Long-Range Trip Planning

PghBob wrote:
the picks are endless.

I know!! That's the problem! :p

In general, follow the weather. Secondary considerations could be history e.g., Williamsburg VA, Boston, MA, San Antonio TX, could be National Parks e.g., Yellowstone, Grand Teton, could be water, mountains, etc., and could be sites of national importance e.g., Gettsburg, Dallas (JFK), Oklahoma City, could be great cities (you pick). It could even be hobbies like dog shows, car shows, NASCAR, fishing, hunting, baseball. You see, its your choice and the picks are endless.

Best wishes on your adventure.

We are full-timing, and have been since January 2014. This year, our long range plan is to go to Alaska for the summer. We are currently in Florida. So, we have picked a general route to get us to the Canadian Border north of Seattle around May 15.

We have reservations starting Sunday for Fort Pickens (NP in Florida) because it moves us west. A site opened up in A loop, so we reserved a spot. We plan on going to New Orleans after that, staying in Bayou Signette State Park. Because the park has 55 unreserved sites, we didn't make reservations - our plans may change.

We know we need to be in Phoenix for our maintenance/repair appointment (we ordered parts that should arrive by the end of January) on February 16, and we need to be at the Escapees Rally March 8-13, but otherwise, we will just wing it, getting from here to there.

I lucked into a week's reservation in Yosemite Valley for the beginning of April so we will have a couple of weeks to get there after the Escapee's Rally.

So, mostly, we wing it, unless there is a must do event or hard to reserve location. Our reservations so far in Florida, at state parks, have been what we find when we figure out where we want to go - any where from 1 day to 3 weeks in advance.

In general, we won't drive more than 300 miles in a day. We always know where we will be going before we leave, though we don't necessarily have reservations. For every 100 miles we drive, the minimum stay is 1 day. Hope this helps!

Deprived:we thank you for your well timed post.
DH retires in 2 weeks, we move to FL at the end of this month. Our plan is to begin full time October 2015, not sure how long...

Purchased 2015 Thor Four Winds Siesta 24ST in December.Newbies to the RV world, lifelong tent campers.

We'd also like to hear the Forum advice on long term planning.

This question has come up before with various methods discussed. It depends on your style of travel, types of spots - commercial, State or National Parks, etc... We plan months in advance with reservations . We never travel more than 200 miles and always stay 2 or more nights. We like the no pressure of needing to leave early and arrive early to get a spot. With reservations the spot is there and no need to hurry. Many National Parks must be reserved well in advance as do some State Parks if in high demand areas or prime tourist season. Our 2015 travel is already booked thru mid September. Others wing it and claim to do fine, but in general are stopping very early in the day on travel days. You may try a combination until you find your groove. Good luck.