75 Best Places to Elope for an Adventurous Elopement

Elopements are taking on a whole new meaning these days. Your grandparents’ elopement is a lot different than today’s elopement. Elopements give couples the freedom to have their wedding day feel exactly like them. Adventurous, fun, laid back. and low pressure. One misconception about elopements is that there aren’t any guests. It’s becoming more common to include your nearest and dearest in your elopement and intimate wedding. I’d still categorize a destination wedding under 25 people as an adventurous elopement. If non-traditional is your vibe, keep reading. Here are 75 of the best places in the world to elope.

1. Banff National Park

2. Taft Point in Yosemite National Park

3. Ride camels in Morocco

4. Hike to Havasupai Falls in Arizona

5. Explore the Oregon Coast

6. Go rock climbing in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky

7. Lower Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona

8. Snorkel with sea lions (aka water dogs!) in the Galapagos Islands

9. Denali National Park in Alaska

10. Hike the rim of the Pictured Rocks in Michigan

11. Imperial Sand Dunes in Niland, California

12. Hike the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia

13. Watch the Northern Lights in Iceland

14. Go horseback riding in Monteverde, Costa Rica

15. Scuba dive in Koh Tao, Thailand

16. Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona

17. Elysian Park in Los Angeles, California

18. Go hiking in Kauai, Hawaii

19. Do a waterfall tour in Greenland

20. Visit the Norway fjords

21. On top of a volcano in Santorini, Greek Islands

22. Kayak to Turnip Rock in Michigan

23. Tour the Galapagos

24. Asheville, South Carolina

25. Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan

26. Gatlinburg, Tennessee

27. Lake Tahoe in California

28. Visit Joshua Tree National Park

29. Visit Glacier National Park

30. The South Island of New Zealand

31. Redwoods National Park

32. Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

33. Take a helicopter tour of Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand

34. North Cascades National Park in Washington

35. Yoho National Park in Canada

36. Hike the North Cascades of Washington

37. Deserts of Wadi Rum, Jordan

38. Machu Picchu in Peru

39. Visit the Serengeti in Tanzania

40. Amazon Rainforest

41. Stay in the Giraffe Manor in Kenya

42. Moab, Utah

43. Visit Antarctica

44. Stay in an igloo hotel in Finland

45. Gorilla trekking in Uganda

46. Visit Angkor Wat at sunrise in Siem Reap, Cambodia

47. Goa, India

48. Isle of Skye, Scotland

49. Lake Bled, Slovenia

50. Zion National Park in Utah

51. Cinque Terre, Italy

52. Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington

53. Pyramids of Egypt

54. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

55. Canyonlands National Park in Utah

56. The beaches of Normandy, France

57. Abandoned Stone House in The Columbia River Gorge

58. In front of an ice cave in Iceland

59. Crater Lake in Oregon

60. Tulum, Mexico

61. Lake Como, Italy

62. Sunset Point in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

63. White Sands National Monument in New Mexico

64. Sedona, Arizona

65. Rice fields in Bali

66. In front of Cherry Blossom Trees in Kyoto, Japan

67. Big Sur, California

68. Cartagena, Colombia

69. Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan

70. Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio

71. Dracula’s Castle in Romania

72. Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam

73. At an elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand

74. Telluride, Colorado

75. Treehouse Point in Issaquah, Washington

this is exactly what we’ve envisioned, what’s next?

Pick your favorite destinations listed above and pour you and your boo a glass of wine. Think about what you want your elopement to feel like. What do you envision it looking like? Narrow down your list until you find the location that feels the most like you two and your relationship. Next step is bringing your vision to life. Fill out the contact form and together we’ll plan and capture your adventurous elopement. We’ll schedule a discovery call where you can ask me all the elopement questions. We’ll discuss location options if you’re still on the fence or narrowing down your selections. I’ll bring up things like weather and logistics you maybe didn’t think of, and together we’ll make your dream wedding come to life.