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Chicago - Yosemite Valley
This 17-day trek is the ultimate slow-burn across the American heartland. You're trading the efficiency of the interstate for the soul of the side roads, peaking with the legendary 'Loneliest Road' in Nevada before dropping into the granite cathedral of Yosemite.
14days
56stops
Day 1: Chicago Start → … → Eagle Point Park
4 stops
Chicago Start
09:00
DeKalb
11:30
Mississippi River Bridge
15:00
Eagle Point Park
17:00
Day 2: Clinton Departure → … → Ledges
4 stops
Clinton Departure
08:30
Amana Colonies
11:00
Marshalltown
15:30
Ledges
18:00
Day 3: Ledges Departure → … → Kearney
4 stops
Ledges Departure
08:00
Omaha Old Market
11:00
Pioneer Village
15:30
Kearney
18:30
Day 4: Kearney Start → … → Wray
4 stops
Kearney Start
08:30
Buffalo Bill Ranch
11:00
McCook
15:00
Wray
18:00
Day 5: Wray Departure → … → Estes Park
4 stops
Wray Departure
08:00
Greeley
11:30
The Stanley Hotel
15:00
Estes Park
17:30
Day 6: Estes Park Start → … → Hot Sulphur Springs
4 stops
Estes Park Start
08:30
Alpine
11:30
Grand Lake
15:00
Hot Sulphur Springs
18:00
Day 7: Springs Departure → … → Glenwood Springs
4 stops
Springs Departure
09:00
Dotsero
12:00
Glenwood Canyon
14:00
Glenwood Springs
17:00
Day 8: Glenwood Start → … → Moab
4 stops
Glenwood Start
08:30
Cisco Ghost Town
12:00
Fisher Towers
14:30
Moab
17:30
Day 9: Moab Base → … → Moab Camp
4 stops
Moab Base
07:00
Delicate Arch
09:00
Dead Horse Point
17:00
Moab Camp
20:00
Day 10: Moab Departure → … → Baker
4 stops
Moab Departure
08:00
Delta
12:30
Great Basin NP
16:00
Baker
19:00
Day 11: Baker Start → … → Austin
4 stops
Baker Start
09:00
Ely
11:00
Eureka
14:30
Austin
17:30
Day 12: Austin Departure → … → South Lake Tahoe
4 stops
Austin Departure
09:00
Middlegate Station
11:30
Carson City
15:00
South Lake Tahoe
17:30
Day 13: Tahoe Start → … → Tuolumne Meadows
4 stops
Tahoe Start
08:30
Mono Lake
11:30
Tioga Pass
14:00
Tuolumne Meadows
16:00
Day 14: Tuolumne Start → … → North Pines Camp
4 stops
Tuolumne Start
08:00
Olmsted Point
09:30
Yosemite Valley
12:00
North Pines Camp
18:00
Heads Up
- 1. Book Yosemite entry and camping months in advance
- 2. Tioga Pass is seasonal; check opening dates
- 3. Carry extra water and a spare tire for Nevada