New England (Cape Cod)to Florida in Feb

I'd say 81 has more, steeper grades. Better views, too. 95 from New York to Fredericksburg, VA is a fluster cluck. Take your pick.
Often, most of the time, coming out of the Virginia side of D.C. suburbs, we go West on Route 66 to 81, then head towards 75 to get to Ft. Myers (went to High School there). Usually, Route 95 is like punishment and is to be avoided. I'll happily motor a half hour longer through the country side than sit in traffic, watching people pick their nose and sucking exhaust.
I've also had to go to Texas via West Virginia when leaving Virginia in mid-February to get around a snow storm. Nothing we can do about the weather. Shoot for the Shenandoah Valley, and bring your cork screw, just in case.

Going west I take GWB early in morning during week days or anytime in morning on weekends then 80 west or 76 west depending on traffic to I81 south. On the return trip I take I 81 north to I 84 over Newburgh bridge and continue on I 84 to home. This eliminates the NJT tolls and GWB tolls and traffic.

I use the method paulcardoza posted above although on a Sunday morning I would use I-95 over the GWB. Driving west there is no toll. Anytime before noon is an easy drive and I have never had a problem with the wind or trucks going over the GWB. I used this method when I lived in the Fall River - New Bedford area and I will use it when I leave Newport, RI in November. When I head north I will use the Tappan Zee bridge because it's always after noon when I get to that area and the toll is cheaper also.

Leave early on a Sunday, use the Tapanzee bridge to avoid GWB and then head straight down...... You'll be able to get past DC that first day and from there it's a breeeze to FL using 95. We took the western option one time and vowed that we'd never do it again. To each his own, eh? ;-)

monkey44 wrote:
Right, misses DC, but they're heading to the Bay side of Florida, so to go down I-81 and I-77 and pickup I-75 all the way south. Makes no sense to go to I-81, then back to the coast, then back across the state again.

And, I-95 is traffic, traffic, traffic - where I-75 is only traffic near the major cities.

Got it, but I'd be worried about weather in February. The coastal plain east of 81 might be a better choice and you could shoot over to 75 further south.

Normandy Farms is closed from 12/1 thru 4/1. They stopped opening year round a couple of years ago now.

Clay L wrote:
If you are planning on staying in an RV park/campground be aware that almost all are closed in Feb.
NORMANDY FARMS used to be open all winter but someone posted a while back that they don't now. You might want to call them. They are in Foxboro which is a ways from Cape Cod. I don't know of any others that are open.

jplante4 wrote:
We do I-195 to I-95 in Providence, then pick up Rt 9 i New London to I-84. You can continue to Wilkes and down I-81 but take US 17 south from Winchester to hook back up to I-95 south of DC. This misses NYC and DC altogether.

Right, misses DC, but they're heading to the Bay side of Florida, so to go down I-81 and I-77 and pickup I-75 all the way south. Makes no sense to go to I-81, then back to the coast, then back across the state again.

And, I-95 is traffic, traffic, traffic - where I-75 is only traffic near the major cities.

Sounds like you need to leave about 3 months earlier.

Ken

If you are planning on staying in an RV park/campground be aware that almost all are closed in Feb.
NORMANDY FARMS used to be open all winter but someone posted a while back that they don't now. You might want to call them. They are in Foxboro which is a ways from Cape Cod. I don't know of any others that are open.

We do I-195 to I-95 in Providence, then pick up Rt 9 i New London to I-84. You can continue to Wilkes and down I-81 but take US 17 south from Winchester to hook back up to I-95 south of DC. This misses NYC and DC altogether.