For Rosie and Ben Platt of Portland, Ore., the keys to a successful backpacking trip with kids are “trail treats” and short distances. For Michael Lanza and Penny Beach of Boise, Idaho, plenty of ...

If there is any activity that somehow manages to be both type 1 fun and type 2 fun at the same time, it’s backpacking with a toddler. One minute, you’re hauling 40 pounds (30 pounds of toddler, 10 ...

Families share the challenges and rewards of thru-hiking America's long trails with toddlers and young children.

Backpacking tends to be associated with young people with few responsibilities. But more and more parents have been opting to take their children off on extended trips around the world in the past few ...

In a parenting world where $1,000-plus, high-tech strollers are designed to transport kids well past the toddler years, the idea of a 25-mile hike with a 6-year-old sounds preposterous. At least, that ...

At five feet tall, I face the same struggles as many petite outdoor enthusiasts: I’m swallowed whole by sleeping bags, and constantly on the hunt for a backpack with a frame short enough for my torso ...