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Newport Oregon to Boston ma · 21 days

Embark on the ultimate American road trip across the historic US Route 20. This 3,365-mile journey spans the continent from the Pacific to the Atlantic, crossing the Cascades, the Rockies, the Great Plains, and the Appalachian Mountains.

21days
63stops
6162km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Sweet Home · Mitchell · Mountain Home · Idaho Falls · Yellowstone National Park · Cody · Worland · Casper · Chadron · O'Neill · Fort Dodge · Galena · Joliet · Elkhart · Mentor · Fredonia · Cazenovia · Troy · Northampton · Sudbury — start in Newport, end in Boston.

DAY01

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse → Foster Lake

136 km · 1h 26m driving · Overnight in Foster Lake
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Yaquina Bay Lighthouse· start
  2. 51 km · 32m
  3. 12:00
    Marys Peak
  4. 85 km · 54m
  5. 15:00
    Foster Lake· overnight
DAY02

Smith Rock → Painted Hills

341 km · 3h 35m driving · Overnight in Painted Hills
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Smith Rock· start
  2. 57 km · 36m
  3. 12:00
    High Desert Museum
  4. 138 km · 1h 27m
  5. 15:00
    Painted Hills· overnight
DAY03

Farewell Bend → Mountain Home

509 km · 5h 22m driving · long drive · Overnight in Mountain Home
  1. 09:00
    Farewell Bend· start
  2. 133 km · 1h 24m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Boise River Greenbelt
  4. 82 km · 52m
  5. 15:00
    Mountain Home· overnight
DAY04

Craters of the Moon National… → Idaho Falls

358 km · 3h 46m driving · Overnight in Idaho Falls River Walk
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Craters of the Moon National Monument· start
  2. 54 km · 34m
  3. 12:00
    EBR-I Atomic Museum
  4. 93 km · 59m
  5. 15:00
    Idaho Falls River Walk· overnight
DAY05

Mesa Falls → West Thumb Geyser Basin

201 km · 2h 7m driving · Overnight in West Thumb Geyser Basin
  1. 09:00
    Mesa Falls· start
  2. 60 km · 38m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Old Faithful
  4. 25 km · 16m
  5. 15:00
    West Thumb Geyser Basin· overnight
DAY06

Artist Point → Cody

191 km · 2h driving · Overnight in Cody
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Artist Point· start
  2. 23 km · 15m
  3. 12:00
    Fishing Bridge
  4. 126 km · 1h 19m
  5. 15:00
    Cody· overnight
DAY07

Buffalo Bill Center of the We… → Worland

162 km · 1h 51m driving · Overnight in Worland
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Buffalo Bill Center of the West· start
  2. 97 km · 1h 1m
  3. 12:00
    Greybull Museum
  4. 64 km · 40m
  5. 15:00
    Worland· overnight
DAY08

Wind River Canyon → Casper

295 km · 3h 6m driving · Overnight in Casper
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Wind River Canyon· start
  2. 17 km · 11m
  3. 12:00
    Hot Springs
  4. 211 km · 2h 13m
  5. 15:00
    Casper· overnight
DAY09

Fort Laramie → Chadron

440 km · 4h 38m driving · Overnight in Chadron
  1. 09:00
    Fort Laramie National Historic Site· start
  2. 168 km · 1h 46m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Carhenge
  4. 77 km · 49m
  5. 15:00
    Chadron· overnight
DAY10

Smith Falls → O'Neill

483 km · 5h 6m driving · long drive · Overnight in O'Neill
  1. 09:00
    Smith Falls· start
  2. 23 km · 15m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Niobrara National Scenic River
  4. 195 km · 2h 3m
  5. 15:00
    O'Neill· overnight
DAY11

Ashfall Fossil Beds → Fort Dodge

442 km · 4h 39m driving · Overnight in Fort Dodge
  1. 09:00
    Ashfall Fossil Beds· start
  2. 173 km · 1h 49m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Sioux City Art Center
  4. 220 km · 2h 19m
  5. 15:00
    Fort Dodge· overnight
DAY12

Reiman Gardens → Galena

409 km · 4h 19m driving · Overnight in Galena Historic District
  1. 09:00
    Reiman Gardens· start
  2. 301 km · 3h 10m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ National Mississippi River Museum
  4. 25 km · 16m
  5. 15:00
    Galena Historic District· overnight
DAY13

Anderson Japanese Gardens → Joliet

360 km · 3h 48m driving · Overnight in Joliet
  1. 09:00
    Anderson Japanese Gardens· start
  2. 129 km · 1h 22m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Starved Rock
  4. 95 km · 1h
  5. 15:00
    Joliet· overnight
DAY14

Indiana Dunes National Park → Elkhart

212 km · 2h 14m driving · Overnight in Elkhart
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Indiana Dunes National Park· start
  2. 82 km · 52m
  3. 12:00
    University of Notre Dame
  4. 26 km · 16m
  5. 15:00
    Elkhart· overnight
DAY15

Spiegel Grove → Mentor

474 km · 5h driving · Overnight in Mentor
  1. 09:00
    Spiegel Grove· start
  2. 145 km · 1h 32m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  4. 41 km · 26m
  5. 15:00
    Mentor· overnight
DAY16

Presque Isle → Fredonia

237 km · 2h 29m driving · Overnight in Fredonia
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Presque Isle· start
  2. 63 km · 40m
  3. 12:00
    Chautauqua Institution
  4. 34 km · 21m
  5. 15:00
    Fredonia· overnight
DAY17

Canandaigua → Cazenovia

356 km · 3h 45m driving · Overnight in Cazenovia Lake
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Canandaigua Lake· start
  2. 113 km · 1h 11m
  3. 12:00
    Erie Canal Museum
  4. 33 km · 21m
  5. 15:00
    Cazenovia Lake· overnight
DAY18

Howe Caverns → Troy

221 km · 2h 22m driving · Overnight in Troy
  1. 09:00
    Howe Caverns· start
  2. 63 km · 40m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ New York State Capitol
  4. 12 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    Troy· overnight
DAY19

Hancock Shaker Village → Northampton

151 km · 1h 35m driving · Overnight in Northampton
  1. 09:00
    Hancock Shaker Village· start
  2. 32 km · 20m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mount Greylock State Reservation
  4. 66 km · 42m
  5. 15:00
    Northampton· overnight
DAY20

Old Sturbridge Village → Sudbury

143 km · 1h 31m driving · Overnight in Sudbury
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Old Sturbridge Village· start
  2. 52 km · 33m
  3. 12:00
    Wachusett Reservoir
  4. 30 km · 19m
  5. 15:00
    Sudbury· overnight
DAY21

Public Garden → Kenmore Square

41 km · 42m driving
  1. 09:00
    Public Garden· start
  2. 2.3 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Old North Church
  4. 4.7 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    Kenmore Square
Heads Up
  • Day 3: 5h 22m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 10: 5h 6m driving — plan rest stops
  • US Route 20 is the longest road in the United States; ensure your vehicle is in top condition.
  • Yellowstone National Park requires advance planning for entry and lodging.
  • Be prepared for significant weather changes, from high desert heat to mountain snow.
  • Some sections in the Midwest and West have long distances between fuel stations.