I'm planning a trip with grandchildren from Boston to Williamsburg in July. I tow a 27' 5th wheel. I know parts of this question have been answered but what is the best route? I plan to make this a 2 day trip not a marathon.Obviously the George Washington and Cross Bronx are to be avoided. I've seen posts that taking I84 to Scranton then down via Harrisburg to Fredericksburg, then into Williamsburg. Word is it adds about an hour but is worth it.Other thoughts welcome.Bob

We've made that trip many times and just stopped at Williamsburg on our return trip from FL. I84, I81 is by far the best route to go... Yes, it is further, but the time is much shorter. Since I was in the area I decided to swing through Washington DC, even though it was on a Saturday morning the traffic was just awful, spent hours waiting in traffic on the beltway. It was so bad that we decided we've seen DC before and changed course to Jonestown PA, KOA. BTW: Jonestown KOA (formerly Lickdale CG) is a great stop-over point to and from NH (it's right off I81 , easy off-easy on).I highly recommend American Heritage RV park in Williamsburg. Your Grandkids will love the Hippo (the worlds largest inflatable waterslide). I was there 2 years ago for the 4th. with 2 of my grandkids. Nothing like celebrating the nation's birthdate at the nation's birthplace at 105* with 22 thousand of your closest friends. The Hippo sure saved that trip as the pool water was also at 100* as well. It truly was an experience they'll remember.

In a word, yes... unless you go 95 on Sunday.

RMcCoy wrote:I'm planning a trip with grandchildren from Boston to Williamsburg in July. I tow a 27' 5th wheel. I know parts of this question have been answered but what is the best route? I plan to make this a 2 day trip not a marathon.Obviously the George Washington and Cross Bronx are to be avoided. I've seen posts that taking I84 to Scranton then down via Harrisburg to Fredericksburg, then into Williamsburg. Word is it adds about an hour but is worth it.Other thoughts welcome.BobI'm heading to DC in just over a week and this is the route I am taking.

Thanks all,Thomas, we stayed at the KOA Jonestown several years ago. Spent a day or so in the area then off to St. Louis with the same grandkids. A good place. Thanks for the American Heritage recommendation.So, do you connect to I-81 via I-66? Or do you use I-64?Thanks,Bob

I would take I81 down to Stanton VA, pickup I64 and follow it right to Williamsburg. Get off at exit 231A, Heritage is about a mile down the road (good signage). One of the perks of staying at Heritage is; they give you fresh homemade cookies as part of your welcome package... along with other discount tickets and standard affair. It's about 10 miles further down I64 to Jamestown Colony and a little further on to Yorktown Battlefield. I think they call it the "Heritage Triangle" well worth visiting.We stopped at Luray VA on the way back with the grandkids. The caverns were "awesome" (to quote the kids)... and just a short hop up to the "Blue Ridge" parkway for some spectacular views. We stayed at the Luray KOA, what a nice, well run campground with pastorals views (being a farm boy from Vermont I sat in my chair with a cold drink and watch the boys hay a field like I've never seen before. What they did in a couple of hours would have taken my farther with 2 farmhands 2 days to do. I'll be staying there again). They also gave us discount tickets to the Caverns.

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NHIrish
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Apr 11, 2014
In a word, yes... unless you go 95 on Sunday.
Thomas_NH
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Apr 10, 2014
We've made that trip many times and just stopped at Williamsburg on our return trip from FL. I84, I81 is by far the best route to go... Yes, it is further, but the time is much shorter.

Since I was in the area I decided to swing through Washington DC, even though it was on a Saturday morning the traffic was just awful, spent hours waiting in traffic on the beltway. It was so bad that we decided we've seen DC before and changed course to Jonestown PA, KOA. BTW: Jonestown KOA (formerly Lickdale CG) is a great stop-over point to and from NH (it's right off I81 , easy off-easy on).

I highly recommend American Heritage RV park in Williamsburg. Your Grandkids will love the Hippo (the worlds largest inflatable waterslide). I was there 2 years ago for the 4th. with 2 of my grandkids. Nothing like celebrating the nation's birthdate at the nation's birthplace at 105* with 22 thousand of your closest friends. The Hippo sure saved that trip as the pool water was also at 100* as well. It truly was an experience they'll remember.

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