*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park, OK
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:15pm-Camp - Grants/Cibola Sands KOA, New Mexico
Day 3:
9am - Leave Camp
12pm-12:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
3:45pm-Camp - Gila Bend KOA, Arizona
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - Center of the World - Felicity
1pm-Camp - Joshua Tree National Park
1-1:30 - Cottonwood VC
-Jr Program
2-2:30 - Cholla Cactus Garden 0.25m RT
3-3:30 - Oasis of Mara 0.5m RT
3:30-4 - Oasis VC
4:15-Camp - Indian Cove Campground
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-10 - Skull Rock 1.5m RT
10:15-10:45 - Cap Rock 0.4m RT
11-11:15 - Keys View 0.25m RT
12-1 - Black Rock Nature Center
1:15-1:45 - Joshua Tree VC
2-Camp - Indian Cove Campground
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
10:45am-2pm - USS Midway Museum
2:30pm-4:30pm - Cabrillo National Monument
-VC/Exhibits/Film -JR Program
-Old Point Loma Lighthouse -Kelp Forest and Whale Overlook - tidepools -trails -statue
5pm-Camp - Campland on the Bay
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9:30am - Children's Pool Beach
11:30am-12pm - The Donut Hole
12:45pm-3:30pm - Paramount Studio Tour
4:30pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-8:45am - Beach Boys Childhome Plaque
9:15am-11:30am - La Brea Tar Pits
11:45am-1pm - Sunset Strip
1:15pm-2:30pm - Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills Sign - Electric Fountain
2:30pm-4:30pm - Rodeo Drive - Two Rodeo
5pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 9:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-11:30am - Sony Pictures Studios
12:15pm-12:45pm - TCL Chinese Theatre Tour
12:45pm-2pm - Madame Tussands
2pm-2:30pm - Hollywood and Highland Center -VC
2:30pm-3:30pm - Hollywood Walk of Fame
3:45pm-4:15pm - Bronson Cave - Batman's Bat Cave
4:30pm-5:30pm - Griffith Park Observatory - Hollywood Sign
5:45pm-6pm - Hollywood Bowl Overlook -Hollywood Sign
6:45pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-6pm - Starline Tours
-Universal Studios and Movie Star Homes Tour
6:45pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 11:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:15am-12:30pm - Starline Tours - Warner Bros. Studio Tour
1pm-3pm - Will Rogers State Historic Park
3:30pm-4:30pm - Venice Canals Walkway
5pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 12:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-3:30pm - Santa Monica Beach/Pier
4pm-Camp - Dockweiler RV Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-2pm - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
9-9:30 - Anthony C Beilenson VC
-JR Program
9:30-10:30 - King Gillette Ranch
10:45-1 - Paramount Ranch Western Town
1:15-2 - Cheeseboro/Palo Cornado Canyons
-Canyon View Trail
2:30pm-3:30pm - Grandma Prisbeys Bottle Village
4:30pm-Camp - Point Mugu State Park
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-Done - Channel Islands National Park
-VC -JR Program
-Canoe into sea caves
-Anacapa Island
-Inspiration Point 1.5m RT -Light Station -Arch Rock -Lighthouse
-Santa Cruz Island
-Historic Ranch 0.5m RT -Prisoners Harbor 0.5m RT
-Santa Rosa Island
-Water Canyon Beach 2m RT
-San Miguel Island
-Lester Ranch Site 2m RT
Done-Camp - Emma Wood State Beach
Day 15:
8am - Leave Camp
9:45am-10am - Musical Road - Lancaster (Ave G between 30th and 40th)
11:30am-12pm - Desert Memorial Park
-Frank Sinatra Grave
12:45pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park
-VC/Exhibits -historical site
Day 16:
8am - Leave Camp
10:45am-11am - James Dean Memorial Junction and Crash Site
12pm-2pm - Hearst Castle
3:30pm-Camp - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
-trails -exhibits -McWay Cove -McWay Falls
Day 17:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Seacliff State Beach
-shipwreck -vc/exhibits
12pm-1:30pm - Mystery Spot
2pm-4pm - Natural Bridges State Beach
-historical site -beach
4:30pm-Camp - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Day 18:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - Ano Nuevo State Park
-seals -vc/exhibits -historical site
11:30am-1pm - Winchester Mystery House
-11:40 Tour (1.05minutes)
2pm-4pm - Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
-VC -JR Program
