50 Best Country Songs About Vacation
Top Vacation-Themed Country Songs
There’s a certain headspace that hits the second you throw a bag in the trunk and slam the door. The house fades behind you, bills and emails still buzzing somewhere far away, and all that matters is the next stretch of highway or a cheap motel near the beach. It’s a strange kind of freedom, a little reckless and a little temporary, like you’re borrowing someone else’s life for a weekend. The right track can flip that switch, and it doesn’t always need to be a country tune. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all carry that same sunburned, windblown rush when the timing’s right.
Vacations rarely feel perfect in the moment. Sand in the backseat, gas station snacks that taste like regret, missed exits that lead to strange little towns you’ll never see again. Some songs lean into the dream version of it all, the one with palm trees and picture-perfect sunsets. Others sound like the reality, messy and loud, with beer cans rolling under the seat and voices cracking from laughter or arguments. A few tracks here aren’t literally tied to travel, but the vibe lines up with that weird mix of chaos and escape that comes with hitting pause on regular life.
Some vacations fade fast, others stick around like half-remembered snapshots that smell like sunscreen and warm asphalt. These tracks hold on to that feeling, messy or blissful, and crank it up loud enough to take you back to the road before the map even loads. Here are the best country songs for vacations.
Top 10 Vacation Country Songs
1. 'No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems' by Kenny Chesney
2. 'Wagon Wheel' by Darius Rucker
3. 'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett
4. 'Chattahoochee' by Alan Jackson
5. 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson
6. 'Pontoon' by Little Big Town
7. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
8. 'Toes' by Zac Brown Band
9. 'Some Beach' by Blake Shelton
10. 'Life Is a Highway' by Rascal Flatts
Country Songs for Travel and Relaxation #11 to 20
11. 'Somewhere on a Beach' by Dierks Bentley
12. 'Coastal Confessions' by Jon Pardi
13. 'Southbound' by Carrie Underwood
14. 'Redneck Yacht Club' by Craig Morgan
15. 'Long Hot Summer' by Keith Urban
16. 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere' by Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
17. 'Buy Me a Boat' by Chris Janson
18. 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night' by Jake Owen
19. 'Days Go By' by Keith Urban
20. 'I've Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash
Best Country Songs About a Vacation #21 to 30
21. 'Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset' by Luke Bryan
22. 'Guitars and Tiki Bars' by Kenny Chesney
23. 'The Seashores of Old Mexico' by George Strait
24. 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock
25. 'Summertime' by Kenny Chesney
26. 'Get Out of This Town' by Carrie Underwood
27. 'Home Sweet Highway' by Ashley McBryde
28. 'Road Trippin' by Dan + Shay
29. 'Watermelon Crawl' by Tracy Lawrence
30. 'Beer in Mexico' by Kenny Chesney
Country Songs About Road Trips and Adventures #31 to 40
31. 'Traveller' by Chris Stapleton
32. 'Easy Living' by Randy Houser
33. 'Where the Boat Leaves From' by Zac Brown Band
34. 'Fly Over States' by Jason Aldean
35. 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line
36. 'Jackson' by Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash
37. 'Drive South' by Suzy Bogguss
38. 'The Boys of Summer' by The Ataris
39. 'Something Like That' by Tim McGraw
40. 'Let's Go to Vegas' by Faith Hill
Hit Country Songs for Your Summer #41 to 50
41. 'Island Song' by Zac Brown Band
42. 'American Country Love Song' by Jake Owen
43. 'When the Sun Goes Down' by Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker
44. 'Vacation' by Thomas Rhett
45. 'Southern State of Mind' by Darius Rucker
46. 'Good Directions' by Billy Currington
47. 'Dirt Road Anthem' by Jason Aldean
48. 'Knee Deep' by Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett
49. 'Get Your Shine On' by Florida Georgia Line
50. 'I Can't Drive 55' by Sammy Hagar
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