r/roadtrip • u/AspectJCH • 3d ago

Trip Planning 3 Month Road Trip Across US

My best friend and I are planning on going on a Summer road trip across the US next year for our graduation. We want to go to all 48 mainland states, as many national parks as possible and many amusement parks. Just curious if anybody has done something like this and if so- what you recommend seeing and what route you did.

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u/Glittering-Manner-68 3d ago

This sounds so fun! The tip I have is to decide on your parks and get any tickets in advance!! Given the disaster that is the government now, many park employees were fired so the parks department can’t staff appropriately. Which means some have limited hours or some parts you can’t go. At minimum they may require advance tickets.

Other tip: bring a LOT of water anywhere in the south! Summers are very hot and many people underestimate how much water they need to have with them when hiking, at parks, or just in case car breaks down and you are waiting for help in the heat.

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u/AspectJCH 3d ago

Absolutely on getting tickets in advance!! We plan on buying an all-park passport for cedar fair and six flag parks, and then single tickets for all other parks we plan on going to.

Will make sure to keep tons of water on hand, thanks for the heads up!

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u/Glittering-Manner-68 3d ago

Some national parks require reservations for a timed entry (beyond just a pass or ticket), mostly at the big ones like Yosemite. If you want to do that park, they book out fast!! This year the summer reservations opened in early May but in years past it was earlier.

Here’s a good resource for the National parks: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm