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Core destination · 18 days
A grand transcontinental loop following the northern frontier on US-2 through the Great Lakes and Rockies to the Oregon Coast, returning via the 'Loneliest Road in America' on US-50 through the Great Basin and Heartland.
18days
46stops
10151km
Day 1: Ada → Mackinac Bridge → St. Ignace
4h 15min · 395km3 stops
Ada
09:00 – 11:00
4h 5min · 388km
Mackinac Bridge
12:00 – 14:00
10min · 6.8km
St. Ignace
15:00 – 17:00
Day 2: Pictured Rocks National Lakes… → Ironwood
5h 33min · 528km2 stops
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
09:00 – 11:00
3h 43min · 354km
Ironwood
12:00 – 14:00
Day 3: Duluth → Itasca → Bemidji
5h 23min · 511km3 stops
Duluth
09:00 – 11:00
3h · 284km
Itasca
12:00 – 14:00
28min · 45km
Bemidji
15:00 – 17:00
Day 4: Grand Forks → Rugby → Williston
8h 23min · 795km3 stops
Grand Forks
09:00 – 11:00
2h 51min · 270km
Rugby
12:00 – 14:00
3h 24min · 323km
Williston
15:00 – 17:00
Day 5: Fort Peck Dam → Havre
5h 47min · 550km2 stops
Fort Peck Dam
09:00 – 11:00
3h 9min · 299km
Havre
12:00 – 14:00
Day 6: Going-to-the-Sun Road → Lake McDonald → Kalispell
4h 39min · 442km3 stops
Going-to-the-Sun Road
09:00 – 11:00
16min · 26km
Lake McDonald
12:00 – 14:00
38min · 60km
Kalispell
15:00 – 17:00
Day 7: Sandpoint → Grand Coulee Dam → Wenatchee
5h 53min · 559km3 stops
Sandpoint
09:00 – 11:00
2h 19min · 221km
Grand Coulee Dam
12:00 – 14:00
1h 28min · 139km
Wenatchee
15:00 – 17:00
Day 8: Stevens Pass → Deception Pass → Astoria
5h 55min · 561km3 stops
Stevens Pass
09:00 – 11:00
1h 44min · 164km
Deception Pass
12:00 – 14:00
3h 19min · 315km
Astoria
15:00 – 17:00
Day 9: Cannon Beach → Tillamook Creamery → Newport
2h 13min · 212km3 stops
Cannon Beach
09:00 – 11:00
34min · 55km
Tillamook Creamery
12:00 – 14:00
1h 12min · 115km
Newport
15:00 – 17:00
Day 10: Crater Lake National Park → Klamath Falls
4h 7min · 392km2 stops
Crater Lake National Park
09:00 – 11:00
59min · 94km
Klamath Falls
12:00 – 14:00
Day 11: Lake Tahoe → Austin → Ely
10h 39min · 1012km3 stops
Lake Tahoe
09:00 – 11:00
3h 15min · 310km
Austin
12:00 – 14:00
2h 24min · 227km
Ely
15:00 – 17:00
Day 12: Great Basin National Park → Bonneville Salt Flats → Provo
5h 45min · 547km3 stops
Great Basin National Park
09:00 – 11:00
2h 31min · 240km
Bonneville Salt Flats
12:00 – 14:00
2h 30min · 237km
Provo
15:00 – 17:00
Day 13: Black Canyon of the Gunnison → Monarch Pass → Canon City
7h 37min · 721km3 stops
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
09:00 – 11:00
1h 34min · 148km
Monarch Pass
12:00 – 14:00
1h 12min · 113km
Canon City
15:00 – 17:00
Day 14: Dodge City → Emporia
10h 11min · 968km2 stops
Dodge City
09:00 – 11:00
4h 20min · 412km
Emporia
12:00 – 14:00
Day 15: Kansas City → Gateway Arch
6h 52min · 652km2 stops
Kansas City
09:00 – 11:00
4h 51min · 461km
Gateway Arch
12:00 – 14:00
Day 16: Vincennes → Indianapolis
5h 3min · 480km2 stops
Vincennes
09:00 – 11:00
2h 8min · 203km
Indianapolis
12:00 – 14:00
Day 17: Cincinnati → Toledo
5h 45min · 545km2 stops
Cincinnati
09:00 – 11:00
3h 44min · 354km
Toledo
12:00 – 14:00
Day 18: Ann Arbor → Ada
2h 57min · 281km2 stops
Ann Arbor
09:00 – 11:00
2h 3min · 195km
Ada
12:00 – 14:00
Heads Up
- 1. Check Going-to-the-Sun Road vehicle reservations and seasonal opening dates (usually late June).
- 2. US-50 through Nevada is remote; ensure your fuel tank is full before leaving Ely or Austin.
- 3. National Park passes (America the Beautiful) are highly recommended for this route.
- 4. Verify ferry schedules if choosing to cross Lake Michigan on the return leg.