In our planning, I always use the
MS Streets and Trips software (no longer made) to plan out the route. I'm sure the Good Sam trip planning software would do just as well. I think mine is 2013 which is the last year it was published.
The software lets me choose how far to travel in a day (usually 300 miles or 6 hours), how fast to travel (62mph), what kinds of roads to take, and things to avoid (ferries etc.), plus many other options.
After the software picks a route, I go over it to change any roads i feel are not what I want (usually edit around large cities), put in any side trips, check where it wants us to stop.
I then click on each night stop to see what campgrounds are in the area. I can choose how far in a circle from the nights stop I want to look (5, 10 up to around 50 miles). I will then look up the available campgrounds on the internet to see what their website looks like and also usually check the
Campground Reviews (formerly RV Park Reviews) for user recommendations.
After about 3 or more revisions ( usually - sometimes more :R) I send the trip to my GPS and print out a couple of copies.
Sounds like a lot of work but it is actually quite enjoyable and fun. Have been doing it this way for over 25 years and have rarely been disappointed in the route we have chosen.
Good luck with your planning.
Barney
