A complete day-by-day itinerary for a 14–21 day west coast USA road trip from LA to San Francisco — with specific stops, restaurants, accommodation tips and prices. Whether you have two weeks or three, you can tailor the route to suit you.

Pinnacles National Park California is the kind of park that completely floors you because you had zero expectations. Sitting less than two hours south of San Francisco, most visitors blow right past it — their loss, your gain.

I first visited Joshua Tree National Park over 15 years ago with my dad, and I've been itching to return ever since. In photos it looks like a desert full of rocks. In reality, it's one of the most magical places we've visited in the USA — and we've been to quite a few. 😅

Redwood National Park in northern California is home to the world's tallest trees. Discover our 15 best tips on what to see and do, from Fern Canyon to Avenue of the Giants, plus practical advice on when to visit, where to stay, and how much it all costs.

You stand at the base of a tree, craning your neck so far back it hurts — and you still can't see the top. General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree on the planet, soars 84 metres high with a trunk circumference of an incredible 31 metres. Welcome to Sequoia National Park.

Yosemite National Park is one of those places that permanently recalibrates your sense of beauty. Granite monoliths towering over a kilometre high, waterfalls plunging hundreds of metres into a glacier-carved valley, ancient sequoias that make you feel like an ant — all in one park in the heart of California's Sierra Nevada.