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Newport Oregon to Boston · 21 days

Embark on the ultimate transcontinental journey across the historic US Route 20. This 3,365-mile odyssey traverses the Cascades, the Rockies, the Great Plains, and the Rust Belt, connecting the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic shores of Massachusetts.

21days
57stops
5885km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Sisters · Burns · Mountain Home · Idaho Falls · Yellowstone National Park · Cody · Gillette · Rapid City · Pierre · Sioux Falls · Waterloo · Rockford · South Bend · Toledo · Erie · Auburn · Utica · Albany · Springfield · Worcester — start in Newport, end in Boston.

DAY01

Yaquina Bay Bridge → Hoodoo Ski Area

236 km · 2h 29m driving · Overnight in Hoodoo Ski Area
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Yaquina Bay Bridge· start
  2. 106 km · 1h 7m
  3. 12:00
    Oregon State Capitol
  4. 130 km · 1h 22m
  5. 15:00
    Hoodoo Ski Area· overnight
DAY02

Smith Rock → Burns

353 km · 3h 43m driving · Overnight in Burns
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Smith Rock· start
  2. 57 km · 36m
  3. 12:00
    High Desert Museum
  4. 226 km · 2h 23m
  5. 15:00
    Burns· overnight
DAY03

Farewell Bend → Mountain Home

416 km · 4h 23m driving · Overnight in Mountain Home
  1. 09:00
    Farewell Bend· start
  2. 132 km · 1h 23m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Boise River Park
  4. 84 km · 53m
  5. 15:00
    Mountain Home· overnight
DAY04

Shoshone Falls Park → Idaho Falls

434 km · 4h 34m driving · Overnight in Idaho Falls River Walk
  1. 09:00
    Shoshone Falls Park· start
  2. 142 km · 1h 29m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Craters of the Moon National Monument
  4. 147 km · 1h 33m
  5. 15:00
    Idaho Falls River Walk· overnight
DAY05

Mesa Falls → Old Faithful

219 km · 2h 18m driving · Overnight in Old Faithful
  1. 09:00
    Mesa Falls· start
  2. 66 km · 42m
  3. 12:00
    West Yellowstone
  4. 37 km · 23m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Old Faithful· overnight
DAY06

Grand Canyon of the Yellowsto… → Buffalo Bill Center of the We…

184 km · 1h 57m driving · Overnight in Buffalo Bill Center of the West
  1. 09:00
    Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone· start
  2. 137 km · 1h 27m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Buffalo Bill Center of the West· overnight
DAY07

Shell → Gillette

391 km · 4h 6m driving · Overnight in Gillette
  1. 09:00
    Shell Falls· start
  2. 29 km · 18m
  3. 12:00
    Burgess Junction
  4. 205 km · 2h 9m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Gillette· overnight
DAY08

Devils Tower → Rapid City

242 km · 2h 33m driving · Overnight in Rapid City
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Devils Tower National Monument· start
  2. 81 km · 51m
  3. 12:00
    Spearfish Canyon
  4. 76 km · 48m
  5. 15:00
    Rapid City· overnight
DAY09

Badlands National Park → South Dakota State Capitol

294 km · 3h 5m driving · Overnight in South Dakota State Capitol
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Badlands National Park· start
  2. 203 km · 2h 8m
  3. 12:00
    South Dakota State Capitol· overnight
DAY10

The World's Only Corn Palace → Falls Park

366 km · 3h 52m driving · Overnight in Falls Park
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ The World's Only Corn Palace· start
  2. 127 km · 1h 21m
  3. 12:00
    Falls Park· overnight
DAY11

Grotto of the Redemption → Waterloo

482 km · 5h 4m driving · long drive · Overnight in Waterloo
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Grotto of the Redemption· start
  2. 67 km · 42m
  3. 12:00
    Fort Dodge
  4. 180 km · 1h 53m
  5. 15:00
    Waterloo· overnight
DAY12

National Mississippi River Mu… → Rockford

324 km · 3h 25m driving · Overnight in Rockford
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ National Mississippi River Museum· start
  2. 25 km · 16m
  3. 12:00
    Main Street Galena
  4. 133 km · 1h 24m
  5. 15:00
    Rockford· overnight
DAY13

Millennium Park → South Bend

300 km · 3h 9m driving · Overnight in South Bend
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Millennium Park· start
  2. 65 km · 41m
  3. 12:00
    Indiana Dunes National Park
  4. 80 km · 50m
  5. 15:00
    South Bend· overnight
DAY14

Menno-Hof Amish-Mennonite Cen… → Toledo

271 km · 2h 51m driving · Overnight in Toledo
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Menno-Hof Amish-Mennonite Center· start
  2. 58 km · 37m
  3. 12:00
    Angola
  4. 146 km · 1h 32m
  5. 15:00
    Toledo· overnight
DAY15

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame → Presque Isle

365 km · 3h 51m driving · Overnight in Presque Isle
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame· start
  2. 180 km · 1h 54m
  3. 12:00
    Presque Isle· overnight
DAY16

Canandaigua → Auburn

364 km · 3h 50m driving · Overnight in Auburn
  1. 09:00
    Canandaigua Lake Pier· start
  2. 29 km · 18m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Geneva
  4. 41 km · 26m
  5. 15:00
    Auburn· overnight
DAY17

Erie Canal Museum → Utica

133 km · 1h 24m driving · Overnight in Utica
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Erie Canal Museum· start
  2. 27 km · 17m
  3. 12:00
    Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum
  4. 62 km · 39m
  5. 15:00
    Utica· overnight
DAY18

Fort Stanwix National Monument → New York State Capitol

208 km · 2h 12m driving · Overnight in New York State Capitol
  1. 09:00
    Fort Stanwix National Monument· start
  2. 182 km · 1h 55m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ New York State Capitol· overnight
DAY19

Hancock Shaker Village → Springfield

140 km · 1h 29m driving · Overnight in Springfield
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Hancock Shaker Village· start
  2. 19 km · 12m
  3. 12:00
    Jacob's Ladder Scenic Byway
  4. 70 km · 45m
  5. 15:00
    Springfield· overnight
DAY20

Old Sturbridge Village → Worcester

86 km · 54m driving · Overnight in Worcester Art Museum
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Old Sturbridge Village· start
  2. 37 km · 23m
  3. 12:00
    Worcester Art Museum· overnight
DAY21

Wayside Inn → Kenmore Square

77 km · 57m driving
  1. 09:00
    Wayside Inn· start
  2. 39 km · 25m
  3. 12:00
    Public Garden
  4. 2.6 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Kenmore Square
Heads Up
  • Day 11: 5h 4m driving — plan rest stops
  • US Route 20 is the longest road in the United States; ensure your vehicle is in top condition for the 3,300+ mile trip.
  • Yellowstone and the Bighorn Mountains can experience snow even in early summer; check pass conditions before crossing.
  • In the Great Plains (Wyoming/Nebraska/Iowa), gas stations can be far apart; keep your tank at least half full.
  • The route through Chicago and Boston involves heavy traffic and tolls; consider an E-ZPass for the eastern leg.