Hi,

Myself and a group of friends will be embarking on a 15 day road trip along the west coast of America in June. The itinerary is currently:

Day 1
Seattle

Day 2
Seattle

Day 3
Drive to Portland

Day 4
Drive to Medford via Crater Lake

Day 5
Drive to Eureka via Crescent City/Redwood NP

Day 6
Drive to San Fran

Day 7
San Fran

Day 8
Drive to Yosemite

Day 9
Drive to LA

Day 10
LA

Day 11
Drive to Vegas

Day 12
Vegas

Day 13
Drive to Grand Canyon

Day 14
Drive to Vegas

Day 15
Vegas

I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice on the following:

  • Day 4 will be quite long. We need to get from Portland to Medford, but we'd love to see Crater Lake on the way. Can anyone recommend a Crater Lake itinerary if time is limited?
  • Day 5 will see us heading along the 199 from Medford to Crescent City, then down the 101 to Eureka. Does anyone have any suggestions on an itinerary for this day? Is the Tall Trees Trail worth doing?
  • Day 11 is the drive from LA to Vegas. Is a de-tour via Death Valley worth the extra drive time?


Any other comments/suggestions on the overall itinerary is most welcome!

Cheers.