Spring road trips
Routes at their best in April and May, before the summer heat and the holiday crowds.
USA · 276 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
© Lance Anderson lanceanderson · CC0Themed road trips
Giant baskets and infinity rooms: a Midwest oddities run
Photo by The AIRDEEz on UnsplashClassic American drives
The Blue Ridge Parkway, end to end
© Ian Sane from Oregon, USA · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood
© Jamie Hagan dearjamie · CC0National park loops
Utah's five national parks, in one loop from Las Vegas
© Arjun R · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Death Valley loop
Photo by Clayton Cardinalli on UnsplashScenic byways
Lake Tahoe loop
Photo by Taisia Karaseva on UnsplashNational park loops
Sequoia and Yosemite
Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on UnsplashScenic byways
Red rock Arizona
Photo by Oleg Chursin on UnsplashScenic byways
Utah Scenic Byway 12
Photo by Andrew Svk on UnsplashScenic byways
San Juan Skyway
Photo by Caleb Jack on UnsplashScenic byways
Top of the Rockies to Aspen
Photo by Richard Hedrick on UnsplashThemed road trips
High Road to Taos
Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Texas Gulf Coast
Photo by Pretty Pink on UnsplashClassic American drives
Route 66, part two: Oklahoma City to the Pacific
© Eric Guinther, User:Marshman · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Chihuahuan Desert parks
© Chris connelly · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Natchez Trace Parkway
Photo by Mick Haupt on UnsplashClassic American drives
Route 66, part one: Chicago to Oklahoma City
Photo by shalender kumar on UnsplashClassic American drives
Great River Road: the upper Mississippi
© OakleyOriginals · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Arkansas Ozarks
© bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Lowcountry: Charleston to Savannah
Photo by Jeff DeWitt on UnsplashRV & family trips
Lake Michigan's dune coast
Photo by History in HD on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Outer Banks
© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades
© Dariusz Jemielniak ("Pundit") · CC BY-SA 4.0Classic American drives
Highway 1: San Francisco to Santa Monica
Photo by Mason @ TRI on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Florida’s Forgotten Coast
© Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Pacific Coast Highway south: Malibu to San Diego
© JonMallard10 · CC BY 4.0National park loops
Lassen Volcanic loop: Burney Falls to the mud pots
© Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Yosemite end to end: sequoias, Glacier Point and Tioga Road
© Marty Aligata · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway and the Giant Forest
© m01229 · CC BY-SA 2.0Scenic byways
US-395: Alabama Hills, Manzanar and the bristlecones
© Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Mammoth Lakes, June Lake Loop and the ghost town of Bodie
© G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0National park loops
Death Valley in depth: Dante’s View to Ubehebe Crater
© silvereye · CC BY 2.0Things to do in…
Santa Ynez Valley: missions, wine and dunes
© Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Oregon’s capes: Three Capes Route to Cape Perpetua
© U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region · Public domainScenic byways
McKenzie Pass–Santiam Pass loop from Eugene
© Jstuby · CC0National park loops
Smith Rock, the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds
Europe · 224 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Photo by Rob Menting on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
Tuscany and Lazio by motorhome
© BenAveling · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns
© Davide Papalini · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Riviera di Ponente: Genoa to the French border
Photo by Jordi Vich Navarro on UnsplashCoasts & islands
Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda
Photo by Vincenzo De Simone on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy
© Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara
Photo by Monika Sojčáková on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Montefeltro: Rimini to Urbino and Gradara
© Antonio Castagna from Teramo, Italy · CC BY 2.0Coasts & islands
Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves
© Mentnafunangann · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania
© Dino Michelini · CC BY 3.0Mountains & lakes
Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain
© maury3001 · CC BY 3.0Classic European drives
Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains
© Bernard Gagnon · CC0Coasts & islands
Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks
© Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0Themed road trips
Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia
© Mattis · CC BY-SA 3.0Themed road trips
Basilicata: Matera, ghost towns and the Lucanian Dolomites
© Giuseppe Guida · CC BY-SA 2.0Coasts & islands
Calabria’s Coast of the Gods
© DonGatley · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountains & lakes
Pollino and Sila: Calabria’s mountain heart
© Derbrauni · CC BY 4.0Classic European drives
Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans
Photo by Sotiris Kastanas on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie
