Backpack Arizona LLC

08/27/2026

Want to start backpacking but feeling anxious about your first overnight?

Join Backpack Arizona for a guided day hike and educational seminar designed specifically for beginners who want to feel more confident exploring and sleeping in the backcountry. Whether you’ve always dreamed of backpacking but felt overwhelmed by the gear, planning, or logistics, we’ll break it all down in a supportive and approachable environment.

Comment “backpack” to receive a link with more event information and registration details straight to your inbox.

You can also click the link in our bio or visit us at backpackarizona.org

08/20/2026

“It just keeps getting better.”

Backpacking will take you to amazing places and afford you experiences that day hiking or car camping just can’t match. There’s no artificial light, music, city smells, or honking cars. Instead, you’re immersed in your natural environment, forced to be present with yourself and looking to see what’s around that next bend in the canyon.

And in our experience, it only gets better the further we go.

08/11/2026

Worth the effort

You spent hours driving to the trailhead, which is promptly followed by a hike filled with stream crossings, thick brush, and uneven terrain covered in boulders. You expend your final bits of energy building camp and making dinner, perhaps questioning the choices you made coming here.

But it all becomes of little concern when you’re enjoying a hot meal and looking over an alpine stream during this gorgeous Arizona sunset. That’s when you know you’ll be back.

Worth the effort

07/28/2026

NEW guided treks coming October 2026! Our expanded operating area includes routes in the Superstition and Mazatzal Wildernesses, as well as the Pleasant Valley Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest. This not only allows Backpack Arizona to showcase the diverse backcountry landscapes of our state, but also lets us provide year-round adventure opportunities!

We’re also launching a series of interactive single-day backpacking seminars that will take place on an actual trail. This will give people the opportunity to learn how to prepare a pack, set up camp, try out some gear in a backcountry context, and whatever else you hope to learn in order to feel confident getting into nature!

Send us a message for more info or tell us the backcountry skills you’d like to learn more about in the comments below!

06/19/2026

We had so much fun teaching our backpacking 101 seminar for women last week! Big thank you to Jon Mincks and the Arizona Hiking Shack team (Arizona Hiking Shack) for making this event possible!

Stay tuned for more information about our next backpacking class in July where we will focus on slightly more advanced topics, such as route planning and setting goals!

What are some topics you’d like to see covered in a backpacking class?

Tells us about them in the comments below 🎒🌲🏔️🫈

06/03/2026

Need time in nature but still want to sleep in your own bed that night?

Join us for a single day adventure into the Arizona backcountry where you can sit by the water, unplug, and immerse in a beautifully peaceful environment!

Drop us a message or check the upcoming tours link in our bio for more information and to get signed up!

05/27/2026

Christmas card material

Guiding new parents into the backcountry with their 10-month old daughter wasn’t considered possible when I started this agency, but it turns out my imagination was limited.

From the moment we connected, I could tell Anne and Kyle were serious about making this trek happen, and understood what being prepared meant.

It was a true privilege witnessing a family come together to problem solve and immerse themselves in the profound beauty of nature.

What a way to live!

Written by Christian O’Connor () - Backcountry Guide

04/06/2026

The plan is to lead a guided backpacking trek to this place in a couple weeks, but it’s a weird time to be selling trips to people. We just want to get folks outside, and will work with you to get there. Let’s have a conversation and see what resources can be gathered to make it happen.

03/16/2026

The woods were feeling a bit spooky on this very silent night, but a little mood lighting goes a long way.

String lights from

03/08/2026

Price drop! Check the link for more info about our scheduled backpacking adventures. All levels welcome!

Mogollon Rim: March 20-22
Mogollon Rim: April 16-19
White Mountains: May 14-17

Looking for a meaningful connection with nature? Join us for a guided backpacking adventure - miles from roads, noisy cars, buildings, and artificial stimuli - where the natural rhythms of your body are returned. Start your journey today!