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Fernie to Austin: The Great
From the jagged peaks of Fernie down to the deep canyons of Utah and the food scene in Austin, this is a legendary cross-continent haul.
12days
36stops
Day 1: Mountain Starts & Border Crossings
3 stops
Fernie
09:00
West Glacier
12:00
Lake McDonald
15:00
Day 2: The Crown of the Continent
3 stops
Going-to-the-Sun Road
08:00
St. Mary Lake
13:00
Many Glacier
16:00
Day 3: Big Sky Country
2 stops
Helena
13:00
Missoula
17:00
Day 4: The Road to the Tetons
2 stops
Salmon River
12:00
Jackson Hole
17:00
Day 5: Southward to the Salt Lake
3 stops
Jackson
09:00
Bear Lake
13:00
Salt Lake City
17:30
Day 6: Arches & Canyonlands
3 stops
Moab
09:00
Dead Horse Point
15:00
Moab Main St
18:00
Day 7: The All-American Road
3 stops
Capitol Reef National Park
09:00
Highway 12
13:00
Bryce Canyon
17:00
Day 8: Zion’s Majesty
3 stops
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway
08:00
Zion Canyon
11:00
Springdale
18:00
Day 9: Painted Deserts & Canyons
3 stops
Kanab
08:30
Horseshoe Bend
11:00
Gallup
16:00
Day 10: The Land of Enchantment
3 stops
Albuquerque
09:00
Santa Rosa
13:00
Amarillo
17:00
Day 11: The Grand Canyon of Texas
3 stops
Cadillac Ranch
09:00
Palo Duro Canyon
12:00
Lubbock
17:00
Day 12: The Hill Country Finish
3 stops
The Long Haul
08:00
Fredericksburg
13:00
Austin-Bergstrom Airport
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Buy the "America the Beautiful" National Park pass at Glacier; it’ll pay for itself by the time you hit Zion.
- 2. Day 12: 5.5h drive driving — plan rest stops
- 3. Day 12: Fredericksburg → Austin-Bergstrom Airport flight transit only 3.0h — allow ≥5h door-to-door