r/roadtrip

I’m driving this week from Charlotte, North Carolina to Salt Lake, Utah..

I have four full days and three nights on the road dedicated to this trip…

This is not a sightseeing trip per se, as I’m coming back from a funeral, but at the same time I’d like to make the most of my journey…

I wish to avoid bigger cities like Atlanta or St. Louis, and I’m not opposed to taking back roads if it doesn’t add a ton of time to the overall 33 hours it would take if I went all interstate…

I’m leaning towards the route that takes me up through West Virginia over to Indianapolis, and then west.
This route seems to avoid bigger cities along the way.

There is a route that could take me up to Madison, Wisconsin and over through South Dakota, and that only adds three hours to the overall trip.
Wondering if this would be better than the more southern routes in light of the heat…

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

I’m sure there’s very few from here on this subreddit but would anyone have recs for which route to take? Going to be doing most of the exploring in Vancouver area so not necessarily looking for the most scenic, route but the fastest way to get there, taking into consideration double lane, terrain etc

328 miles from Nevada City CA, through Yosemite NP, to Groveland CA.

Sooo many beautiful twisty roads. The clouds were threatening for a bit, but I barely touched a raindrop all day

Hi everyone! I posted here about four weeks ago questioning my sanity for planning a 3 week road trip with my two pre-teen kids and I am happy to report we have survived! Thank you for all the tips and advice, I ended up giving one kid an atlas and making him my navigator and giving the other one control over a Spotify account for music selections, and while we listened to "beep beep I'm a sheep" more times than I care to think about, and once ended up going 20 miles on a dirt road (that my kid still swears was labeled a highway), and I , personally, will be delighted to never drive highway 50 again in my life, we have indeed survived and have had epic adventures to tell stories for the ages!

Highlights:

Gandy Hot Springs in NV - swimming under the ferns and discovering an entire cave back there has to be one of the cooler things I have ever seen.

The astrology program at Great Basin - we went to both their constellation talk and my kids were surprisingly excited to learn how to ID constellations, and then we went to the one where they show you things on the telescopes and that was super cool!

The Loveland aquarium in Salt Lake City - we spent an entire day here and it was awesome, both my kids loved it. The aquarium tunnels are super cool!

Lava Hot Springs - I probably could have skipped this myself, but it was my kids favorite overnight, they absolutely loved taking the swim day, so I am happy we stopped.

Yellowstone - this was our goal and we were so proud when we got there! We stayed 6 days, and there was a winter storm! Snow and sleet and omg, at first I was bummed about it because I was the one that had to drive in it, but it was actually amazing, Yellowstone in the snow was gorgeous, it was a whole other world. I think it also cut down on crowds, because we were able to pull in and park everywhere, but the day the storm cleared, it was PACKED. So I think the storm actually worked in our favor. Also, when I asked the kids what their favorite part of Yellowstone was, they both immediately started talking about the snow days. Yellowstone was seriously amazing though. Parts of it are just absolutely surreal. We had so much fun exploring around it.

Craters of the Moon - we almost skipped this but we really needed a break on our way back and I am so glad we stopped. This place was wild looking! Both kids loved it, and sidenote, they had the BEST gift shop!

All total, we actually ended up at 4 national parks total, 1 State Park, 21 days, 3100 miles, zero car issues, and a whole lot of stickers. 😂. Thanks for all the words of encouragement, I am happy I didn't chicken out and proud we did it! Also, thank you for whoever had the idea to let them bring a toy or plush and take pictures of it everywhere, my youngest brought his favorite Pokemon plush and was super into taking pictures of it everywhere. 😂 My oldest is already plotting where he wants to go next year, so wish me luck!

I’m going to see my grandma and I’m dreading this drive… any tips?

We are traveling with children (8 and 18 months). Which route would you recommend? Which stops are the best for small children to “stretch their legs” and ours too. We are planning a 2 day trip as we have the little one. Any cool sites or recommendations for food?

Thanks in advance

Hey all. I'm guessing this has been asked many times but here goes. Going to make this drive solo, with an EV. Which route and any suggestions for an overnight stop little more than halfway both to and back?

From Alturas CA to Nevada City CA. 312 miles of beautiful roads. I would have gotten closer to Yosemite NP, but met some people who showed me around to have a great time.

I should have many more pics, but my phone has developed this habit of corrupting my photos.

Hello, I am planning a road trip from Atlanta, Georgia, to Anchorage, Alaska. I have 7-8 weeks to complete this round trip and plan to stay in Alaska for at least 8-10 days to see the sights. I am planning to leave in late July and return in the middle of September. I would like to see a lot along the way and split up the drive. Any recommendations for places to stop? These are my proposed routes. Would love to stop at Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. The stops in Denver and Dallas are to visit friends, but other than that I have no exact plan of where to stop along the way and am open to suggestions. I want the drive north to take longer, making more stops, and the return trip to be shorter and more direct. Will certainly utilize the Milepost and paper maps along the way when approaching the Canadian stretch of the trip.

Additionally any recommendations for what to bring on this trip. I am driving a 2007 Nissan Frontier (2WD) with all terrain tires. It can go about 300 miles on a full tank, to play it safe. Will certainly bring a 5 gallon gas can for those long stretches. Looking to get a new full size spare. Getting it checked out by a mechanic next week.

SF-> Shasta + Lassen -> Chico -> SF

Amazing views and great roads, wish Lake Helen was frozen but it was still gorgeous.

22mpg was fairly easy at 75mph (SC v8 5.0) - this was a pleasant surprise.