How To Find The Hidden Gems On Your Next Big Road Trip

When you’re hitting the road with the family or your friends, you want to make sure that you’re able to explore freely and enjoy the spontaneity of a road trip. However, you also want to make sure that you’re not bored by an endless road. To that end, it helps to be able to find a few hidden gems along the way. Here, we’re going to look at how you can do that.

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Don’t Just Stick To The Highways

While they might offer the best way to get from A to B as quickly as possible, highways do not typically offer the best access to the charms of the regions that you’re traveling through. As such, when you’re preparing for your road trip, make sure that you find a few backroads that you can travel along. So long as they have access to places to stop for gas, food, and the occasional rest break, they are much more likely ot take you closer ot historic towns, roadside art, and some of the more scenic byways on your journey.

Find The RV Parks In The Area

You might be surrounded by natural beauty on your way, but finding a place where you can safely stop and really enjoy it might be tougher than you think. Take the time to identify some RV parks along the way. That way, you can stop for the night and slow down enough to explore the area, enjoying the hiking trails, rivers, lakes, or whatever other natural beauty they have to offer. These parks tend to be located close to some of the natural highlights of the area, so do a little research on which ones you can access.

Check Out Some Curated Travel Resources

Finding hidden gems doesn’t mean that you have to be the one to discover them. There are plenty of great niche travel resources you can find, including entire online encyclopedias of hidden gems. If you want to see some unusual attractions, then you should look beyond the standard travel guides and look into those who have a passion for finding and sharing some of the lesser-known spots on your way.

Chat To The Locals

Don’t be surprised if there are some spots that you might not find online, just yet. Whenever you take the time to stop at a small town or a diner, don’t hesitate to ask locals about where they like to go to explore or relax. Residents often know about secret trails, lesser-known landmarks, or family-owned restaurants you won’t find in guidebooks. Locals can also share context, history, or stories that help you get a deeper appreciation for the places you do go. Just keep your wits about, and be safe, ensuring that you always know your way back to the road. 

Road trips don’t have to be completely spontaneous and unplanned. Nor do they have to follow a rigid schedule and route. The tips above can show you how to make the most of a mixed approach to find the spots and sights that you might easily miss otherwise.