Eastern Ontario, Canada, to LRGV in January

OK, I will make come comments about a possible route for the last 650 miles of your trip to the Valley, assuming that you will come into Texas at Texarkana.

From Texarkana, you could take US 59 to the town of Linden, Texas where you would pick up Texas 155 (As many Texas highways, this is a very good road without much traffic). Stay on TX 155 all the way to Palestine, Texas (where I lived for 13 years).

At Palestine pick up US 79 South all the way to Rockdale, TX. Where you would turn directly south on US 77. You could stay on 77 all the way to Harlingen or, if you are headed to McAllen, you could take Farm to Market (FM) 285 at Rivera over to Falfurrias and then US 281 on down. FM 285 like many Farm to Market roads in Texas is entirely suitable for RV travel.

This route avoids Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston--which, in my opinion, is a good thing. I have towed a 34' fifth-wheel trailer over every mile of this route--a good many times.

There are many options along the way, but I give this as a starting point. Tyler State Park is a wonderful place for overnight--or for a week for that matter. If you wanted to stop there I can give the route for that (In short Big Sandy to Hawkins then FM 14 to the Park.

Another good state park along the general route is Choke Canyon State Park. I won't go into the detail, but an easy adaptation of the route can be made.

Where are you staying in the Valley? I'll be glad to respond to any questions you might have about the route.

We made the 5000 (round trip) trip up to Banff in July/August this year. Several years ago we crossed over from Port Huron to Sarna and camped at 50 Point Conservation Area and met friends from Ontario there.

I won't get into specifics about most of the route, there's too many variables and I don't go that way very often.

In your case though, and especially at that time of year, I'd highly recommend you cross the border at Hill Island and take I-81 quite a way south before you start heading west. This will get you into warmer weather sooner and get you a long way clear of any lake effect snow coming off Lake Ontario and Erie.

I'm looking for routing suggestions - cities/highways to avoid, or to aim for.
LRGV is the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the area around Harlingen/Mission Texas.

Tim

What information are you looking for and where is LRGV?