Trip from West Coast around the US
Link | Quote | Edit | Print | Notify Moderator Planning a trip from Wash St to the East coast then south to Florida return the Southen coast and up thru Ca to Washington. Driving 40' Pusher w...
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x2 on the closing dates for (northern) campgrounds. If you're leaving on Labor Day weekend, you'll likely be arriving around when many campgrounds are closing up for the season.
In northern New England, at least, Columbus Day weekend (or whatever it's been renamed to in whatever state you're in) is usually one of the busiest weekends of the year for tourists with many people coming to look at the foliage. It may or may not be the peak of the foliage, but it's the peak of the leaf peepers. Reservations would likely be essential for that weekend.
Don't be overly afraid of driving the motorhome on roads; we get our stuff delivered by tractor trailer trucks, the same as the rest of the nation, and so there are plenty of roads that are wide and high enough for you to go along. Generally speaking, most any US highway will be acceptable for large vehicles, as are most (but not all) state highways. Low clearances are usually signed reasonably well, particularly on the main routes, though one does have to pay attention to such things.
Most of the tunnels that have propane restrictions are on routes you'd probably prefer to avoid anyhow: through the middle of Boston and New York, for instance. In general, it's the tunnels that go underneath something else (as opposed to through something, like a mountain) that have restrictions, since they are lower in the middle than at the portals and propane, being heavier than air, tends to collect in the trough rather than dissipate out.
Normandy Farms, as Devocamper suggests, is not a bad choice for the Boston area; but definitely take public transit in Boston itself rather than trying to drive your car. You'll likely save time overall and definitely be less stressed out and may end up ahead in terms of money, too, as parking is hardly inexpensive. The same applies to New York City and Washington, DC, at the least.
For Washington DC, if you don't need a fancy campground with hookups, Greenbelt National Park is convenient and very affordable and has plenty of room.
In northern New England, at least, Columbus Day weekend (or whatever it's been renamed to in whatever state you're in) is usually one of the busiest weekends of the year for tourists with many people coming to look at the foliage. It may or may not be the peak of the foliage, but it's the peak of the leaf peepers. Reservations would likely be essential for that weekend.
Don't be overly afraid of driving the motorhome on roads; we get our stuff delivered by tractor trailer trucks, the same as the rest of the nation, and so there are plenty of roads that are wide and high enough for you to go along. Generally speaking, most any US highway will be acceptable for large vehicles, as are most (but not all) state highways. Low clearances are usually signed reasonably well, particularly on the main routes, though one does have to pay attention to such things.
Most of the tunnels that have propane restrictions are on routes you'd probably prefer to avoid anyhow: through the middle of Boston and New York, for instance. In general, it's the tunnels that go underneath something else (as opposed to through something, like a mountain) that have restrictions, since they are lower in the middle than at the portals and propane, being heavier than air, tends to collect in the trough rather than dissipate out.
Normandy Farms, as Devocamper suggests, is not a bad choice for the Boston area; but definitely take public transit in Boston itself rather than trying to drive your car. You'll likely save time overall and definitely be less stressed out and may end up ahead in terms of money, too, as parking is hardly inexpensive. The same applies to New York City and Washington, DC, at the least.
For Washington DC, if you don't need a fancy campground with hookups, Greenbelt National Park is convenient and very affordable and has plenty of room.
