Our Route
Over 18 months, we plan to hit 45 U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, 50 national parks, and 72 cities. Here’s where we plan to go.
Part I: July to November 2023
JULY
1. Pinnacles National Park, Calif.
2. Monterey, Calif.
3. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Calif.
4. San Francisco, Calif.
5. Point Reyes National Seashore, Calif.
6. East Bay, Calif.
7. Sacramento, Calif.
8. Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
9. Great Basin National Park, Nev.
10. Grand Junction, Colo.
11. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colo.
12. Dinosaur National Monument, Utah
13. Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.
AUGUST
14. Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.
15. Glacier National Park, Mont.
16. Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
17. Banff National Park, Alberta
18. Jasper National Park, Alberta
19. Vancouver, British Columbia
20. North Cascades National Park, Wash.
21. Seattle, Wash.
SEPTEMBER
22. San Juan Islands, Wash.
23. Olympic National Park, Wash.
24. Mount Rainier National Park, Wash.
25. Boise, Idaho
26. Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho
27. Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
28. Bend, Ore.
OCTOBER
29. Redwoods National and State Parks, Calif.
30. Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif.
31. South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
32. Yosemite National Park, Calif.
33. Sequoia National Park, Calif.
34. Valley of Fire State Park, Nev.
35. St. George, Utah
36. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah
37. Kanab, Utah
38. Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim), Ariz.
39. Zion National Park, Utah
NOVEMBER
40. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
41. Arches National Park, Utah
42. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
43. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Part 1.5: Winter 2023–2024
JANUARY
44. Santa Barbara, Calif.
45. Channel Islands National Park, Calif.
46. San Diego, Calif.
Part II: February to June 2024
FEBRUARY
47. Tucson and Saguaro National Park, Ariz.
48. Chiricahua National Monument, Ariz.
49. White Sands National Park, N.M.
50. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, N.M.
51. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
52. Big Bend National Park, Texas
MARCH
53. San Antonio, Texas
54. Austin, Texas
55. Lake Charles, La.
56. New Orleans, La.
57. Montgomery, Ala.
58. Columbia, S.C.
59. Congaree National Park, S.C.
60. Charleston, S.C.
61. Savannah, Ga.
62. Jacksonville, Fla.
63. Tampa, Fla.
64. Miami and Biscayne National Park, Fla.
APRIL
65. Key West, Fla.
66. Dry Tortugas National Park, Fla.
67. Everglades National Park, Fla.
68. Orlando, Fla.
69. Atlanta, Ga.
70. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N.C.
71. Cincinnati, Ohio
72. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
73. Washington, D.C.
MAY
74. Baltimore, Md.
75. Philadelphia, Pa.
76. Cleveland, Ohio
77. Pittsburgh, Pa.
78. Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
79. Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky.
80. Memphis, Tenn.
81. Dallas, Texas
82. Houston, Texas
83. Hot Springs National Park, Ark.
84. St. Louis, Mo.
85. Indianapolis, Ind.
86. Chicago, Ill.
87. Columbia, Mo.
JUNE
88. Kansas City, Mo.
89. Denver, Colo.
90. Mesa Verde National Park and Durango, Colo.
91. Phoenix, Ariz.
92. Canyonlands National Park via Colorado River, Utah
Part III: July to November 2024
JULY
93. Flagstaff, Ariz.
94. Santa Fe, N.M.
95. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colo.
96. Colorado Springs, Colo.
97. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.
98. Wind Cave National Park, S.D.
99. Custer State Park, S.D.
100. Badlands National Park, S.D.
101. Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyo.
102. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, N.D.
103. Fargo, N.D.
104. Voyageurs National Park, Minn.
AUGUST
105. Lake Superior North Shore, Minn.
106. Duluth, Minn.
107. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wis.
108. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Mich.
109. Grand Rapids, Mich.
110. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
111. New York, N.Y.
112. Buffalo, N.Y.
113. Toronto, Ontario
114. Detroit, Mich.
115. New River Gorge National Park, W. Va.
SEPTEMBER
116. Louisville, Ky.
117. Indiana Dunes National Park, Ind.
118. South Bend, Ind.
119. Isle Royale National Park, Mich.
120. Minneapolis, Minn.
121. Green Bay, Wis.
122. Milwaukee, Wis.
123. Chicago, Ill.
124. Ann Arbor, Mich.
125. Cooperstown, N.Y.
126. Adirondack Park, N.Y.
127. Boston, Mass.
OCTOBER
128. Acadia National Park, Maine
129. White Mountains, N.H.
130. Burlington, Vt.
131. Montreal, Quebec
132. Hartford, Conn.
133. New Haven, Conn.
134. Shenandoah National Park, Va.
135. Blacksburg, Va.
136. Blue Ridge Parkway, Va.
137. Knoxville, Tenn.
NOVEMBER
138. Nashville, Tenn.
139. Jackson, Miss.
140. Baton Rouge, La.
141. Austin, Texas
142. Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Okla.
143. Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
144. Albuquerque, N.M.
145. Petrified Forest National Park, Ariz.
146. Page, Ariz.
147. Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Ariz.
148. Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Ariz.