Trips from LA
Each trip starts in downtown LA, with day-by-day stops, campgrounds and RV parks at each stop and the RV that fits the route.
Weekend trips 2–4 days
Joshua Tree4 days · 3 nights · 294 mi round trip · 6 h 2 min drivingEast on I-10 to Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs, then up CA-62 to the high desert towns at the edge of Joshua Tree National Park.Best nowBest season: Oct–AprPlan this route →
Santa Barbara coast4 days · 3 nights · 231 mi round trip · 4 h 57 min drivingUp the coast through Malibu on PCH, then US-101 to Carpinteria next to Santa Barbara and on to El Capitán on the Gaviota Coast.Best nowBest season: Year-roundPlan this route →
Las Vegas4 days · 3 nights · 532 mi round trip · 9 h 49 min drivingI-15 across the Mojave with a stop in Barstow, then full-hookup RV resorts in Las Vegas.Best nowBest season: Oct–AprPlan this route →
San Diego coast4 days · 3 nights · 265 mi round trip · 5 h 37 min drivingSouth on I-5 to the bluff-top state beach at Cardiff, Mission Bay in San Diego, and the Silver Strand between the ocean and the bay.Best nowBest season: Year-roundPlan this route →Week-long trips 5–8 days
Big Sur6 days · 5 nights · 592 mi round trip · 12 h 51 min drivingUS-101 up the Central Coast to Pismo Beach and Morro Bay, then Highway 1 north along the Big Sur coast.Best nowBest season: Year-roundPlan this route →
Death Valley5 days · 4 nights · 541 mi round trip · 11 h 17 min drivingAcross the Mojave via Ridgecrest into Death Valley, with nights at Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek.Best season: Nov–MarPlan this route →Photos: Wikimedia Commons (credits on each trip page). Drive times are car times from OSRM routing over OpenStreetMap, without traffic; RVs are slower.