r/backpacking
ActiveWorld Travel Backpacking
A subreddit for traveling backpacking and wilderness backpacking, not restricted to one or the other. All posts must be flaired "Travel" or "Wilderness"
Members
5,329,706
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
December 2, 2008
Total posts
143.6K
archived
Total comments
1.1M
archived
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How many members does r/backpacking have?
r/backpacking had 5,329,706 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/backpacking dead?
No. r/backpacking is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/backpacking created?
r/backpacking was created on December 2, 2008.
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