Top Camping & Hiking subreddits

Largest Camping & Hiking subreddits

Largest Camping & Hiking subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/camping	5.63M	+2.5%	9,866
2	r/backpacking	5.53M	+2.2%	6,815
3	r/CampingandHiking	2.8M	+2.7%	2,185
4	r/hiking	2.7M	+10%	8,691
5	r/Ultralight	998,981	+15%	2,713
6	r/CampingGear	958,460	+7.5%	2,405
7	r/WildernessBackpacking	823,118	+7.1%	3,051
8	M r/Mountaineering	317,138	+19%	3,791
9	r/trailmeals	255,733	+2.6%	275
10	r/PHikingAndBackpacking	241,532	+6.7%	808
11	r/AppalachianTrail	191,543	+9.6%	1,108
12	r/UKhiking	145,904	+19%	1,320
13	r/GearTrade	137,992	+7.1%	738
14	r/hikinggear	119,868	+46%	1,895
15	S r/socalhiking	119,836	+14%	1,847
16	r/wildcampingintheuk	116,567	+23%	1,665
17	r/hammockcamping	116,158	+16%	821
18	r/carcamping	113,073	+43%	991
19	P r/PNWhiking	113,049	+30%	2,113
20	A r/alpinism	109,245	+12%	629
21	r/PacificCrestTrail	87,728	+5.9%	653
22	r/GlacierNationalPark	81,379	+54%	1,790
23	r/REI	70,107	+22%	875
24	r/coloradohikers	69,462	+6.2%	298
25	T r/TrailGuides	67,789	+1.8%	6

Fastest growing Camping & Hiking subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Camping & Hiking subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/womensolocamping	+117%	+28,529	52,858	1,349
2	r/GlacierNationalPark	+54%	+28,439	81,379	1,790
3	N r/NCTrails	+52%	+13,670	39,740	454
4	r/HikerTrashMeals	+50%	+12,633	37,973	248
5	r/hikinggear	+46%	+37,486	119,868	1,895
6	r/carcamping	+43%	+34,232	113,073	991
7	C r/cargocamper	+43%	+8,096	26,761	217
8	r/canoecamping	+38%	+12,975	47,447	678
9	r/HikingCanada	+37%	+7,340	26,920	168
10	R r/Rucking	+34%	+14,280	56,261	621
11	r/StealthCamping	+31%	+15,416	65,497	209
12	P r/PNWhiking	+30%	+26,211	113,049	2,113
13	r/norcalhiking	+29%	+13,795	60,787	735
14	r/CampAndHikeMichigan	+29%	+9,643	42,790	556
15	r/rooftoptents	+28%	+8,588	39,246	447
16	r/vancouverhiking	+28%	+10,691	49,257	1,177
17	r/YetiCoolers	+23%	+10,908	58,611	1,803
18	r/wildcampingintheuk	+23%	+21,519	116,567	1,665
19	r/REI	+22%	+12,700	70,107	875
20	O r/outdoorgear	+19%	+4,228	25,956	162
21	M r/Mountaineering	+19%	+51,579	317,138	3,791
22	r/UKhiking	+19%	+22,879	145,904	1,320
23	r/hammockcamping	+16%	+15,657	116,158	821
24	r/HikingAlberta	+15%	+5,527	41,725	875
25	r/Ultralight	+15%	+128,015	998,981	2,713

Most members gained

Camping & Hiking subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/hiking	+250,035	+10%	2.7M	8,691
2	r/camping	+136,071	+2.5%	5.63M	9,866
3	r/Ultralight	+128,015	+15%	998,981	2,713
4	r/backpacking	+117,779	+2.2%	5.53M	6,815
5	r/CampingandHiking	+74,042	+2.7%	2.8M	2,185
6	r/CampingGear	+67,053	+7.5%	958,460	2,405
7	r/WildernessBackpacking	+54,248	+7.1%	823,118	3,051
8	M r/Mountaineering	+51,579	+19%	317,138	3,791
9	r/hikinggear	+37,486	+46%	119,868	1,895
10	r/carcamping	+34,232	+43%	113,073	991
11	r/womensolocamping	+28,529	+117%	52,858	1,349
12	r/GlacierNationalPark	+28,439	+54%	81,379	1,790
13	P r/PNWhiking	+26,211	+30%	113,049	2,113
14	r/UKhiking	+22,879	+19%	145,904	1,320
15	r/wildcampingintheuk	+21,519	+23%	116,567	1,665
16	r/AppalachianTrail	+16,806	+9.6%	191,543	1,108
17	r/hammockcamping	+15,657	+16%	116,158	821
18	r/StealthCamping	+15,416	+31%	65,497	209
19	r/PHikingAndBackpacking	+15,216	+6.7%	241,532	808
20	S r/socalhiking	+14,931	+14%	119,836	1,847
21	R r/Rucking	+14,280	+34%	56,261	621
22	r/norcalhiking	+13,795	+29%	60,787	735
23	N r/NCTrails	+13,670	+52%	39,740	454
24	r/canoecamping	+12,975	+38%	47,447	678
25	r/REI	+12,700	+22%	70,107	875

Most active Camping & Hiking subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Camping & Hiking subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/camping	9,866	1,069	5.63M
2	r/hiking	8,691	1,678	2.7M
3	r/backpacking	6,815	908	5.53M
4	M r/Mountaineering	3,791	792	317,138
5	r/WildernessBackpacking	3,051	377	823,118
6	r/Ultralight	2,713	403	998,981
7	r/CampingGear	2,405	639	958,460
8	r/CampingandHiking	2,185	321	2.8M
9	P r/PNWhiking	2,113	481	113,049
10	r/hikinggear	1,895	451	119,868
11	S r/socalhiking	1,847	269	119,836
12	r/YetiCoolers	1,803	445	58,611
13	r/GlacierNationalPark	1,790	440	81,379
14	r/wildcampingintheuk	1,665	306	116,567
15	r/womensolocamping	1,349	169	52,858
16	r/ultralight_jerk	1,339	212	61,413
17	r/UKhiking	1,320	222	145,904
18	r/vancouverhiking	1,177	196	49,257
19	r/AppalachianTrail	1,108	138	191,543
20	r/DurstonGearheads	1,059	308	15,681
21	O r/ontariocamping	1,007	126	17,263
22	r/carcamping	991	171	113,073
23	r/REI	875	114	70,107
24	r/HikingAlberta	875	171	41,725
25	r/hammockcamping	821	141	116,158

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