Help with Big RV Trip Planning
So we are planning a big trip leaving out of Southern California (Orange County) out to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone and back. I've got it mapped to about 2650 miles and 13 nights to make the journ...
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That first day sounds like a stretch with an RV and kids. RV's don't cruise at 80mph like cars do, so the mapping web sites will underestimate your drive time by quite a bit. I'd estimate that door-to-door on that leg would be 14-15 hours.
I'd break that in half and skip RMNP per 2gypsies suggestion. The Tetons have snow too :) If you can't do that, then to get 725 mi in one day, I'd break it up into two legs with a 4am start, a couple hours rest mid-day, and a late arrival. Figure a 4am launch time with an arrival in Moab late evening.
You can do Rushmore, Crazy Horse & a few other sites in the hills in a day - easily. That might free up a night for some place else. The National Park cave tours in the southern hills are great. Jewel Cave was wonderful when I was there a few decades ago.
Sounds like an adventure.
I'd break that in half and skip RMNP per 2gypsies suggestion. The Tetons have snow too :) If you can't do that, then to get 725 mi in one day, I'd break it up into two legs with a 4am start, a couple hours rest mid-day, and a late arrival. Figure a 4am launch time with an arrival in Moab late evening.
You can do Rushmore, Crazy Horse & a few other sites in the hills in a day - easily. That might free up a night for some place else. The National Park cave tours in the southern hills are great. Jewel Cave was wonderful when I was there a few decades ago.
Sounds like an adventure.
