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Popular Snowbird RV Routes- Florida to the Northeast & Canada  This Snowbird RV Route - considered to be the "best" by many RVers - begins in Tampa, Florida and has 7 campground stopovers (Click a link for pix, our review and contact info) 1.*Walkabout Camp & RV Park - Woodbine, Georgia - $17.60 - 228.2 miles 2. *Jolly Acres Camp - St. George, South Carolina - $17.12 - 187.3 miles 3. VanHoy Farm Family Campground - Harmony, North Carolina - $45.00 - 223.7 miles 4. *Shenandoah Valley Campground - Mt. Jackson, Virginia - $24.74 - 263.5 miles 5. Western Village RV Park - Carlisle, Pennsylvania - $42.00 - 141.1 miles 6. River Beach Campsites - Milford, Pennsylvania - $32.00 - 198.5 miles End: Magic Pines Campground - Lewis, New York - 257.8 miles * - Passport America half-price parks Totals: 1512.3 Towing Miles Camping: $223.46 Food: $177.42 Gas: $414.70 Trip Cost: $815.58 Highlights: Shuggs Southern Soul Cafe Restaurant - St. George, SC The Shiloh General Store - Hamptonville, NC Family Picnic - Harmony, NC Thoughts: The Interstates are in a sad state of disrepair in general and becoming worse each year. The bridges are patches on patches; the sub-structures are crumbling. The traffic pattern around Charlotte, NC (I-77) is horrendous with bottlenecks backing traffic up for miles at drive time. Try to make it before or after the main rush or make sure you have a full gas tank. I-74 from Wilkes-Barre to I-87 in New York is torn up and re-routed to opposite lanes for miles. The drive through the "chutes" (concrete barriers lining both sides of the 10' wide lanes) seems endless. It will probably be under re-construction for a couple of years. Conclusion: America is beautiful and its people are warm and friendly. One day stopovers are not the way to see America. We normally spend at least 2 nights at each campground but due to our late start for this "Spring" Snowbird trip North, we opted for quick. We missed seeing a lot this time and are totally tired from the trip. It's not the way to see the USA. That said, this is a good and very popular route from Florida to the Northeast. It avoids much of I-95 and the big cities of Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Baltimore. I do think we would definitely consider taking I-78 from Pennsylvania to the NY/New England area and avoid I-74. Another option we often use is taking I-81 to Binghamton, NY and then I-88 to Albany and I-87 North toward Canada or I-90 East into New England.. If you have any questions about the route send us an email to snowbirdrvtrails@gmail.com and we will do our best to answer. We look forward to meeting you on a Snowbird RV Trail one of these times but until then we wish you safe travels and enjoy the journey. All the best, Jack and Niki K.C. & B.B. snowbirdrvtrails.com |
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