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Road Trips

From Route 66 to California's Highway 1, discover the best road trips in the West. Get road trip ideas, plan your route, and learn about road trip essentials to make your journey as epic as the destinations along the way.

panoramic sunset view over purple echium blooms and Marin Headlands, in foreground, as the towers of Golden Gate poke through enveloping afternoon fog with San Francisco skyline on horizon

When it's safe to travel for leisure, the Via team plans to hit these spots in California.

Adirondack chairs at the edge of a pond at Wrath Wines, picture

The foothills east of the Santa Lucia Mountains offer natural splendor, and eateries worth a detour.

An Audi E-Tron sedan navigates a curve along the coast on a sunny afternoon near Mendocino, California

Electric vehicles are here, and more are on the way. But are they ready for a good long road trip?

Route 66 road sign in Arizona

Get out and explore the longest, most scenic stretch of the Mother Road with a three day drive.

deep blue water of Crater Lake, Oregon at sunset.

Plan the perfect road trip to a favorite national park—or a new one too—with this year-round guide.

California Highway 1 roadway above the bluffs in Big Sur near Monterey, California, picture

Explore one of the most famous—yet undeveloped—stretches of California’s coastal highway.

AAA Members cruise in an RV to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

Discover the freedom of the open road along these scenic routes.

yellow Labrador retriever hiking at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Follow the Umpqua to the Pacific, and you'll find historic towns and great eats along the way.

Friends gather around a map in a cafe, image

Traveling with a group? Keep everyone happy instead of hangry with this road trip planner.

Cars wait in line at the U.S.-Canada border to drive into Canada

From passports to tourist cards, here’s what you need to know about crossing the border by car.

picture of a van driving along a stretch of the Dempster Highway above the Arctic Circle in northern Yukon.

The final link in Canada’s Arctic highway creates the ultimate northern road trip.

Flaming Gorge view in Utah

Find geological riches, wildlife, and great eats along this National Scenic Byway in northeast Utah.

A woman walks her dog in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Little-known restaurants, shops, and parks await on the Central Coast.

organ pipe cacti with dramatic sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona's Sonoran Desert

Drive southern Arizona's backcountry to explore Tohono O'odham Nation and the area's mining history.

The Delta King riverboat cruises the Sacramento River at Sunset

Take a road trip through the Sacramento River Delta.

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