Can anyone suggest a good itinerary??

Hi All.

Could anyone suggest a good itinerary to include: San Francisco, Yosemite, Death Valley, Las Vegas and LA (including a drive and maybe a night’s stay somewhere along the coastal region around the Big Sur?). Ideally we would love to end the trip in Las Vegas but not sure if this is possible (we would like to spend 4 days if not more in Las Vegas). We are planning about 15+ days holiday but could maybe squeeze in a couple of extra days if people suggest it? We haven’t booked flights yet but was considering flying into SFO and back home from LAS or alternatively flying in and out of LAS??

We are thinking of going mid June next year.

I look forward to any suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

Denise

Can anyone suggest a good itinerary??

I would stay in Carmel somewhere, the Carmel Highland%26#39;s area is very nice, we like the Highland%26#39;s Inn and the Tickle Pink Inn in this area. If you want to stay in Carmel proper, there are several nice inns there. Normandy Inn, Lobos Lodge, The Pine Inn, Cypress Inn are all quaint properties walking distance to the ocean and shops. :)

Can anyone suggest a good itinerary??

Most importantly, understand the distances you%26#39;re going to cover.

SF-%26gt;Yosemite = 155 miles

SF-%26gt;Carmel = 126 miles (the fast way)

Carmel-%26gt;Big Sur = 28 miles but 46 minutes

Carmel-%26gt;LA = 328 miles (the fast way)

LA-%26gt;Death Valley = 291 miles

Death Valley -%26gt; Vegas = 132 miles (but 2.5 hours)

You have at least 4 days just of driving in that itinerary.

June will be getting pretty toasty in the desert. And more crowded throughout the state so you%26#39;ll need to pre-book hotels in cities, Carmel, Big Sur and Vegas. Also you%26#39;ll probably want reservations anywhere for Friday and Saturday nights.

I guess I%26#39;m recommending that you carefully look at the map and make up an itinerary that fits how much you want to be on the road. Don%26#39;t forget, you have a long flight and the first day you%26#39;re going to be lagging a bit.

Hello!

I did something similar this summer, driving all the way for 21 days.

This is my route and time devoted to each place:

San Francisco-4 nights (and still needed more time!)

Monterey-1 night

Cambria-1 night

Solvang-1 night (I wanted to go to Los Olivos Cafe like in the film Sideways)

Santa Monica-2 nights (LA is not worth staying longer unless you want to go to the Universal Studios and then will need 1 or 2 days longer, I didn%26#39;t)

Las Vegas-2 nights (more than enough)

Flagstaff-1 night (to go to the Grand Canyon but, if you are not afraid of flying in a helicopter or small plane, better take a tour from Las Vegas and see it from the air in one day!)

Bryce Canyon-1 night (spectacular, much better than going to Grand Canyon and with much fewer tourists!)

Las Vegas-1 night (just to sleep before going back to CA)

Lone Pine-1 night (perfect after leaving Las Vegas early in the morning and visiting the Death Valley:WOW!!)

Lee Vining-1 night(perfect as an entrance to Yosemite if the Tioga Pass is open. You can also see the Mono Lake and go to Bodie)

Sonora-1 night(Yosemite was full so I slept at each end of the park and this was a nice option, honestly!)

Sonoma-2 nights (better than Napa, fewer people and perfecte for such little time)

Mill Valley-1 night (near SF to take the plane back, near Tiburon, Sausalito and Muir Woods!!)

Enjoy yoursel there!!