Thanks for being as excited as we are about our Sprinter Van makeover! Your comments on Instagram have us even more excited to share! It has us thinking about where we want to road trip and all the places we want to see. We have a goal of hitting all four corners of the US over the next two years. Think we can do it? Here are the places on our list so far, but we want to know where YOU think we should go!

The Great American Road Trip: Where Should We Go?

Everything from secret hidden gems and random spots to major destinations, we are all ears!

Note: This post was originally written in August 2018. We have been updating this list since with the places we have visited. Hope it inspires you + helps! We’ll continue to add to it as we visit new destinations.

Here’s Our Great American Road Trip List

SOUTHWEST:

Arcosanti, AZ (July 2018, more here, here, here)
Bisbee, AZ (April 2019, more here, here)
Scottsdale, AZ* (July 2018, more here, here) (Cosanti)
Saguaro National Park, AZ (visited April 2019, more here, here, here + Dec 2019, more here)
Tucson, AZ (Jan 2015, visited May 2021, more here, here)
Holbrook, AZ (WigWam Motel)
Monument Valley, AZ (Sept 2018)
Williams, AZ (Bearizona, Flintstones Bedrock City) (visited Sept 2018, more here)
San Bernardino, CA (WigWam Motel)
Seven Magic Mountains, NV (Sept 2018, more here)
Lake Mead, NV (Jan 2015, more here, here)
White Sands, NM* (Oct 2018, more here, here, here
Gila Cliff Dwellings, NM
Marfa, TX* (Oct 2013, Feb 2015, Oct 2018, more here, here, here)
Oklahoma (hey Melissa!)
Great Sand Dunes, CO
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Zion National Park, UT
Moab, UT
Coral Pink Sand Dunes, UT (visited Sept 2019, more here)
Kanab, UT (visited Aug 2020)
Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (visited Aug 2019, June 2020)
Pink Lake, UT (visited Aug 2022, more here)
Four Corners (CO, UT, NM and AZ) — Mesa Verde, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, Lake Powell (visited Aug 2020 – more here, here, here, here, here, here, here), Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest)
Austin, TX (Jan 2020, more here, here, here, here)

WEST/CALIFORNIA:

La Quinta, CA (March 2016, more here)
Indian Wells, CA (July 2021, here)
Twentynine Palms, CA (Jan 2015, more here)
Yucca Valley, CA (June 2022)
Flamingo Heights, CA  (Jan 2016)
Salvation Mountain, CA (Dec 2020)
Monument House, Joshua Tree, CA (Oct 2019, more here, here)
Joshua Tree, CA (Jan 2015, Aug 2018)
Pioneertown, CA (Oct 2013, Jan 2016, more here, here)
Glamis Sand Dunes, CA (May 2018, more here, here, here, here)
Bombay Beach (Jan 2021, more here)
Thousand Palms, CA (Mar 2019)
Walker Canyon Poppy Fields, CA (Mar 2019)
Mammoth, CA (Nov 2014, July 2015, more here)
Mono Lake (Jan 2014, Nov 2014, more here, here, here, here)
Tomales Bay, CA (Nov 2014)
Beverly Hills Hotel, LA (March 2022, April 2022, more here, here, here)
Rodeo Drive (Oct 2016)
Beverly Wilshire Hotel (Oct 2016)
Hotel Bel-Air, LA (Mar 2022, April 2022)
Will Rogers State Beach, LA (Sept 2021)
Oak Glen, CA (Aug 2018)
Mojave National Preserve, CA (Jan 2015)
San Francisco (Dec 2018)
Gilroy Gardens, CA (July 2015)
The Parker Palm Springs (Mar 2018, more here, Apr 2022, May 2022)
Holiday House Palm Springs (Apr 2022)
Palm Desert, CA (May 2022)

NORTHWEST:

Yellowstone National Park, WY
Jackson Hole, WY
Grand Teton, WY
Lusk, WY (Aug 2019)
Big Sky, MT
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Craters of the Moon, ID
The Badlands, SD (Aug 2019, more here, here)

MIDWEST:

Northern MI*
Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI
Grand Rapids, MI (hey Sarah!)
Saugatuck, MI (Aug 2022)
Chicago, IL*

NORTHEAST:

Assateague, MD (National Seashore, wild horses)
The Hamptons, NY*
New England Trail, CT
Mendham, NJ (July 20222)
Nantucket, MA (visited July 2022, more pics here, here + Dec 2022)
Cape Cod/Provincetown, MA
Boston, MA (swan boats)*
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Newport, RI
Mohegan Island, ME

SOUTHEAST:

Florida Keys, FL*
Palm Beach, CA (Feb 2015, more here, here)
Miami, FL*
Sea Island, GA
Bald Island, NC
Charleston, SC
New Orleans, LA* (July 2022)

MEXICO:

San Miguel De Allende*

CANADA:

Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia

Let us know your recommendations in the comments + I’ll add them to our list so we can all reference it. Hopefully it will come in handy when you’re planning your next trip!

*We’ve been before but would like to go back.

PHOTOS by FRED MOSER

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