Camping and hiking subreddits
We found 94 active camping and hiking subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/camping with 5.63M members. The busiest is r/hiking, with 1,507 posts last month. In 10 of the 43 we could measure, a brand-new account's post usually stays up: they remove 17% or fewer of posts from accounts under a week old.
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- r/camping5.63M members
- r/hiking1,507 posts in September 2026
- r/womensolocamping+117% members in 12 months
- r/nationalparks15% of new-account posts removed
All active camping and hiking subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/camping↗A subreddit for campers concerned more about the act of recreational camping and less concerned about hiking long distances or light gear. Primarily for tent/hammock camping. No RV camping here. | 5.63M | 865 | +2% | 33 | 31% | 77% | 96% | Yes |
| 2 | r/backpacking↗A subreddit for traveling backpacking and wilderness backpacking, not restricted to one or the other. All posts must be flaired "Travel" or "Wilderness" | 5.53M | 761 | +2% | 30 | 30% | 85% | 35% | Yes |
| 3 | r/CampingandHiking↗For Backpackers who Hike with Camping Gear in their Backpack. Tips, trip reports, back-country gear reviews, safety and news | 2.8M | 256 | +3% | 31 | 26% | 73% | 38% | Yes |
| 4 | r/hiking↗The hikers' subreddit. | 2.7M | 1,507 | +10% | 31 | 35% | 91% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 5 | r/Ultralight↗r/Ultralight is the largest online Ultralight Backcountry Backpacking community! This sub is about overnight backcountry backpacking, with a focus on moving efficiently, packing light, generally aimin | 999K | 311 | +15% | 32 | 22% | 94% | 86% | No |
| 6 | r/CampingGear↗A community to get advice and to show off camping and backpacking gear. Helpful folks who love the hobby as much as you do. Please note: We may initiate another blackout to further protest the API | 958K | 551 | +8% | 33 | 22% | 38% | 100% | Yes |
| 7 | r/WildernessBackpacking↗A subreddit dedicated to backpacking in the wild places on earth - where people are few, cell signal is nil, and Mother Nature still reigns. Backpacking defined as multi-day trips into the wild, unpop | 823K | 311 | +7% | 33 | 25% | 77% | 20% | Yes |
| 8 | r/Mountaineering↗Mountaineers Unite! | 317K | 661 | +19% | 31 | 21% | 51% | 95% | Yes |
| 9 | r/nationalparks↗new-account friendlyA community for those who love National Parks... anywhere in the world! | 260K | 175 | +64% | 35 | 40% | 75% | 15% | Yes |
| 10 | r/PHikingAndBackpacking↗new-account friendlyAll things hiking and backpacking in the Philippines! | 242K | 331 | +7% | 28 | 57% | 83% | 9% | Yes |
| 11 | r/bikepacking↗new-account friendlyBikepacking: Off-pavement bicycling and camping where you would if you were to go backpacking - in the wild, off roads, on trails, in nature. | 231K | 606 | +23% | 33 | 14% | 87% | 11% | Yes |
| 12 | r/AppalachianTrail↗NOBO? SOBO? Flip-Flopper? Section hiker? Aspiring hiker? If you've hiked or are planning on hiking the "AT", this is the place for you. | 192K | 121 | +10% | 33 | 30% | 85% | 80% | Yes |
| 13 | r/Yosemite↗Yosemite | 168K | 431 | +24% | 33 | 35% | 84% | 59% | Yes |
| 14 | r/BackpackingDogs↗This is a place for backpackers, hikers, and campers alike to share their experiences with their pups out in the wild! | 154K | 32 | +1% | 32 | 47% | – | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 15 | r/UKhiking↗A community for hikers across the UK. Share your favourite walks, post photos from your adventures, swap tips and advice, and ask questions about trails. From short countryside strolls to epic Nationa | 146K | 171 | +19% | 35 | 27% | 92% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 16 | r/GearTrade↗r/GearTrade is a subreddit to trade outdoor gear. Generally, this includes things related to hiking, camping, backpacking, skiing, hunting, and other "backcountry" uses. The moderators of this subred | 138K | 702 | +7% | 30 | 17% | 97% | 99% | Yes |
| 17 | r/hikinggear↗new-account friendlyThis subreddit is for all gear related discussion. Requests, pricing help, suggestions, experience and the like. | 120K | 379 | +46% | 35 | 27% | 68% | 17% | Yes |
