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Road Trips

Drives taken a day at a time: the legs, where to sleep each night and the stops worth the detour.

Routes

The Linn Cove Viaduct curving along a forested ridge in autumn color, with blue mountains behind it

Road Trips · Virginia and North Carolina · 5 days

Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip: 5-Day Itinerary and Closures

469 miles (755 km) of mountain road, four nights on the way, and a status page you must read first.

469 mi · Easy

Updated Nov 2026See the route →

Bixby Creek Bridge, a concrete arch carrying Highway 1 over a canyon above the Big Sur coast

Road Trips · California · 5 days

Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip: 5-Day San Francisco to LA

442 miles (712 km) of Highway 1 and US 101, four nights on the road, and one stretch Caltrans can close.

442 mi · Easy

Updated Nov 2026See the route →