Winter road trips in the sun
Routes that are pleasant between December and February: deserts, the south and the coast.
USA · 27 routes
© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades
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
© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Coast & island drives
Oʻahu circle: Diamond Head to the North Shore
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Kohala and the Hāmākua Coast: Kona to Hilo the northern way
© Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Things to do in…
Superstition Mountains, the Apache Trail and Tonto Basin
© Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Things to do in…
Tucson and Mount Lemmon: from saguaros to pine forest
© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Things to do in…
Texas Hill Country on US-290: LBJ country, Luckenbach and wildflowers
© Chris M Morris · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Spanish missions and the Frio River canyonlands
© Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona
© Kalisa66 · CC0Coast & island drives
A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina
© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee
© David Broad · CC BY 3.0In-depth road trip guides
Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West
Photo by Pascal Bernardon on UnsplashClassic American drives
The Overseas Highway to Key West
Photo by Cesar Cid on UnsplashIn-depth road trip guides
Joshua trees, salt lake and palm oases: by camper through the deserts of Southern California
© Myrna Litt · CC BY 2.0In-depth road trip guides
Orange groves, the Pink Moment and island hopping – by camper through Ventura, Ojai and to the Channel Islands
© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0In-depth road trip guides
Islands in a sea of desert: by camper through Arizona’s Sky Islands: Chiricahua, Bisbee, Tombstone, Saguaro and Organ Pipe
© Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0In-depth road trip guides
Dust, lakes and saguaros: by camper along the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Lake
© Boydsk2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Coast & island drives
Road to Hana, Maui
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Hawaiʻi Island: Kona to the volcano
© GB11111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Scenic byways
Anza-Borrego and the Salton Sea
Photo by Earl Wilcox on UnsplashThings to do in…
Southeast Arizona: missions, mines and sky islands
Photo by Marc Szeglat on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Kauaʻi from Hanalei to Waimea Canyon
© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0RV & family trips
Down the Guadalupe: maples, cypress and dance halls
© Tupelo the typo fixer · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Manatees and springs on Florida’s Nature Coast
© Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Georgia’s Golden Isles and the Okefenokee
© Trey Perry · CC BY 3.0RV & family trips
Swimming holes and granite domes in the Texas Hill Country
Oceania · 33 routes
National park loops
Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days
Photo by Michael Sanchez on UnsplashClassic American drives
Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass
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From Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay
Classic American drives
Mackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook
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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
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
Photo by Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Blue Mountains and the Central West
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Hunter Valley to Port Macquarie
Photo by Giri on UnsplashScenic byways
Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay: Rainforest and Lighthouse
© Graeme Bartlett · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
South Coast: Kiama to Narooma
Photo by kylie De Guia on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Canberra and the Snowy Mountains
Photo by Jamie Davies on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Great Ocean Road: Torquay to Warrnambool
Photo by Mike Newbry on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island
© Mattinbgn · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Grampians (Gariwerd) from Melbourne
© Shinzztv · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Wilsons Promontory and Gippsland
© Michael Quinn (National Park Service) · Public domainMountains & lakes
Victorian High Country and Yarra Valley
Photo by Jeff Ochoa on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Goldfields and the Murray River
Photo by Sheila C on UnsplashThings to do in…
Darling Downs and the Granite Belt
Photo by Michael SKOPAL on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Limestone Coast: Coorong to Mount Gambier
© Ché Lydia Xyang · CC BY-SA 3.0Things to do in…
Tall Timber and the South Coast to Albany
Photo by Matt Palmer on UnsplashThings to do in…
Hobart and the Tasman Peninsula
© JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Tasmania's East Coast: Hobart to the Bay of Fires
Photo by RE Walsh on UnsplashThings to do in…
Launceston, the Tamar Valley and the North
Photo by Athithan Vignakaran on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Cradle Mountain, the West Coast and the Lyell Highway
Photo by Andy Qiu on UnsplashScenic byways
Bruny Island and the Huon Valley
© Gary Houston · CC0Things to do in…
The North West and the Tarkine
© Thennicke · CC BY-SA 4.0Classic American drives
Sydney to Melbourne: the Princes coast out, the Hume home
FAQs
How many routes are in this list?
60 routes: USA 27, Oceania 33.
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 60 trip guides.