Road Trips Here’s Where You Should Travel Based on Your Enneagram Type (Hint: It’s Not Where You Think) This is how to plan a better trip based on your personality type. July 31, 2026 July 30, 2026
Camping Stop Playing Tetris with Your Luggage. Here’s How to Pack Smart for a Family Road Trip. Sunset staff shares their road-tested tips for packing strategies this summer. July 24, 2026 July 22, 2026
Camping These Are the Road Trips Worth Taking for America’s 250th Birthday From the Mother Road celebrating its centennial to the loneliest highway in Nevada, here’s how to celebrate America’s birthday. June 3, 2026 August 5, 2026
Road Trips These Are the Best Solo Trips You Can Take This Summer, According to a Travel Editor Here are the best spots in the West to visit for solo adventurers in 2026. June 17, 2026 June 23, 2026
Hotels These Summer-Travel Money Mistakes Are Costing You More Than You Think From booking flights at the wrong time to falling for resort fee traps, here’s what to avoid. July 21, 2026 July 20, 2026
Road Trips 72 Million Americans Are Traveling for July 4th. Here Are the Best and Worst Hours to Drive This Weekend. Here are data-driven tips for the holiday weekend ahead. June 30, 2026 July 4, 2026
Canada Here’s Where to Travel This Summer According to Your Zodiac Sign Where to visit, guided by the stars. May 22, 2026 May 27, 2026
Insider Guides These Small Towns Are Suddenly Incredibly Popular with Travelers—Here’s Why Social media fatigue and a desire to reconnect to simpler living is a driving trend in travel. May 20, 2026 June 29, 2026
Outdoor Adventure No Reservations Are Making National Parks More Chaotic Than Ever. Here’s Where to Go Instead. These adjacent wildlands deliver all the magic of nature minus the crowds. June 4, 2026 June 3, 2026
Hotels Nostalgia Travel Is Trending: These Are the Best Destinations for 2026 The best historic hotels, motor lodges, and motels in the West. June 1, 2026 August 5, 2026
Flowers & Plants This Coastal California City Is a Must-Visit for Plant Lovers Add this plant-filled itinerary to your next Central Coast adventure. May 14, 2026 May 12, 2026
Culinary Travel This Is the Ultimate Guide to Santa Barbara Here’s your roadmap for what to eat, drink, do, and see while visiting this Central Coast gem. August 19, 2025 August 27, 2025
Camping These Are the Best Places to See a UFO in the West The region’s wide open spaces and big skies make for perfect viewing. November 27, 2025 December 2, 2025
Hotels This New Book Explores the Most Iconic Vintage Hotels in the West The nostalgic, old-timey hotels featured are giving us major wanderlust. November 14, 2025 July 22, 2026
Outdoor Adventure 7 Tips for Taking Better Photos at Night, According to a Professional Photographer Sunset staff photographer Thomas J. Story on how to document dark skies. August 4, 2025 August 15, 2025
Road Trips These Are the Ultimate Budget-Friendly Travel Hacks You Need in This Economy You don’t have to skip travel all together. Here are ways to save. July 28, 2025 July 30, 2025
Camping These Are the Essential Safety Tools Every Traveler Needs in the Car for a Road Trip Don’t get caught unprepared on your next journey without these items. July 11, 2025 July 23, 2025
National Parks The Deadliest National Parks in the United States, Ranked Plus, how to stay safe while visiting. October 23, 2024 November 3, 2024
72 Million Americans Are Traveling for July 4th. Here Are the Best and Worst Hours to Drive This Weekend.