Photo by Krzysztof on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini
Photo by Luis van den Bos on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Langhe and Roero: Barolo country
© Discanto · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia
Photo by Leo_Visions on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
Maremma: cypresses, hot springs and tuff towns
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on UnsplashCoasts & islands
Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici
Photo by Uta Scholl on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Italy’s Food Valley: Parma to Ravenna
Photo by Doni Rath on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Umbria’s hill towns
Photo by Jose Manuel Esp on UnsplashClassic European drives
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples
© Stadtgliederung · CC BY 4.0Mountains & lakes
Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages
© Yann Forget · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountains & lakes
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads
Photo by James Orr on UnsplashClassic European drives
Luberon perched villages
© Calips · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison
© Tamaya-ft · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave
© H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0Villages, wine & culture
Cathar castles of the Corbières
© Meria Geoian · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train
© dynamosquito from France · CC BY-SA 2.0Classic European drives
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages
© Giuseppe Paris · CC BY 3.0Villages, wine & culture
Val d’Orcia slow road
© Andy Mendyk · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Landes: surf, pine forest and hidden lakes
Oceania · 55 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Themed road trips
The Kauri Coast and Hokianga from Kaikohe to Matakohe
Things to do in…
Three days in the Bay of Islands: Waitangi to Kerikeri
Photo by Abdul Hayee on UnsplashRV & family trips
Auckland and the wild Waitākere west coast beaches
Photo by RE Walsh on UnsplashRV & family trips
Auckland to Whangārei by the north-east coast
Classic American drives
The Coromandel Peninsula loop from Thames to Waihī
© Daderot · Public domainThemed road trips
Waikato circuit: Hobbiton, Waitomo caves, Kawhia and Raglan
Things to do in…
Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha
Classic American drives
The East Cape road from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne
Classic American drives
Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip
National park loops
Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days
Things to do in…
Waitomo caves and the SH3 coast road to New Plymouth
National park loops
Around Mt Taranaki on the Surf Highway and mountain roads
RV & family trips
The Forgotten World Highway from Stratford to Taumarunui
Themed road trips
The Whanganui River Road from Whanganui to Ōhakune
Photo by Charlie Charoenwattana on UnsplashThemed road trips
Hawke's Bay: Napier, Hastings, wine and Cape Kidnappers
© Karora · Public domainThemed road trips
Wellington to Wairarapa wine country and Cape Palliser
Things to do in…
Taihape to Wellington through Manawatū and the Kāpiti Coast
Classic American drives
From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson
Photo by Carson Vara on UnsplashClassic American drives
Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura
National park loops
From Nelson to Abel Tasman, Takaka and the Top of the South
© Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany · CC BY 3.0Things to do in…
From Nelson to Westport via Nelson Lakes and the Buller Gorge
Photo by Maximilian Brand on UnsplashThings to do in…
Punakaiki to Hokitika: Pancake Rocks, Lake Brunner and Gorge
Classic American drives
Christchurch to Greymouth over Lewis Pass with Hanmer Springs
Photo by Michael Sanchez on UnsplashClassic American drives
Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass
© Jens Hilligsøe · CC BY 2.0Themed road trips
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula to Akaroa
Things to do in…
From Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay
Classic American drives
Mackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook
Things to do in…
Oamaru to Dunedin along the North Otago coast
Photo by Sulthan Auliya on UnsplashThings to do in…
Dunedin city and the wildlife of Otago Peninsula
© Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) · CC BY 3.0National park loops
The Catlins coast from Balclutha to Invercargill
Photo by Denise Jans on UnsplashClassic American drives
Queenstown, Glenorchy and Arrowtown on Lake Wakatipu
Photo by Ian Ward on UnsplashThings to do in…
Crown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell
© Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) · CC BY 3.0Themed road trips
Along the Otago Central Rail Trail by road
National park loops
Te Anau to Milford Sound via Homer Tunnel
Themed road trips
Bluff to Stewart Island / Rakiura and Ulva Island
Photo by Paddy Pohlod on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama
FAQs
How many routes are in this list?
555 routes: USA 276, Europe 224, Oceania 55.
How is this list chosen?
This list is put together automatically from our route data (season estimate, trip length, terrain, passes and size limits), currently 555 trip guides.