Pacific Coast Paradise Route Named No. 1 Road Trip in the U.S. West Coast

Whether or not you are touring solo or with a household, road trips are top-of-the-line methods to see the USA. And whilst you can take one of many extra well-known thoroughfares—pondering of you, Route 66—why not take a street much less traveled the following time you place your pedal to the metallic?

In November 2024, journey curation firm Journeyscape launched its checklist of the very best “hidden gem” street journey routes in the USA. For its evaluation, the corporate sourced information from rental automotive firm Hertz to find out the variety of stops, days, and distance it takes to finish every journey. It then referred to Tripadvisor information to seek out out further issues like what number of eating places, landmarks, and accommodations can be found close by. Then, it gave every street journey route a rating out of 10.

After crunching the numbers, it named the Pacific Coast Paradise route—a 1,428-mile stretch from Seattle to Santa Barbara, California—the very best street journey to tackle the West Coast. It got here within the second-best within the nation, total.

“… The Pacific Coast Paradise route is just below 1,500 miles from Seattle to Santa Barbara. Alongside the best way, you will note unbelievable surroundings, from excessive mountains to beautiful seashores and the whole lot in between,” Journeyscape mentioned in a press launch obtained by Journey + Leisure. “As well as, there are various vibrant cities, cities, neighborhoods, and out of doors areas alongside the route, together with the beautiful Waterfront Park in Portland and Cascade-Siskiyou Nationwide Monument in Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California.”

Among the finest issues about driving alongside Pacific Coast Paradise is that greater than half of the accommodations alongside the best way are rated as four-star institutions or above, as are 55 % of the eating places—so, it is totally potential to have a five-star street journey.

As for the No. 1 hidden gem street journey within the U.S., the Roller Coaster Tour, a 3,000-mile route involving stops at 13 completely different theme parks throughout the Midwest and Southeast, topped Journeyscape’s checklist. However when you’d choose a extra soulful, sonic journey, contemplate embarking on the third finest street journey route on the checklist, Sounds of the South, which explores the blues, nation, and rock and roll roots of the American South.