I am doing a trip from CT to Las Vegas area after Christmas of this year. My route now will be 95 South then to 40 down in the Southern states. Basically I want to avoid any snow. I understand this is sometimes called the Southern route, and am looking for ideas , advice, stops, hints. We will be driving every day probably starting at 9AM till 5-6PM and have no time schedule to keep. If anyone has any suggestions, would like to hear them. Thanks.

Just wanted to mention you may hit snow and/or ice along this route - not as much as farther north, but on I-40 east of Albuquerque and around Flagstaff there will probably be snow.

Lee Ann

I drove from Louisiana to California one winter. We went through Dallas, San Antonio, Carlsbad Caverns, El Paso, Tucson, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, and then San Francisco. It was a great trip. Mostly sunny and fairly warm except at the Grand Canyon where we froze our tails off.

Have a great trip!

I like that you have no time schedule. This will be an amazing trip! Take your time and enjoy America. Stop at diners, meet the people. Be spontaneous. I'm jealous.

Hi, My husband and I did a similar trip, you might want to do an internet search for: cross-country adventures on america's two lane highway's. That is if your interested in getting off the interstate at all. US 40 follows a lot of Old Route 66, and it can be a much more interesting drive.
Take your time take some old spray paint with you abd leave your mark at cadillac ranch if your into americanna, Memphis is worth checking out, as the person above mentioned San Antonio & the River walk are a pleasant detour, also as mentioned you may hit snow around Albuquerque, Santa Fe isn't much of a detour off your course but if you like art at all Canyon Drive will be worth the detour. Old Route 66 follows 40 West pretty much starting in St. Louis and you can follow it all the way through AZ. You have an amazing opportunity in front of you. Take your time, talk with the older folks; their knowledge can really help you find out what is going on locally and where to eat, plus just meeting them can really enrich your trip. Oh and you might want go out of your way to experience a little of the mining life in Oatman, AZ. It is also just a little off your path. Southern Utah is simply awesome, Zion NP and Bryce Canyon National Parks are just north of Vegas by a few hours and Oh are they worth the Detour! I've done over 40,000 Miles in road trips, no matter where your interest lays it think you will find that you have the most fun when you make it about enjoying the the drive, not just getting to the destination.

If you want to avoid snow then I-40 is not the route for you. Drove from LA to Albuquerque this past Christmas season and there was snow much of the way across Az and all of NM.
I-10 is more likely to be snow free, but it is not even close to I-40 in terms of scenic drive. Most boring road trip ever was I-10 from Tucson to Jacksonville a few years ago.