San Francisco road trip

[Steve Benson]

I am planning a road trip starting and finishing in San Francisco for 15 nights later this year, September ish. I had a route in mind but having looked at other routes it has got me thinking which will be the best.
Ideally, we would do 3-4 nights in San Fran and then get moving. We don't want to be constantly unpacking and packing so if we could have stops of 2, 3 or 4 nights in different places that would be ideal.

We have been to LA before, loved Santa Monica but quite happy not to go to LA there again. Las Vegas has been done but we will be without kids this time so might be worth going back and having a new look with a different agenda.

Different routes outlined below.




We line pretty much anything but the odder the better. Like a beer or two but not mad about silly late nights, apart from that pretty much anything goes.

So, what do you think would be best?

Any help or advice would be great thanks.

[Steve Benson]

Thank you all for your help, it's very much appreciated.

We will be going for a modified version of the first route. The book mentioned has been ordered so hopefully that will help with the planning. Good point with the weather and road openings too, I never even thought about it.

Any San Fran hotels or other interesting places to stay on the route? Budget around £200 per night for 2 of us.