We will end up in Eastham Massachuetts for Labor Day weekend. Looking for the best route to drive my 36 foot motorhome with toad to get me to Hershey PA. Live in Seattle so used to driving freeway traffic. Traffic along 95 appears to be pretty heavy and should possibly be avoided. Can anyone help me with the best route to divert around the New York area if that's what I should do. Thanks so much in advance .

We took I-95 to Hwy 9 in CT. Then I-91 south to I-691 to I-84. Then 87, 287, 78. There is a KOA in Newburgh that is nice. 3-4 miles off I-84.

Where is Eastham Maine?If you mean Ma then 495 to Ma pike and then 84

Eastham Massachuetts. Hate iPhone typing...,,

If I were making that trip, I'd probably do K Charles's route, or else I-95 to I-287 to I-78. I-95 through Connecticut can have a fair bit of traffic but it's doable with an RV. (On the other hand, going through Hartford, CT and Scranton / Wilkes-Barre PA is also not always the most fun driving.)Do be certain to avoid the Connecticut (and New York) parkways which are as a rule restricted to automobiles, with good reason.

catkins wrote:We will end up in Eastham Massachuetts for Labor Day weekend. Looking for the best route to drive my 36 foot motorhome with toad to get me to Hershey PA. Live in Seattle so used to driving freeway traffic. Traffic along 95 appears to be pretty heavy and should possibly be avoided. Can anyone help me with the best route to divert around the New York area if that's what I should do. Thanks so much in advance .Like K Charles said...come off the Cape onto rt 25 to I-495 say on 495 to the Mass tpke I-90 go west to I-84 in Sturbridge,Mass stay on I-84 to Newburgh,NY and go SOUTH on I-87 to Sufferin,NY and pick up I-287 to about 45 miles to I-78 to I-81 toward Harrisburg,Pa as you get close to Harrisburg ,you'll see I-83 to Hershey Park...OR ON I-84 all the way to Scranton,Pa and pickup I-81 ..what's nice about this route is ,if ya want to stop can at exit 53 on I-84 in Pa..first exit over the bridge from NY and stop at Tri-State Campground in Matamorpis,Pa or continue to Wilkes Barre on I-81 x-170 ,I think, and stay at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in lot D...then continue to Harrisburg directions aboveALSO I WOULD not leave Eastham til at least 10 AM on TUESDAY MORNING...Chuck

Eastham Massachuetts to Hershey PA - route help!

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ct1964ups
Explorer
Jun 21, 2017
lmpres wrote:
Check the Mohegan Sun suggestion. They closed the RV parking there on our upcoming trip south. Not sure when else they do....

which Mohegan Sun closed the parking....??

we stayed at the Pa one Memorial W/E and the Ct one the next week
Campincarters
Explorer
Jun 13, 2017
I live in Waterbury Ct area and I have traveled many times out to Pittsburgh Pa.
I will say that 84 thru Waterbury can be hit or miss because of the major construction project in Waterbury. You will be about 4 hours or so to this area when leaving Eastham if you do the Mass Pike (90) to Sturbridge (84). If you plan right hopefully the traffic back up would be light. It will be backed up from about 4pm to 7 pm in Waterbury. When I go south I skip NYC I go from Waterbury RT 8 south to Bridgeport catch 95 South to exit 21 (287) in New York State first exit I think and go about 10 miles and over the Tappan Zee Bridge (no toll going south) then out on 287 in NJ and down to 78 which will take you right to Hershey. You can also do 95 from Mass. thru Rhode Isl. down the coast of CT to exit 21.
catkins
Explorer II
Jun 11, 2017
catkins wrote:
Not leaving until Tuesday or Wednesday. Been in those mike long standstills in Washington. Thanks again all.
catkins
Explorer II
Jun 11, 2017
Not leaving until Tuesday or Wednesday. Been in those mike long standstills in Eadhington. Thanks again all.
docsouce
Explorer II
Jun 11, 2017
As previously stated, leaving on Monday will get you hung up in a 5 to 6 mile long traffic jam trying to get off the Cape. If you can leave early on Tuesday and use the suggested route 495 path that would be the easiest run.
catkins
Explorer II
Jun 10, 2017
Super detailed information. Thanks to all contributors!! Making my planning stressfee. Appreciate all.
Crowe
Explorer
Jun 10, 2017
Like K Charles said...come off the Cape onto rt 25 to I-495 say on 495 to the Mass tpke I-90 go west to I-84 in Sturbridge,Mass stay on I-84 to Newburgh,NY and go SOUTH on I-87 to Sufferin,NY and pick up I-287 to about 45 miles to I-78 to I-81 toward Harrisburg,Pa as you get close to Harrisburg ,you'll see I-83 to Hershey Park...

This is the way to go, especially if you are used to Seattle. Watch for Staties in CT, though. Just outside Harrisburg in Hamburg, PA is a large Cabelas. Great place to stop to do some shopping, they have a restaurant inside, and there are RV accessible gas stations across the street. There are also multiple truck stops on I78. Just beware of the semis that fly on that stretch-stay out of their way or keep up and there's no issue.
ryegatevt
Explorer II
Jun 10, 2017
I hope you can leave on Tuesday, the day after Labor Day! On Monday traffic getting off the Cape will be horrendous, and probably the same all the way past NYC, no matter what route you take...
lmpres
Explorer
Jun 09, 2017
Check the Mohegan Sun suggestion. They closed the RV parking there on our upcoming trip south. Not sure when else they do....
jplante4
Explorer II
Jun 09, 2017
I-95 to I-287 over the Tappan Zee isn't too bad on a Sunday. The worse part (I-91 interchange in New Haven) is all fixed now. The heaviest traffic is from New Haven to I-287.

I like the CT 9 to Middletown route. It's relaxing and scenic and bypasses the worse part of CT. Take a left at Middletown (CT rt 66) which feeds directly into I-691 and I-84. Rt 66 looks like a little road, but it's 2 lanes both ways and only slows down for a couple of miles in Middletown proper.

After hitting I-84 you have several choices. I like staying on I-84 to the second exit in PA and then take US209 down the Delaware Water Gap to I-80, then I-81.