‘Are we there yet?’

Not…even…close. When it’s all said and done, the UGA IFP will take you over 12,000 miles across 21 states. Traveling coast-to-coast, crossing the 100th meridian and multiple continental divides, you will traverse unique, iconic terrain turn after turn.

See the Painted Desert of Arizona, the slot canyons of southern Utah, the redwood forests of California, the snow-capped volcanoes of Oregon, and the rugged Rocky Mountains of Colorado. See the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, the vast expanse of the Grand Canyon, the granite walls and waterfalls of Yosemite, the sweeping valleys of Glacier, and the geysers of Yellowstone.

People come from all over the world to experience the wondrous landscapes and unique cultures of the western United States.  The IFP offers you the opportunity to explore America in all its natural glory with your own personal, knowledgeable, and experienced guides.

See our list below of many of the parks, monuments, and museums we visit each summer (more or less in chronological order). No two years of IFP are exactly the same, so your experience may be slightly different. These places should be on your must-see list. Will you get to them on your own?

Georgia
Ocmulgee National Monument
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
Kolomoki Mounds State Park
Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area
Louisiana
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Bandelier National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center
Mesa Verde National Park (ok, this one’s actually in Colorado)
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park
Meteor Crater
Grand Canyon National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area/Lake Powell
Utah
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
California
Death Valley National Park
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Mono Lake
Yosemite National Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area/Marin Headlands
Muir Woods National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore
Lava Beds National Monument
Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
The Museum at Warm Springs
Wildwood Recreation Site
Washington
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Dry Falls State Park
Montana
Glacier National Park
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Colorado
Dinosaur National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park
Denver Museum of Nature and Science