Las Vegas to Los Angeles 14 – A short route in Utah, Nevada and California that includes Zion, Bryce and Yosemite National Parks, and the magnificent coastline of California (Route 1) as well as the cities of Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This trip includes driving the Tioga Pass road in Yosemite that is open for a relatively short period every year (see opening and closure dates here).
Day 1 – Land in Las Vegas and spend the afternoon in the city
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 2 – Drive to Zion National Park and visit the park, 2.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Springdale
Day 3 – Drive to Bryce National Park on scenic route 9 and visit the park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Bryce
Day 4 – Drive Tonopah, 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Tonopah
Day 5 – Cross north Yosemite National Park along the scenic Tioga Pass HWY (route 120) towards the Yosemite Valley and spend the second half of the day in the Valley, 5 hours drive
(the Tioga Pass HWY is usually open from the end of May/June until October. See status here)
Lodging location: near Yosemite Valley
Day 6 – Visit Glacier Point and Mariposa Grove in south Yosemite and drive to San Francisco, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 7 – Spend the day in San Francisco
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 8 – Drive to Monterey and enjoy the day in the wonderful coastal city, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Monterey
Day 9 – Travel south along the most famous portion of HWY 1, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Cambria or Morro Bay
Day 10 – Drive to Los Angeles and spend the afternoon in the city, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Hollywood or Santa Monica or Venice Beach
Day 11 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our California and Southwest USA destinations pages, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
