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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
11843km
Day 1: Crossing the Straits of Mackinac
4h 56min · 461km3 stops
Ada
09:00 – 11:00
4h 46min · 453km
Mackinac Bridge
12:00 – 14:00
10min · 7.9km
St. Ignace
15:00 – 17:00
Day 2: Upper Peninsula and Lake Superior
6h 28min · 615km2 stops
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
09:00 – 11:00
4h 20min · 412km
Ironwood
12:00 – 14:00
Day 3: Northwoods and the Mississippi Headwaters
6h 16min · 597km3 stops
Duluth
09:00 – 11:00
3h 29min · 332km
Itasca
12:00 – 14:00
33min · 52km
Bemidji
15:00 – 17:00
Day 4: Entering the Great Northern Plains
9h 46min · 927km3 stops
Grand Forks
09:00 – 11:00
3h 19min · 315km
Rugby
12:00 – 14:00
3h 58min · 376km
Williston
15:00 – 17:00
Day 5: Big Sky Country and Missouri River
6h 45min · 641km2 stops
Fort Peck Dam
09:00 – 11:00
3h 40min · 349km
Havre
12:00 – 14:00
Day 6: Glacier National Park Highline
5h 26min · 516km3 stops
Going-to-the-Sun Road
09:00 – 11:00
19min · 30km
Lake McDonald
12:00 – 14:00
44min · 70km
Kalispell
15:00 – 17:00
Day 7: Panhandle Crossing to the Palouse
6h 51min · 651km3 stops
Sandpoint
09:00 – 11:00
2h 42min · 257km
Grand Coulee Dam
12:00 – 14:00
1h 42min · 162km
Wenatchee
15:00 – 17:00
Day 8: Cascades and the Pacific Coast
6h 54min · 655km3 stops
Stevens Pass
09:00 – 11:00
2h 1min · 192km
Deception Pass
12:00 – 14:00
3h 52min · 367km
Astoria
15:00 – 17:00
Day 9: Oregon Coast and the Pacific Edge
2h 36min · 247km3 stops
Cannon Beach
09:00 – 11:00
40min · 64km
Tillamook Creamery
12:00 – 14:00
1h 25min · 134km
Newport
15:00 – 17:00
Day 10: High Desert and Crater Lake
4h 48min · 457km2 stops
Crater Lake National Park
09:00 – 11:00
1h 9min · 110km
Klamath Falls
12:00 – 14:00
Day 11: The Loneliest Road in America
12h 26min · 1180km3 stops
Lake Tahoe
09:00 – 11:00
3h 48min · 361km
Austin
12:00 – 14:00
2h 48min · 265km
Ely
15:00 – 17:00
Day 12: Great Basin to the Wasatch
6h 44min · 639km3 stops
Great Basin National Park
09:00 – 11:00
2h 57min · 280km
Bonneville Salt Flats
12:00 – 14:00
2h 55min · 277km
Provo
15:00 – 17:00
Day 13: Rockies and the Continental Divide
8h 52min · 842km3 stops
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
09:00 – 11:00
1h 49min · 173km
Monarch Pass
12:00 – 14:00
1h 24min · 132km
Canon City
15:00 – 17:00
Day 14: High Plains and Kansas Prairies
11h 54min · 1130km2 stops
Dodge City
09:00 – 11:00
5h 4min · 481km
Emporia
12:00 – 14:00
Day 15: Gateway to the West
8h 1min · 761km2 stops
Kansas City
09:00 – 11:00
5h 40min · 538km
Gateway Arch
12:00 – 14:00
Day 16: Heartland and the Wabash River
5h 54min · 560km2 stops
Vincennes
09:00 – 11:00
2h 30min · 237km
Indianapolis
12:00 – 14:00
Day 17: Ohio Valley and Lake Erie
6h 42min · 636km2 stops
Cincinnati
09:00 – 11:00
4h 21min · 413km
Toledo
12:00 – 14:00
Day 18: Return to West Michigan
3h 27min · 328km2 stops
Ann Arbor
09:00 – 11:00
2h 23min · 227km
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.