| 18 | r/socalhiking↗This is a place for fellow hikers and backpackers in Southern California to organize meet ups, post gear reviews, trip reviews, and etc. Hopefully this will unite local hikers and allow us to meet and | 120K | 292 | +14% | 34 | 30% | 81% | 26% | Yes |
| 19 | r/wildcampingintheuk↗A UK based subreddit for everything related to all things wild camping. | 117K | 253 | +23% | 35 | 19% | 86% | 47% | Yes |
| 20 | r/hammockcamping↗/r/hammockcamping is a subreddit devoted to the **discussion** of hammock camping. This subreddit values interesting discussion, not "quick pic" posts. Share how you used your hammock setup on a rec | 116K | 144 | +16% | 33 | 17% | 90% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 21 | r/carcamping↗For those who drive their tent | 113K | 151 | +43% | 35 | 34% | 92% | 97% | Yes |
| 22 | r/PNWhiking↗The PNW is a beautiful place to wander! From the North Cascades to the Redwoods, we've got it all: dry desert, coastal rainforests, high alpine volcanoes, deep gorges, and old growth forests. We're h | 113K | 510 | +30% | 35 | 35% | 63% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 23 | r/alpinism↗new-account friendlyAlpinism: A Higher Calling | 109K | 131 | +12% | 31 | 15% | 73% | 16% | Yes |
| 24 | r/PacificCrestTrail↗A place for people interested in the PCT to gather and share information. An open community for discussion of the PCT, with a focus on the HYOH and LNT philosophies. | 88K | 64 | +6% | 32 | 32% | 81% | 100% | Yes |
| 25 | r/GlacierNationalPark↗new-account friendlyAnything and everything to do with Glacier National Park. Make a history post, ask a question, plan a trip, get or make recommendations. If it in someway deals with Glacier National Park -- well you'r | 81K | 304 | +54% | 34 | 42% | 86% | 11% | Yes |
| 26 | r/grandcanyon↗r/grandcanyon is all things Grand Canyon National Park | 75K | 190 | +40% | 36 | 39% | 77% | 45% | Yes |
| 27 | r/REI↗Welcome to the subreddit for everyone's favorite outdoors store! This is a place where customers and employees can talk about anything related to REI. This sub is not affiliated with Recreational Equi | 70K | 125 | +22% | 35 | 29% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 28 | r/coloradohikers↗A forum for Colorado hikers - Trip reports, news, general hiking conversation. Not an askcoloradohikers forum. | 69K | 106 | +6% | 32 | 31% | 83% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 29 | r/StealthCamping↗Stealth camping is the art of living in a tent, car or other unconventional shelters while staying undetected, for those nights you want to be left alone. | 65K | 32 | +31% | 37 | 20% | – | – | Yes |
| 30 | r/ultralight_jerk↗Ultralight CircleJerk | 61K | 169 | – | 34 | 16% | 86% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
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| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | r/norcalhiking↗new-account friendlyA subreddit for Northern Californian folks interested in hiking and backpacking to meet up, discuss/plan trips, recommend trails, post gear reviews, trip reviews, etc. Good resources: bahiker.com | 61K | 106 | +29% | 35 | 34% | 74% | 9% | Yes |
| 32 | r/YetiCoolers↗A place to discuss all things Yeti - coolers, drinkware, outdoor products, and more. Please show off your collections and ask questions. Just make sure to follow the rules in the sidebar. | 59K | 311 | +23% | 34 | 23% | 91% | 76% | Yes |
| 33 | r/GrandTetonNatlPark↗Come and discuss the Grand Teton National Park! Jenny Lake! Jackson Hole! Lake solitude hike! Pictures of the purple mountains majesty welcome! | 58K | 135 | +46% | 33 | 39% | 66% | 51% | Yes |
| 34 | r/Hammocks↗**WELCOME TO THE HAMMOCK DISTRICT!** Hammocks are a great lightweight alternative for ultralight campers and hikers. Also, they're *really* comfortable. [**New to hammocks? Read this.**](http://www. | 58K | 46 | +9% | 30 | 18% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 35 | r/motocamping↗new-account friendlyThis community exists to share all things related to motorcycle camping including motorcycles, gear, locations, experiences, advice and photos. | 57K | 137 | +26% | 33 | 10% | 69% | 12% | Yes |
| 36 | r/Rucking↗For those of you who enjoy filling your ruck, putting on some boots and heading outdoors. | 56K | 139 | +34% | 37 | 15% | 77% | 74% | Yes |
