Trip ideas · USA
Drives, sails and fly-outs across the US, picked for groups.
Red Lodge, MT → Cooke City, MT (via Wyoming) · West
US-212 climbs switchback after switchback to nearly 11,000 ft across the Beartooth Plateau. Open roughly late May to mid-October.
Why your group will love it: A once-a-season convoy everyone talks about all winter, with an overnight in Red Lodge.
US-129 at Deals Gap, NC/TN · Southeast
Eleven miles packed with hundreds of curves along the edge of the Smokies, with the Cherohala Skyway nearby.
Why your group will love it: A classic weekend for a driving club: run it early, have breakfast, then take the Skyway home.
Ranch Roads 335/336/337, Texas Hill Country · Southwest
About 100 miles of canyon roads, river crossings and open range west of Kerrville.
Why your group will love it: Ideal for a dawn run plus barbecue, with plenty of photo stops for the logbook.
Anacortes, WA → Friday Harbor & Roche Harbor · Pacific NW
Protected waters, whales, and a different island harbor every night.
Why your group will love it: A charter-a-few-boats flotilla that turns a racing crew into a cruising crew for a week.
Chicago, IL or Port Huron, MI → Mackinac Island · Midwest / Great Lakes
The long-distance freshwater races up Lake Michigan or Lake Huron each July.
Why your group will love it: A bucket-list race to build a season around. The crew logbook writes itself.
Camden & Rockland, ME · Northeast
Granite islands, lighthouses and lobster-shack dinghy landings along the Maine coast.
Why your group will love it: A summer cruise with easy hops, so newer sailors can come along too.
Catalina Island, CA (KAVX) · West
A ridge-top strip 1,600 ft above the Pacific, with a café famous for its buffalo burgers.
Why your group will love it: A classic $100-hamburger fly-out. Pair new pilots with experienced ones.
Oshkosh, WI (KOSH) · Midwest
The giant late-July aviation gathering: fly in on the published arrival procedure, or drive in and camp.
Why your group will love it: Rent a block of campsites, and the club gets a week that's half airshow, half reunion.
Valdez, AK (PAVD) · Alaska
Each spring, bush planes compete in short takeoff-and-landing contests under the Chugach mountains.
Why your group will love it: A once-in-a-lifetime trip for a flying club. Fly commercial, then rent or tag along.