Coastal road trips
Drives along the sea: cliffs, beaches, lighthouses and harbour towns.
USA · 74 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
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Oregon Coast on US-101
Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Texas Gulf Coast
© bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Lowcountry: Charleston to Savannah
Photo by History in HD on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Outer Banks
© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades
© Dariusz Jemielniak ("Pundit") · CC BY-SA 4.0Classic American drives
Highway 1: San Francisco to Santa Monica
Photo by Mason @ TRI on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Florida’s Forgotten Coast
© Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Pacific Coast Highway south: Malibu to San Diego
© Jeedew · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Highway 1 south: San Francisco to Santa Cruz and Monterey
© FrankBrueck · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Sonoma and Mendocino coast on Highway 1
© Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Oregon’s capes: Three Capes Route to Cape Perpetua
© Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Southern Oregon coast: Cape Arago to the Boardman corridor
Photo by Mercedes Mehling on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Maine’s Route 1
© Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA · Public domainScenic byways
Kenai Peninsula to Homer on the Sterling Highway
© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Coast & island drives
Oʻahu circle: Diamond Head to the North Shore
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Kohala and the Hāmākua Coast: Kona to Hilo the northern way
© This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire portfolio, click here. @thatmattwade This i… · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Cape Cod
© Anthony Montemurro · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Montauk
© Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
The Rio Grande Valley: South Padre Island and subtropical refuges
© Tony Webster from San Francisco, California · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Minnesota’s North Shore: waterfalls and cliffs to Grand Portage
© WMrapids · CC0Coast & island drives
Lake Michigan’s sunset coast: Saugatuck to Ludington
© TracieMichelle · CC BY-SA 4.0Scenic byways
Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula’s Lake Michigan shore
© Jstuby · CC0Coast & island drives
Lake Erie’s islands and lighthouses
© Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Florida’s Space Coast: Kennedy Space Center to Daytona
© Kalisa66 · CC0Coast & island drives
A1A from Jacksonville to Daytona: forts, lighthouses and coquina
© User:Genoist · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Central Florida springs: Wekiwa to the Ichetucknee
© Perry Quan from Oakville, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
The Grand Strand and Georgetown to Charleston
© Elizabeth B. Thomsen · CC BY-SA 4.0Themed road trips
East Coast curiosities
© David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Cape Fear coast: Wilmington, Fort Fisher and Southport
© Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Themed road trips
Virginia’s Historic Triangle: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown
© Peterwchen · CC BY-SA 4.0Coast & island drives
Delaware: Bombay Hook, Dover and the Cape Henlopen beaches
© NPS Photo · Public domainThemed road trips
Lexington and Concord to Cape Ann and Newburyport
© Jacklee · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Maine’s Midcoast peninsulas: Bath to Pemaquid and Owls Head
© giggel · CC BY 3.0Coast & island drives
Acadia and Downeast Maine to West Quoddy Head
© Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0In-depth road trip guides
Fog, cliffs and elephant seals – the Pacific Coast Highway by camper
© David Broad · CC BY 3.0In-depth road trip guides
Turquoise to the Horizon – Along the Overseas Highway to Key West
Europe · 179 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
© BenAveling · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Sicily loop: temples, Etna and Baroque towns
© Davide Papalini · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Riviera di Ponente: Genoa to the French border
Photo by Jordi Vich Navarro on UnsplashCoasts & islands
Sardinia’s Orientale Sarda
Photo by Vincenzo De Simone on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Puglia: trulli, white towns and the heel of Italy
© Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara
© Antonio Castagna from Teramo, Italy · CC BY 2.0Coasts & islands
Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves
© Mentnafunangann · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Cilento and Maratea: the quiet side of Campania
© maury3001 · CC BY 3.0Classic European drives
Trabocchi Coast to the Molise and Abruzzo mountains
© Bernard Gagnon · CC0Coasts & islands
Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks
© Giuseppe Guida · CC BY-SA 2.0Coasts & islands
Calabria’s Coast of the Gods
© Derbrauni · CC BY 4.0Classic European drives
Western Sicily: Segesta, Erice and the salt pans
Photo by Krzysztof on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
Sardinia’s west coast: Alghero to Barumini
© Discanto · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Gallura: granite coast of northern Sardinia
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Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici
Photo by Markus Kammermann on UnsplashThemed road trips
Normandy’s D-Day beaches
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Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany
Photo by Pascal Bernardon on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan
Photo by Jose Manuel Esp on UnsplashClassic European drives
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples
© dynamosquito from France · CC BY-SA 2.0Classic European drives
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages
© Reustli · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Corsica’s wild west coast
© dronepicr · CC BY 2.0Coasts & islands
Southern Corsica: Bavella and the Alta Rocca
© Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa
© 80kmh · CC BY 4.0Coasts & islands
Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach
© Marcela Escandell · CC BY-SA 3.0 esCoasts & islands
Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia
Photo by Yana Vandeborne on UnsplashCoasts & islands
Opal Coast: Calais to the Bay of Somme
© Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Riviera d’Ulisse: Rome to Gaeta
Photo by Daniel de Paola on UnsplashCoasts & islands
Serra da Arrábida and the Setúbal peninsula
© Kommentator1989 · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
North Frisia: dikes, lighthouses and mudflats
© andresumida · CC BY 2.0Coasts & islands
Salento: sea pools and cliffs between two seas
© Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Villages, wine & culture
Val di Noto: Syracuse to Scicli
© Norbert Nagel · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
South-west Sardinia: Costa del Sud, mines and the Piscinas dunes
© Benoît Prieur · CC0Coasts & islands
Provence coast: Cassis cliffs to the red Esterel
© Unukorno · CC BY 4.0Coasts & islands
East Frisia’s Wadden coast: harbours and lighthouses
© Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0Coasts & islands
Alabaster Coast: Dieppe to Le Havre
© Isiwal · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Cap Corse and the Balagne
© Cbyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Coasts & islands
Guérande salt marshes to the Passage du Gois
Oceania · 45 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Classic American drives
From the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga and back
Things to do in…
Three days in the Bay of Islands: Waitangi to Kerikeri
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Auckland and the wild Waitākere west coast beaches
Photo by RE Walsh on UnsplashRV & family trips
Auckland to Whangārei by the north-east coast
Classic American drives
The Coromandel Peninsula loop from Thames to Waihī
Things to do in…
Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha
Classic American drives
The East Cape road from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne
Things to do in…
Waitomo caves and the SH3 coast road to New Plymouth
Photo by Charlie Charoenwattana on UnsplashThemed road trips
Hawke's Bay: Napier, Hastings, wine and Cape Kidnappers
© Karora · Public domainThemed road trips
Wellington to Wairarapa wine country and Cape Palliser
Classic American drives
From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson
Photo by Carson Vara on UnsplashClassic American drives
Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura
National park loops
From Nelson to Abel Tasman, Takaka and the Top of the South
Photo by Maximilian Brand on UnsplashThings to do in…
Punakaiki to Hokitika: Pancake Rocks, Lake Brunner and Gorge
© Jens Hilligsøe · CC BY 2.0Themed road trips
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula to Akaroa
Things to do in…
Oamaru to Dunedin along the North Otago coast
Photo by Sulthan Auliya on UnsplashThings to do in…
Dunedin city and the wildlife of Otago Peninsula
Themed road trips
Bluff to Stewart Island / Rakiura and Ulva Island
Photo by Paddy Pohlod on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama
Things to do in…
Hunter Valley to Port Macquarie
© Graeme Bartlett · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
South Coast: Kiama to Narooma
Photo by Jamie Davies on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Great Ocean Road: Torquay to Warrnambool
Photo by Mike Newbry on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island
© Shinzztv · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Wilsons Promontory and Gippsland
© Andrew Mercer (www.baldwhiteguy.co.nz) · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Sunshine Coast, Hinterland and Noosa
National park loops
K’gari and the Fraser Coast
Photo by Erin Simmons on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Bundaberg to Mackay: Southern Reef and Capricorn Coast
© Michal Hope · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Whitsunday Coast to Townsville
© Mondberg · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Cassowary Coast: Cairns to Townsville
Photo by Andrew Tom on UnsplashScenic byways
Cairns to Cooktown via the Daintree
© Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0Coast & island drives
McLaren Vale, Victor Harbor and Kangaroo Island
Photo by Michael SKOPAL on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Limestone Coast: Coorong to Mount Gambier
Photo by Jalen Hueser on UnsplashClassic American drives
Eyre Peninsula to the Nullarbor and Head of Bight
Photo by Mihaela Zaharia on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Indian Ocean Drive: Perth to Kalbarri
© Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 3.0Scenic byways
Margaret River and the Capes
Photo by Alessandra Verre on UnsplashClassic American drives
Kalbarri to Ningaloo: Shark Bay and the Coral Coast
FAQs
How many routes are in this list?
298 routes: USA 74, Europe 179, Oceania 45.
How is this list chosen?
This list is put together automatically from our route data (season estimate, trip length, terrain, passes and size limits), currently 298 trip guides.