Note: The list is sorted alphabetically by state and not by scenic rank.

Alaska:

  1. Exit Glacier / Harding Icefield Trail – Kenai Fjords National Park – 8.2 miles
  2. Portage Pass – Chugach National Forest – 4.0 miles

Arizona:

  1. Bright Angel Trail (to the 3-mile Resthouse) – Grand Canyon National Park – min. 6.0 miles
  2. Coyote Buttes North / The Wave – Vermilion Cliffs National Monument – 5.5 miles
  3. Horseshoe Bend – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area – 1.5 miles
  4. Humphrey’s Peak / Humphrey’s Trail – Coconino National Forest / Kachina Peaks Wilderness – 9.0 miles
  5. South Kaibab Trail (to Cedar Ridge / Ooh Aah Point) – Grand Canyon National Park – min. 3.0 miles
  6. White Pocket – Vermilion Cliffs National Monument – up to 1.0 mile

Arkansas:

  1. Hawksbill Crag / Whitaker Point Trail – Ozark National Forest / Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area – 3.0 miles

California:

  1. Alta Peak – Sequoia National Park – 13.0 miles
  2. Badwater Basin – Death Valley National Park – up to 2.0 miles
  3. Burney Falls Loop Trail – McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park – 1.3-mile loop
  4. Clouds Rest – Yosemite National Park – 14.0 miles
  5. Congress Trail – Sequoia National Park – 2.1-mile loop
  6. Devils Postpile & Rainbow Falls – Devils Postpile National Monument – 4.5 miles
  7. Ediza Lake & Shadow Lake – Inyo National Forest / Ansel Adams Wilderness – 13.4 miles
  8. Glen Alpine Trail – Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit – 12.0 miles
  9. Half Dome – Yosemite National Park – 14-17 miles
  10. Little Lakes Valley – Inyo National Forest – 6.0 miles
  11. Mount Dana – Yosemite National Park – 5.8 miles
  12. Nevada Fall / Vernal Fall / John Muir Trail Loop – Yosemite National Park – 6.5-mile loop
  13. Tall Trees Grove – Redwoods National Park – 4.0 miles
  14. Telescope Peak – Death Valley National Park – 14.0 miles
  15. White Mountain Peak – Inyo National Forest – 14.4 miles

Colorado:

  1. Blue Lakes / Blue Lakes Trail – Uncompahgre National Forest / Mount Sneffels Wilderness – 8.6 miles
  2. Democrat-Cameron-Lincoln Loop – Pike National Forest – 7.25 miles
  3. Ice Lakes Trail / Ice Lakes Basin – San Juan National Forest – 7.6 miles
  4. Mount of the Holy Cross – White River National Forest / Holy Cross Wilderness – 10.4 miles
  5. Mt. Elbert – San Isabel National Forest / Mount Massive Wilderness – 8.4 miles
  6. Mt. Sneffels – Uncompahgre National Forest / Mount Sneffels Wilderness – 7.2 miles
  7. Rattlesnake Arches – BLM-land – 12.7 miles
  8. Redcloud Peak & Sunshine Peak – Uncompahgre National Forest – 11.4 miles
  9. Hike amongst the sand dunes – Great Sand Dunes National Park – you decide

Hawaii:

  1. Kilauea Iki – Volcanoes National Park – 4.1 miles
  2. Pipiwai Trail – Haleakala National Park – 3.6 miles
  3. Waihee Ridge Trail – West Maui Forest Reserve (island of Maui) – 5.0 miles