Best Road Trip Songs to Drive Down Pacific Highway

No road trip would be perfect without carefully selected songs. With summer coming, I think a lot about my road trip in California and thought it would be a good start in your planning to give you ideas of the best songs to put on your playlist to drive down Pacific Highway.

I looked in my personal favorites, checked out the playlist shared on Pinterest, asked my DJ friends and searched in my parents libraries to give you the best of the best!

1. Daylight by Matt & Kim
2. Beverly Hills by Weezer
3. Road Trippin’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. San Francisco by The Mowgli’s
5. Big Sur by The Thrills
6. Another Travellin’ Song by Bright Eyes
7. California Waiting by Kings of Leon
8. West Coast by Coconut Records
9. California Love by 2Pac feat. Dr.Dre
10. Alive by New Ivory
11. California by Phantom Planet
12. Haha Love Will Travel by The Sonics
13. The Only Place by Best Coast
14. L.A. Woman by The Doors
15. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
16. California Gurls by Katy Perry
17. Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads
18. The Distance by Cake
19. California Girls by The Beach Boys
20. Green Onions by Booker T & the M G’s
21. The Way by Fastball
22. Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane
23. I’m gonna be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
24. Dogs Days are Over by Florence and the Machine
25. Keep the Car Running by Arcade Fire (Because this song goes on every road trip playlist)

If you want to listen to it, check it out on SoundCloud.

To discover more posts about California:

• What to Pack For California in Autumn
• California – My 10 Days Road Trip Itinerary
• What You Can See in One Day Walking in San Francisco
• Monterey Aquarium: Please Don’t Flash the Octopus
• Los Angeles is Disney World on Crack
• Photo Essay: Alcatraz Prison
• Why We Had a Terrible Day at Yosemite

And if you need more inspiration, here are a few other playlists. Warning, you can get lost in music for hours!

• The Ultimate California Road-Trip Playlist (or Not)
• 20 Essential Songs for your Road-Rip Playlist
• The Ultimate Californian Road Trip Playlist
• The 50 Best Road Trip Songs of All Time

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Thanks to @IlliaSelecta, my DJ friend in Brussels, and Jack Host, a DJ colleague in Montreal for the suggestions!