-Tao House -historic walking path
4:30pm-Camp - Mount Diablo State Park
-Live Oak Campground
Day 19:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-11am - Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
-JR Program
-Guided Tour (shuttle at John Muir NHS)
11:30am-1:30pm - John Muir National Historical Site
-VC/Film -JR Program
-House -Grounds (cell tour)
2pm-4pm - Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
-VC/Exhibits/Film
-Rosie Memorial
4:30pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 20:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Alcatraz Island - Pier 33
930am-Departure - Alcatraz Cruises
1:15pm-4pm - San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
-VC/Exhibits/Film -JR Program
-Maritime Museum -Balclutha Ship Tour -Hyde Street Pier Ships
4pm-11pm - Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39
Hard Rock Café - Concourse 256
California Welcome Center - BBL2
Under the Golden Gate Gifts - BBL1
San Francisco USA - BFL1
SF Sock Market - BGL1
Lefty's San Francisco - BHL1
Del Sol - BJL1
Charms By the Bay - BOL1
Magowans Infinite Mirror Maze - BOL2
Alcatraz Gift Shop - BPL2
Shell Cellar - BPL1
Hard Rock Café Gift Shop - BQL1
Only in San Francisco - BAL1
Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 21:
10am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12:15pm - USS Potomac
12:45pm-3pm - Exploratorium
3pm-5pm - Aquarium on the Bay
5:15pm-7pm - Madame Tussands
8pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 22:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory
10:15am-10:45am - Lombard Street
11:15am-11:45am - Mosaic Stairs
12pm-7pm - Golden Gate Park
12-12:30 - McLaren Lodge VC
1-2 - San Francisco Botanical Garden
2-3 - Japanese Tea Garden
3-4 - de Young Museum
-9th Floor Observatory
4:15-4:45 - Pioneer Log Cabin
5-5:15 - Stow Lake Bridge
5:30-5:45 - Rainbow Falls
6:15-6:30 - Bison Paddock
6:45-7 - Dutch Windmill
8pm-Camp - Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Day 23:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-4:30pm - Golden Gate National Recreation Area
South to North POI's
-JR Program
9:30-11 - Cliff House
-Camera Obscura - Sutro Bath Ruins -Land End Lookout and Visitor Center
11:15-12 - Baker Beach (Bridgeview)
12:15-1 - Fort Point
1:30-2 - Point Bonita Lighthouse
2-2:30 - Marin Headlands Visitor Center
2:30-3 - Nike Missle Site
3:30-4:30 - Muir Beach Overlook (whales)
4:45pm-Camp - Mount Tamalpais State Park
Day 24:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-10am - Muir Woods National Monument
-Muir Woods VC -Jr Program
-trails
11:15pm-2:45pm - Point Reyes National Seashore
11:15-11:45 - Kenneth C Patrick VC
-JR Program
11:45-12:15 - Drakes Beach
12:30-1 - Sea Lion Overlook
1-1:30 - Point Reyes Lighthouse
2:15-2:45 - Bear Valley VC/Film
3:45pm-Camp - Doran/Westside Regional Park
Day 25:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Jack London State Historic Park
12:45pm-3pm - Castello di Amorasa (winery)
5pm-Camp - Salt Point State Park
Day 26:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:15am-11am - Bowling Ball Beach
12:15pm-2pm - Glass Beach
3:15pm-4pm - Drive Thru Tree Park
4:30pm-5pm - One Log House
5:15pm - Ave of Giants South Entrance
5:30pm-5:45pm - Shrine Drive Thru Tree
6pm-Camp - Burlington Campground - Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Day 27:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15am-8:30am - Immortal Tree
8:45am-9am - Avenue of the Giants -North Entrance
10:30am-Camp - Redwood National and State Park
10:30-11 - Prairie Creek VC
-JR Program
11-12 - Cathedral Trees Trail 1.4m
12-12:30 - Circle Trail 0.2m
1-1:30 - Klamath Overlook (whales)
1:30-2:30 - Yurok Loop Trail 1m
2:45-Camp - Mill Creek Campground
Day 28:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-9 - Stout Memorial Grove 0.5m RT
9:15-9:45 - Hiouchi Info Center
1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm-5pm - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
-Camden Water Ditch Trail 1.1m RT
-Tower Gravesite
-Camden House
5pm-Camp - Oak Bottom Campground
Day 29:
10am - Leave Camp
10:15-10:45 - Whiskeytown VC
11:45am-12:30pm - Lassen Volcanic National Park
-JR Program
-Loomis Museum -Lily Pond Trail 0.75m RT
12:15-12:30 - Hot Rock
12:30-1 - Devastated Area 0.5m RT
