FL to TX what would you do?

If you've never been you may enjoy New Orleans. You'll miss Mardi Gras but it will be crawfish season. Bayou Signette SP is about 20 minutes to the quarter and a nice park. Grand Isle SP is about 1 1/2 hrs south and may have good fishing, depending on the tides when you get there. Up I49 is Chicot SP. if you go there get in the newer campground. Spaces are larger and more level. Avoid Baton Rouge between 7am - 9. And 3pm to about six. If you jump off 10 onto 190 stop at Billy's Quick Stop in Krotz Springs. If it's anytime in the morning they have the very best boudin balls. Speed limit is 45. Go 44. If you stop near BR Drusilla Seafood Restaurant is very worth the effort and not overpriced.

sdianel wrote:
In the panhandle near Chattahoochee is East Bank Corps of Engineers campground on Lake Seminole. www.recreation.gov is where you can find info about that campground. Florida Caverns State Park is in Marianna and interesting to visit. We also like Live Oak Landing in Freeport FL. Quiet but about 11 miles to the beach. Fishing available at RV Park. In Pensacola, visit the National Naval Aviation museum. Nearby is Fort Barrancas. For New Orleans we like Bayou Segnette State Park. Water and electric with dump station. We take I-310 west of New Orleans to US90 and then back east on US90 to the state park. While you're in the area, go see the Tabasco Factory near New Iberia at Avery Island. From LA, take US165 north to Kinder LA. There is a nice RV park at Coushatta Casino. Then take US190 west to where it merges with US171 north. Turn left to stay on US190 west. Take US69 to US84 in Rusk. There is a KOA in Rusk and an old train station State Railroad with excursions. From Palestine TX take US287 to I-20. Watch the weather and make sure you get settled in Fort Worth between possible ice storms. We camped in 9 degree weather during an ice storm with no problem. We go to TX every February and have not had any problems if we have plenty of time to change our plans due to weather.

Thank you so much - the Tabasco Factory - wow - that is a must! No ice storms please! We have to stay away from the cold so will be very slow journey to Ft Worth area.

Are most of these state roads two lanes with many stop lights?

padredw wrote:
One word about weather in North Texas in February: I have seen "shirtsleeve weather" in February, bright sunny days in the 60s or even 70s. I have also been in the Dallas/Forth Worth area when ice covered the freeway overpasses.

It just can't be predicted, but there is still a pretty good chance of having delightful weather in February. No guarantee, just a pretty good chance.

I have lived in Northeast Texas all my life, so I speak out of experience. I've seen more "pretty days" than I have icy days.

2nd this.you never know from one day to the next.Someone mentioned COE camps at Lake Benbrooke just s&w of FtWorth.Only Holiday is open in Feb & no full hook ups but that's where we stay when in Ft Worth.just east on I-20 City of Grand Prarie has full hook ups on thier rv park on Lake Joe Pool.

In the panhandle near Chattahoochee is East Bank Corps of Engineers campground on Lake Seminole. www.recreation.gov is where you can find info about that campground. Florida Caverns State Park is in Marianna and interesting to visit. We also like Live Oak Landing in Freeport FL. Quiet but about 11 miles to the beach. Fishing available at RV Park. In Pensacola, visit the National Naval Aviation museum. Nearby is Fort Barrancas. For New Orleans we like Bayou Segnette State Park. Water and electric with dump station. We take I-310 west of New Orleans to US90 and then back east on US90 to the state park. While you're in the area, go see the Tabasco Factory near New Iberia at Avery Island. From LA, take US165 north to Kinder LA. There is a nice RV park at Coushatta Casino. Then take US190 west to where it merges with US171 north. Turn left to stay on US190 west. Take US69 to US84 in Rusk. There is a KOA in Rusk and an old train station State Railroad with excursions. From Palestine TX take US287 to I-20. Watch the weather and make sure you get settled in Fort Worth between possible ice storms. We camped in 9 degree weather during an ice storm with no problem. We go to TX every February and have not had any problems if we have plenty of time to change our plans due to weather.

One word about weather in North Texas in February: I have seen "shirtsleeve weather" in February, bright sunny days in the 60s or even 70s. I have also been in the Dallas/Forth Worth area when ice covered the freeway overpasses.

It just can't be predicted, but there is still a pretty good chance of having delightful weather in February. No guarantee, just a pretty good chance.

I have lived in Northeast Texas all my life, so I speak out of experience. I've seen more "pretty days" than I have icy days.

padredw wrote:

We use US 84 most of the way into the FT Worth area. Pick it up at Andalusia AL.

Another very good option which we have follwed several times.

BTW, my assumption is that the OP wants or needs to go to Fort Worth so I am making no recommendations about that.

Thank you all so much - great route advice here.

Yes, we need to be in the DFWorth area to visit son by April. Even being the newbies were are, we would not want to be in TX in Feb! However, being from NH we don't mind the weather around the 60's. So that is the reason for the very slow trek west beginning Feb 1.

We do want to stay on a southern route, so thank you all. We have friends near NOLA so would like to stay on the southern side of New Orleans for a couple of days. Then meander more southern route.

I guess we need to stay near the west and north side of FL for at least a couple of weeks beginning Feb 1. Any CGs that are near some activities sights northwest of Crystal River?

As always, great advice here and we appreciate it!

We use US 84 most of the way into the FT Worth area. Pick it up at Andalusia AL.

Another very good option which we have follwed several times.

BTW, my assumption is that the OP wants or needs to go to Fort Worth so I am making no recommendations about that.

We use US 84 most of the way into the FT Worth area. Pick it up at Andalusia AL.
From Perry Fl to the USFS CG at Open Pond is the long day at a little over 200 miles.19/98/27 to I-10 then off on US 331 to SR 55.Next stop at Coffeeville, Al, service park acoe and watch the barges. Next stop is Clear Springs, USFS or Natchez SP. Thru Natchez follow US 61 to US 425 and you'll miss downtown and pick up US 84 at the MS river. Next stop is Gum Springs, USFS; dry camping near Winnfield LA which has a wally world also laundrymat behind the hospital. Several choices at this point for your next stop. Hwy 6 out of Natchitoches to the Sabine, Anglna, and Davey Crockett NF's in TX. It's a more southern route.
Stay on US 84 for a more northern route with stops at Purtis Creek, TXSP, and Ft Parker, TXSP. From there head NW to I-35 and head towards Lake Benbrooke which has several ACOE CG's close to FT Worth. As others have said weather in Feb will be ugly.

If you go the southern route there are several nice USFS CG's and a nice ACOE on the Sam Rayburn reservoir.

Yes, second it on the Rockport area! Ft. Worth is really cold in February!! We also traveled I-10, stopping in southern MS (Bay St. Louis), Southern LA, and the Galveston Island area on our way to south-TX, you can use the ferry at Port Bolivar.

I wouldn't advise going to Dallas/Fort Worth in February....too cold! You'll need to go further south near the Rockport area. Another idea would be Gulf Shores, Alabama area - very nice beach and great seafood. It's a neat little area.

I'm really surprised you can't get a month in Florida. Are you trying for one specific area only? You might try breaking it up and trying different areas - like a week each. Also try the state and county parks. Good luck and enjoy your travels!