Sendero Provisions gives the small details some attention, from the map under the Glacier cap’s brim to the corduroy on its Big Bend rope cap. The choice is mainly between a structured crown and a softer five-panel. A single hat ships for $5.95, with free returns for 30 days.
Our picks
Topo brim$35
Sendero Provisions Co.
Glacier from Hidden Lake, with a paracord rope across the front.
Soft cap$35
Sendero Provisions Co.
Brushed canvas with a rope and a flat brim.
Grand Canyon$35
Grand Canyon National Park Hat
Sendero Provisions Co.
The Colorado River on a cream and navy cap.
What it sells
Sendero Provisions is a Waco, Texas company that made its first hat in 2014, inspired by Big Bend country.
Most of its park hats are structured 6-panel caps with a woven art patch, a curved brim with a topographic map printed underneath, and a snapback. They cost $35 and come for Rocky Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains, Joshua Tree, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Yosemite. Black Canyon of the Gunnison is $32, and Olympic gets one too.
There are softer 5-panel rope caps too, in corduroy or brushed canvas with a flat brim, for Big Bend and Yosemite. Every park hat is one size with a snapback.
Before you buy
Where the money goes
Sendero says part of every national park sale goes to the parks.
The other brands that give are in which national park hats give back.
Where to buy
Sendero’s own site ships free on orders of $99 or more, and a single hat ships for $5.95. Sendero says returns and exchanges are free within 30 days of getting your order, if the hat is unused with its tags.
The hats
Best for the topo map under the brim
Glacier National Park Hat
Sendero Provisions Co.
- Style
- Structured mid-profile 6-panel cap with a paracord rope
- Design
- Woven patch of the Hidden Lake view; topo-map print under the brim; agave tag on the back
- Made of
- Cotton canvas
- Fit
- Snapback
- Giving
- None stated
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 3 reviews on Sendero Provisions Co.'s site
Hidden Lake is the view on the patch, and the topographic print underneath the brim gives you another detail to look at. The curved brim and structured cotton crown make this a more conventional cap shape than Sendero Provisions’ soft rope caps.
Best for a corduroy rope cap
Big Bend National Park Hat
Sendero Provisions Co.
- Style
- Unstructured 5-panel rope cap with a flat visor
- Design
- Woven label patch and rope accent
- Made of
- Corduroy
- Fit
- Snapback
- Giving
- None stated
Khaki corduroy gives the Big Bend cap its texture. The soft crown sits differently from Sendero Provisions’ structured six-panels, though it keeps the flat brim and rope across the front.
Downsides
It’s $4 more than the twill caps, and corduroy runs warm in summer.
Best for a soft cap for Yosemite
Yosemite National Park Hat
Sendero Provisions Co.
- Style
- Unstructured 5-panel rope cap with a flat visor
- Design
- Woven patch, rope and green underside of the brim
- Made of
- Brushed canvas
- Fit
- Snapback
- Giving
- None stated
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 1 review on Sendero Provisions Co.'s site
The tan brushed canvas gives this soft cap a smoother texture than the corduroy Big Bend. A woven Yosemite patch and a rope sit above the flat brim.
Best for the Colorado River on a cap
Grand Canyon National Park Hat
Sendero Provisions Co.
- Style
- Structured 5-panel cap with a semi-curved visor
- Design
- Woven label patch with art of the Colorado River wrapping a canyon wall
- Made of
- Cotton twill
- Fit
- Snapback
- Giving
- None stated
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 1 review on Sendero Provisions Co.'s site
The Colorado River bends around a canyon wall on the woven patch. Cream and navy frame the artwork on a structured cotton cap, giving it a firmer shape than the Big Bend and Yosemite rope caps.
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