Kids' hiking backpacks are best suited for day hikes, travel and longer family adventures that encourage your kids to fall in love with hiking and outdoor life. The ultimate hiking pack for children has many different features depending on the age of the child and the length of the hike. The most important feature being of course a comfortable fit, the well ventilated and padded back, adjustable shoulder straps, chest and waist straps to keep the backpack in place and a sturdy grab handle. A truly good quality children's hiking backpack has ample packing space, stretchy mesh pockets for bottles, carry loops, a water-resistant base, durable zippers and possibly even an insulated pad to sit on. Reflective details for better visibility, integrated rain cover an carabin hooks make it the complete children's outdoor backpack. Check out all those features and more in our carefully hand-picked selection of kids hiking and outdoor backpacks - for toddlers, preschoolers and juniors.