Women-Only Backpacking & Multi-Day Adventure Trips
Big Adventures. Wild Places. A Community of Women.
There is something powerful about heading into the outdoors with a group of women who came for the same reason you did—to step away from everyday life, try something new, challenge themselves, and spend meaningful time in wild places.
Adventures Southeast’s women-only backpacking trips and multi-day adventures create space to do exactly that.
You don’t need to be the fastest hiker. You don’t need years of backpacking experience. And you certainly don’t need to prove that you belong outdoors.
You just need to be ready for the adventure.
Why Choose a Women's Adventure Trip?
For some women, joining a women-only trip simply feels more comfortable. For others, it is an opportunity to build outdoor skills, travel independently, or finally take the adventure they’ve been thinking about for years.
And sometimes, it is just a lot of fun.
Our small-group women’s adventures are designed to create an encouraging environment where you can challenge yourself, ask questions, learn new skills, and experience the outdoors alongside other adventurous women.
You may arrive on your own.
You probably won’t feel that way for long.
Women's Smokies Classic Backpacking Expedition
A classic Smoky Mountains backpacking experience—just for women.
Travel into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a guided multi-day backpacking expedition designed to showcase the beauty, challenge, and quiet of the Smokies.
Carry your pack. Sleep in the backcountry. Learn along the way. Wake up surrounded by the mountains.
This trip is ideal for women ready to experience backpacking with the knowledge and support of experienced guides and a small group of fellow adventurers.
Best for: Women interested in backpacking, building confidence outdoors, and experiencing the Smokies beyond the roadside overlooks and crowded trails.
Explore the Women’s Smokies Classic Backpacking Expedition
Save 15% off any Fall backpacking trip, now through November 16th with code FallBP15!
Women's Smoky Mountains Wilderness Basecamp
Go deep into the wilderness—without carrying your home on your back.
Our Women’s Smoky Mountains Wilderness Basecamp offers a different kind of multi-day adventure.
Hidden on our private, off-grid wilderness property surrounded by national park lands, basecamp gives you a place to settle in while exploring the Smokies each day.
Spend your days hiking with knowledgeable guides. Return to camp for a hot shower, a delicious meal, and evenings surrounded by the sounds of the forest.
With large tent platforms, a bathhouse with hot showers, a commercial kitchen, and an outdoor dining deck, this is wilderness with a few well-earned comforts.
It’s immersive. It’s remote. And it is an experience you simply can’t find at a hotel or campground.
Best for: Women who want a multi-day wilderness experience, daily hiking, small-group camaraderie, and the comfort of returning to an established basecamp each evening.
Explore the Women’s Smoky Mountains Wilderness Basecamp
Want a Different Trip? Let's Make It a Women's Adventure.
Our scheduled women-only departures are just the beginning.
With enough interest, many Adventures Southeast trips can be offered as women-only departures—including backpacking expeditions and lodge-based adventures throughout the Southeast.
Have a group of friends ready for an adventure?
Planning a mother-daughter trip, milestone birthday, reunion, or women’s getaway?
Want to backpack somewhere you’ve always dreamed of exploring?
We can create a private women’s departure for your group or begin building interest around a future women-only trip.
From the Great Smoky Mountains and Big South Fork to Pisgah, Shenandoah, and beyond, the next women’s adventure on our calendar might start with you.
Come Solo. Leave With Stories—and Probably a Few New Friends.
You don’t need to assemble a group to join one of our scheduled women’s trips.
In fact, coming solo is part of the experience for many of our guests.
Small-group adventure has a way of bringing people together quickly. Shared miles, trail lunches, challenging climbs, camp conversations, and plenty of laughter tend to take care of the introductions.
Our goal is to create an environment where women feel welcomed, supported, and free to experience the adventure in their own way.
Your Next Adventure Doesn't Have to Wait
Maybe you’ve always wanted to backpack but didn’t know where to start.
Maybe you’re looking for a different kind of women’s getaway.
Or maybe you’re simply ready to do something that makes you feel strong, capable, and fully alive.
The trail is waiting. Let’s go.
Don’t see the adventure you’re looking for? Ask us about creating a private women-only departure.