Quote Originally Posted by Craig Antill View Post
Regarding the Saturday 16th - Monday 18th segment, that is pretty much what was spat out by Streets and Trips when I entered Death Valley NP, Hoover Dam, Vegas and Zion NP and hit 'Optimize Stops'.
I would eliminate the camping night at Lake Mead (or at least delay it until you see what the lake is like...) I would drive from Death Valley to Las Vegas and spend your two nights. There are lots of posts on this Forum about this route. Here is a good one -- (read the entire thread as the advice changed over the course of the thread....) For one of the day-trip excursions -- run out to the Dam -- take the tour and go look at the campground and decide if this is what you want to do. Then do the LV to Zion route as planned.
But I hope you're not on commission as there's certainly no guarantees!!!
On commission? What? There is no revenue stream here?
As you spotted from my rough itinerary, it is exactly that, rough! There are certain things that I guessed at, such as the time of the baseball game. I presumed it'd be something like 7 or 8 (I have only been to two games in my life and they both started around that time) so that's a bit of a downer. I'd been looking forward to that! But it's not the end of the world, I guess.
You do need to look at the club site as some professional games start in the afternoon. You can still do this attraction, but you can't drive the Big Sur... Average speed is about 35 mph with traffic and topography up the coast.
Regarding accomodation, I think I'll probably play safe then, and book before we go. I may even have a look at what is available for our stay in San Fran.
Holiday Inn -- Golden Gate is probably the best "deal" in town, nice views, adequate rooms -- reasonable rates -- it is where we stay when we are in town.
Another question that comes to mind. With the high levels of security will I need an address for the visa waiver form? Last time I filled out the address of the campground and was asked to produce paperwork confirming my reservation. Do I absolutely need to have an address?
Not our area of expertise -- sorry!

Mark