Hey everyone,

Sorry for the lack of specificity but we did not think our road trip would be happening until very recently. We are a group of three guys and we were planning on doing a 13 day road trip from Scranton to San Francisco to LA and back. Is this viable?

We were planning on driving straight out to Chicago out first because we aren't really interested in much in the Northeast as its our home. We are planning on renting a car (if we were to go to California) and leaving this Tuesday. Also, we were planning on camping and couchsurfing and would like to see as many national parks as possible!

However, I have doubts on whether a trip out West would be as enjoyable as a roadtrip down South due to our time constraints. My friends heart is also extremely set on a trip out West as well, but I would actually prefer a 10 to 11 day road trip as I am starting class on the 22nd and would like some time to recuperate. Our budget is about $750 a person but we are willing to spend $1000 each but probably no more.. Does anyone have any idea what would be a good roadtrip for this situation or whether a California roadtrip is viable?

Thanks so much!