RV Trip Wizard will be your friend for planning drive times. You can adjust your speed setting in case you drive under (or over) the speed limit and you can set drive times or drive distances and draw a circle with those setting to see how far you could reasonable expect to go based on your choices.Thanks all! I don't expect this to happen until 2026, but I am a planner so wanted to start research. I tried to limit our travel days to no more than 8 hours driving time (Google maps), not issue for me but the wife can't take much more than that in the truck. On long travel days I planned 2 or 3 overnites for recuperation. One of the points was about adjusting the schedule on the fly. Is this possible if I have reservations? I know National Parks would be difficult to move so would have to keep that timeline. I'm not really interested in anything farther out than Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Wife has a sister in mountains of Denver, so may try to accommodate a visit. Her place is completely inaccessible to my rig so would have to plan something nearby. Saw the post about the road not opening until July-YIKES! What is the busiest time at Glacier and how long are they open? I'll have to reconsider the suggestion heading to Zion as starting point and heading North. Good info so far. Thanks for the help!
If you are going to Glacier or Yellowstone, you absolutely need reservations. Glacier KOA is very nice, but expensive. Your rig will fit in Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone, but you will need to book the hour reservations open. Can't remember if they are 6 months or 12 months out, but they sell out quick. Glacier requires advance passes for access to Goung to The Sun, Many Glacier, etc. Requirements vary from year to year, so do your research early. I would book these two reservations first and plan your trip around that. Zion as well if you plan on going there. I would advise on no more than two back to back travel days, with a two night rest stop between. I aim for 250-300 miles per day max. I will stretch to 350-400 if absolutely necessary. Have fun!!Background info for reference- Wife and I retired, traveling in a 42' toyhauler and taking our Trike along. Towing with a CCLB Dually. I can take the genset along or leave it home. Probably taking my waste tote in case I can't find hookups.
Trip info- Leaving PA, probably sometime around April/ May. Have friends near Dayton, OH so plan to spend about 3 days at their place. Another friend is in Flushing, MI and will only spend a day or 2 there. Would like to go to Mackinac KOA for about 3 days. Want to see Mall of America. Head to Custer State park for maybe 3 days. Head to Buffalo Gap KOA for a couple days, then on to Glacier Natl park. Imagine we'd stay for about a week. Undecided if I want to head back from there or go down to Yellowstone NP and then further down to Zion. No timeline for this- retired and have no responsibilities LOL! Looking for insight as to what to see and how is traveling. I've been up and down east coast, but never traveled out West so give me some ideas! Thanks in advance.
I would add Bryce to your itinerary if you are already planning on Zion. Also, as you work your way north, if you are already as far north and west as Glacier, you might consider the Tetons, the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon, Sisters Oregon, and the Oregon Coast.Background info for reference- Wife and I retired, traveling in a 42' toyhauler and taking our Trike along. Towing with a CCLB Dually. I can take the genset along or leave it home. Probably taking my waste tote in case I can't find hookups.
Trip info- Leaving PA, probably sometime around April/ May. Have friends near Dayton, OH so plan to spend about 3 days at their place. Another friend is in Flushing, MI and will only spend a day or 2 there. Would like to go to Mackinac KOA for about 3 days. Want to see Mall of America. Head to Custer State park for maybe 3 days. Head to Buffalo Gap KOA for a couple days, then on to Glacier Natl park. Imagine we'd stay for about a week. Undecided if I want to head back from there or go down to Yellowstone NP and then further down to Zion. No timeline for this- retired and have no responsibilities LOL! Looking for insight as to what to see and how is traveling. I've been up and down east coast, but never traveled out West so give me some ideas! Thanks in advance.