Here are the overall stats for the places we’ve been, miles we’ve driven, and things we’ve seen so far on vanlife. We’ll keep this updated as we visit new places and see new things (even before we’ve posted about them!). If you have a suggestion for other stats we should track, please let us know!
States Visited/Passed through:
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Arizona
- Nevada
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- North Dakota
- Minnesota
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Nebraska
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
National <place>s Visited/Passed Through: 89
- National Parks:
- Yellowstone
- Grand Teton
- Grand Canyon
- Bryce Canyon
- Mesa Verde
- Great Basin
- Lassen Volcanic
- Crater Lake
- Redwood
- Yosemite
- Sequoia
- Kings Canyon
- Pinnacles
- Olympic
- Glacier
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Badlands
- Indiana Dunes
- Cuyahoga Valley
- Mammoth Cave
- Shenandoah
- New River Gorge
- Hot Springs
- Gateway Arch
- National Monuments:
- Cedar Breaks
- Craters of the Moon
- Jewel Cave
- Aztec Ruins
- Navajo
- Hovenweep
- Canyon of the Ancients
- Bears Ears
- Vermillion Cliffs
- Pipe Spring
- Lava Beds
- Newberry Volcanic
- California Coast
- Giant Sequoia
- Upper Missouri River Breaks
- Russell Cave
- George Washington Carver
- Poverty Point
- National Forests:
- Custer-Gallatin
- Beaverhead-Deerlodge
- Boise
- Caribou-Targhee
- Bridger-Teton
- Bighorn
- San Juan
- Kaibab
- Dixie
- Toiyabe
- Tahoe
- Plumas
- Lassen
- Deschutes
- Umpqua
- Fremont-Winema
- Mount Hood
- Siuslaw
- Stanislaw
- Sierra
- Sequoia
- Los Padres
- Shasta-Trinity
- Olympic
- Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie
- Okanogan – Wenatchee
- Idaho Panhandle
- Lolo
- Flathead
- Chippewa
- Francis Marion
- George Washington
- Wayne
- Ozark – St. Francis
- Ouachita
- National Grasslands:
- Little Missouri
- Grand River
- Buffalo Gap
- National Other:
- National Elk Refuge
- National Museum of the Air Force
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Catoctin Mountain Park
Other Notable Places:
- Monument Valley, AZ/UT
- Page, AZ
- Brian Head Peak, UT
- Mexican Hat, UT
- Lake Tahoe, CA/NV
- Glen Canyon, AZ
- Kanab, UT
- Panguitch Lake, UT
- Wheeler Peak, NV
- Lehman Caves, NV
- Reno, NV
- Lake Almanor, CA
- Bend, OR
- Columbia Gorge
- Astoria, OR
- Cannon Beach, OR
- Tillamook, OR
- Santa Rosa, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Monterey, CA
- Pismo Beach, CA
- Solvang, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Monica, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Lynden, WA
- Redmond, WA
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Spokane, WA
- Couer d’Alene, ID
- Kalispell, MT
- Fort Benton, MT
- Bismarck, ND
- Fargo, ND
- Sturgis, SD
- Wall, SD
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Dubuque, IA
- South Bend, IN
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Dayton, OH
- Lexington, KY
- Nashville, TN
- Greenville, SC
- Charleston, SC
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Ocracoke Island, NC
- Outer Banks, NC
- Dover, DE
- Philadelphia, PA
- Gettysburg, PA
- Indianapolis, IN
- Kansas City, KS
- Hot Springs, AR
- St. Louis, MO
Miles Driven:
- 1,300 pre-van
- 22,500 in the van
Nights in the van: I lost track
Cheapest Gas: $2.34/gal., Louisiana somewhere
Most Expensive Gas: $5.29/gal., Yosemite National Park, CA