There are some vacations you can’t really get wrong, like camping in Zion National Park or eating your way through New Orleans. But adding a motorcycle to these trips is like entering the big leagues—escaping the tourists to bomb down the wide-open road away from it all. To live out your own Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, we’re rounding up 25 perfect motorcycle trips, purpose-built for the two-wheeled enthusiast. We’ve covered the gamut in terms of location, so you can book motorcycle trips all across the calendar year—not just the warm months.
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From traversing epic roads, like the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, to touring national parks and metropolitan areas, these are the motorcycle trips you’ll remember for a lifetime.
The Best Motorcycle Trips to Tour America’s Wide-Open Spaces
1. Big Sur (CA)
The Roads:Â 90 miles of California Highway 1, stretching from Monterey County to San Luis Obispo.
Stay:Â Tonier accommodations (like the Post Ranch Inn and Ventana Inn & Spa) can be found closer to Carmel. Travel southbound, and the options become more reasonable.
Inside Tip: Take a break from the drudgery of slow-moving rental cars along the coast and plan a diversion through Nacimiento-Fergusson road, which climbs the Santa Lucia Range mountainside and offers breathtaking views of the Pacific. The road is maintained and well-paved, so you won’t be jostled over its length, and there are plenty of thrilling, winding turns and precipitous drops.
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