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danford50 · 08-10-2018, 09:15 PM

I live in north Carolina I am planning a trip out west looking to see which would be the best route to go to Yellowstone np and from there the grand canyon and some other parks.

twogypsies · 08-10-2018, 09:52 PM

That's a hard one. It all depends on what you want to see along the way; what kind of camping you do; and if you want to do only interstates or secondary roads.

Use Google Maps for the route from A (your home) to B (Yellowstone). Study it. Is that really the route that will take you to other places you'd want to see? If not, then start your map revisions. A paper atlas book is helpful on finding interesting areas. The same for Yellowstone to Grand Canyon. There would be a direct route if you plug it into a map program but then you'd miss all the awesome Utah national parks. More than likely it will route you via the interstates.

Planning is half the fun of a trip!

Busskipper · 08-11-2018, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by danford50

I live in north Carolina I am planning a trip out west looking to see which would be the best route to go to Yellowstone np and from there the grand canyon and some other parks.

No simple answer to your Question. -

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Look some of the routes used by these RV'ers - 20 summers of RV road trip travels across the USA and Canada | Lolo's Extreme Cross Country RV Trips -

You need to think about it in terms of Time- How Long will the trip Be - and How far/long will you drive each day to get where you are going.? -

Yellowstone is a LONG DRIVE from NC - but it is also a Long drive to the Grand Canyon from Yellowstone - and there is SOOoooooooooo much to see and do in between! Not to mention along the way in a few of the other States in the Southwest. -

Keepin mind that for normal folks it takes 4-6 days just to get there. and the same to Get Back - Soooooooooooo the amount of time is pretty critical. -

So let's see if we can maybe narrow down the parameters of the trip - what might be the "Mission" - How much TIME might we Have - What do you Expect to See and Do -

Let us know and we'll all try to help out,