OR/CA Coast Roadtrip Itinerary Help

I have two questions about traveling to the OR/CA Coast during July. 1.) Is it feasible to do a somewhat leisurely road trip from San Francisco to Portland, driving the majority of the trip along the coast, in about a 9-day time frame? 2.) Also, I have heard that July may not be the best time of year to do a trip like this, with much foggy and damp weather. Any thoughts and advice about either of these topics would be greatly appreciated!

OR/CA Coast Roadtrip Itinerary Help

1) Yes

2) Not damp in July

How%26#39;s that? ;-)

Nine days will give you a nice amount of time. However, do some of those days include time in SF and Portland? In other words, how many nights do you have to travel the coast itself?

July weather. The southern coast does get some fog in the summer. The rest of the coast will get it *if* it is very hot in the ';valley';, as the heat pulls in the fog/damp from the ocean. Most of the time there is very little fog from around June through October.

It can rain at any time, but there is not much from July 5th through to mid October, usually.

It is breezy at the coast in the summer. For the most reliable ';ideal'; weather, September to early October is usually best.

OR/CA Coast Roadtrip Itinerary Help

Thank you for your response and helpful information! One concern I do have is that part of the nine days would also be reserved for exploring San Francisco and Portland (probably about 1.5 - 2 days in each city), which would cut into our coastal time. Would approximately five days be enough to do any justice to the coast between San Francisco and Portland?

Much as I love my hometown of Portland - one day would be OK to give you a sense. But SFO deserves at least 2.

That gives you 6 days - it would be a lot of driving, but it would be a beautiful trip.

As they said on the other post - North to South has much better views and is safer because you are on the ocean side of the road. Any chance you can do it the other direction?