1:15-2:15 - Cold Boiling Lake 1.4m RT
Roads Highest Point
2:30-4:30 - Bumpass Hell 3m RT
5-Camp - Summit Lake South Campground
Day 30:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45-9:30 - Kohm Yah-Mah-Nee VC
11-12:30 - Boiling Springs Lake 1.8m RT
2-3 - Inspiration Point 0.8m OW
-mud pots -Big Boiler - Sulphur Springs
4:15-Camp - North Shore Campground
Day 31:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-2pm - Old Sacramento State Historic Park
2:15pm-4pm - Fairyland Town
4:30pm-Camp - Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Day 32:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Folsom Prison Museum
11:30am-1:30pm - Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
3:30pm-5pm - Columbia State Historic Park
5:30pm-Camp - Glory Hole Recreation Area
Day 33:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12:30pm - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
2:15pm-Camp - Yosemite National Park
2:15-2:30 - Arch Rock Entrance
2:45-3:15 - Bridalviel Falls 0.5m RT
3:30-4 - Yosemite Valley VC
4:15-Camp - Lower Pines Campground
Day 34:
8am - Leave Camp
8:15-9:15 - Cooks Meadow Logs 1m RT
9:15-10:15 - Lower Yosemite Falls 1m RT
10:15-11 - Yosemite Museum
11:15-11:45 - Sentinel/Swinging Bridge
12-12:30 - Horsetail Falls
12:45-1 - El Capitan
1:15-1:30 - Tunnel View
2:15-2:45 - Glacier Point
3:45-Camp - Wawona Campground
Day 35:
9am - Leave Camp
9-9:30 - Wawona VC
10-11 - Mariposa Grove
-Grizzley Grant 1.6m RT
2pm-Camp - Trumball Lake Campground
Day 36:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-11:30am - Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Recreation
-VC -Exhibits -swimming
12:30pm-3:30pm - Devils Postpile National Monument
-shuttle bus -vc -Jr Program -Rainbow Falls - Devils Postpile
4pm-Camp - Sherwin Creek Campground
Day 37:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
-vc -Discovery Trail 1m loop
12:45pm-2pm - Manzanar National Historic Site
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-3.2 auto tour
2:30pm-Camp - Lone Pine Campground
Day 38:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Fossil Falls Scenic Area
-obsidian glass
11:30am-1pm - Cesar E Chavez National Memorial
-jr program -memorial garden
4pm-Camp - Kings Canyon National Park -Sunset Campground
Day 39:
8am - Leave Camp
8-8:30 - Kings Canyon VC
8:30-9:15 - General Grant 0.7m RT
10:15-10:30 - Canyon Viewpoint
10:30-11 - Cedar Grove VC
12:30pm-Camp - Sequoia National Park
12:30-1 - Lodgepole VC
-JR Program
1:15-2 - General Sherman 1m RT
2:15-4:30 - Giant Forest Museum
-Big Trees 1.3m RT
-Moro Rock 0.5m RT
4:45-Camp - Lodgepole Campground
Day 40:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30-9 - Tunnel Log
9:30-11 - Crystal Cave Tour 10am
12-12:30 - Foothills VC
3:30pm-4pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
5:45pm-Camp - Panamint Springs Resort
Day 41:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-Camp - Death Valley National Park
9-9:30 - Salt Creek 0.5m RT
10:30-11:30 - Scotty's Castle VC and Museum
12-12:30 - Ubehebe Crater
1:45-3 - Rhyolite Ghost Town
-wagon train
3:30-5 - Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes 2m RT
5:30-Camp - Panamint Spring Resort
Day 42:
8am - Leave Camp
9-10 - Harmony Borax Works
10-10:30 - Furnace Creek VC
11-11:30 - Devils Golf Course
11:45-12:15 - Badwater Basin
1:15-1:45 - Dante's View
5pm-Camp - Mid Hills Campground
Day 43:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - Mojave National Preserve
-Hole in the Wall Info Center
11:30am-12:30pm - Cinder Cones National Natural Landmark
1:45pm-3pm - Zzyzx/Soda Springs Road - Mojave National Preserve
4pm-4:30pm - Kelso Depot VC - Mojave National Preserve
6:30pm-Camp - Mid Hills Campground
Day 44:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Nipton Trading Post - Mojave National Preserve
30 Minute Pit Stops: 1-1:30, 4:30-5
6pm-Camp - Grants/Cibola Sands KOA, New Mexico
Day 45:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5pm-Camp - Red Rock Canyon State Park, OK
Day 46:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
6:15pm - Milan, TN
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Tennessee to California (and back) - 14 Day Trip
This trip is planned from Jackson, TN. It can be revised to fit your location.
