Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in West Coast USA

Drive from Bishop through Tioga Pass and stop at Olmsted Point and Lake Tenaya on your way to Yosemite National Park for a two-day stay. You'll walk to Bridalveil and Lower Yosemite Falls while checking out the granite faces of Half Dome and El Capitan, and you might spot deer, marmots, and black bears.

Take a boat ride on San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island, then walk through Union Square, Chinatown, and Nob Hill. In Yosemite, hike to the 730-meter Yosemite Falls and see El Capitan and Half Dome, then check out the Las Vegas Strip and visit Hoover Dam on the Nevada-California border.

Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise for golden Manhattan views, then check out Greenwich Village's boutiques and cafés on foot. Venice Beach's Ocean Front Walk takes you past Muscle Beach and street artists, then you'll navigate Santa Monica Pier's colorful attractions. In Miami, walk through Wynwood's open-air museum streets filled with murals and art galleries, see Little Havana's Calle Ocho with its salsa beats, and take in Ocean Drive's Art Deco architecture.

Bike across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge from Fisherman's Wharf and take the ferry past Alcatraz Island and the sea lions at Pier 39. Walk along the Big Sur coastline on Highway 1, crossing the famous Bixby Bridge with sweeping Pacific views. The scenic 17-Mile Drive takes you through Carmel and you'll see Monterey's historic Cannery Row, immortalized in John Steinbeck's novel.

Hike through Yosemite's valleys to see Half Dome and El Capitan's granite walls, then head to Sacramento to walk its historic streets. In San Francisco, you'll stroll from Fisherman's Wharf to the Golden Gate Bridge and stay at Hotel Caza before taking the 17-Mile Drive between Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Walk through Sequoia's Giant Forest to see General Sherman Tree and hike the scenic Mist Trail in Yosemite Valley, with walks lasting up to 4 hours led by experienced guides. You can check out Yosemite's 12 miles of designated bike paths on foot or by pedal, and trek to Glacier Point for Half Dome views. Evening stargazing with Yosemite Conservancy Naturalists and a Golden Gate Bridge crossing in San Francisco are also part of the walking adventure.

Walk among massive trees like General Sherman in Sequoia's Giant Forest, then hike Yosemite's Mist Trail with Half Dome views and check out the valley from Glacier Point. You'll cross San Francisco's 1.7-mile Golden Gate Bridge, wander Olympic's Hoh Rainforest trails, and stand at 620-foot Multnomah Falls in Columbia River Gorge.

Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco to Sausalito, then hike Tomales Bay State Park's forested trails to rugged coastline in Point Reyes National Seashore Park. Check out Armstrong Redwoods' mossy paths beneath ancient trees, bike Russian River Valley's vineyard lanes, and soak at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn.