Michigan to Washington D.C

et2 wrote:
Just reserved our trip in June. Any issues getting to Washington D.C? Probably take Ohio turnpike to Pennsylvania turnpike most of the way there. Looks to be about a 8 hour trip not counting stops. We're staying in College Park, Cherry Hill RV Resort, MD.

We will probably take it in two 4 hour legs different days. Curious, based on hotels or campgrounds on the route, is it best to stop for the night just before Pittsburg or shortly after. Either will work, and a hotel is fine too if no campgrounds. Need a place for one night ( halfway) there and back. Safe area of course.

How are the roads ( mountains, easy to travel?), lots of up and downs? I see there's a tunnel on the route after Pittsburg. Rig is 45', towing a Jeep Wrangler unlimited.

Take a Look at this option - Optional Route

IMHO this is an easier drive than the toll road - plus saves you a few $$ - Been a while but would guess that it is likely still an issue to find anything in the Corner between Ohio/Pennsylvania and West Virginia as last time we tried to stay everything was filled with workers on the Oil Rigs - Had to go all the way to Morgantown to find a place to stay.

The drive on I-79 and I-68 is a little up and down but straight and easy - keep your speed under control on the downs as I have seen many Radar traps along the way. One other Note is that the Toll road tends to have very Heavy Truck Traffic, so I avoid them - that and the fact they tend to only be fun in a Sports car.

This will bring you into Maryland - just plug in Cherry Hill when you get to Frederick and it will deliver you to the Park - I'd suggest Waze as it works well - and I also suggest avoiding rush hour;)

Depending on the Weather you might just try to Get a Couple days down at the Beach - after DC - in June it might be a Great Change of Pace.

Best of Luck,

I'm not much help on the campground side of your question but I will give you some advice. If you do not have an EZ-Pass, get one before your trip. I just went on the PA turnpikes website and assuming your vehicle is less than 30,000 lbs you are looking at $67.50 one way in PA without an ez-pass or $48.10 with an EZ-Pass. If you are over 30,000 lbs it goes to $84 or $60.50.

Roads are OK at speed limit. Tolls are high. Traffic around DC can be tough at times. Be patient. Cherry Hill is a nice Park. Try to figure out DC Metro and avoid driving into town. Parking can be impossible. DC great place to visit. Not sure about campgrounds near Pittsburg.Ohio turnpike has some RV parking at their Service Plazas. $20 a nice for WE. Dump available.