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Tell us: What is your dream RV trip?

Chuck Woodbury -
Most of us are sitting at home now or self-quarantined in our RV. We're not traveling with our RVs except to go from one...

RV Short Stops: Visit America’s treasures “virtually” during National Park Week

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Each April, National Park Week is set aside for America to celebrate our national treasures. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, April...

RV Shrink: Coronavirus presents RV traveling dilemma

Richard Mallery -
Dear RV Shrink: I know you are fielding a lot of coronavirus questions. We are not newbies or spring chickens. We have been living the...

Wildflowers bloom across Texas

Julianne G. Crane -
Texas wildflowers (Texas Highways/Don Allen) By Julianne G. Crane During this time of COVID-19 crisis, if you are a Snowbird needing to travel through several states...

Travel guides for odd and fascinating RV Short Stops

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane During this time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and need for social distancing, now is the perfect time for researching those...

The Geezermobile and me: A widower’s journey getting back on the road

Emily Woodbury -
By Eric Manchester Mona died somewhere between hoping and planning. For all our 29 years together, road-tripping was a shared delight. First, in our old...

Coronavirus worries RVer with upcoming travel plans

Emily Woodbury -
The travel industry is taking a hard hit from the coronavirus. RVers may feel safe in their homes-on-wheels, but the ability to travel to...

A rewarding way to RV: Volunteer along the way

Chuck Woodbury -
By Tim Slack Growing up – and as grown-ups – my wife and I relished the outdoors: the mountains in California or Colorado, deserts in...

Celebrate Women’s History Month at National Parks

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane  Every March, Women's History Month, hundreds of events, exhibitions and road trips are highlighting women's contributions to the making of the United...

How to tow a “dead” vehicle out of the middle of nowhere

RV Staff -
By Greg Illes After more than fifty years of driving, and a lot of it off-road, I've had a bit of experience towing “dead” vehicles....

State-by-state Facebook travel groups offer wealth of information

Chuck Woodbury -
If you're a member of Facebook and are interested in keeping informed about things to see and do in your state or others where...

Too tired to level fore and aft? Try this trick!

RV Staff -
By Dave Helgeson When you're logging long miles and pull into a campsite for the night, the last thing you want to do is take...

Curious low-cost RV short stops in Yuma

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane  The Camel Farm is an unpretentious, highly enjoyable discovery tucked away in agricultural land south of Yuma, Arizona. This family-owned...

Planning the Grand Adventure – 50 U.S. landmarks

Chris Guld -
By Chris Guld, Geeks on Tour Google My Maps is one of my favorite travel tools, so when I see something like this epic tour...

Update: Maple is flowing in Vermont, but spring 2020 events have been cancelled

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Vermont's "Maple Open House Weekend" –  Vermont's maple season is usually celebrated with "Maple Open House” the first weekend in spring, however,...

When in Arizona, keep your eyes open for “skunk pigs”

Chuck Woodbury -
If you're lucky when visiting Arizona you'll see a javelina, sometimes called a "skunk pig." They are commonly spotted in some Arizona State Parks. But,...

Tucson Gem Showcase dazzles

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase through Mid-February The legendary Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is billed as one of "the...

See wild burros, gunfights and a historic stretch of Route 66

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Do this: Drive the 22 miles or so from Oatman, Arizona, on old Route 66 east toward Kingman. It's beautiful and has...

Intimate, little-known museum of sculptor Elisabet Ney in Austin

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane I've never forgotten the Elisabet Ney Museum since first stepping into the studio in the early '70s when I was an...

How to fit a dog backpack

Chuck Woodbury -
About half of RVtravel.com readers bring along one or more dogs on their trips. And for many of those readers a big part of...

Start your New Year off with “First Day Hikes” in state parks

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane 'First Day Hikes' offer a great way to get outside, exercise, take in nature and welcome the new year with friends...

The strangest road sign we’ve ever seen…

Emily Woodbury -
Sometimes when you're driving down the highway in your RV you get real hungry. You might get an urge for a special food...like cottage...

“Hike” Arizona state parks without leaving your RV

Chuck Woodbury -
Imagine hiking an Arizona state park trail or visiting your campsite before you head out, giving you the chance to perfectly plan your hike...

Traveling through Mississippi along I-40, check out this two-in-one museum

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Just a little more than two years ago, Two Mississippi Museums opened in downtown Jackson in celebration of the state’s bicentennial....

Sleeping around: Spend the night in a Wienermobile

Chuck Woodbury -
Most of us are perfectly comfortable sleeping in our RVs. We don't want a fancy hotel. Heck, we try to weasel out of invitations...

