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The great American drives.

The best routes, the famous stops, and a plan for each — then let Wanderply build your version and narrate every stop for the drive.

San Francisco → Las Vegas

San Francisco to Las Vegas Road Trip

570 miles from the Golden Gate to the neon — canyons, Route 66 ghost towns, and the Mojave in between.

~570 miles 4 days
Los Angeles → Grand Canyon

Los Angeles to Grand Canyon Road Trip

490 miles of Route 66 nostalgia — burros, ghost towns, and one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

~490 miles 3 days
Salt Lake City → Las Vegas

Salt Lake City to Las Vegas Road Trip

420 miles down I-15 — red-rock canyons, a national park detour, and the Strip at the finish line.

~420 miles 3 days
Denver → Moab

Denver to Moab Road Trip

350 miles over the Rockies and down into red-rock country — canyons, wine, and Arches at the end.

~350 miles 3 days
Seattle → Portland

Seattle to Portland Road Trip

175 miles down I-5 — but the volcanoes, waterfalls, and coffee stops are the whole point.

~175 miles 2 days
Zion → Bryce Canyon

Zion to Bryce Canyon Road Trip

85 miles from Zion's canyon floor to Bryce's hoodoo rim — a tunnel through the cliffs, a red-rock canyon, and 4,000 feet of climbing.

~85 miles 3 days
Moab → Capitol Reef

Moab to Capitol Reef Road Trip

145 miles from Arches country to the Waterpocket Fold — goblins, a gas station carved into a cliff, and pie in a pioneer orchard.

~145 miles 2 days
San Francisco → Big Sur

Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip: San Francisco to Big Sur

155 miles down Highway 1 — lighthouses, elephant seals, Point Lobos, and the Bixby Bridge hanging over the Pacific.

~155 miles 3 days
Shenandoah → Asheville

Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip: Shenandoah to Asheville

Nearly 490 miles of ridgeline road — Skyline Drive, mountain mills, the Linn Cove Viaduct, and the highest peak east of the Mississippi.

~490 miles 5 days
Seattle → Olympic National Park

Seattle to Olympic National Park Road Trip (US-101 Loop)

A ferry, a mountain ridge, a glacier-carved lake, a rain forest, and wild Pacific beaches — the whole Olympic Peninsula on one loop.

~450 miles (full loop) 4 days
Denver → Rocky Mountain National Park

Denver to Rocky Mountain National Park Road Trip via Trail Ridge Road

Over the Continental Divide at 12,183 feet on America's highest continuous paved road — elk, alpine tundra, and a loop back through Berthoud Pass.

~230 miles (loop) 3 days
Phoenix → Grand Canyon

Phoenix to Sedona & the Grand Canyon Road Trip

From the Sonoran Desert to Sedona's red rocks and the South Rim — cliff dwellings, Oak Creek Canyon, and 6,000 feet of climbing.

~230 miles (one way) 4 days
Yellowstone → Grand Teton

Yellowstone to Grand Teton Road Trip

About 100 miles from Old Faithful to Jackson — geyser basins, the Rockefeller Parkway, Oxbow Bend, and the Tetons rising straight out of the sagebrush.

~100 miles (Old Faithful to Jackson) 3 days
Flagstaff → Kingman

Route 66 Arizona Road Trip: Flagstaff to Kingman

The longest unbroken stretch of the Mother Road left in America — Seligman's neon, a cavern motel, Hackberry, and burros in Oatman.

~165 miles (+56 for Oatman) 2 days
Gatlinburg → Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains Road Trip: A Loop from Gatlinburg

Newfound Gap Road over the crest, the summit of Kuwohi, elk at Oconaluftee, Cades Cove at dawn, and the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail.

~150 miles (loop, over 3 days) 3 days