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Where to go in July

Road trips that our season estimate rates as best in July: 420 routes in Europe, North America and Oceania.

Where to go in July by RV or camper? July is peak summer in the Northern Hemisphere: warm evenings, swimming lakes and every mountain pass open. It’s also the busiest month, with school holidays across much of Europe and the US. The north and the mountains are at their best now, while the Mediterranean south and the desert regions can get very hot. In Australia it’s winter, a great time for the tropical north and the outback.

The routes below are the ones our season estimate rates as good in July, based on long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass opening seasons. Our tip: in high season, book campgrounds on popular coasts and lakes in advance, or travel off the main routes. Drive early in the morning to beat the heat and traffic, and plan a shady spot or a lake for the hottest hours.

How we work: data and estimates

USA · 71 routes

The newest 24 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.

Oregon Coast on US-101 – reflection of a mountain on beach shore during daytimePhoto by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash
101
Coast & island drives

Oregon Coast on US-101

350 mi9 stops5 days
North Cascades Highway – body of water and mountainPhoto by Brewing Cats on Unsplash
20
Scenic byways

North Cascades Highway

246 mi4 stops3 days
Rainier and St. Helens volcano loop – Mount Rainier with snow-covered peaks under a soft pink and blue skyPhoto by Caleb Riston on Unsplash
706
National park loops

Rainier and St. Helens volcano loop

208 mi5 stops4 days
Going-to-the-Sun Road, west to east – a scenic view of a mountain range with trees in the foregroundPhoto by Michael Kirsh on Unsplash
GTTS
National park loops

Going-to-the-Sun Road, west to east

51 mi3 stops2 days
Volcanic Legacy Byway: Mount Shasta to Crater Lake – Mt. Shasta (8815257539)© Prayitno / Thank you for (9 millions +) views from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0
89
Scenic byways

Volcanic Legacy Byway: Mount Shasta to Crater Lake

239 mi8 stops4 days
Highway 1 south: San Francisco to Santa Cruz and Monterey – Pigeon Point Light Station Fresnel Lens© Jeedew · CC BY-SA 3.0
1
Coast & island drives

Highway 1 south: San Francisco to Santa Cruz and Monterey

113 mi7 stops2 days
Sonoma and Mendocino coast on Highway 1 – Muir Woods National Monument 2010 16© FrankBrueck · CC BY-SA 3.0
1
Coast & island drives

Sonoma and Mendocino coast on Highway 1

174 mi9 stops3 days
Southern Oregon coast: Cape Arago to the Boardman corridor – Shore Acres reflection (5821288026)© Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA · CC BY 2.0
101
Coast & island drives

Southern Oregon coast: Cape Arago to the Boardman corridor

121 mi9 stops3 days
Maine’s Route 1 – white lighthouse near body of waterPhoto by Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash
1
Coast & island drives

Maine’s Route 1

172 mi6 stops4 days
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway via Crater Lake – a lake surrounded by trees and a dockPhoto by Philip Calderone on Unsplash
138
Scenic byways

Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway via Crater Lake

170 mi9 stops3 days
Mount Rainier’s east side: Sunrise and Chinook Pass – Sunrise Visitor Center (Yakima Park Stockade Group), Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WA - 53797660637© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
410
National park loops

Mount Rainier’s east side: Sunrise and Chinook Pass

74 mi7 stops2 days
Olympic Peninsula loop: ridges, rain forest and wild beaches – Viola flettii 4740© Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
101
National park loops

Olympic Peninsula loop: ridges, rain forest and wild beaches

197 mi9 stops4 days
Chuckanut Drive and the Mount Baker Highway – Larrabee State Park, gate© Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0
542
Scenic byways

Chuckanut Drive and the Mount Baker Highway

92 mi7 stops2 days
Icebergs, island ferries and puffins – by camper through north-east Newfoundland from Twillingate via Fogo Island to Bonavista – dawson falls, wells gray, provincial park© ArtTower · Pixabay Content License
340
In-depth road trip guides