Winter Texan RVers find Holiday events in Lone Star State

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Holiday at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Dallas Arboretum -12 Days of Christmas gazebo (Dallas Arboretum) Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 8525 Garland...

Visit the world’s largest prairie chicken

Chuck Woodbury -
You never know when you're traveling from town to town when you'll run into something really big! For example, what if you were to...

Popular autumn harvest festivals

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival Nov. 2, Whiteville, NC Parades, music  and house tours abound in the town known as one of the top...

Gettysburg in two days: Film, museum on a rainy day, Battlefield tour on a clear day

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane If Gettysburg is on your Bucket List--GO. It will not be a disappointment. Thanks to the forethought of early Gettysburg residents, most...

Sleep inside the world’s largest beagle

Emily Woodbury -
Forget the RV for a night (and the cat!). Instead, sleep soundly inside the 30-foot-tall belly of the beast, er, in this case, a...

Video: Winter RVing Canadian style

RV Staff -
Want to camp in the snow, maybe on a remote hunting trip with the guys, but can't figure out how to get your cozy,...

Rustic, whimsical destination brewhouse in historic downtown Slippery Rock, Pa.

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Jimmy and bro-in-law, Lou, entering the North Country Brewing Company in downtown Slippery Rock, Pa. (Julianne G. Crane) If you are venturing through...

The world largest chicken clucks in Marietta GA

Emily Woodbury -
Well, this isn't the world's largest living chicken (we'll get to that later), but this is the world's largest chicken, built in 1963 in Marietta, Georgia....

The world’s largest “catsup” bottle

Emily Woodbury -
The world's largest "catsup" (or ketchup) bottle is a unique 170-ft. tall, 100,000-gallon water tower in Collinsville, Illinois. It was constructed in 1949 by...

North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, ideal RV Short Stop, rest area

Julianne G. Crane -
By Julianne G. Crane Julianne G. Crane sharing a moment. (Jimmy Smith) After driving several hours on the backroads of North Dakota, we found the perfect...

Spend the night in Barbie’s dream RV

Chuck Woodbury -
Now, this is not an opportunity that comes along every day! The only problem is you'll have to fly or drive to Mexico City...

Cross the Idaho Panhandle on the Silver Valley’s Mullan Road

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley The Schee-chu-umsh people lived beside an idyllic azure-blue lake surrounded by towering pines in what is now the Idaho Panhandle. Each year...

Fall is the best time for RVers to tour the Oregon Coast

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley The arrival of fall is welcomed by many RVers for road touring and sightseeing on the Oregon Coast. Kids are back in...

Over 400 miles of shoreline define tiny Rhode Island’s motto, “The Ocean State”

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley When you think of states that identify with the ocean, Florida and California come to mind. But the state that lays claim...

Visit the Florida Panhandle coastline for a less-crowded snowbird destination

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley On Florida’s Forgotten Coast - the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Panhandle - the Apalachicola River empties into the Gulf through...

Spirits, poltergeists, and things that go bump in the night

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley It’s a proven fact. We humans like to be frightened by movies, books (try reading a Stephen King novel without glancing behind...

Migrants came to San Simeon – and they stayed – now numbering 17,000

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley November is an anniversary date to note. It is the anniversary of the arrival in 1990 of the first elephant seals to...

Camp on the tree-shaded river bank of Oregon’s Metolius Recreation Area

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley The central Oregon town of Sisters, often called the “Gateway to the Cascades,” is named for the snow-capped Three Sisters peaks of...

The Old West lives on in Modoc County, CA’s, remote ranchlands

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley If you are a Californian, you are likely sometimes surprised by the number of RVers that say, “I won’t travel in California...

Explore the West’s explosive history on the Volcanic Legacy National Scenic Byway

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley Before Global Warming was the media’s favorite weather topic, even before the last Ice Age, when the earth was a youngster about...

Three distinct ecosystems define Washington’s vast Olympic National Park

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley The imposing Olympic Mountain Range rises from the Pacific’s continental shelf like a great wall, whose presence affects the entire Olympic Peninsula,...

Meander California’s Sonoma County coastline for spectacular ocean views

Bob Difley -
By Bob Difley Clinging like an asphalt snake to precipitous cliffs that drop hundreds of feet into the rocky surf, Northern California’s Route 1 is...

Death Valley Encampment packs in the RVers

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR I took this photo about 35 years ago in Death Valley at Sunset Campgrounds, across from the Furnace Creek Oasis, during the...

12 great no-entry-fee public lands

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Looking for a place to take your RV but keep the costs down? Here's a list of a number...

Harvest Hosts: Camp free at wineries and farms

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury PUBLISHER I've been a member of Harvest Hosts for at least 12 years and try to take advantage of the membership as often...
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