Your Scenic San Francisco to Death Valley Road Trip Itinerary
Make the most of your San Francisco to Death Valley drive. This detailed itinerary has a routing loop with scenic stops and super useful trip planning tips.
California has more more national parks than any other state or territory. We have 33 national parks, historic sites and monuments that range from redwood forest, volcanic hotspots, coastal islands, deep canyons, sand dunes and desert landscapes. Here are our guides for seeing it all.
Start with our article which outlies ALL 33 California national parks. It gives a brief description for each and includes a map. We’ve also got a guide for all of California’s redwood parks (which is a mix of state, national and regional parks.)
Then use our visitor guides for Joshua Tree national park and Death Valley national park to plan a desert trip. We’ve got advice for how to visit Yosemite in the winter. And SF has quite a few national park sites right in the city, including The Presidio and the Golden Gate Bridge area.
If you’re up for a road trip we have a variety of itineraries:
Make the most of your San Francisco to Death Valley drive. This detailed itinerary has a routing loop with scenic stops and super useful trip planning tips.
Figure out the best and closest airport to Death Valley National Park to serve your upcoming trip. This thorough guide also offers rental car and trip planning suggestions.
Figure out the best and closest airport to Joshua Tree to serve your upcoming trip. This thorough guide also offers rental car and trip planning suggestions.
Get the most out of spending one day in Joshua Tree National Park. This guide suggests things to do for a Joshua Tree day trip with practical planning tips.
Make the most of your San Francisco to Las Vegas drive. Get 4 different scenic road trip routes with tips for key stops along the way.
Use this guide to find the right California State Parks pass for your needs. Learn which passes are the most useful and how to score discounted California state park passes.
This guide for Sidewinder Canyon in Death Valley trail will give you inspiration to do it and practical advice on how to find and hike the slot canyons.
This is the only guide you’ll need to plan your Death Valley visit. This insanely thorough travel guide has planning tips, top things to do, lodging and packing ideas.
This guide for the Death Valley Golden Canyon trail and the Gower Gulch loop will give you practical advice on how to find and do the hike with side trails & overlooks.
This guide covers all of the best Death Valley campgrounds. Get costs, amenities, things to do nearby and the best time to camp in the park.
This Highway 395 road trip itinerary will give you everything you need see the best of the Eastern Sierras. Get your complete guide with planning tips and a map.
This guide for how to visit the Golden Gate Bridge has everything that you need to know to see the bridge. Get FAQs and walking, parking and things to do nearby.