Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

[Leros]

I'm looking for suggestions for about a 1 week roadtrip.

For example, last year I did the following trip and had a great time:
- Flew into Seattle and rented a car
- Drove to Tacoma,WA and hung out for half a day
- Drove to Port Angeles and took a ferry to Victoria, British Columbia. Spent two days there doing touristy stuff.
- Spent a day driving up the coast of Vancouver Island to Port Renfrew and then across the island to Nanaimo.
- Took a ferry to Vancouver. Spent a day in Vancouver doing touristy stuff.
- Drove up to Whistler and spent a few days there, mostly hiking.
- Drove back down to Seattle and flew home.

Where should I go next? I want to keep it to US and Canada. I don't necessarily have to start and end in the same place.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

South Florida - Miami/Everglades/Keys

 

[zerocool84]

What are you the kind or things you like to do or would like to do? North America is very diverse. Nature, landmarks, cities, food, activities?

 

[lxskllr]

I'd just drive, and see what there is to see; no interstates.

 

[brianmanahan]

i'd do utah to wyoming to montana, visiting national parks

 

[cyclistca]

Fly into Vancouver BC

- Drive East young man
- Spend some time in the Okanagan wine country
- The drive through the Rockies
- Stop in Jasper or Banff
- End in Calgary

 

[Dr. Detroit]

i'd do utah to wyoming to montana, visiting national parks

Fly into Vegas:
Zion
Bryce
KodaChrome
GSENM
Capitol Reef
Goblin Valley
Canyonlands
Arches
Fly out of SLC or Denver:

 

[3chordcharlie]

Coastal highway (Lake Superior) from Thunder Bay to Sioux Ste Marie in Ontario. It's an 8-10 hour drive lots of twisty sections and amazing views. I started the drive in Thunder Bay at sun-up and I think I like that direction better. Don't do it at night you won't enjoy it.

 

[Imp]

Utah area has me sold... Utah, Nevada, New Mexico. I'm up north so have never been in a desert area before.

 

[brianmanahan]

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

 

[Herr Kutz]

Blue Ridge Parkway

 

[Eug]

 

[Xstatic1]

One of my best trips so far was a road trip from Denver to Omaha (I even liked it better than my Oahu trip :awe: ).

I suggest going to see:

- Devils Tower in Wyoming
- Southwestern part of South Dakota:
Mount Rushmore (go during the day and also at night when it's lit up)
Crazy Horse Memorial
Jewel Cave National Monument
Sylvan Lake at @Custer State Park
Driving Wildlife Loop Road at @ Custer State Park (18 miles)
Driving Iron Mountain Road (17 miles)
Driving Needles Highway (14 miles)
Minuteman Missile Launch Control Facility Delta-01 near Wall
Badlands National Park


:thumbsup::thumbsup: Food:
Black Hills Burger & Bun Co. in Custer (South Dakota)
Everest Cuisine in Rapid City (South Dakota)


Also, I don't care if cheesecake is pie. Just as long as it tastes gooood, who cares?!

 

[pete6032]

Create a list of ATOT members living in cool places and visit each member.

 

[zCypher]

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

Suggestions for a 1 week solo roadtrip in US or Candada

lol

but yes, some more information about what type of stuff you'd like to do would be helpful to provide more useful suggestions.

 

[Leros]

Fly into Vancouver BC

- Drive East young man
- Spend some time in the Okanagan wine country
- The drive through the Rockies
- Stop in Jasper or Banff
- End in Calgary

Oooh, this could be a good option.

I've been meaning to go to Banff.

 

[Carson Dyle]

One of my best trips so far was a road trip from Denver to Omaha (I even liked it better than my Oahu trip :awe: ).