| 37 | r/OlympicNationalPark↗new-account friendlyEverything related to Olympic National Park located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. | 56K | 139 | +84% | 35 | 48% | 77% | 14% | Yes |
| 38 | r/JoshuaTree↗Joshua Tree National Park - in the Mojave and Colorado desert, southern California. Rock climbing, bouldering, camping, hiking - it's all here. | 53K | 92 | +30% | 35 | 40% | 72% | 90% | Yes |
| 39 | r/womensolocamping↗A community for women who like to camp by themselves! | 53K | 168 | +117% | 38 | 88% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 40 | r/canyoneering↗Devoted to those that love exploring canyons. | 49K | 32 | +7% | 32 | 21% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 41 | r/vancouverhiking↗This subreddit is all about hiking and outdoors in and around the Vancouver area. Beginners to Experts welcome. Before asking a condition question try filtering flair and see if the question has been | 49K | 142 | +28% | 33 | 35% | 91% | – | Yes |
| 42 | r/ULgeartrade↗Buying / Selling / Trading of ultralight hiking gear. | 48K | 284 | +13% | 30 | 20% | 99% | Min. age/karma | No |
| 43 | r/canoecamping↗A subreddit for those who love to paddle and camp by the water. It's basically backpacking but with a canoe! | 47K | 103 | +38% | 36 | 17% | 73% | 19% | Yes |
| 44 | r/CampAndHikeMichigan↗Michigan Campers, Backpackers and Hikers Trip reports, gear recommendations and exchange, and general discussion. | 43K | 74 | +29% | 34 | 32% | 87% | – | Yes |
| 45 | r/HikingAlberta↗A community for all things hiking in Alberta. | 42K | 143 | +15% | 34 | 36% | 82% | 23% | Yes |
| 46 | r/BigBendTX↗Welcome to /r/BigBendTX: A subreddit dedicated to Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, and the surrounding areas of west Texas. This is a place to share experiences, photos, stories, new | 40K | 80 | +23% | 35 | 32% | 74% | 39% | Yes |
| 47 | r/NCTrails↗This subreddit is for hikers to learn about and discuss trails in NC. Hopefully, it will help us all locate the best trails and make new friends. | 40K | 95 | +52% | 35 | 28% | 80% | – | Yes |
| 48 | r/rooftoptents↗People interested in elevating their camping experience in a roof top tent. Discussion about roof racks, trailer builds, roof top tent sizes, models, and brands. Tips about getting the most from campi | 39K | 89 | +28% | 35 | 14% | 73% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 49 | r/OutdoorScotland↗Links and discussion on the great Scottish Outdoors. Maps, logistics, weather and planning ideas in the sidebar. Trip reports welcome. Wild camp spot requests will be removed. Gear and Kit advice av | 38K | 63 | +14% | 35 | 31% | 92% | – | Yes |
| 50 | r/OutdoorAus↗Welcome to OutdoorAus: An Australian outdoors subreddit! This subreddit is for Australians and visitors to Australia to share and discuss their time outdoors. | 36K | 57 | +46% | 38 | 28% | 81% | 35% | Yes |
| 51 | r/wmnf↗The White Mountain National Forest and things therein | 35K | 204 | +25% | 35 | 27% | 89% | 29% | Yes |
| 52 | r/upperpeninsula↗News, events, stories, questions, and anything else related to Michigan's better half. | 34K | 86 | – | 37 | 32% | 56% | – | Yes |
| 53 | r/algonquinpark↗Canada's oldest, and one of its most popular provincial parks. | 32K | 118 | +39% | 35 | 28% | 92% | – | Yes |
| 54 | r/PAWilds↗The Pennsylvania Wilds is a 2 million acre area of mostly public land in north-central Pennsylvania. Contained within the wilds are many beautiful forests full of rugged terrain, cascading streams, m | 31K | 51 | +29% | 34 | 28% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 55 | r/acadianationalpark↗For all those who have an interest in Acadia National Park! | 30K | 128 | +91% | 34 | 51% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 56 | r/Camper↗A place to talk about campers, reviews for different models and products related to campers, and discuss life with camper trailers. Any and all camper related content is acceptable, but please don't | 28K | 74 | +50% | 40 | 23% | 60% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 57 | r/SierraNevada↗For all things related to the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. History, backpacking, pictures, fishing, and anything else you can think of. | 28K | 133 | +84% | 38 | 30% | 75% | – | Yes |
