A road trip is something you should do at least once in your life time, to experience the ever changing scenery and landscape as you drive by. For us, America was top on the list with the gorgeous national parks, long roads and big cities. We also used the Amtrak to start our journey too!
Oh how exciting it was to plan a road trip in America! Below is the full itinerary we planned out for a total of 15 days – and we highly recommend the route to you. Our road trip is a combination of hiking and exploring the National Parks, sightseeing small towns to bustling cities and stopping at the best viewpoints in our rented white SUV car.
We had to change one of two plans (based on the weather) on the way which has been shown adjusted below. We hope it gives you in an insight to a planning a road trip in the US as well as enjoying our own experiences and stories! Don’t forget to check out and share our clickable google map route too!
We will be adding links & blogposts to each day of the itinerary once they have been finalised to share with you!Â
The 2 Week Road Trip Itinerary
Day 1 – Fly to Denver from Amsterdam via Iceland. Cheap deals with Iceland Air!
Day 2 – A whole day Sightseeing in Denver
Day 3 – Leave Denver with the Amtrak to Salt Lake City
Day 4 – Pick up the rented car from Avis in SLC, visit the Bonneville Salt Flats and end in Cedar City
Check out out Driving experience as Europeans in the US here!
Day 5 – Drive the Scenic State Route 89A through Jacob Lake to Marble Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and end in Page
Day 6 – Hiking in Zion National Park
*Day 5 and 6 we switched around due to dangerous thunderstorms all day above Zion on day 5.
Day 7 – Antelope Canyons tour, Meteor Crater and end late in Las Vegas
Day 8 – A whole day Las Vegas
Day 9 – 2nd whole day in Las Vegas (& Area 51, Extraterrestrial Highway & Rachel)
Day 10 – 3rd whole day in Las Vegas (Hoover Dam & Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour!)
Day 11 – Day trip to Death Valley, through to Bodie State Park and end at June Lake
Day 12 – Lake Tahoe and end in San Francisco
*Had to skip Yosemite National Park on day 12 and drive around to Lake Tahoe due to the Tioga Pass closed with snow.
Day 13 – San Francisco (and Silicon Valley) with the car
Day 14 – Cycling In San Francisco & Alcatraz
Day 15 – San Francisco last day. Cheap deal with Thomas Cook & Flybe!
Day 16 – Home Sweet Home <3
Below shows our route with google maps! View the map larger to see exactly the routes that we did per day.
*This road trip took place in September 2017
Have you taken a road trip through America before? We’d love to hear your stories and tips for next time!