I suggest going to see:

- Devils Tower in Wyoming
- Southwestern part of South Dakota:
Mount Rushmore (go during the day and also at night when it's lit up)
Crazy Horse Memorial
Jewel Cave National Monument
Sylvan Lake at @Custer State Park
Driving Wildlife Loop Road at @ Custer State Park (18 miles)
Driving Iron Mountain Road (17 miles)
Driving Needles Highway (14 miles)
Minuteman Missile Launch Control Facility Delta-01 near Wall
Badlands National Park

:thumbsup::thumbsup: Food:
Black Hills Burger & Bun Co. in Custer (South Dakota)
Everest Cuisine in Rapid City (South Dakota)

Also, I don't care if cheesecake is pie. Just as long as it tastes gooood, who cares?!

One of my favorite areas of the country. I make that trip up from Fort Collins every few years. I particularly love the Custer/Needles area. From Sylvan lake, take an nice hike to the top of Harney Peak.

 

[Leros]

Coastal highway (Lake Superior) from Thunder Bay to Sioux Ste Marie in Ontario. It's an 8-10 hour drive lots of twisty sections and amazing views. I started the drive in Thunder Bay at sun-up and I think I like that direction better. Don't do it at night you won't enjoy it.

I'm going to go to Ontario with my sister in August. Maybe I'll do this then.

 

[Leros]

Utah area has me sold... Utah, Nevada, New Mexico. I'm up north so have never been in a desert area before.

I'm from West Texas, so I've spent a lot of time in New Mexico.

One my ideas was driving from Austin to Sedona. I've done that drive, but didn't have time to enjoy anything as I was driving to LA as fast as possible.

 

[Leros]

One of my best trips so far was a road trip from Denver to Omaha (I even liked it better than my Oahu trip :awe: ).

I suggest going to see:

- Devils Tower in Wyoming
- Southwestern part of South Dakota:
Mount Rushmore (go during the day and also at night when it's lit up)
Crazy Horse Memorial
Jewel Cave National Monument
Sylvan Lake at @Custer State Park
Driving Wildlife Loop Road at @ Custer State Park (18 miles)
Driving Iron Mountain Road (17 miles)
Driving Needles Highway (14 miles)
Minuteman Missile Launch Control Facility Delta-01 near Wall
Badlands National Park


:thumbsup::thumbsup: Food:
Black Hills Burger & Bun Co. in Custer (South Dakota)
Everest Cuisine in Rapid City (South Dakota)


Also, I don't care if cheesecake is pie. Just as long as it tastes gooood, who cares?!

This is appealing. I've never seen much of that part of the country. I've popped up to Denver twice, but never been to that middle part of the country.

 

[Leros]

Is it worth driving from Austin to Florida? I've been as far as south as North Carolina and as far West as New Orleans, but never been down to that part of the country (with the exception of Orlando). Wouldn't mind seeing the everglades at some point.

 

[3chordcharlie]

I'm going to go to Ontario with my sister in August. Maybe I'll do this then.

Right on. It depends where you are going though, Ontario is rather large. It's a 7-8 hour drive from Toronto to get to the start of this route.

If you are route-planning, Thunder Bay is 5 hours NE from Minneapolis, and Sioux Ste Marie is 8 hours from Toronto, but also has access to Eastern Wisconsin and Michigan (I-75).

Starting in Thunder Bay, you can make Toronto in a day, but don't plan to do it in the other direction, as you will miss all the good stuff in the dark.

 

[Hinda65]

Glacier National Park in Montana, then head up to Banff in Canada.

 

[Leros]

Right on. It depends where you are going though, Ontario is rather large. It's a 7-8 hour drive from Toronto to get to the start of this route.

If you are route-planning, Thunder Bay is 5 hours NE from Minneapolis, and Sioux Ste Marie is 8 hours from Toronto, but also has access to Eastern Wisconsin and Michigan (I-75).

Starting in Thunder Bay, you can make Toronto in a day, but don't plan to do it in the other direction, as you will miss all the good stuff in the dark.

Ah, I didn't realize the scale. Maybe those are separate trips then.

 

[Leros]

Glacier National Park in Montana, then head up to Banff in Canada.

Now that's some good thinking!