| 58 | r/HikingCanada↗Stories, advice, pictures, and trip reports from Canada's hiking scene. Our country is huge, so get out there on your feet and see what you can find! | 27K | 61 | +37% | 36 | 35% | 45% | – | Yes |
| 59 | r/cargocamper↗Building, modding, and using Campers made from cargo trailers. | 27K | 53 | +43% | 41 | 14% | 79% | – | Yes |
| 60 | r/14ers↗Hike, scramble, climb, and chat about 14ers (mountains 14,000 feet and taller) in Colorado and beyond. | 27K | 143 | +9% | 32 | 22% | 91% | – | Yes |
| 61 | r/outdoorgear↗Reviews or questions about gear for camping, backpacking, hiking, skiing, kayaking, and everything else outdoors. rs. | 26K | 94 | +19% | 33 | 25% | 36% | 74% | No |
| 62 | r/OutdoorsGear↗If it can be used in the outdoors - or provides useful information on something that is used in the outdoors - it belongs here. i.e. gear reviews, new gear, etc. Outdoor gear for the gear enthusiast! | 26K | 95 | +14% | 34 | 21% | 38% | 21% | Yes |
| 63 | r/GeorgiaCampAndHike↗Welcome to GeorgiaCampAndHike, the sub dedicated to hiking, backpacking and camping in the great state of Georgia! | 24K | 36 | +14% | 33 | 30% | – | – | Yes |
| 64 | r/popups↗A place for pop-up camper owners to get together and talk about all things that pop up. | 23K | 116 | +40% | 39 | 24% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 65 | r/Thruhiking↗An inclusive community for information about and discussion centered on thruhiking and section hiking the long distance trails. | 21K | 40 | +14% | 33 | 34% | 66% | – | Yes |
| 66 | r/kilimanjaro↗Welcome to Kilimanjaro Hikers! Share your experiences, ask questions, and connect with others for tips on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. | 21K | 54 | +16% | 33 | 41% | 39% | 45% | Yes |
| 67 | r/SEKI↗Stories, articles, photos, questions, and anything else about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) and the National Forests around them. | 19K | 48 | +23% | 33 | 34% | 84% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 68 | r/BWCA↗Boundary Water Canoe Area | 19K | 69 | +34% | 36 | 19% | 90% | – | Yes |
| 69 | r/MinnesotaCamping↗A place to discuss camping and backpacking in the great state of Minnesota! | 19K | 38 | +35% | 35 | 30% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 70 | r/ontariocamping↗This subreddit is for the discussion of camping in Ontario, Canada. Share your favourite spots, routes, weather and trip reports. Feel free to ask questions related to camping. | 17K | 92 | +56% | 38 | 35% | 82% | – | Yes |
| 71 | r/ColoradoOffroad↗Just a sub-reddit for everything that occurs off road and off paved surfaced in a motor vehicle, in the state of Colorado. So, if you are going off roading, looking into riding along for a trip off | 17K | 93 | +37% | 36 | 12% | 82% | – | Yes |
| 72 | r/DurstonGearheads↗new-account friendlyReddit outpost of the original Durston Gearheads group on Facebook @ https://facebook.com/groups/durston.gearheads | 16K | 247 | +77% | 36 | 17% | 91% | 7% | Yes |
| 73 | r/CaliforniaCamping↗A subreddit for all things related to camping in California. | 16K | 34 | +48% | 39 | 37% | 58% | 47% | Yes |
| 74 | r/CampEDC↗Camp EDC is a 4 night camping experience at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, first presented during the 2018 EDC event. Situated just outside of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Camp EDC hosts 20,000+ | 15K | 43 | +7% | 28 | 43% | – | 25% | Yes |
| 75 | r/packrafting↗Packrafting articles, discussion, and pictures. | 15K | 30 | +33% | 35 | 17% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 76 | r/OregonHiking↗A place for all things related to hiking in Oregon. | 14K | 53 | +60% | 37 | 38% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 77 | r/Mount_Rainier↗All about Mount Rainier :Pics, Videos, News, Memories, etc. | 14K | 67 | – | 34 | 43% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 78 | r/HikingEurope↗A subreddit for hiking in Europe. Here you can talk about hiking areas and tours. Share pictures, experiences and get to know people who also love hiking in Europe. (Links in the comments to tour | 13K | 137 | – | 34 | 35% | 33% | – | Yes |