Day 1:
7:00AM - Leave Milan, TN
11AM to 1130AM - Toad Suck, Arkansas-Toad Suck One Stop (Shell) - 4462 Hwy 60 E, Bigelow, AR
*next to Toad Suck Park
**Eat Packed Lunch
230PM to 3PM - Gas/Rest Stop
5:30PM to 6PM - Wind Turbine Blade @ Heritage Park - 522 W Rainey Ave, Weatherford, OK
845PM - Hotel in Amarillo, TX
Travelodge Amarillo West - 2035 Paramount Blvd ($46 as of 8/23/15)
Super 8 Amarillo East - 8701 I-40 East, Amarillo
Super 8 Central - 2909 I-40 East, Amarillo
Comfort Inn and Suites - 2300 Soncy Rd, Amarillo
(832miles)($100gas)($50hotel)
Day 2:
8AM - Leave Hotel
810AM to 820AM - Cadillac Ranch - I-40, Amarillo, TX
*on frontage road after Hope Road and before Dowell Road
9AM to 910AM - Route 66 Midpoint Cafe - 305 Route 66(I-40 Business West & CoRd 22), Adrian, TX
*photo not eating
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
12:40PM to 110PM - Petroglyph Nat'l Monument Visitor Center - Western Trl NW, Albuquerque, NM
Hours: 8am to 5pm MST
Parking: $1 weekdays, $2 weekends
*Junior Ranger Program
1:15PM to 215PM - Boca Negra Canyon - Atrisco Dr. NW, Albuquerque, NM
Hours: 8am to 5pm MST
Parking $1 weekdays, $2 weekends
*allow 1 hour
2:30PM to 3:30PM - Volcanoes Day Use Area - Atrisco Vista Blvd, Albuquerque, NM
Trail Hours: 9am to 5pm MST
8:00pm - Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
Quality Inn Flagstaff - 2500 E Lucky Lane ($31 as of 8/23/15)
Travelodge - 1560 E Route 66, Flagstaff
America's Best Value Inn - 910 South Milton Road, Flagstaff
Days Inn - 1000 West Highway 66, Flagstaff
Snow Peak Inn - 822 West Highway 66, Flagstaff
(619miles)($75gas)($40hotel)
Day 3:
7:30AM - Leave Hotel
8:00AM to 9:00AM - Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Fire Road 545, Flagstaff, AZ
VC Hours: 8am to 5pm MST
Free
Lava Flow Trail - 1 mile/30 minutes
*Junior Ranger Program
9:30AM to 10:30AM - Wupatki National Monument - Loop Road, Cameron, AZ
*follow loop road north for 18 miles out of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
VC Hours: 9am to 5pm MST
Wupatki Pueblo Trail - 1/2 mile RT/45 minutes
*Junior Ranger Program
12:15PM - 7:00PM? - Grand Canyon National Park - AZ 64 & S Entrance Road, Grand Canyon, AZ
Grand Canyon Village
$30 Car
VC Hours: 9am to 5pm MST
*Junior Ranger Program
South Rim Points of Interest: map
-Mather Point(walk 0.7m to...)