Icebergs, island ferries and puffins – by camper through north-east Newfoundland from Twillingate via Fogo Island to Bonavista

317 mi14 stops8 days
Dams, taiga and Basque whalers – by camper along Route 389 and the Trans-Labrador Highway from Baie-Comeau to Red Bay – aerial photo of river at middle of forestPhoto by DroneflyerNick on Unsplash
500
In-depth road trip guides

Dams, taiga and Basque whalers – by camper along Route 389 and the Trans-Labrador Highway from Baie-Comeau to Red Bay

1,040 mi14 stops7 days
Waterfalls, wood bison and houseboats – by camper along the Waterfalls Route to Yellowknife – Grimshaw Banner© Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0
1
In-depth road trip guides

Waterfalls, wood bison and houseboats – by camper along the Waterfalls Route to Yellowknife

744 mi13 stops7 days
Dinosaur tracks, dams and the thunder of Kinuseo – by camper through the Peace River country of north-eastern British Columbia – Kinuseo Falls© Urban Walnut · Public domain
29
In-depth road trip guides

Dinosaur tracks, dams and the thunder of Kinuseo – by camper through the Peace River country of north-eastern British Columbia

305 mi11 stops6 days
Whirlpools, sea fog and wooden bridges: by motorhome across the Fundy Isles and through the Saint John River valley – St. Stephen, New Brunswick aerial view© Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
1
In-depth road trip guides

Whirlpools, sea fog and wooden bridges: by motorhome across the Fundy Isles and through the Saint John River valley

288 mi14 stops8 days
Fog, granite bays and fishing villages: by camper along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, the Marine Drive from Halifax to Guysborough and Canso – woman in red dress standing on beach during daytimePhoto by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash
7
In-depth road trip guides

Fog, granite bays and fishing villages: by camper along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, the Marine Drive from Halifax to Guysborough and Canso

233 mi14 stops7 days
Maine’s Midcoast peninsulas: Bath to Pemaquid and Owls Head – Sculpture of the Wyoming, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, Maine - 20130917© Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0
1
Coast & island drives

Maine’s Midcoast peninsulas: Bath to Pemaquid and Owls Head

118 mi8 stops3 days
Acadia and Downeast Maine to West Quoddy Head – Bar Harbor – USA - Thunder Hole - panoramio (1)© giggel · CC BY 3.0
1
Coast & island drives

Acadia and Downeast Maine to West Quoddy Head

111 mi8 stops4 days
Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper – silhouette of high-rise building during daytimePhoto by Kyler Nixon on Unsplash
93
In-depth road trip guides

Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper

548 mi9 stops8 days
Lighthouses, lobster boats and moose in the fog: by motorhome from Halifax along the Lighthouse Route to the Cabot Trail – white and red lighthousePhoto by Miguel Ángel Sanz on Unsplash
Cabot
In-depth road trip guides

Lighthouses, lobster boats and moose in the fog: by motorhome from Halifax along the Lighthouse Route to the Cabot Trail

475 mi11 stops8 days
Rainforest, surf and orcas: by motorhome across Vancouver Island to the Pacific Rim coast – buildings and body of waterPhoto by Mike Benna on Unsplash
4
In-depth road trip guides

Rainforest, surf and orcas: by motorhome across Vancouver Island to the Pacific Rim coast

447 mi9 stops8 days

Europe · 306 routes

The newest 24 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.

Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art – Franciacorta, Vigneto con Santissima di Gussago© Fabio Ingrosso from Italy · CC BY 2.0
SS42
Villages, wine & culture

Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art

108 km7 stops3 days
Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera – a bridge that is on top of a snowy mountainPhoto by Hongbin on Unsplash
D902
Classic European drives

Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera

444 km7 stops5 days
Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina – a lake with a mountain in the backgroundPhoto by Harald Munter on Unsplash
SS241
Mountains & lakes

Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina

93 km6 stops3 days
A loop through the Dolomites© Luca Bravo lucabravo · CC0
SS48
Mountains & lakes

A loop through the Dolomites

220 km8 stops4 days
Normandy’s D-Day beaches – A golden winged horse statue atop a stone pillar against a blue skyPhoto by Markus Kammermann on Unsplash
D514
Themed road trips

Normandy’s D-Day beaches

142 km8 stops3 days
Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany – grey cliff beside oceanPhoto by Hannah Reding on Unsplash
D887
Coasts & islands

Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany

209 km7 stops3 days
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan – a castle like building with a blue door and two towersPhoto by Pascal Bernardon on Unsplash
E60
Motorhome-friendly trips

South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan

170 km7 stops3 days
Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine – Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire - Abbatiale Saint-Benoît 03© Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
D951
Villages, wine & culture

Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine

226 km8 stops3 days
Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan – Abbaye de Fontenay01© Nikater · CC BY-SA 3.0
D965
Villages, wine & culture

Chablis, Vézelay and the Morvan

237 km7 stops4 days
Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls – Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (10473372475)© rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0
N5
Mountains & lakes

Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls

137 km7 stops3 days
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges – a small animal standing on a rockPhoto by Adrien Stachowiak on Unsplash
D431
Mountains & lakes

Route des Crêtes through the Vosges

75 km6 stops2 days
Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun – cathedral interior photographPhoto by Tomás Robertson on Unsplash
D964
Themed road trips

Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun

166 km7 stops3 days
Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs – Reims Cathedral (8132674744)© Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0
D951
Themed road trips

Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs

60 km7 stops2 days
Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso – CastelloDiFénisJuly292023 01© Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0
E25
Mountains & lakes

Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso

177 km6 stops3 days
Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps – a road going through a valleyPhoto by Samuele Bertoli on Unsplash
SS38
Mountains & lakes

Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps

123 km6 stops3 days
Castles of the Rhine and Moselle – Burg Katz von der Loreley aus - panoramio© Ralf Houven · CC BY 3.0
B9
Themed road trips

Castles of the Rhine and Moselle

214 km8 stops3 days
Alsace Wine Route – Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg (10)© Thomas Bresson · CC BY 2.0
D1bis
Villages, wine & culture

Alsace Wine Route

94 km6 stops3 days
Loire Valley châteaux – landscape photo of white and brown castlePhoto by Dorian Mongel on Unsplash
D952
Villages, wine & culture

Loire Valley châteaux

239 km7 stops4 days
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino – Santa María del Naranco 2021-502© Fernando, edited by MenkinAlRire · CC BY-SA 4.0
AS-227
Mountains & lakes

Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino

297 km9 stops5 days
Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs – Catedral de Lugo, Galicia 06© Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
N-120
Villages, wine & culture

Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs

230 km8 stops4 days
The Douro Valley and the N222 – a building with a tower and a hill in the backgroundPhoto by Matheus Oliveira on Unsplash
N222
Themed road trips

The Douro Valley and the N222

185 km9 stops4 days
Swiss Alpine passes from Lucerne – a bridge over waterPhoto by Flora Hon on Unsplash
CH
Mountains & lakes

Swiss Alpine passes from Lucerne

152 km7 stops3 days
Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme – people on beach near rocky mountain during daytimePhoto by Yana Vandeborne on Unsplash
D940
Coasts & islands

Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme

118 km5 stops2 days
Historic villages of the Beira – Almeida - Portugal (13483399293)© Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
N221
Villages, wine & culture

Historic villages of the Beira

212 km7 stops4 days

Oceania · 43 routes

The newest 24 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.

