I am wanting to cross country travel the USA. I'm not sure how best to find a travel partner. I was initially wanting to find someone irl that I clicked with first. But most people tend to take a long time to decide if they want to drop everything and travel or not, it seems. I ofc, need someone who knows they want to actually travel. It would just be a few weeks/few months straight.

I'm also not sure what would be a fair "trade" for traveling together? I was thinking of splitting gas but basically to each their own otherwise. Using my car. I would be willing to let them have their own tent at the campsite I'm getting, though, ofc! But that's literally nothing lol. So, I was looking for advice on all of that!

I'm not set on anything (other than traveling) and just looking for advice..

If I should be on a different sub, please let me know!

I’ve recently gotten an offer for a new position in Seattle and I need to make the trip out west with a 20 foot U-Haul.

Seeing as it’ll be in January and I’m not experienced driving a moving truck I wanted to solicit some advice.

I can take I-80 to SLC to I-84 or I can take I-80 to I-25 to I-90 through Billings.

From what I’ve read it seems like they’re both mountainous with similar grades around 6% peak.

Is either way going to be better a better bet degree of difficulty wise? With winter weather being a factor I’ll also be monitoring forecasts all along the way.

Any advice is appreciated!

I’m driving from Austin to Tulsa and curious if anyone thinks one route is better than the other and why (speed traps, construction, etc…)? For context; I’ll be leaving Austin around 5pm on 10/8 and plan to drive about 6 hrs before either getting a hotel or just driving the extra 2 hrs for a hotel in Tulsa. I’ll be solo as well. Thanks in advance.

I have a big move coming up and am driving from Northern California to Michigan in January. Anyone that has done this kind of drive in the past, what advice would you give with the roads as I’ve never traveled at this time of year cross country!

I know this is ambitious (or rushed) but we will have approx. 6 days of vacation around July 4th weekend or in early Sept (right after the Labor day) next year. Two of our bucket list destinations are to see Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. Since Grand Teton is also beautiful and near Yellowstone, we ideally want to visit that as well. We would want to come there for sightseeing only and looking to accomplish as much as possible in this very short time. Ready to do easy to moderate short hikes if it is rewarding in terms of scenic beauty. We would be flying in from the East Coast and rent a car (one way is fine if it is optimal due to the short time we have). Any good itinerary recommendations to accomplish this in 6ish days? Thank you.

Edit: How is this draft and what changes would you recommend?

Day 1: Fly early morning to SLC airport, arrive by 12 pm. Drive to Grand Teton (Moose entrance in South), do half of 42-mile loop, return to hotel in Jackson

Day 2: Finish Grand Teton (remainder), from Jackson Lake entrance in north drive to South entrance of Yellowstone. Overnight stay at West Yellowstone.

Day 3: Full day at Yellowstone (enter from West Yellowstone). Overnight stay at West Yellowstone.

Day 4: Drive from West Yellowstone to hotel in Kalispell, MT

Day 5: Entire day in Glacier National Park, Return to hotel in Kalispell, MT

Day 6: Half day in Glacier National Park and leave for Kalispell airport for overnight flight back home

I will be drinking down for ohio to key west though ky tn and al than fl i want some tips on places to stop on the way

So, I'm thinking of flying to Las Vegas with my wife, renting a car, and having a leisurely drive back. Our first trip to the Great American South West.

In the spring. First week of May?

Sound like fun?

Advice?

Special routes?

Hey everyone, due to a series of unfortunate events I am going to have to drive my 3 cats from DC to Seattle in February. I’ve driven with them before for much shorter drives and they do not mind car rides at all even long distances, I just have a couple questions.

• How long is too long to drive for each day before we need to stop at a hotel for them to use the bathroom, eat and drink?

• Do I need to keep them in a crate or can I use harnesses?

TIA

San Diego to Palm Springs in early February, and all day to do it. I've never traveled in that area and so I'm very interested in route and "must see" suggestions. Interested in nature, history, and, of course, lunch!

I see the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway ... I suppose it comes down to day-of conditions, but is it generally passable year round?

We are planning to take a road trip to see family near Portland. We live in Michigan. The plan is to go while the kids are off school for Christmas. We drive a ford transit passenger van. Is the northern route through North Dakota and Montana a good idea with it still being early winter? Then the southern route home through Idaho and southern Wyoming, Nebraska, etc? What are a few must see stops along the way? I’m up for an adventure, but also want to be safe as we have 7 children ranging from 1yo-14yo.

Driving to Laguna beach for new years from NC, any tips and places I should go? Will have a small dog and 13 year old with me.

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I'm moving from CA to MI in January. I will be taking a somewhat non-direct route. I want to stop in St Louis and Chicago - two cities I have not visited before. I've been to most of the National Parks along the route.

I am open to changing the route. Currently thinking of going through Denver - I've been there before, but the mountain scenery is beautiful and seeing the freshly covered snowy mountains would make for a memorial trip. Any suggested stops along the pictured route or taking I70 through Denver would be greatly appreciated!

Looking for a nice winter destination (ideally within 12 hours driving) from NYC. Kind of hoping for countryside or small city, not another big city. Thank you :)

Edited to add: locations in Canada welcome as well!

I love road trips since I was a kid. I liked to study maps and always look for cool stops along the way. As an adult I loved to finally indulge myself on stopping at the weirdest places. And to see something and stop and explore without someone traveling along to squash my enthusiasm to explore. This long weekend I drove to see family. I went from Western NY to Western MO. The weather was not a factor when I left. But coming home certainly was, as my main and really only corridor to get back was I-90 from Cleveland to Buffalo. It was a blizzard and closed. So years of road trips and exploring Pennsylvania I knew there were other routes. What I did know was the roads not to drive. The mountains, the back roads and the Elk and Deer! I looked over tons of routes that maps kept telling me to go. But just because it was short per se, I knew not safe for 11 pm. It took me a few hours longer but I was alone and I knew where I would be safe. I made it home with no snow and safe. TLDR: Always explore!!! Know your routes. Learn what you are capable of doing!

For a 2 month road trip starting in may 2025 (west coast / national parks) I want to buy or rent a car so we can drive around and do a lot of camping.

My ideal option would be a 4x4 / truck, preferably with a rooftop tent.

For an 8-10 week trip, would you recommend buying or rental a car like this? For renting I couldn’t find to many with a rooftop tent, I did see a bunch on Turo for a pretty low price. Do you guys have good / bad experience with Turo for something like this?

Hello everyone,
I am currently living in the south of France, near Toulouse. I have a lot of free days left from my job, and I want to go on a small road trip in February/march 2025 for 1-2 weeks. I was thinking of maybe going to Faro (Southern Portugal) through Spain, and then back again (maybe through Portugal/north west Spain to go back to France?)

Does someone have experience with this idea? Are there some other ideas I should consider? Different places to go? I like warmth, so as long as it has nice weather around February/March, It's all good :D