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This route takes you from the Pacific coast through the Sierra Nevada, across the high desert of Nevada, into Utah's 'Mighty 5' red rocks, and finally over the Colorado Rockies. It's the ultimate American West road trip.
8days
20stops
2306km
Day 1: San Francisco → Tunnel View → Yosemite Valley
4h 2min · 314km3 stops
San Francisco
08:00
3h 46min · 302km
Tunnel View
13:30
16min · 11km
Yosemite Valley
16:00
Day 2: Tioga Road → Mono Lake → Mammoth Lakes
2h 15min · 127km3 stops
Tioga Road
09:00
2h · 115km
Mono Lake
13:00
15min · 12km
Mammoth Lakes
16:00
Day 3: Alabama Hills → Zabriskie Point → Las Vegas
4h 1min · 358km3 stops
Alabama Hills
09:00
1h 50min · 171km
Zabriskie Point
13:00
2h 11min · 187km
Las Vegas
18:00
Day 4: Valley of Fire → Zion National Park
50min · 80km2 stops
Valley of Fire
10:00
50min · 80km
Zion National Park
14:30
Day 5: Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy → Bryce Canyon
12min · 8.1km2 stops
Zion-Mt. Carmel Hwy
09:00
12min · 8.1km
Bryce Canyon
13:00
Day 6: Scenic Byway 12 → Capitol Reef → Moab
2h 32min · 191km3 stops
Scenic Byway 12
09:00
55min · 73km
Capitol Reef
13:00
1h 37min · 117km
Moab
18:00
Day 7: Arches National Park → Glenwood Springs
9min · 8.3km2 stops
Arches National Park
07:00
9min · 8.3km
Glenwood Springs
16:00
Day 8: Glenwood Canyon → Denver
10h 56min · 1220km2 stops
Glenwood Canyon
10:00
10h 56min · 1220km
Denver
15:00
Heads Up
- 1. Book National Park entries early
- 2. Check Tioga Pass seasonal status
- 3. Hydrate constantly in the desert
- 4. Day 3: 6h 5m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 6: 5h driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 8: 19h 28m driving — plan rest stops