From the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga and back – A communications tower at the top of Whangatauatia© Avcer0 · CC BY-SA 4.0
SH1
Classic American drives

From the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga and back

244 km8 stops3 days
Red gorges, ghost gums and starry skies – by camper along the Red Centre Way to Uluṟu – Uluru, AustraliaPhoto by Eugenie Lai on Unsplash
87
In-depth road trip guides

Red gorges, ghost gums and starry skies – by camper along the Red Centre Way to Uluṟu

1,128 km14 stops8 days
Sugar cane, the Coral Sea and cassowaries – up the Queensland coast by camper to Cape Tribulation – AndrewMercerIMG 5585 Australian Water Dragon© Andrew Mercer (www.baldwhiteguy.co.nz) · CC BY-SA 3.0
A1
In-depth road trip guides

Sugar cane, the Coral Sea and cassowaries – up the Queensland coast by camper to Cape Tribulation

1,921 km14 stops8 days
Limestone pillars, shell beaches and whale sharks – the Coral Coast by camper from Perth to Ningaloo – Emu running on the beach at Monkey Mia, July 2020 01© Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0
1
In-depth road trip guides

Limestone pillars, shell beaches and whale sharks – the Coral Coast by camper from Perth to Ningaloo

1,533 km14 stops8 days
Pelicans, lighthouses and rainforest – up the north coast of New South Wales to Byron Bay by camper – Sydney, Opera House during daytimePhoto by Dan Freeman on Unsplash
A1
In-depth road trip guides

Pelicans, lighthouses and rainforest – up the north coast of New South Wales to Byron Bay by camper

885 km14 stops8 days
Crater lakes, strangler figs and lava tubes – by camper through the Atherton Tablelands into savannah country – a waterfall in the middle of a forestPhoto by Bailey Cullen on Unsplash
1
In-depth road trip guides

Crater lakes, strangler figs and lava tubes – by camper through the Atherton Tablelands into savannah country

744 km14 stops8 days
Iron ore, gorges and rock engravings – by campervan through the Pilbara and Karijini National Park – dawlish warren, beach, coast© InspiredImages · Pixabay Content License
1
In-depth road trip guides

Iron ore, gorges and rock engravings – by campervan through the Pilbara and Karijini National Park

1,544 km14 stops8 days
Sapphires, dinosaurs and swagmen – by camper from the Tropic of Capricorn along the Matilda Way into outback Queensland – green palm trees under blue sky during daytimePhoto by Valentina Golubovic on Unsplash
A2
In-depth road trip guides

Sapphires, dinosaurs and swagmen – by camper from the Tropic of Capricorn along the Matilda Way into outback Queensland

2,262 km13 stops8 days
Rainforest, granite and frosty nights – by camper through the Scenic Rim and Granite Belt – city skyline under clear blue sky during daytimePhoto by Brisbane Local Marketing on Unsplash
A15
In-depth road trip guides

Rainforest, granite and frosty nights – by camper through the Scenic Rim and Granite Belt

608 km14 stops8 days
Frosty mornings, gorge rims and granite circles – the New England Tablelands by camper – mountain covered by treesPhoto by Shikhar Gupta on Unsplash
A15
In-depth road trip guides

Frosty mornings, gorge rims and granite circles – the New England Tablelands by camper

794 km14 stops8 days
Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay: Rainforest and Lighthouse – Large green banana leaves illuminated by sunlight against a dark shaded backgroundPhoto by Giri on Unsplash
M1
Scenic byways

Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay: Rainforest and Lighthouse

367 km9 stops4 days
Bunya pines, reservoirs and red earth – by camper through the Brisbane Valley to the Bunya Mountains and the South Burnett – landscape photography of city near riverPhoto by Alice Duffield on Unsplash
A3
In-depth road trip guides

Bunya pines, reservoirs and red earth – by camper through the Brisbane Valley to the Bunya Mountains and the South Burnett

589 km14 stops8 days
Goldfields, tidal rivers and an emerald gorge – by camper along the Savannah Way to the Gulf of Carpentaria – people walking on sidewalk during daytimePhoto by Steve Douglas on Unsplash
1
In-depth road trip guides

Goldfields, tidal rivers and an emerald gorge – by camper along the Savannah Way to the Gulf of Carpentaria

1,438 km12 stops8 days
Granite boulders, telegraph stations and outback pubs – by camper along the Explorers Way to Katherine – Wycliffe well - panoramio - AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa© AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa · CC BY-SA 3.0
87
In-depth road trip guides