| 79 | r/UltralightCanada↗Welcome to the Canadian Ultralight Backpacking Community! This subreddit is intended to allow for Canadian backpackers to organize meet ups and trips, and to discuss all things Canadian Ultralight. | 12K | 33 | +16% | 33 | 28% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 80 | r/lightweight↗All about Lightweight Backpacking. Get help lowering your packs base weight while still carrying a few of those luxury items that make the trip more enjoyable. | 12K | 34 | +21% | 35 | 28% | – | – | No |
| 81 | r/Toronto_Walkers↗A place to share, talk and discuss walking our wonderful City! | 12K | 72 | – | 36 | 46% | 67% | – | Yes |
| 82 | r/campinguk↗All about camping in the UK: tents, camping spots, advice, gear etc. | 12K | 55 | +58% | 37 | 33% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 83 | r/HotTentCamping↗Welcome to HotTentCamping — a community for everyone who enjoys camping with a hot tent, in any season. Wood stoves, tent setups, cold nights, warm meals, cozy mornings — if it happens inside or aroun | 12K | 33 | – | 40 | 12% | – | – | Yes |
| 84 | r/TexasStateParks↗Texas State Parks | 11K | 36 | – | 41 | 34% | 85% | – | Yes |
| 85 | r/TourDuMontBlanc↗A community for anyone who has completed, wants to attempt, or otherwise appreciates the Tour Du Mont Blanc route in France, Italy, & Switzerland. | 10K | 114 | +76% | 33 | 47% | 78% | – | Yes |
| 86 | r/snowpeak↗Snow Peak's journey began in 1958, when founder Yukio Yamai, an accomplished mountaineer, created his own line of superior gear out of the dissatisfaction with available products. | 10K | 48 | +41% | 34 | 18% | 92% | – | Yes |
| 87 | r/WestHighlandWay↗Up to date knowledge on the WHW trail walk road hike path way | 9.8K | 65 | +47% | 34 | 38% | 92% | – | Yes |
| 88 | r/GSMNP↗A subreddit for anything pertaining to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. | 8.6K | 40 | +63% | 34 | 33% | 87% | – | Yes |
| 89 | r/utahoutdoors↗This is a place dedicated sharing your own pictures, questions, comments, or ideas related to hiking, camping, biking, backpacking, fishing, skiing, snowboarding, bushcrafting, hunting, foraging, and | 8.3K | 85 | – | 36 | 28% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 90 | r/ONProvincialParks↗A subreddit for users of Ontario's Provincial Parks System. Whether you're a day user or enjoy hiking through the backcountry, welcome home. | 7.2K | 40 | – | 38 | 40% | 76% | – | Yes |
| 91 | r/everestbasecamphike↗This subreddit is for like-minded hikers and travelers to share or discuss everything about trekking to Mt. Everest areas including the Everest Base Camp in Nepal. | 6K | 152 | – | 32 | 34% | 51% | – | Yes |
| 92 | r/ShenandoahPark↗Photos, updates, questions, and more about Shenandoah National Park located in Virginia, USA | 6K | 55 | – | 36 | 42% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 93 | r/Tramping↗This is a sub dedicated to enjoying the many tramping tracks around New Zealand. If you are from the rest of the world, you may be confused by what tramping is! It's what we call hiking. | 3.5K | 32 | – | 37 | 36% | – | – | Yes |
| 94 | r/BaxterStatePark↗Sharing Baxter State Park and Katahdin information. Unofficial, not associated with BSP. Be positive, this isn't the complaint department. | 2.3K | 31 | – | 36 | 29% | – | – | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the camping and hiking group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
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Camping and hiking subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest camping and hiking subreddit?
r/camping, with 5.63M members in September 2026. Next are r/backpacking (5.53M) and r/CampingandHiking (2.8M).
Which camping and hiking subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/hiking (1,507 posts), r/camping (865 posts) and r/backpacking (761 posts).
Which camping and hiking subreddits can a new account post in?
r/nationalparks (15% of new-account posts removed), r/PHikingAndBackpacking (9% of new-account posts removed) and r/bikepacking (11% of new-account posts removed). They ask for no minimum karma or account age, and most posts from accounts under a week old stay up.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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