My West Coast USA Roadtrip back in 2012 was incredible, absolutely incredible. My family and I did it to celebrate my 21st birthday, graduation, and my Dad’s 50th. We started in San Francisco, then drove down the Pacific Coast Highway through Big Sur to Pismo Beach, then onto Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. From there we went to Phoenix in Arizona, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, and then finished in La Vegas. I asked you all on Instagram last week if you’d like to see a blog post on my roadtrip, and the answers were all a big yes!
So here it is, the perfect West Coast USA Roadtrip Itinerary…
Day 1: Fly to San Francisco, California
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Day 4: Drive to Pismo Beach, California
It’s around a four hour drive, five if you stop off more en-route to take photos (you have the gorgeous Carmel-by-Sea and Monterey on the way). Pismo Beach is the perfect overnight stop on the way to Los Angeles, it’s really pretty and the beach really is gorgeous!
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Day 5: Drive to Beverly Hills, California
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Day 9: Drive to Phoenix, Arizona
We only went via Phoenix to meet our long lost cousin who we’d finally found a coupla years earlier, so we didn’t see any of Phoenix as we spent our time with our cousin and his wife, catching up after all those lost years. It was pretty amazing. However, you’ll need to drive through Phoenix if you want to go to Sedona, which is honestly such an amazing place!
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Day 10: Drive to Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sedona is really beautiful, the red rocks are just stunning. After Sedona drive up to Grand Canyon, and after a well deserved night’s rest, spend Day 11 exploring. Grand Canyon is a breathtaking place, and it’s hard to describe it properly!
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Day 12: Drive to Zion National Park, Utah
After your day exploring Grand Canyon, you’ll need to spend the next day driving to Zion National Park. Now, Grand Canyon is impressive…but Zion is a whole other world. It feels as though you’re in the middle of a movie, and it’s just the most indescribable feeling being actually down in a canyon. Make sure you do some of the more gentle hikes and walks if you’re not up to the big ones – it’s surprising just how much you can see even just doing these smaller ones.
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Day 14: Drive to Las Vegas, Nevada
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Day 18: Fly Home
Sorry to say, but the time has come to head home. Drop off your hire car and head to the airport.What To Take On The Flight
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This was our honeymoon!! It was incredible, we didn't go as far as Arizona, though I'd be keen to go back.
This all sounds so amazing! Please can you come back to London now and stop travelling? You're making me so jealous with all your amazing antics away! Gary x
Oh my God, Dale and I were watching La La Land right before I left London. We were totally joking about how we had to do a road trip from NYC to his 'hood (LA!) and basically just binge on food trucks along the way…but you know what? It has to happen! I mean, he's the only person I know who can actually drive on the "wrong side" of the road…x
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What an amazing trip – I did the Pacific coast last year and went to the Grand Canyon when I stayed in Sedona so just the last leg to fit in 🙂