Fourth of July road trip

Seattle to San Francisco for Fourth of July

Distance

808 mi

Driving

13 hrs + traffic

Halfway

Grants Pass

The next Fourth of July lands on Sunday, July 4, 2027. On I-5, the heaviest traffic usually hits the two days before the Fourth and the day after. Fireworks nights fill small-town rooms first, so lock your overnight early.

Book the halfway night early

Grants Pass sits about 424 miles from Seattle and 384 miles from San Francisco. Holiday weekends sell out the rooms near the highway first.

• Stays in Grants Pass
• Stays in San Francisco

Along the way

• Willamette Valley wine country
• Mount Shasta
• Sacramento's Old Town

Full drive guide for this route