Squares, oaks, and the coast two hours southeast.
Major-week road trip guide
Masters Week in Augusta
Golf’s biggest week descends on a small Georgia town with almost no hotel rooms — so visitors stay across the region and drive in. That makes the surrounding South the real road-trip canvas: Savannah, Lake Oconee, and Aiken’s horse country.
Part of the Augusta series — see every year →When to book
293 days out- Plan6–12 mo out
- Book3–6 mo out
- Lock infinal 6–10 wk
- On the groundevent week
You’ve got time. Start with the scenic route in and vote the GA gems worth a slack day — the lodging pressure comes later.
Straight talk: “book now or it’s gone” gets overstated. We flag both surge risk and the cooldown deals when a market runs soft.
Host-state Gem Hunt
Help decide the detours fans should not miss.
Why this trip works
Built around real travel intent.
Out-of-state golf travelers in Augusta for the year’s first major who are staying an hour-plus out and want the drive-in to be scenic.
Resort-and-lake country between Augusta and Atlanta.
A genteel South Carolina town just over the river.
Worth the slack day
Augusta side quests.
Vote the Georgia and South Carolina gems near Augusta and build the stay-outside-and-drive-in week.
Savannah
the South’s prettiest city, an easy add-on
Aiken
horse-country town minutes across the state line
Lake Oconee
lake-resort base between Augusta and Atlanta
Plan the logistics
Where to stay, and what to know.
Where to stay
Augusta week spikes lodging around Augusta, Georgia. When rooms by the venue are gone or overpriced, the smarter play is to base an hour out and drive in along a scenic route — Roamward matches the stay to the drive. Booking hand-offs arrive with the iOS beta.
Know before you go
Event week brings road closures, shuttle-only zones, and timed entry. We surface the passes, reservations, and closures that matter — and point you to the official source for tickets and schedules.
Explore Georgia →Play while you’re in town
In Augusta, Georgia for the golf? See the public courses you can actually book nearby — and the designers behind them.
GA golf →Event-trip guides
Roamward turns the trip around the event into the trip you remember.
Vote the host-state gems now, then join early access for scenic routes, verified stops, collaborative planning, and poster-style trip cards when the iOS beta opens.