West Coast USA Road Trip - Recommendations?

Hi all,

I am planning a road trip down the west coast of the US, starting in Vancouver BC and ending in Las Vegas for a wedding at the end of May.

In the process of planning, I thought of my awesome community and how you guys might be local, you could suggest the must-see/ must-visit places along the way.

So, what are your recommendations? Just consider, taking my wife and baby, so has to be family friendly!

Thanks,

Mav

Yosemite for sure.

Redwood Forest, Yosemite, Sequoia National Park. or just driving down the Pacific Coast Highway in general.

Thanks guys, any must-misses as well. People tell me to avoid LA... can I even avoid LA?

You can avoid LA, it's overrated and just traffic all the time.

San Francisco

Big Sur

Highway One South (along the Pacific Coast)

Hearst Castle - San Simeon

Santa Barbara

Malibu Beach

Santa Monica Pier

Disneyland

Mission, San Juan Capistrano

Mission Bay, San Diego

San Diego Zoo

Just to name a few.

If you wish to concentrate on an area, just email me. I am a California native and lived here for over 60 years.

Hwy 1 down the coast and stop in at my home town of Ft.Bragg CA and check out the history of how the Northern coast rebuilt San Fransisco after the fires.

I myself have moved on to Montana.

Do you Ski? Go to Mt Baker in Washington. 

I wouldn't bother with LA proper but Hollywood is cool if that's your sort of thing and Santa Monica or Huntington Beach are beautiful beachfront towns.

The La Brea tar pits are worth seeing too if you're in the area.