Outdoors

10 Must-Visit Places for Wildlife Encounters in North America

These destinations offer front-row seats to some of the continent’s most remarkable wild residents.

A 3-day Electric Road Trip in the Desert Southwest

Faherty's Lake Michigan Coast

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Wildsam Photo Contest

Shots of the open road and American travel as seen through the lens of Wildsam readers.

Taking the High Road on the Georgia Traverse

An overlanding expedition on the rugged Georgia Traverse points the way to new kinds of discovery— in more ways than one.

Finding the Soul of Diving in the Florida Keys

How one diver discovered a whole new world beneath the waves.

Enter The Wildsam Photo Contest

Your shots of the open road and American travel could hit it big.

Along For the Ride

One dad’s cross-country journeys show how road trips bond parents and kids, and travelers and the lands they roam.

The Compass: October 2025

A guide to the destinations and experiences on our radar.

Power paddle

With The 3100™, Idaho puts its unrivaled whitewater on screens everywhere.

The Compass: Aug/Sep

A guide to the destinations and experiences on our radar.

LL Bean's Maine

An excursion into the wonders of the Pine Tree State, led by the iconic outdoors brand from Freeport.

Find Your Way Outdoors with AllTrails

From Maine’s fog-kissed coast to Big Bend’s desert ridges, AllTrails recommends the best routes to hit in America.

Grand County: Fall Escape

Every journey has a source. Start yours here.

Into the Alaskan Wild

Wildsam and Xtratuf bring you the seasonal rituals that define true Alaskan living.

100 Years of Texas Wild

A century in, Texas State Parks remains one of the state’s most vital and beloved institutions—offering dark skies, ancient trails, wild rivers, and a true sense of place.