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Hiking and Biking |
| Current News and Developing Issues Affecting Hiking Activities | Current news and developing issues affecting hikers heath and safety. |
| American Frontiers | A Public Lands Journey - Follow American Frontiers on a route that stretches from Mexico to Canada, entirely on public lands. Trace the teams' journey day by day as they rode, drove, hiked,and boated towards their destination - Pine Valley Campground in Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Use interactive Trek Maps, Earth Analytic 3-D Topographic Maps, Searchable Topographic Maps, Terrafly Flyover Maps, and various visual information. |
| American Hiking Society (AHS) | This resource is designed to provide you with links to federal agencies and other governmental organizations whose land-based programs can provide you with opportunities for hiking and trail advocacy. |
| American Trails | Support for local, regional, and long-distance trails and greenways in backcountry, rural, or urban areas. Support America's trails by promoting cooperation among all trail interests. Training trail advocates to provide increased trail opportunities for individuals with disabilities. |
| Arizona Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists | SDMB is dedicated to protecting and enhancing mountain bicycling opportunities in Arizona. |
| Arkansas The Natural State | Hiking in Arkansas |
| AZventure In Hiking | Hiking in Arizonia |
| Beyond the National Parks: A Recreational Guide to Public Lands in the West | Published by the Smithsonian Institution Press - For those of us who like to venture off the beaten path, this book is a must-have. It’s filled with the best-kept secrets about 175 unique public land sites throughout the West, with several eastern sites included for good measure ... take a peek. |
| Bike Logger | Find events, clubs, shops, reports and touring information for your biking needs. |
| Boulder Off-Road Alliance | Serving Trails in Boulder County, Colorado since 1991. |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - RecWeb | Select your recreation activity from the front range of the Rockies to the majestic vistas of the Gunnison Gorge and the Black Ridge Canyons on the western slope. Recreation adventures include auto touring, bicycling, boating, camping, fishing, hiking and backpacking, horseback riding, hunting, off highway vehicles, watching wildlife and winter sports in Colorado. |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Draft National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan | The National Mountain Bicycling Strategic Action Plan is the second of three national action plans focusing on recreational uses of the public lands and comprehensive travel management planning. |
| Caribbean Navassa Island: A Photographic Tour | Navassa is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica administered by the U.S. Department of Interior. |
| Carolinas- Hiking | An online guide for hikers of the Southern Appalachians. Your online guide for the trails of both Carolinas including trail descriptions, photos and resources to plan your hikes. Find hiking partners or browse our map and weather information resources in the Online Guide. |
| Collecting Rocks | How to identify basic rock types, equipment and tips for rock collectors. |
| Colorado-Hiking | Hiking in Colorado |
| Conneticut Bicycle Coalition | The Connecticut Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycling and walking through education and advocacy. |
| Denver Maps | Find locations and information about Denver, Colorado, parks, golf courses, lakes, ponds, recreation centers, bike maps, etc. |
| Elevations and Distances | Information was compiled to answer inquiries received from students; teachers; writers; editors; publishers of encyclopedias, almanacs, and other reference books; and people in many other fields of work. The elevations of features and distances between points in the United States were determined from surveys and topographic maps. |
| Environment and Human Health: USGS Science for Solutions | Emerging infectious diseases, ground-water contamination, trace-metal poisoning, environmental threats to public health the world over require new solutions. |
| Finding Your Way with Map and Compass | Distinctive characteristic of maps, how to read maps, symbols, scales, using a compass. |
| Folsom-Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition | Developed to recognize the efforts of everyone involved in Mountain Biking in the Central-Sierra. Goal is to maintain local trails, keep the public informed of important issues regarding our sport, and ride. |
| Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center | The USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center provides research and technical assistance in support of sound management and conservation of biological systems in the western United States. |
| Fossils, Rocks & Time | Fossils help scientists put events in order when studying the Earth’s vast history. Fossils can tell the knowledgeable observer what happened long ago and when it happened. |
| Gemstones | A guidebook of general information on a variety of gemstones and the places they are found in the U.S. |
| Geographic Names Information System | Recreational enthusiasts can search this national database of nearly 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. |
| Geology in the Parks | Our National Parks are the showcases of our nation’s rich geological heritage. This presentation is structured to inform and entice virtual and future park visitors with a non-technical approach to geology. We present the first page of any topic, including field trip stops, at the most basic level. You will find more detail as you work your way through each site. We have organized our pages into two categories: general geology topics and individual parks, and have included a link to the National Park Service Park Geology Tour site. |
| Geology of National Parks: | The 3-D tours feature National Parks, Seashores, Preserves and National Monuments. |