-Yavapai Point and Geology Museum(8am to 8pm)
-Lookout Studio(Blue Shuttle)
-Hermit Road(Red Shuttle)
-Desert View Watch Tower(8am to 30m before sunset)
830PM - Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
(213miles)($26gas)($40hotel)
Day 4:
7AM - Leave Hotel
10AM to 1030AM - 30 minute Pit Stop
130PM to 2PM - Gas/Rest Stop
3PM to 4PM - Check-In to Hotel in Los Angeles, CA
Howard Johnson Inn & Suites - 7432 Reseda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA ($84 as of 8/23/15)
Hawthorne Plaza Inn - 12043 Hawthorne Blvd, Hawthorne
LAX Suites - 11838 Aviation Blvd, Inglewood
440PM to 8PM - Griffith Park Observatory - 2840 E Observatory Ave, Hollywood, CA
*to view the Hollywood sign
Tues-Fri 12pm to 10pm, Sat&Sun 10am to 10pm
Free
840PM - Hotel
(525miles)($63gas)($100hotel)
Day 5:
9AM - Leave Hotel
930AM to 130PM - Hollywood & Highland Center (Visitor Center) - 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
VC 10am to 10pm
$2 Parking
*Hollywood Walk of Fame
Elvis Presley - 6777 Hollywood Blvd
Mary Tyler Moore - 7021 Hollywood Blvd
Robin Williams - 6925 Hollywood Blvd
430PM to 5PM - Gas/Rest Stop
730PM - Hotel in San Francisco, CA
Super 8 San Francisco/Union Square Area - 415 Ofarrell St, San Francisco
Union Square Plaza Hotel - 432 Geary Street, San Francisco
Herbert Hotel - 161 Powell Street, San Francisco
Pacifica Motor Inn - 200 Rockaway Beach Ave, Pacifica
Days Inn San Francisco South/Oyster Point Airport - 1113 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco
America's Best Value Inn - 701 Airport Blvd, South San Francisco
(392miles)($47gas)($100hotel)
Day 6, 7 & 8:
San Francisco Day 1:
San Francisco Transit
9:00am to 12:00pm - Alcatraz Island - Alcatraz Island Cruises, Pier 33, Hornblower Landing
Early Bird Tour: 9:10am
Admission: 12+ $28, Under 12 $17
Allow 2.5 hours
*Junior Ranger Program
12:00pm to 1:00pm - Hard Rock Cafe - Pier 39, Concourse #256
Hours: 11am to 10pm
2:00pm to 3:30pm - Ride the Ducks - 2766 Taylor Street
90 Minute Ride Hourly
Admission: Adults $29-34, Kids $22-25
3:30pm to 5pm - San Francisco Maritime Nat'l Historic Park - Aquatic Park Cove, 499 Jefferson St
Hours: 9:30pm to 5pm
Admission: $5 person
Balclutha Ship Tour
*Junior Ranger Program
5:00pm to 8:00pm - Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39
Shopping - Gift Shops
Magowan's Infinate Mirror Maze - Building O, Level 2
Hours: 10am to 8pm
Admission: $5 person
Lombard Street
San Francisco Day 2:
9:00am - 9:30am - Golden Gate Park - McLaren Lodge Visitor Center - 501 Stanyan Street
Start here and get a map...
10:05am - 12:00pm - San Francisco Botanic Garden - Golden Gate Park
Hours: 9am to 5pm
Admission: Adults $7, Kids $5, Family $15
Lunch
12:06pm - 1:00pm - Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
Hours: 9am to 6pm
Admission: Adults $7, Kids $5
1:05pm - 1:30pm - de Young Museum - Golden Gate Park
9th Floor Observatory is free and has a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge
1:40pm to 2:00pm - Pioneer Log Cabin - Golden Gate Park
2:20pm to 2:30pm - Stow Lake Bridge - Golden Gate Park
2:50pm to 3:00pm - Rainbow Falls - Golden Gate Park
3:25p to 3:30pm - Bison Paddock - Golden Gate Park
3:45pm to 4:00pm - Dutch Windmill - Golden Gate Park
4:15pm to 5:00pm - Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Lands End Lookout Visitor Center - 680 Point Lobos Avenue
Hours: 9am to 5pm
cafe and gift shop
5:00pm to 5:30pm - Sutro Baths Ruins - Lands End Lookout
5:45pm 6:30pm - Ocean Beach - Across Highway from Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Day 3:
8:00am - Leave Hotel
8:45am - 11:00am - Muir Woods National Monument - Muir Woods Road, Mill Valley, CA
Hours: Visitor Center 9am to 7:30pm, Park 8am to 8pm
Admission: Adults $7, Kids Free
Red Trail - 1 mile/1 hour
*Junior Ranger Program
11:10am to 12:30pm - Muir Beach Overlook - Seascape Drive, Muir Beach, CA
Overlook and Picnic Lunch
1:00pm to 1:30pm - Marin Headlands Visitor Center - 948 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA
Hours: 9:30am to 4:30pm
*Junior Ranger Program
1:30pm to 3:00pm - Point Bonita Lighthouse - 948 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA
Hours: Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays 12:30pm to 3:30pm
3:00pm to 3:30pm - Nike Missle Site - 948 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA
Hours: Wednesday thru Friday and First Saturday of the month, 12:30pm to 3:30pm
