Maine to Florida 1st time in our 5th Wheel

Everyboysmomma wrote:
Hi Folks
We have been 5th wheel owners for 9 years and just got a new rig in August.
We are in the process of retiring, and this will be the biggest trip so far. We are leaving Portland ME on January 28 with reservations in Orlando FL on Feb 1, so we realize that it will not be a leisurely trip, but it shouldn't be an all nighter either. We HAVE TO avoid tunnels and PREFER to avoid NYC and DC. We will be stopping every 200 miles to fuel up. Best route? Recommendations on places to spend the night on the way down? We would like to spend 5-6 hours on the road each day, which should give us plenty of time (4 driving days). We don't mind I-95, except for NYC and DC. Suggestions? Thanks.

I would come down I_95 to I-495 to I-90 to I-84....to the NY/Pa line in Pa at Matamoras exit 53 can stop at Tri-State campground a cpl minutes off I-84..open all year..this will be a days drive for you 350 mi
then take rt 209..you on on it at the exit toward Milford,NJ thru the Nat'l park for 22 miles to Stroudsburg ,Pa..get on I-80 for about 3 or 4 exits to Rt 33 south to rt 22 in Allentown,Pa to I-78 to I-81...then down I-81 to I-66 south to Va Rt 17 toward Warrenton,Va stay on 17 to I-95 above Richmond,Va...down 95 to Ashland,Va to Americamps campground at exit 89...
then 95 straight thru Richmond as traffic is heavy for about 15 minutes to South of the Border....or to Florence campground in Florence,SC..then down 95 to I-4 to Orlando
This gets you off the hills to 95 as quick as you can get without going thru NY...Chuck