Best route from Wichita Ks, to San Diego Ca
We will be traveling in June and will be towing a fifth wheel. My husband wants to avoid mountains as much as possible. We Have decided that we would like to see the Grand Canyon briefly on the way ou...
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Desert Captain wrote:
"we are thinking of taking this route? 8 to 78 to 10 to 40, OR 15 to 10 to 95 to 40.....whats your opinion? Leaving San Diego to The Grand Canyon"
Sorry for my confusion but 8 does not connect with 78 {which runs from Ramona east through Julian and down to Ocotillo Wells which is a great motorcycle road but not so much for anyone pulling a large RV - extremely twisty and steep} nor does 10 connect with 40. :h
You can easily take 15 north to 10, pick up 95 to 40 which is all pretty good road. Eastbound 40 gets you to Williams where you can access the Grand Canyon just a short ride to the north. I-40 from Williams, as I noted, is poor road until you get well east of Flagstaff but dodging the potholes is doable, just not much fun.
Skipping Zion, which is my favorite place on the planet, in June is probably a good call. It will be hot and very crowded. Zion in late April through early May or mid-September through October is about as good as it gets. Thanksgiving week we had highs in the mid-thirties and much colder at night, June got us 100+ all day every day. You can beat the summer heat somewhat by moving up to Bryce where the higher elevation will bring cooler temps.
Fortunately, you have lots of options and most of them are great. Good luck.
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Skipping Zion, which is my favorite place on the planet, in June is probably a good call. It will be hot and very crowded. Zion in late April through early May or mid-September through October is about as good as it gets. Thanksgiving week we had highs in the mid-thirties and much colder at night, June got us 100+ all day every day. You can beat the summer heat somewhat by moving up to Bryce where the higher elevation will bring cooler temps
So I am having trouble with finding sites available, at the Grand Canyon end of June. In this statement you said Zion is your favorite place on the planet! Although you also say it will be very crowded, where would you suggest we stay, Electric a must if its going to be hot. We are getting frustrated, because we hate to just drive by, and I thought 6 months in advance or close to it I would find something. Lesson learned for next time. But any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
