Backcountry
The same outfitters, the other half of the year. Pack trips into the Selway, whitewater on the Lower Salmon, canoe country down the Rio Grande's Lower Canyons. Horses, rafts, and boots, from a few days to two weeks out.
19 trips

Anywhere you want to go, on their horses, with a three-day minimum
From $425/person/day · 3+ days
Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Carry it yourself or let camp meet you, from a beginner overnight to the Big Bend 100
From $180/person/day
Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park, Texas

The broadest week Alaska has to offer, from a glamping resort on the Kenai River
From $575/person · 1–7 days
Soldotna and the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Horseback into high mountain lake country, built around whatever you want out of it
Price on request
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho

Six days of elk-country fieldcraft, built for the hunter who goes unguided
From $2,400/person · 6 days
Kit Carson Basecamp, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho

Forty miles of roadless canyon, splash without the fear
From $995/person · 3 days
Minam, Wallowa River, Oregon

Eighty-three miles of Wild and Scenic wilderness where you may not see another paddler
From $325/person/day · 7–14 days
The Lower Canyons, Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River, Texas

For everyone who came to Alaska for the bears, the fjords and the glaciers, not the fish
From $550/person · 1–7 days
Soldotna and the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Six days learning to run your own string, ending with a pack trip into the wilderness
From $2,400/person · 6 days
Kit Carson Basecamp, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho

White sand beaches and big water, Idaho style
From $1,685/person · 4 days
Lower Salmon River, Idaho

The most remote and least paddled canyon in Big Bend National Park
From $325/person/day · 2–3 days
Mariscal Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Thrilling whitewater by day, glamping by night
From $2,150/person · 4 days
Hells Canyon, Snake River, Oregon

Thirty-three miles of Wild and Scenic river through the Caballo Muerto Mountains
From $325/person/day · 3–6 days
Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Paddle by day, chef-prepared feast by night
From $1,495/person · 3 days
Minam, Wallowa River, Oregon

One of the last wild places in Texas, and one of the hardest to get down
From $425/person/day · 3–8 days
Lower Pecos River, Val Verde County, Texas

A multi-course dinner on a white sand beach
From $1,995/person · 4 days
Lower Salmon River, Idaho

One night on a sand beach under towering limestone, built for families
From $325/person/day · 2–3 days
Temple Canyon, Rio Grande, Texas

Big water through the deepest gorge in North America
From $1,495/person · 4–5 days
Hells Canyon, Snake River, Oregon

Limestone walls 1,500 feet overhead on the Big Bend's most popular canyon float
From $325/person/day · 2–4 days
Santa Elena Canyon, Rio Grande, Big Bend, Texas