WHAT TO BRING ON A HIKE

WHAT TO BRING ON A HIKE <- Click for a printable pdf

You are responsible for your own supplies. At a minimum we suggest the following:

A Day Pack: Well-fitting and can conveniently hold everything that you may need. Some prefer a supportive waist belt. Be able to access your water and supplies easily without assistance.

Appropriate Clothing: Weather appropriate layers, jackets and rain gear. Zip off pant legs are helpful for bushwhacking and temperature adjustments. Gloves for warmth or for scrambling. (Leather or garden gloves work well on rock). Be prepared for extended periods of exposure to the elements.

Hiking Shoes or Boots: Make sure that your hiking boots fit, are grippy for slick rock and are WELL broken in before you go with the group.

Water: A half gallon of water is usually good for the average hike. For longer or hotter hikes, a gallon or more may be needed. Include electrolytes if you want. Bring TP and a baggie to pack out waste if you have to go #2.

Food: Lunch and/or snacks and a bag to pack out scraps and wrappers. Leave no trace.

First Aid Kit: Bandaids, bandages, gauze, moleskin or other blister aid, tweezers, Benadryl, insect repellant, salve, and pain medications including any personal medications you may need.

Safety Items: Electrolytes, headlamp, waterproof matches, space blanket, GPS device or compass, pocketknife, and a signal whistle. Optional phone charger, map or satellite SOS device and paracord.

Protection: Sun hat, sunglasses, sun shirt, sunscreen, and lip balm. A mosquito net is helpful to repel juniper gnats.

Final as of: March 12, 2026.