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Grand Loop: High Desert, Music City, and North Woods

21days
42stops
4158km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Tonopah · Las Vegas · Flagstaff · Albuquerque · Amarillo · Oklahoma City · Memphis · Nashville · St. Louis · Des Moines · Longville · Sioux Falls · Keystone · Casper · Salt Lake City · Elko — start and end in Fallon.

DAY01

Fallon → Tonopah

282 km · 2h 49m driving · Overnight in Tonopah Historic Mining Park
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Fallon City Hall· start
  2. 282 km · 2h 49m
  3. 12:00
    Tonopah Historic Mining Park· overnight
DAY02

Goldfield → Las Vegas

44 km · 28m driving · Overnight in Las Vegas Strip
  1. 09:00
    Goldfield Ghost Town· start
  2. 44 km · 28m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Las Vegas Strip· overnight
DAY03

Bellagio Fountains → Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort

0.7 km · 2m driving · Overnight in Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Bellagio Fountains· start
  2. 0.7 km · 2m
  3. 12:00
    Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort· overnight
DAY04

Hoover Dam → Heritage Square

43 km · 32m driving · Overnight in Heritage Square
  1. 09:00
    Hoover Dam· start
  2. 43 km · 32m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Heritage Square· overnight
DAY05

Petrified Forest National Park → Old Town Plaza

186 km · 1h 45m driving · Overnight in Old Town Plaza
  1. 09:00
    Petrified Forest National Park· start
  2. 186 km · 1h 45m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Old Town Plaza· overnight
DAY06

Cadillac Ranch → Route 66 Historic District

448 km · 4h 1m driving · Overnight in Route 66 Historic District
  1. 09:00
    Cadillac Ranch· start
  2. 448 km · 4h 1m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Route 66 Historic District· overnight
DAY07

Lucille's Service Station → Bricktown Entertainment Distr…

320 km · 2h 56m driving · Overnight in Bricktown Entertainment District
  1. 09:00
    Lucille's Service Station· start
  2. 320 km · 2h 56m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Bricktown Entertainment District· overnight
DAY08

Arkansas State Capitol → Beale Street Entertainment Di…

545 km · 4h 51m driving · long drive · Overnight in Beale Street Entertainment District
  1. 09:00
    Arkansas State Capitol· start
  2. 545 km · 4h 51m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Beale Street Entertainment District· overnight
DAY09

Graceland → Sun Studio

13 km · 15m driving · Overnight in Sun Studio
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Graceland· start
  2. 13 km · 15m
  3. 12:00
    Sun Studio· overnight
DAY10

Casey Jones Village → Broadway Historic District

134 km · 1h 20m driving · Overnight in Broadway Historic District
  1. 09:00
    Casey Jones Village· start
  2. 134 km · 1h 20m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Broadway Historic District· overnight
DAY11

The Parthenon → Country Music Hall of Fame

3.2 km · 9m driving · Overnight in Country Music Hall of Fame
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ The Parthenon· start
  2. 3.2 km · 9m
  3. 12:00
    Country Music Hall of Fame· overnight
DAY12

Land Between the Lakes → Gateway Arch

152 km · 1h 29m driving · Overnight in Gateway Arch
  1. 09:00
    Land Between the Lakes· start
  2. 152 km · 1h 29m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Gateway Arch· overnight
DAY13

Mark Twain Boyhood Home → Des Moines

189 km · 1h 55m driving · long drive · Overnight in Des Moines Downtown Market
  1. 09:00
    Mark Twain Boyhood Home· start
  2. 189 km · 1h 55m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Des Moines Downtown Market· overnight
DAY14

Chain of Lakes Park → Longville

396 km · 3h 41m driving · long drive · Overnight in Longville City Docks
  1. 09:00
    Chain of Lakes Park· start
  2. 396 km · 3h 41m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Longville City Docks· overnight
DAY15

Longville → Girl Lake Waterfront

0.1 km · 1m driving · Overnight in Girl Lake Waterfront
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Longville· start
  2. 0.1 km · 1m
  3. 12:00
    Girl Lake Waterfront· overnight
DAY16

Pipestone → Falls Park

451 km · 4h 56m driving · long drive · Overnight in Falls Park
  1. 09:00
    Pipestone National Monument· start
  2. 451 km · 4h 56m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Falls Park· overnight
DAY17

Badlands National Park → Mount Rushmore

444 km · 4h 9m driving · long drive · Overnight in Mount Rushmore
  1. 09:00
    Badlands National Park· start
  2. 444 km · 4h 9m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mount Rushmore· overnight
DAY18

Thunder Basin Grassland → Fort Caspar Museum

170 km · 2h 16m driving · long drive · Overnight in Fort Caspar Museum
  1. 09:00
    Thunder Basin Grassland· start
  2. 170 km · 2h 16m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Fort Caspar Museum· overnight
DAY19

Independence Rock → Temple Square

84 km · 52m driving · long drive · Overnight in Temple Square
  1. 09:00
    Independence Rock· start
  2. 84 km · 52m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Temple Square· overnight
DAY20

Bonneville Salt Flats → Western Folklife Center

203 km · 2h driving · Overnight in Western Folklife Center
  1. 09:00
    Bonneville Salt Flats· start
  2. 203 km · 2h
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Western Folklife Center· overnight
DAY21

Lamoille Canyon Viewpoint → Fallon

50 km · 52m driving · long drive
  1. 09:00
    Lamoille Canyon Viewpoint· start
  2. 50 km · 52m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Fallon Old Post Office
Heads Up
  • Day 8: 6h 57m driving — plan rest stops
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