Best way to travel the Pacific Coast
Good morning everyone, The DW asked me to start planning a trip to see the Pacific Coast (CA, OR, Wash). My simple question to start is " Is it best to travel north-south or south-north to do so? My p...
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North to south as others have mentioned, chances of being able to use a turnout going north...zilch. Number of great views missed going North, almost all.
AND IMHO the most scenic and least stressful way it to NOT go in a motorhome or trailer, car and hotels. In fact ideal a convertible roadster, next up a nice sedan.....
And drive highway 1 as much as you can,
We've done the drive from oregon coast all the way down to san Diego, not all in one trip, but in several.
And as mentioned, best time is going to be from about mid may till late June. Anymore by mid July your in fire season. No fires great, but when the start they will be anywhere from high haze to immediate evacuation, or smoke so bad your eyes burn, can't see the ocean.
The last 2 years have been bad for fires, hopefully we will have a good year but who knows.
And you could easily spend a month for the trip, there is so much to see so many places to stay, so many hikes to take, so many days to just sit on the beach.
AND IMHO the most scenic and least stressful way it to NOT go in a motorhome or trailer, car and hotels. In fact ideal a convertible roadster, next up a nice sedan.....
And drive highway 1 as much as you can,
We've done the drive from oregon coast all the way down to san Diego, not all in one trip, but in several.
And as mentioned, best time is going to be from about mid may till late June. Anymore by mid July your in fire season. No fires great, but when the start they will be anywhere from high haze to immediate evacuation, or smoke so bad your eyes burn, can't see the ocean.
The last 2 years have been bad for fires, hopefully we will have a good year but who knows.
And you could easily spend a month for the trip, there is so much to see so many places to stay, so many hikes to take, so many days to just sit on the beach.
