Seattle to Hermon Maine in June 2017

US 2 through upper Michigan. Outstanding road, much more scenic than interstate and 4 lanes most of the way. 2 lanes through UP in MI. Your on your own east of MI.

Happy trails,

Roadpilot wrote:
We've done I-90 quite a few times and it's always been fine - even around Chicago. We usually stay in either rest areas or Walmarts so we can get an arly start in the morning. I've never done 94, but looking at the map, I may do that next summer when we head back out west. We have done rt 2, but if time is of the essence, I'd stick with 90.

There's a great rest area in Danbury, CT as you cross the border from HY.

You're probably thinking of the rest area on I84. I90 runs from upstate NY into Mass, not CT.

To the OP, if you go across I90 in NY and MA, be sure to visit NYS Thruway Toll Calculator and MassPike Toll Calculator and note that the NY Thruway tolls are cash or EZ-Pass, only, no credit cards. MassPike is all electronic now, so EZ-Pass only or you will be billed based on your license plate.

Michelle

This should save some time and tolls and the "fun" of driving around e.g. Chicago.

Just don't forget to factor in the extra cost of fuel as Canadian gas prices are more expensive than in the US. The time saved and tolls may offset this however.

We've done I-90 quite a few times and it's always been fine - even around Chicago. We usually stay in either rest areas or Walmarts so we can get an arly start in the morning. I've never done 94, but looking at the map, I may do that next summer when we head back out west. We have done rt 2, but if time is of the essence, I'd stick with 90.

There's a great rest area in Danbury, CT as you cross the border from HY. They have a dump station. NY rest areas are good, but there's a nice campground midway through NY at the Turning Stone Casino.

We use RVParky and RVParkReviews to find places to stop.

Will you be staying at the Pumpkin Patch in Hermon? Our grandkids love it there.

Have a tour to take about three weeks from departure so headed pret ty directly to the far NE. Great input so far.

Well sounds like your in a hurry, We took I 90 and then in Montana went up to Hwy 2 and took it across to Minnesota, where we zigged and zagged across the state until we hit Michigan. The we went south and bypassed Chicago but eventually picked up 90 again. It was a lovely trip and I'd do it again.

Sounds like you have driven I90 before, or at least major portions, right?

I94 is separate from Billings to Madison (more or less). Not a big difference. 90 passes by the Black Hills and some tourist traps in South Dakota. 94 pass through Teddy Roosevelt NP (briefly). The rest of ND is like SD, but maybe a bit more open. The last time, coming from the east, it felt like the 'west' started at the NP.

In Minnesota, 94 is busier, especially in the St Cloud to Twin Cities to Wisc. stretch. 90 across southern Minnesota is straighter and flatter. It used to be rougher, but that may have changed.

I39 and I80 is the best way past Chicago (or go around the north side of Lake Michigan).

Beyond Chicago, 90/80 is tollway past all the big eastern cities; 94 is free, but heads north to Detroit and on to Toronto.

US2 is a viable alternative, especially in eastern Montana and beyond. They used to warn about heavy traffic and campground use in the Western ND oil patch, but that may have died back a bit with lower oil prices. Lots of 2 is divided, though not freeway. 2 east of Duluth is more interesting, with possible side trips to the lake shores - a Washington resident will feel more at home here.

When living in Chicago, 90/94 is what we took to visit relatives in Indiana and Ohio. We drove north along the Great Lakes for vacation and camping.

Yes, US 2 theoretically goes through Canada.

I would strongly consider going through Canada, probably from Salut Ste. Marie to e.g. Montreal or Quebec city, depending exactly where in Maine and how you wish to get there. This should save some time and tolls and the "fun" of driving around e.g. Chicago.

If you follow US2, this is more or less the route you end up with; between Michigan northern New York it "disappears" with the intent that it logically continues through Canada.

We went from Washington to Maine on US 2 to Upper peninsula of Michigan, then dropped down and followed Great Lakes around to NH and Vermont. Many good places to stay along this route.