The Best Road Trip Games Everyone Will Love

Ever since I can remember I have had a love for road trips! Thankfully El Paso is so close to so many short drive adventures, and growing up my parents always took me and my siblings on road trips that have left positive lasting memories for me!

There’s something magical about a good old-fashioned road trip. The open road, the snack stash that disappears way too fast, and of course the games that keep everyone sane when you’ve been staring at endless highways for hours.

I grew up with 4 siblings so our road trips were full of 5 loud kids and two parents who just wanted to get to their destination already! Playing road trip games was KEY to make sure none of us strangled each other, and my parents LOVED when we played the silent game. (It never lasted more than 2 minutes though.)

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El Pasoans Share Their Favorite Road Trip Games

I Spy – “I spy with my little eye…” you know the drill.
License Plate Game – Spot plates from all 50 states.
20 Questions – Someone thinks of something, everyone else has 20 questions to guess what it is.
The Alphabet Game – Find letters of the alphabet in order on signs, billboards, or license plates.
Punch Buggy / Slug Bug - Spot a VW Beetle and call it out (bonus: try not to get punched too hard).
Categories – Pick a category (ex: animals, movies) and go around naming things until someone gets stuck.
The Quiet Game – Parents’ fave. Kids’ least fave.
Name That Tune – Hum or play a song snippet, others guess.
Two Truths and a Lie – Share 3 “facts,” others figure out the fake one.
Storytelling Chain – Each person adds a sentence to make a ridiculous story.
Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament – Because why not?
Guess the Song Lyrics – One person sings/mumbles part, others finish it.
Who Am I? – Think of a celeb or character; everyone else asks yes/no questions until they figure it out.