Brand new & young family need some ideas
Hello all this will be a first time for the family and I want to surprise them with our first own vacation just us 4. I'm going to rent an rv and we're going to head out from Tampa, Florida. I plan on...
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Here are two examples of trips with these assumptions: Around 250 miles per day and at least 2 days at each stop. I think these are good limits especially with a baby and young child. There are many variations possible, but it helps to see how a trip could be made in 10 days from Tampa and back.
Trip One:
Tampa to Brunswick, GA; 260 miles Jekyll Island area. 2 nights
Brunswick, GA to Hartwell, GA; 265 miles. 2 nights
Hartwell, GA to Whittier/Cherokee, NC; 108 miles. 3 nights
Cherokee to Perry, GA; 245 miles; 245 miles. 1 night
Perry to Suwanee River, FL; 160 miles. 2 nights
Suwanee River S.P. to Tampa; 190 miles. Home.
This would be 10 days. It stops on the North Carolina side of Great Smokey Mountains National Park. It should be very nice in April.
Trip Two:
Tampa to Suwanee River S.P.; 190 miles. 2 nights
Suwanee River to Theodore, AL; 330 miles. 2 nights (Balengrath Gardens)
Theodore to Pine Mountain, GA; 284 miles. 2 nights (Warm Springs)
Pine Mt to Savannah, GA; 263 miles. 2 nights
Savannah to Manatee Springs, S.P.; 260 miles. 2 nights
Manatee Springs to Tampa; 125 miles. Home
This would be a beautiful trip in the springtime as there are gardens. The 2 nights at Manatee Springs could be made 1 night and one of the other stops made 3 nights.
These are just two examples of the way that stops should be planned. I think either could be a pleasant trip, but I wouldn't extend either one to more distant destinations.
There are good campgrounds at each stop I have listed on each trip.
Trip One:
Tampa to Brunswick, GA; 260 miles Jekyll Island area. 2 nights
Brunswick, GA to Hartwell, GA; 265 miles. 2 nights
Hartwell, GA to Whittier/Cherokee, NC; 108 miles. 3 nights
Cherokee to Perry, GA; 245 miles; 245 miles. 1 night
Perry to Suwanee River, FL; 160 miles. 2 nights
Suwanee River S.P. to Tampa; 190 miles. Home.
This would be 10 days. It stops on the North Carolina side of Great Smokey Mountains National Park. It should be very nice in April.
Trip Two:
Tampa to Suwanee River S.P.; 190 miles. 2 nights
Suwanee River to Theodore, AL; 330 miles. 2 nights (Balengrath Gardens)
Theodore to Pine Mountain, GA; 284 miles. 2 nights (Warm Springs)
Pine Mt to Savannah, GA; 263 miles. 2 nights
Savannah to Manatee Springs, S.P.; 260 miles. 2 nights
Manatee Springs to Tampa; 125 miles. Home
This would be a beautiful trip in the springtime as there are gardens. The 2 nights at Manatee Springs could be made 1 night and one of the other stops made 3 nights.
These are just two examples of the way that stops should be planned. I think either could be a pleasant trip, but I wouldn't extend either one to more distant destinations.
There are good campgrounds at each stop I have listed on each trip.
