48 State Road Trip

Have you ever wanted to take a road trip in the U.S. but you weren’t sure where to go? Are you curious about the coolest places to visit in the lower 48 states?

If you answered yes to either of the questions above, this blog post is perfect for you! During quarantine, I have grown quite antsy and have been longing to travel again. As a result, I have been daydreaming about road-tripping across the United States. I have always wanted to see the major national parks and eventually visit all 50 states, I just never considered doing it all at once before.

Well, drum roll please….

I have since decided that road-tripping the lower 48 states would actually be quite an exciting adventure!

I will guiltily admit that I have probably spent too many hours this month watching Tiny House Nation on Netflix and Going RV which may have helped to convince me that I, too, can live tiny while exploring the United States. But regardless, here I am, now fully convinced that I can visit all 48 states in a single road trip.

To begin planning this trip, I have been looking into the most interesting and exciting places in each of the lower 48 states. From there, I plan to narrow down my list, since I know I can’t possibly see everything I have listed all at once. I just thought I would share my own list to give you some traveling inspiration! I want to note that I haven’t been to a lot of these places, so I am not providing any first-hand experience right now. I can only hope to one day visit them, and update the list when I do! Through extensive research, however, I believe these are all worthwhile places to visit, but please feel free to leave your own opinion in the comments and tell me otherwise!

Below I have alphabetically listed the lower 48 states and the destinations that I would ideally like to visit in each of them. The destinations are listed in no particular order. Enjoy!

48 State Road Trip:

Alabama: Cheaha State Park, Chewacla Falls, Gulf Shores, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Tuscaloosa

Arizona: Grand Canyon, Sedona, Cibecue Falls, Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon

Arkansas: Hot Springs National Park, Buffalo National River, Whitaker Point Trailhead

California: Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Sonoma County, Pacific Coast Highway, Death Valley, Lassen Volcanic National Park, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco

Colorado: Rocky Mountains, Pikes Peak, Mesa Verde National Park, Garden of the Gods

Connecticut: Kent Falls State Park, Devil’s Hopyard, East Rock Park, Mark Twain House, Yale University, Hartford

Delaware: New Castle Historic District, Lums Pond State Park, John Dickinson Plantation, Dover

Florida: Pensacola Beach, Navarre Beach, Ginnie Springs, Gilchrist Blue Springs, Devils Den, Everglades, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, The Florida Reef