| Glacier National Park Montana-Spatial Changes in Alpine Treeline Vegetation Patterns along Hiking Trails | Vegetation change over a 46 year period was compared along trails relative to areas without trails, at five study sites in the McDonald Creek drainage of Glacier National Park. |
| GORP | Encyclopedic resource for outdoor recreation hiking, biking, rafting, camping, fishing, and more. With information on attractions, outdoor gear, adventure travel, and national parks and wilderness areas. |
| Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center | Measures effects of Glen Canyon Dam operations on the resources along the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam to Lake Mead. |
| Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Advancing scientific knowledge and providing scientific information for restoring, enhancing managing, and protecting the living resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. |
| Green Mountain Club | Maintaining and Protecting Vermont's Long Trail Since 1910. |
| Hatfield McCoys Trail Scouts | The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area is a multiple-use recreational trail system located in eight counties of southern West Virginia. The professionally designed and managed network of trails wind their way through the mountain ridges of the central Appalachian coal fields. |
| Helping Your Child Learn Geography | Through the principles of geography, seeing how people interact with the Earth, manipulate the environment, learn how climate changes the character of a place, and looking at how places relate to each other through the movement of things from one place to another. This book is geared to children from 5 to 10 years of age. The activities and games are organized around where are things located, what characteristics make a place special, what are relationships among people and places, what are the patterns of movement of people, products, and information, and how can the Earth be divided into regions for study. |
| Hiking and Snowshoeing | Mountain Top Hiking Club of San Bernardino, California is organized for hiking local and distant trails, to provide knowledge of trails and scenic destinations, and to teach hiking skills for safe and enjoyable hiking |
| Hiking and Walking | Places to go Hiking |
| Hiking Web Site | This site is helps you get the most out of your hiking experiences. |
| Leetown Science Center, West Virginia | Research, restore, maintain, enhance, and protect aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their supporting ecosystems. |
| Lewis and Clark and the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota | This web site gives a picture of the Missouri River and its tributaries during the early 1800's, via excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark, and a picture of the present-day river system, via aerial photographs along with U.S. Geological Survey data. |
| Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration | Walk with them and see what you discover ... |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition and the USGS | The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first of many government surveys of natural resources in the American West. In 1879, four such surveys were combined into a new agency called the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
| MaineToday.com - Outdoors - Hiking | Hiking in Maine including activities such as biking, camping, canoeing, fishing, golf, hunting, kayaking, nature watching, and more. |
| Maps and Other Products | General map information, including ordering maps and price information, plus printed maps, online maps, aerial photo images online, topographic maps, search for map features, symbols, (NIMA) topo maps, National Atlas of the U.S., map layers, thematic maps, earthquake maps, mineral resources, Ground Water Atlas of the U.S., Vegetation Mapping Program, National Wetlands Inventory Mapping, planetary maps. |
| Maps on Demand | Limited printing of digitally supported U.S. Geological Survey maps and reports. |
| Microsoft Terraserver | Ever wonder what an aerial view of your hiking area might look like? Terraserver is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast collection of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. |
| National Atlas of the United States | Complete range of traditional maps and features enabling you to create your own map to explore the great outdoors and locate access points for your hiking/biking destinations. |
| National Center For Recreation and Conservation (NPS) Gateway |
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Wild and Scenic Rivers Land and Water Conservation Fund Urban Park and Recreation Recovery National Trails System Federal Lands to Parks Hydropower Recreation Assistance |
| National Geologic Map Database | Locate maps showing the types of rocks in an area, their ages and structure, and a description of the geologic history from USGS, State geological surveys, professional societies, universities and other sources. |
| National Park Service Maps | National Park Service Maps for the nation. |
| National Park Service - ParkNet Gateway |
Experience Your America - Visit Your Parks Guide - Find your park by map interface, search by topic/interest/activity, or use the pull-down menu. Links to the Past - Explore America's past, use tools for learning about histories, cultures and places NatureNet - Nature and science in the parks, topics include air, biology, geology, social science, water and educational opportunities. LearnNPS - For teachers and learners: SchoolZone, TeacherZone, GoZone, and RangerZone. Info Zone - National Park Service Directory: Servicewide Information Search Engine for the National Park Service: Visit Your Parks - Links to the Past - NatureNet - InfoZone - Parksmart |
| National Recreation Trails Program | A national trail system comprised of National Recreation Trails, National Scenic Trails and National Historic Trails. National Recreation Trails provide for numerous outdoor recreation activities in a variety of urban, rural and remote areas. By the year 2000, over 800 trails, available for public use and ranging from less than a mile to 485 miles in length, have been designated as NRT's on federal, state, municipal and privately owned lands. |
| National Trails System | List of National Scenic and Historic Trails (National Park Service) |
