@lufins-dad said in USA outdoor trip recommendations?:
Klaus, are you looking for backpacking or camping? Two VERY different things in the US. In some of the more famous parks, the less accessible but famous camping spots will fill up very quickly, but there will still be plenty of “base camp” camping spots available if you are strictly looking for day hikes…
Backpacking. We've been camping in the US before, so I know what that is about. The way I understood it, backpacking involves hiking to places not accessible by car, and you either spend the night wherever you want or on very loosely structured camping places with basically no infrastructure.