3:45pm to 5:00pm - Fort Point National Historic Site - end of Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA
Hours: Friday thru Sunday, 10am to 5pm
5:15pm - Let's Be Frank Hot Dog Cart - Crissy Field, San Francisco, CA
Day 9:
7AM - Leave Hotel
11AM to 2PM - Yosemite National Park - Yosemite Valley - El Portal Rd, Yosemite Valley, CA
Valley Visitor Center
Yosemite Museum
Museum Hours: 10am to 4pm
*Junior Ranger Program
Things to See:
Waterfalls
Horsetail Fall - El Capitan Picnic Area
Bridalveil Fall - 1/2 mile round trip trail - Tunnel View Area
Yosemite Falls - 1 mile loop trail - Yosemite Chapel Area
Rock Formations
Sentinel Rock - Lower Yosemite Fall Area
El Capitan - El Capitan Meadow
Cathedral Rocks - El Capitan Meadow
Three Brothers - Cathedral Beach Picnic Area
Viewpoints
Sentinel Bridge
Tunnel View
3PM to 6PM - Yosemite Nat'l Park - Mariposa Grove - Mariposa Grove Road, Fish Camp, CA
0.8 mile trail to Grizzly Giant and California Tunnel Tree
630PM - Hotel
America's Best Value Inn
Day 10:
7AM - Leave Hotel
9AM to 10:30AM - King's Canyon Nat'l Park - Hwy 180, Grants Grove Village
Visitor Center: Open daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through May 23, 2013, then 8 a.m.-5 p.m
-General Giant Tree Trail - 1/3 mile
11:30AM to 1:30PM - Sequoia National Park - Hwy 198(Generals Hwy), Giant Forest
Giant Forest Museum: Opens May 11-24, 2013, 9 a.m..-5 p.m, Starting May 25, 9 a.m.-6 p.m and Closes October 15, 2013.
-General Sherman Tree Trail - 1/2 mile
8:30PM - Hotel
Travelodge Yucca Valley Inn and Suites
7500 Camino Del Cielo Trail
Day 11:
8:00AM - Leave Hotel
8:30AM to 9:00AM - Joshua Tree National Park - 6554 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree, CA
Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Day 11:
8:00AM - Leave Hotel
8:30AM to 9:00AM - Joshua Tree National Park - 6554 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree, CA
Visitor Center: 8am to 5pm
Admission: $15 car
*Junior Ranger Program
9:15AM to 10:00AM - Black Rock Nature Center - 9800 Black Rock Canyon Road, Yucca Valley, CA
Hours: 8am to 4pm
10:30AM to 11:30AM - Hidden Valley Picnic Area - see Joshua Tree National Park map
12:00PM to 12:30PM - Cholla Cactus Garden - see Joshua Tree National Park map
1:00PM to 1:30PM - Cottonwood Visitor Center - see Joshua Tree National Park map
Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 4 pm
7:30PM - Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
Day 12:
7:00AM - Leave Hotel
9:00AM to 10:00AM - Petrified Forest National Park - 6492 Petrified Forest Road, Holbrook, AZ
Road Hours: 7am to 7pm
Admission: $10 car
*Junior Ranger Program
Rainbow Forest Museum - 6618 Petrified Forest Road, Holbrook, AZ 86025
Hours: Through Sept 7, 2013: 8am-6pm, After Sept 7, 2013: 8am-5pm
* Giant Logs Trail - 0.4 mile loop
10:30AM - 11:30AM - Blue Mesa Trail - see Petrified Forest National Park map
*1 mile loop
12:00PM to 1:00PM - Painted Desert Rim Trail - see Petrified Forest National Park map
*1 mile round trip
*Kachina Point
*Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark
1:15PM to 1:45PM - Painted Desert Visitor Center - 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest, AZ
Hours: Through Sept 7, 2013: 8am-6pm, After Sept 7, 2013: 8am-5pm
4:00PM - 5:00PM - El Morro National Monument - off Hwy 53, Ramah, NM
Visitor Center Hours: Vary per season
Admission: Free
*Inscription Rock Trail - 0.5 mile loop
*Junior Ranger Program
7:00PM - Hotel in Albuquerque, NM
Day 13:
7:00AM - Leave Hotel
8:15AM to 10:30AM - Pecos National Historic Park - off New Mexico Hwy 63, Glorieta, NM
Visitor Center Hours: Summer 8am to 6pm, Winter 8am to 4:30pm
Admission: Ages 16 and older $3, Free under 16
*Pueblo and Mission Ruins Trail - 1.25 mile
*Junior Ranger Program
7:30PM - Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK
Travel time includes 1.5 hours of pit stops
Day 14:
9:00AM - Leave Hotel
9:00AM to 11AM - Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum - 620 N. Harvey, Oklahoma City, OK
Hours: 9am to 5:30pm - hours vary per season
Admission: Free
*Junior Ranger Program
2PM to 5:00PM - Fort Smith National Historic Site - 301 Parker Ave Fort Smith, AR
Visitor Center Hours: 9am to 5pm
Admission: 16 and over $4, Free under 16
*Tour the building, which includes:Two Jails, Judge Parker's Court Room, Exhibits on the U.S. Deputy Marshals, the Military, Outlaws, and Trail of Tears.
