Thanksgiving Drive from DC
 

Hello -

Anybody have any great ideas for a trip (driving) from DC during the Thanksgiving weekend. We have 4 days and a few friends are coming over...

Great ideas are appreciated :)

How far do you want to drive. Is it with the friends or to avoid them?

You mean a day trip somewhere?

That time of year I like to head south.

The outer banks of North Carolina is a reasonable drive. The weather will be a bit warmer and there is plenty open even though it's off season.

Bonus: You have endless options for renting a nice beach house for 1/3 (or less!) what you would pay in the summer.

We often take the train to Philly for the day--do you mean a day trip, or for the whole weekend?

Really depends on your interests. As you know, you can reach lots of interesting places from DC within an easy half-days' drive. So, what do you all like to do?

Sorry if I misrepresented.. I meant a day getaway along with friends.

We are looking to rent a car.. Any drive upto 15 hours oneway or 35-40 hours roundtrip will work :)

Outer Banks seems like a great idea :)

That does not sound like a day getaway but an overnight trip (at least). Hopefully someone will be able to say if traffic is bad on 95 going south of DC on that weekend.

Colonial Williamsburg.

>>We are looking to rent a car.. Any drive upto 15 hours oneway or 35-40 hours roundtrip will work <<

You can drive to St. Louis, MO in under 15 hours from DC. But would you want to do that in 4 days? Over the Tgiving holiday?

I'm not real clear on what you have in mind.

Any trip involving I-95, north or south from DC, over the Tgiving holiday has the potential to be a traffic nightmare.

Maryland eastern shore maybe? Mountains? What are your interests? Are you intending to stay overnight(s)? If so, have you considered booking ahead b/c of the holiday?

I so agree with obxgirl. When I lived in DC I stayed there for Thanksgiving. It's a quiet weekend and I didn't have to fool with trying the crowds trying to leave and come back.

The Banks would be nice. So would Charlottesville, but travel on Thursday and come back on Saturday.

I agree with obxgirl too except I have to disagree with the word "potential". Traffic on 95 WILL be a nightmare so I would go in any direction that avoids 95. The eastern shore to VA Beach would be nice.