Travel NJ to CT

[yankeecamper]

Help travel from Lake Campground, Jackson NJ to State Line Camping Resort, East Killingly, CT. Can I travel the Garden State Pky? Or the best way to get around NYC between 9am and 3pm. weekday.

[turkii]

Avoid I95 in Connecticut if you are going between 9-5. You would hit traffic throughout Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, and New Haven.

A simpler way would be to enter CT by way of I-84 and head east on 84 to I-691. Then take Route 66 from 691 to Eastern Connecticut. Route 66 is not an interstate but a decent road to travel - for the most part the posted speed limit is 45-55 except when going through a small commercial area in Middletown, CT. If you are more "adventursome" take 66 to Route 6 which will take you just south of East Killingly. If you prefer highways, take 66 to Route 2 which is a limited access highway. Route 2 dumps you onto I-395 about 45 minutes south of Easy Killingly. No tolls either way. The only time you will hit traffic is in Waterbury before 10am.

About 5 minutes on Route 66 from 691 is a decent little burger/hot dog place called Guida's if you're passing through around lunch time. There's also a small mom/pop style RV dealer on 66 in East Hampton if you need supplies/repairs/etc.

[jtbr3]

Between 9-3 is best and you can travel GSP. You can take GSP to end and take RT87 North to I84 or RT87 South to Tappan Zee to I95 or I684 to I84.

U can also take GSP to RT17 North to RT87 North to I84 East.

I have done both and both are fine towing.

[CloudDriver]

RVs are allowed on the GSP. When we went to visit my folks on Cape Cod, we always took the GSP to the northern end, then went across the Tappan Zee Bridge and picked up I95 across CT. When DS was going to college at UConn in Storrs, we would take I684 after the bridge to pick up I84 to Hartford.

Traffic on I95 west of New Haven can be very bad, especially if there is an accident. We also regularly hit slow downs in Waterbury and Hartford on I84, but not as bad as on I95. OTOH there were times we just flew on through.

As a heads up, there are several arched bridges on the GSP between exits 135 and about 150 that are lowest on the shoulders. I always drive one lane over from the right in that section. The bridges are well signed.