Family Road Trips
Routes built around national parks, wildlife, beaches, and accessible trails — with stops the whole family will remember. Load any trip directly in the planner and customize it for your crew.
Planning a road trip with kids
The best family road trips aren't about getting there fastest — they're about the stops along the way. Road Sorties helps you build a route around national parks, scenic overlooks, beaches, and playgrounds, then keeps everyone comfortable with rest areas, fuel, and food never far from the road. Choose a scenic route to trade the interstate for prettier, calmer roads, and add as many stops as your crew needs.
Every featured family trip below loads straight into the planner, where you can drop in your own stops, swap the start and end points, and reorder them with a drag. When the route's ready, share it with a single link so the whole family is on the same page — or navigate it turn-by-turn from the Road Sorties app on the drive itself.
Family road trip FAQ
What makes a route good for families? Frequent, easy stops. The family routes here favor roads with accessible rest areas, parks, and points of interest, so there's always somewhere to stretch, eat, or explore within reach.
Can I add stops for kids along the way? Yes. In the planner, search for playgrounds, rest areas, campgrounds, and scenic lookouts and add any of them to your route with one tap.
Do I need the app? No — you can plan entirely on the web. The iOS app adds turn-by-turn navigation for the drive, plus the ability to plan on the go.
Building your own family trip?
Use the Road Sorties route planner to add stops at parks, playgrounds, and points of interest along any route — then share the link with the family.
Open Route Planner