DC to Mount Rushmore
I am planning on heading off with the family (2 adults, 3 kids) for a 2.5 months of traveling in the middle of June.
We are headed out from the DC area with an ultimate goal of ending up at Mount Rushmore, then meandering back before school starts in Sept.
Instead of planning every single hour of the trip, I was hoping to keep it relatively low key. We like state parks over private campgrounds for cost, but the occasional KOA is nice if it has a pool for the kids. If we don't make it to Mt. Rushmore, then that's okay as well. We will be traveling mostly Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays; and setting up camp Mon-Thursday (I do still have work to do). I have a lot of flexibility in my work so I could move that around, but my thought is that state parks should be easier to book Mon-Thurs than on the weekend.
Are there any must see spots between DC and Mt. Rushmore, or any routes you recommend? I don't need a full length itinerary, but just personal experiences that I might not know about or see on a map.
36' Travel Trailer, so I know some places would be inaccessible due to lenght. We aren't really setup for boondocking, but with a generator I think we would be okay.
We are headed out from the DC area with an ultimate goal of ending up at Mount Rushmore, then meandering back before school starts in Sept.
Instead of planning every single hour of the trip, I was hoping to keep it relatively low key. We like state parks over private campgrounds for cost, but the occasional KOA is nice if it has a pool for the kids. If we don't make it to Mt. Rushmore, then that's okay as well. We will be traveling mostly Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays; and setting up camp Mon-Thursday (I do still have work to do). I have a lot of flexibility in my work so I could move that around, but my thought is that state parks should be easier to book Mon-Thurs than on the weekend.
Are there any must see spots between DC and Mt. Rushmore, or any routes you recommend? I don't need a full length itinerary, but just personal experiences that I might not know about or see on a map.
36' Travel Trailer, so I know some places would be inaccessible due to lenght. We aren't really setup for boondocking, but with a generator I think we would be okay.
