HIKING IN September
There really aren’t significant drawbacks to hiking in September. It’s an excellent month to travel and trek, and we highly recommend it.
WHERE TO HIKE
There are three main categories of destinations to hike in September:
– USA desert and canyon destinations – these options include Grand Canyon, Sedona’s Red Rock Country, Zion, Bryce, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands and more.
– USA mountain destinations – all mountain destinations in the USA are still in their prime for at least the first half of September: Yosemite, Sequoia-Kings Canyon, the Eastern Sierras, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Olympic National Park, the North Cascades, Mount Rainier, Yellowstone, the Tetons, Jackson Hole Area, Wind River Range, Absaroka-Beartooths, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Flat Tops, Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, and White Mountains in New Hampshire
– Trekking and backpacking internationally – recommended options for September are Peru, Kilimanjaro, the Canadian Rockies, Norway, Iceland, the Alps, Vietnam and Nepal.