We also avoid major cities. We use US Highways and State Highways. The traffic and scenery are usually better. It might be more miles but we have plenty of time. I use the CoPilot app for routing. It has an RV setting. I use Google Maps for routing and earth view to zoom to the road and street view. I plan our stops and we arrive well before dark. (by 4pm). For fuel stops we use truck stops on interstate highways if possible. If we use other fuel stops I look at them on Google Maps earth view and zoom to see the area and the entrance and exit to make sure we can easily access. I also check www.rvparkreviews.com and have changed plans based on the reviews there. I'd rather find an RV Park outside the city and drive into the city to sight see. In 10 years never had a problem except one night when we were newbies overnight parking in a Walmart parking lot someone knocked on our door. We don't use Walmart parking lots anymore for that reason. I know lots of people do with no problems. Our choice.