*Visit the Gallows.
*Junior Ranger Program
8PM to 830PM - Gas/ Rest Stop
1115PM - Home
9:15AM to 10:00AM - Black Rock Nature Center - 9800 Black Rock Canyon Road, Yucca Valley, CA
Hours: 8am to 4pm
10:30AM to 11:30AM - Hidden Valley Picnic Area - see Joshua Tree National Park map
12:00PM to 12:30PM - Cholla Cactus Garden - see Joshua Tree National Park map
1:00PM to 1:30PM - Cottonwood Visitor Center - see Joshua Tree National Park map
Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 4 pm
7:30PM - Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ
Day 12:
7:00AM - Leave Hotel
9:00AM to 10:00AM - Petrified Forest National Park - 6492 Petrified Forest Road, Holbrook, AZ
Road Hours: 7am to 7pm
Admission: $10 car
*Junior Ranger Program
Rainbow Forest Museum - 6618 Petrified Forest Road, Holbrook, AZ 86025
Hours: Through Sept 7, 2013: 8am-6pm, After Sept 7, 2013: 8am-5pm
* Giant Logs Trail - 0.4 mile loop
10:30AM - 11:30AM - Blue Mesa Trail - see Petrified Forest National Park map
*1 mile loop
12:00PM to 1:00PM - Painted Desert Rim Trail - see Petrified Forest National Park map
*1 mile round trip
*Kachina Point
*Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark
1:15PM to 1:45PM - Painted Desert Visitor Center - 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest, AZ
Hours: Through Sept 7, 2013: 8am-6pm, After Sept 7, 2013: 8am-5pm
4:00PM - 5:00PM - El Morro National Monument - off Hwy 53, Ramah, NM
Visitor Center Hours: Vary per season
Admission: Free
*Inscription Rock Trail - 0.5 mile loop
*Junior Ranger Program
7:00PM - Hotel in Albuquerque, NM
Day 13:
7:00AM - Leave Hotel
8:15AM to 10:30AM - Pecos National Historic Park - off New Mexico Hwy 63, Glorieta, NM
Visitor Center Hours: Summer 8am to 6pm, Winter 8am to 4:30pm
Admission: Ages 16 and older $3, Free under 16
*Pueblo and Mission Ruins Trail - 1.25 mile
*Junior Ranger Program
7:30PM - Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK
Travel time includes 1.5 hours of pit stops
Day 14:
9:00AM - Leave Hotel
9:00AM to 11AM - Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum - 620 N. Harvey, Oklahoma City, OK
Hours: 9am to 5:30pm - hours vary per season
Admission: Free
*Junior Ranger Program
2PM to 5:00PM - Fort Smith National Historic Site - 301 Parker Ave Fort Smith, AR
Visitor Center Hours: 9am to 5pm
Admission: 16 and over $4, Free under 16
*Tour the building, which includes:Two Jails, Judge Parker's Court Room, Exhibits on the U.S. Deputy Marshals, the Military, Outlaws, and Trail of Tears.
*Visit the Gallows.
*Junior Ranger Program
8PM to 830PM - Gas/ Rest Stop
1115PM - Home
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