| National Weather Service | Recreational enthusiasts can view their local weather forecasts. The site includes weather watches, weather hazzards, warnings, statements and advisories for the nation. |
| New Hampshire and Vermont Recreation Project | The USGS has put together recreational information for the states of New Hampshire and Vermont (Beta Pilot Study) covering the themes in the USGS Recreation Web site. |
| One Day Hikes | Specializes in those rare walks that take you away into the splendor of natural landscapes and bring you back to reality in just one day. This site is for the best one-day hikes of the world. |
| Peak to Peak | Trail and wilderness links for hiking, backpacking, trail and wilderness web sites |
| Prospecting For Gold | Anyone who pans for gold hopes to be rewarded by the glitter of colors in the fine material collected in the bottom of the pan. Although the exercise and outdoor activity experienced in prospecting are rewarding, there are few thrills comparable to finding gold. The would-be prospector hoping for financial gain, however, should carefully consider all the pertinent facts before deciding on a prospecting venture. |
| Public Lands Information Center | Bureau of Land Management, and the USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region public lands and recreation information, including maps, books, and permits. |
| Public Lands Information Center Map Center | Find the maps you need to explore your public lands. The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have created an mapping tool which identifies which maps to purchase for recreational activities across eleven of the U.S. western states. National access to recreation permits and other useful information is also available. |
| Recreation.gov | The Recreation One-Stop initiative is intended to enhance customer satisfaction with recreational experiences on public lands. It will improve access to recreation-related information generated by the Federal government, streamline the systems used to manage that information, and increase the sharing of recreation-related information among government and non-government organizations. |
| Recreation News | Online magazine covering feature cover destinations and activities within a day or weekend drive of Baltimore or Washington, D.C. Focus is on Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. |
| State-by-state trails | American Trails - Find trails organizations, agencies, and support groups in every state sorted by trail type |
| State Parks, Wildlife Departments and Recreational Facilities in Your Area | Pick the State of your choice for ideal hiking and biking recreation facilities. |
| Trail Monkey | Guide to Adventure in the Great Outdoors, Trails, Hiking and Mountain Biking action |
| Trails - Americas Natural Trail System USDA Forest Service | National recreation trails are existing trails recognized by the Federal Government as contributing to the National Trails System. They vary in length, terrain, difficulty, and accessibility. These trails are managed by public and private agencies at the local, state, and national levels and include nature trails, river routes, and historic tours. |
| Trails - National Recreation Trails Database | The information on this web site and/or in this database is provided for the convenience of the public, trail managers, organizations, elected officials. |
| Trips for Kids | Trips for Kids (TFK) is a non-profit that provides mountain bike outings and environmental education for kids who would not otherwise be exposed to such activities. At our outings, we teach lessons in personal responsibility, achievement and environmental awareness through the simple act of having fun. |
| Topographic Map Symbols | Interpreting the colored lines, areas, and other symbols is the first step in using topographic maps. Features are shown as points, lines, or areas, depending on their size and extent. The USGS provides a wide variety of maps, from topographic maps showing the geographic relief and thematic maps displaying the geology and water resources of the United States, to special studies of the moon and planets. |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service - Recreational Activities in the National Forests and Grasslands offer a diversity of outdoor opportunities. |
Congressionally Designated Areas
- National Historic Landmarks, Monuments, Historic, Scenic and Recreation Areas, and National Preserves Heritage Expeditions - Educational tours and programs about historic and prehistoric sites on National forests. National Scenic and Historic Trails - Existing trails contributing to the National Trails System. These trails are managed by public and private agencies at the local, state, and National levels and include nature trails, river routes, and historic tours. Nature Watch - Provides nature viewing opportunities, encourages safe and sound viewing ethics, and contributes to local economies Passport in Time - A volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program. Archaeological excavation, rock art restoration, survey, archival research, historic structure restoration, gathering oral histories, or writing interpretive brochures. Scenic Byways - All American Roads and National Scenic Byways Program Wild and Scenic Rivers - State Listing of Wild and Scenic Rivers Find a National Forest or Grassland - Find a forest or grassland by Map, Name or State. Wilderness - The Wilderness Network, heighting the wilderness dialogue, worldwide ... Outdoor Safety - Before you travel check out these safety tips and checklists |
| USGS Map Dealers | A list of retailers that sell USGS maps. |
| USGS Store | Welcome to the USGS Online Store. |
| Web Directory | Hiking and Camping Search Engine |
| Wildernet | Guide to Outdoor Recreation. Select your Outdoor Recreation Activities by State and activity. Outdoor adventure guide, with over 30,000 activity descriptions on hiking, biking, fishing and more. |
| Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide | Rare Plants of Wyoming: Species Descriptions with photos and geographic locations. |
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 17-Sep-2008 16:26:29 EDT
