The best road trips in the US

Celebrating this beautiful country on its July 4 weekend [View this email in your browser]( [The best road trips in the US]( Celebrating this beautiful country on its July 4 weekend Hey all, Happy Independence Day weekend. We mark the occasion with a look at some of the most amazing road trips you can take to explore this beautiful country. Everyone loves driving up the California shoreline. It’s certainly worth doing, stopping in Big Sur to hike an epic trail that just [reopened after 13 years](. But for a really rugged coastal road trip, head farther north to Oregon and Washington for an epic [Pacific Northwest road trip](. In Hawaii, the Road to Hana is deservedly famous – but the best way to explore it is by taking your time. Here is how to [travel to Hana right](. In Colorado, our favorite road trip takes you off the busy I-70 and to the less traveled [Spanish Peaks country](. Some other ways to travel aren’t on roads at all. Well north, you can get on a kayak and explore [Alaska’s stunning answer]( to Norway’s fjords. Or take to land by rail on the [most scenic train rides]( to US national parks. Enjoy the outdoors. Noelle Alejandra Salmi, outdoor editor ROAD TRIPS [For the ultimate Pacific Coast road trip, go north to Oregon and Washington]( The attention lavished on the Pacific Coast Highway tends to focus on its route through California. While the allure is justified, the ultimate road trip is actually due north — along the coastal highways of Oregon and Washington. As you cruise northward, you’ll see towering rock formations protruding from the Pacific Ocean, mountains covered in evergreen forests, and moody beach coves graced by the sound of waves crashing or, in calmer seasons, the laughter of children playing on sand. [ROAD TRIP THE NORTHWEST]( NEWS [This epic hiking trail in California’s Big Sur is now open after a 13-year-closure]( The trail was destroyed after a fire in 2008. [READ MORE]( ROAD TRIPS [The ultimate guide to the Road to Hana, Maui]( Scary hairpin turns and awesome ocean views. [READ MORE]( PARKS + WILDERNESS [Take a Colorado road trip to the Rockies’ most overlooked recreation destination]( Drive the Scenic Highway of Legends to Spanish Peaks Country for an epic Colorado road trip. [READ MORE]( PARKS + WILDERNESS [Alaska’s Kenai Fjords are America’s answer to Norway]( Fjords and glaciers aren’t just for Nordic Europe. [READ MORE]( PARKS + WILDERNESS [The most scenic Amtrak train rides through America’s national parks]( Sit back, relax, and enjoy America’s natural treasures from a window seat. [READ MORE]( TRAIN TRAVEL [The best US train routes for bucket-list destinations]( From the Colorado Rocky Mountains to the Kenai Fjords in Alaska. [READ MORE]( MATADOR GUIDES [Matador Guide to Acadia National Park]( Stretching almost 3,500 miles from New Hampshire to Canada, Maine's dramatic shoreline is at its wildest in Acadia National Park, a rocky and mountainous coastal landscape more reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest than the Eastern Seaboard. Within the park's nearly 50,000 acres are 120 miles of hiking trails, 30 lakes, three expansive campgrounds, and myriad options to hike, fish, bike, and boat. [DISCOVER ACADIA]( Follow us and find your next #travelstoke [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( [TikTok]( Copyright © 2021 Matador Network, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Matador Network PO Box 7775 #40021San Francisco, CA 94120 [Add us to your address book]( Need to change something? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from our newsletter](. We'll be here when you need us! [Mailchimp Email Marketing](