backcountry

noun

back·​coun·​try ˈbak-ˌkən-trē 

often attributive

: a remote undeveloped rural area

Synonyms

• countryside
• backwoods
• frontier
• bush
• outback
• country
• backwater
• up-country
• hinterland

Examples of backcountry in a Sentence

he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry

Recent Examples on the Web

Response required sheriff's and medical rescue crews to take 4x4 offroad vehicles on backcountry roads and to then hike a quarter mile up a steep, rugged, remote trail to the scene, near Gold Lake on Little Giant Trail. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 14 July 2025

Big Bend National Park is among the best of them, with backcountry camping beneath pristine nightscapes (permit required; from $10 per night) or the popular and peak-flanked Chisos Basin Campground (reservation required; from $16 per night). —Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 3 July 2025

Ranch activities include horseback riding, fly fishing, hiking, pack trips into the backcountry and educational workshops on topics like ranching and wildlife tracking. —Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Rangers found the two bodies at a backcountry campground at Isle Royale National Park on June 8, the National Park Service confirmed last month. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for backcountry

• countrie
• country
• intercountry