Road Trip from San Diego

First-time campers, families short on time, and anyone who wants to try this before committing two weeks to it. Maximum contrast, minimum driving.

Anza-Borrego. It is California largest state park and a designated dark sky community, and on a new moon the Milky Way is genuinely bright. Camp Mode means you can stay out late and come back to a warm car.

Destination charging in Borrego Springs and a Supercharger at the Cabazon outlets near Palm Springs. The desert legs are short enough that this is not a constraint, but arrive in Borrego with a reasonable buffer.

A gold-rush town in the mountains at 4,200 feet, and the apple pie is not a joke, it is the reason people drive up. The climb also cools you down 20 degrees from the coast.

Any time. The common additions are two extra days in Joshua Tree, or continuing north to Los Angeles on Highway 1. The concierge adjusts the route and the charging.