How to plan stops by miles in GS trip planner

I use RV Trip Wizard for trip planning. It is a membership program which will cost you $40/yr but you can also try the demo free before purchase. I like it very much as it allows you to set parameters for travel,i.e.,miles per day or hours per day.(GS Trip Planner does not) Also has numerous options for listing RV parks, fuel, food, etc. There are many options available to you for planning. No individual software program does everything we desire but this one does come close. Also use www.rvparkreviews.com to look at what others say about stops. Google maps also come in handy for planning. Some people dislike paying for planning software as I do but this program satisfies my needs pretty well. We used it last October for a 3,500 mile trip and it worked out well for our use. You have the option to plan your trip then you can download it to your GPS when finished.(Nice feature). I find this program does things that GS planner does not do. Safe travels to you and enjoy your trip!

Try furkot.com It's free. From their website "You can also constrain your days by setting Travel Time and Daily Mileage limits either for the entire trip or independently for each day."

There always is the "manual" method.

Plot the entire trip with something that will show campgrounds along the way and then pick out ones about 300 miles apart.

I do that with the KOA site but Good Sam should do it too.....along with others too probably.

It really isn't that hard.

I use the GS trip planner to plan stops. Set your parameter for how far off your travel route you want to see items. Then select the categories of campgrounds you want to see. It will display a pin for all that meet your selection criteria. Pick one that looks like it's about as far as you want to travel. It will display distance and travel time from other stops. You can also check the campground info link. If you don't like it, just remove it and try another.

I use Google maps and RV Park reviews. Once I have found a location on Google maps that is about 300 miles from my starting point, I look at the map on RV Park Reviews to see what is near the 300 mile mark. In most cases, I can find a park that is within the range of 300 miles. Sometimes I have to go 325 and others 275, approximately. Works for me and it is free, and RV Park Reviews give reviews by fellow campers.

BobKrogstie wrote:
Try furkot.com It's free. From their website "You can also constrain your days by setting Travel Time and Daily Mileage limits either for the entire trip or independently for each day."

That's what we use. We want to only travel about 6 hours a day so this website can show you spots on the map where that will put us.

Find an old Streets & Trips on line, no longer supported but roads don't change much.

Thanks for all the help, I looked at the Furkot and RV trip wizard, I couldn't get the Furkot to really work, I would probably have to spend some more time and ask questions.

I liked the rv trip wizard but their demo wouldn't let me put in any preferences to try the mile/time thing, I may try it for their 30 day trial if I like it, but believe will experiment with google maps more until I get frustrated with it or the DW finally retires and I have to route a long trip.

Appreciate all your thoughts and will keep at it, Thanks, Keith

kapnkirk wrote:
Was hoping someone knows a way to plan trips in Good Sam trip planner by miles, say 300 miles a day and the software would make a waypoint and then I could look for camping.

I have looked all through the trip planning on Good Sam and can't find it, if there is not that option could you tell me of another trip planning software that could.

Appreciate any advice, Thanks, Keith

I looked at Good Sam and you can do it from there. Use your home as your starting point and then establish your ultimate destination, several days away. Then look at the driving directions tab. It gives the miles between key turns but also the cumulative miles from your starting point. So now you just start looking at the 300 mile point, the 600 mile point, etc. You may have to guess a little on some intervals and adjust your route for sightseeing and RV park preferences, but you can pretty soon converge on a route that takes you where you ultimately need to go with the preferred driving interval included.

I use this technique on other trip planning tools as well. I hope I was clear in my explanation.

OST

I looked at the driving directions tab as you said, but the first turn was 504 miles after getting on I-10, could I be missing something? I have been putting in a tab hear and there as a guess at miles, that kinda works but I was looking for something more automated.

Thanks, Keith