Granite boulders, telegraph stations and outback pubs – by camper along the Explorers Way to Katherine

1,354 km14 stops7 days
Red dunes, bore water and ghost pubs – through the Channel Country to Birdsville by camper – middleton, australia, tasmania© PixbayBlade · Pixabay Content License
83
In-depth road trip guides

Red dunes, bore water and ghost pubs – through the Channel Country to Birdsville by camper

1,695 km10 stops8 days
Sandblow, humpback whales and turtle beach – by camper along the Fraser Coast, K’gari and Bundaberg to the Town of 1770 – Aerial view of people swimming and paddleboarding in clear turquoise water at Noosa Main BeachPhoto by Queensland, Australia on Unsplash
A1
In-depth road trip guides

Sandblow, humpback whales and turtle beach – by camper along the Fraser Coast, K’gari and Bundaberg to the Town of 1770

541 km14 stops7 days
Sugar cane, platypuses and kangaroos in the morning light – by camper through Mackay, Eungella and the Whitsunday hinterland – building, house, roof© oleg_mit · Pixabay Content License
A1
In-depth road trip guides

Sugar cane, platypuses and kangaroos in the morning light – by camper through Mackay, Eungella and the Whitsunday hinterland

373 km12 stops8 days
Sapphires, sandstone and stencilled hands – by camper through Queensland's Central Highlands – green palm trees under blue sky during daytimePhoto by Valentina Golubovic on Unsplash
A4
In-depth road trip guides

Sapphires, sandstone and stencilled hands – by camper through Queensland's Central Highlands

873 km13 stops8 days
Gold Coast and Hinterland Rainforests – gray and white koalaPhoto by Bob Walker on Unsplash
M1
Scenic byways

Gold Coast and Hinterland Rainforests

170 km9 stops4 days
Sunshine Coast, Hinterland and Noosa – Mt.Coonowrin and Mt.Beerwan as seen from mt. Ngungun (31545011901)© Tatters ✾ from Brisbane, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0
M1
Coast & island drives

Sunshine Coast, Hinterland and Noosa

196 km10 stops3 days
K’gari and the Fraser Coast – Double Island Point Lightstation, Cooloola Shire, c 1931© Agriculture And Stock Department, Publicity Branch of the Queensland Government · Public domain
A1
National park loops

K’gari and the Fraser Coast

311 km12 stops5 days
Bundaberg to Mackay: Southern Reef and Capricorn Coast – sea turtle in waterPhoto by Erin Simmons on Unsplash
A1
Coast & island drives

Bundaberg to Mackay: Southern Reef and Capricorn Coast

1,140 km12 stops7 days
Darling Downs and the Granite Belt – A group of people walking on a pierPhoto by Sheila C on Unsplash
GB
Things to do in…

Darling Downs and the Granite Belt

312 km7 stops3 days
Outback Queensland: Roma to Winton – grayscale photo of people walking on arch gatePhoto by PieroMobile on Unsplash
A2
Motorhome-friendly trips

Outback Queensland: Roma to Winton

1,301 km12 stops7 days

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FAQs

Where is it not too hot in July?

Head north or up into the mountains. Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland, the Alps and Atlantic coasts such as Brittany stay pleasant in July. In the US, the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies and the coast of Maine are good choices. Southern Spain, southern Italy and the US desert Southwest are often very hot at this time.

Do I need to book campgrounds in July?

For popular spots, yes. During the summer school holidays, campgrounds on the coast, by lakes and near well-known sights fill up quickly, especially on weekends. If you want to stay flexible, travel in less famous regions, arrive early in the afternoon and keep a few alternatives in mind for each stop.

How are the routes for July chosen?

Our season estimate combines long-term temperature averages, terrain and the opening seasons of mountain passes for every stop of a route. These 420 routes are rated “good” in July. Weather varies from year to year, so check the forecast before you go.