A step-by-step guide to planning an MLB stadium road trip — pick a region, check the home schedules, map your stops, book ahead, and track your visits toward all 30 ballparks.
The easiest trips string together parks that are close together. The Midwest has the densest cluster (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, and the Ohio Valley), and the Northeast corridor packs Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington within a few hours by car or rail. Start from our regional stadium hubs to see which parks group together.
A ballpark is only worth a stop when the home team is playing there, so the schedule drives everything. Check each team's official schedule to find a window when the parks on your route are all at home — Chasing Stadiums never guesses matchups or dates for you. Weekends and homestands give you the most options.
Once you know who's home when, order your stops to minimize backtracking and leave buffer time — traffic, parking, and pregame plans add up. Our weekend itineraries show sample multi-park routes you can adapt.
Popular games, rivalry weekends, and marquee opponents sell out, and hotels near the ballpark fill up. Booking ahead locks in better seats and lower prices, and lets you plan transit and parking from each stadium guide.
Log each park as you go to build your MLB Passport and watch your progress toward all 30. Keeping a record also makes the next leg of the trip easier to plan.
Two to three is realistic in a dense region like the Midwest or the Northeast corridor, as long as the home schedules line up. Always confirm each team is home before you commit to a route.
The Midwest and the Northeast corridor are the friendliest for beginners because several parks sit within a few hours of each other and are well connected by road and rail.
Check each team's official schedule. A ballpark is only a stop when its team is playing at home, so line up your route around home dates — Chasing Stadiums doesn't guess dates or matchups for you.