The drive is 338.4 miles, about 6h 24m. Along it sit 59 DC fast chargers within 5 miles of the route — and 53 of those have somewhere to eat within a 10-minute walk, so the charging stop and the meal are the same stop.
Plan this trip on the map →Split into roughly 3 legs, these are the strongest stops near each break — most power, most stalls, shortest walk to food. Where you actually need to charge depends on your car and how you drive; this is where the good stops are.
| At | Where | Charger | Food within a walk |
|---|---|---|---|
| mile 127 | Quartzsite, AZ Love's Travel #286 (Quartzsite, AZ) | 350 kW 4 stalls | ⭐ Carl's Jr. ≥5 min, 👑 Burger King ≥5 min, ☕ Starbucks ≥7 min |
| mile 228 | Needles, CA City of Needles Charging Depot (Needles, CA) | 350 kW 4 stalls | 🍟 McDonald's ≥1 min, 🤡 Jack in the Box ≥2 min |
Typical power along this route is 250 kW, with 43 stops at 150 kW or more and 26 on the Tesla network. Chargers under 50 kW are left out — on a drive this length they cost more time than they save. The longest stretch without one is 100 miles, between mile 127 and mile 227.
In order along the route — the strongest stop in each stretch of the drive, so the list covers the whole route rather than filling up with the city you left.