Best Route Salt Lake to Eureka CA

[kmaples030]

We will be traveling to Eureka for summer and wanted to go a new route. We will be coming from Illinois on Interstate 80 but do not know how to continue to our destination of Eureka, CA.

We would love to hear how others have traveled to this area. We will be towing a Jeep behind our 36 foot Adventurer.

[Guest BillAdams]

If it were me I would take I-80 to San Fran and then the 101 all the way up to Eureka.

[tjwentling@astound.net]

There are a couple of ways to do it. Direct.....or more scenic. Hwy 80 is fine but Hwy 50 has a bit more to see and do. Very long and lonely but a really nice drive if you have time. In California I would agree that going up 101 is very nice. When done go north of Eureka and visit our Redwood National Parks.....that is really worth the time and effort. Nothing else like it in the whole country.

There are many nice RV parks throughout the area.

[wolfe10]

I agree on U.S. 50-- the "Lonliest Road In America".

We take it anytime we have the time and are going east/west through that part of the country. BEAUTIFUL.

[thomasp]

I 80 west to I 5 north to highway 20 towards Clear Lake and highway 101 north. Nice easy ride.