Comments on: Road Trip Planner Highway 101 Washington to Oregon to California

By: alan jenkins

alan jenkins — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:01:59 +0000

Hi Kenin,

Thank you for your help, I’m going to opt for to cut across to Crescent city and follow the coast from there.
I realise I’m biting off a lot here but as I don’t know when I’ll be back in this part of the world it’ll totally be worth it.

Thanks again!

By: Kenin Bassart

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:46:13 +0000

In reply to alan jenkins.

Hey Alan,

I’m afraid if you’re trying to make it to SF by nightfall, it’s going to be very difficult to see the coast on this trip. I was initially thinking you could stay on 101 from Astoria down to Newport and then cut over onto I-5 but if you leave at 3 – 4 in the morning, you’ll be in Newport by 6AM and then need to cut in to the 5 so you wouldn’t get to see much either way.

The only other option I can think of would be to take the 5 South through OR until you hit Grants Pass, then cut over to Crescent City, CA and take 101 South from there. That’ll take you through some lovely coastline as well through some redwood forests. If you do that, the drive should take about 14 hours before you factor in time for stops and such. Not sure how that fits with your timeline, but it seems like you’d be cutting it VERY close.

By: alan jenkins

alan jenkins — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 03:54:07 +0000

Hello, we are driving from Astoria to San Francisco in just over a week’s time and when we originally looked at timings we didn’t realise it was the I-5. Really we’d like to hug the coast as much as possible but we need to arrive in San Francisco by nightfall.
We planned to leave at 3-4AM and eat up the miles while there isn’t much on the road and there’s less visibility for the first part of the journey so less ooooo ahhhh moments.

Now the question is do you think this is feasible with a couple of stops or are we going to have to bite the bullet and stay on the I-5?
Any advice you could give me or on a possible mix of routes so we could at least see some of the coast would be very much appreciated!

By: Kenin Bassart

Kenin Bassart — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 13:46:02 +0000

In reply to Margaret.

Hi Margaret,

We personally didn’t do any camping on this trip, so I’m not aware of any sites along the route. There are several state and other parks though, so I’m sure that should be an option for you.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:06:58 +0000

In reply to Jack Mann. That sounds fabulous.... seeing the coast from both land and sea! You won't regret it!

By: Dianne

Dianne — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 22:05:17 +0000

We did this route in 2010 in a 30′ RV in the month of October, coming from Canada It was Fabulous! Our dog loved romping on the beaches, and the rugged coast was breath taking. We stayed at some awesome RV parks along the way, one with Elk roaming around, and no reservations needed at this time of year. So much to see and do. We are thinking of doing it again this year, beginning of November, and hope the weather holds like it did last time.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:46:08 +0000

Hi my husband and I are planning on doing this trip the end of the year.We know it is winter but want to camp and take in the scenery.Are there any state camp sites along the way?Any suggestions?We will have good camping gear.We are both 60 and have talked about doing this for years.We are going over to Texas to visit family.Thanks any feed back would be great.

By: Marta Camero

Marta Camero — Mon, 16 May 2016 13:41:52 +0000

HI There,
I will be in Seattle with my husband and another couple. We will be renting a motorcycles for 3 days.we would like to do the most scenic drive in WA.would you recommend the North Casade Loupe or a coast drive drive from Tacoma to Oregon.we all like wine and for what I understand there’s wineries on both rides….which would you recommend best?

By: Jack Mann

Jack Mann — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:08:09 +0000

My wife and I are planning on doing this trip next year at the end of May going into June. We will most likely take two weeks to travel from Vancouver to Los Angeles. After reading your story we are even mpre determined to do it.
We will be coming from Australia and taking a cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver and then doing the road trip. Should be fun.

By: Kenin Bassart

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:51:39 +0000

In reply to Erika.

Hey Erika,

Thanks for the comment and the question. To be honest I don’t recall but I did a little digging and found this resource: http://www.delsjourney.com/close-ups/us/travels_nw/101_camping_tips.htm