Driving the Blue Ridge Highway in a Class C?
Hi all: We are planning a drive from Maine to Florida in late June, which we have done a couple times but always take the shortest I95 route. This time I am considering taking 3 or 4 days to get fro...
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Once you are onto the Blue Ridge Parkway it really isn't feasible to jump off and back on randomly. You are pretty much driving along the "Ridge" of the mountains and practically all roads down into the valleys are real steep and winding. While the Parkway itself is a beautiful drive along a gently winding and level road (interstate type grades) most access roads along the way are to be avoided. At Ashville though there is easy access to all services.
Personal opinion - Absolutely take your 30 foot Class C. You will be loafing along at real slow speeds just like everybody else. And maybe add in an extra day or two to your schedule since there are lots of places along the way to stop and enjoy the views. And just getting to the south entrance at Cherokee will cost you some time. And at the north end you might want to just continue on up the road on Skyline Drive for another hundred miles.
Consider that big tag axle tour busses run up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway all the time. Surely an average size RV should be able to do the same.
Personal opinion - Absolutely take your 30 foot Class C. You will be loafing along at real slow speeds just like everybody else. And maybe add in an extra day or two to your schedule since there are lots of places along the way to stop and enjoy the views. And just getting to the south entrance at Cherokee will cost you some time. And at the north end you might want to just continue on up the road on Skyline Drive for another hundred miles.
Consider that big tag axle tour busses run up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway all the time. Surely an average size RV should be able to do the same.
