Austin, TX to Orlando, FL
Howdy, friends. We are planning Spring Break trip to Disney/Universal Studios (Orlando, FL area) from Austin, TX. Any areas to watch out for? We have never driven this route (have flown in the ...
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Appreciate again hearing everyone's experiences. We are in Cedar Park (just north of Austin). Am I correct that Gulf Shores is about 35 miles past Pensacola? Doesn't seem that much further than Florida panhandle. Maybe y'all are right that it's too aggressive trying to reach Gulf Shores from Orlando...haven't had the experience yet of towing a travel trailer many hours in a day. My map shows Orlando to Gulf Shores is 482 miles and should take a little over 7 hrs of drive time (and then add whatever stops we make). Figured that might look like 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM at latest.
What do folks recommend as a comfortable daily drive limit (hours and miles) hauling a travel trailer? Is it more tiring/stressful towing a trailer than just driving across the country? Again we're a family of five in a Ford F-250 Lariat CC - kids ages 9, 12, 14.
We're certainly not married to the idea of staying over in Gulf Shores. On the map it just looked like a reasonable destination to try to get to from Orlando. Not being retired yet I tend to want my vacation days to be spent on the "vacation part" and I try to minimize my travel days...so I do probably tend to drive too far in a day.
Would Florida panhandle RV campgrounds be as nice or nicer than Gulf Shores (never camped at either place)? Any recommended destinations for stopping over for the night heading out from Orlando?
What do folks recommend as a comfortable daily drive limit (hours and miles) hauling a travel trailer? Is it more tiring/stressful towing a trailer than just driving across the country? Again we're a family of five in a Ford F-250 Lariat CC - kids ages 9, 12, 14.
We're certainly not married to the idea of staying over in Gulf Shores. On the map it just looked like a reasonable destination to try to get to from Orlando. Not being retired yet I tend to want my vacation days to be spent on the "vacation part" and I try to minimize my travel days...so I do probably tend to drive too far in a day.
Would Florida panhandle RV campgrounds be as nice or nicer than Gulf Shores (never camped at either place)? Any recommended destinations for stopping over for the night heading out from Orlando?
