When I started planning the Summer RV Tour 2023 trip, there were several places I wanted to visit, and my goal was to not have to drive more than 600 miles on weekends between work weeks. I knew I had to be in Alcova, Wyoming for a fishing trip on Saturday, May 13, and I didn’t close on Birdie Bea until March 31. That meant I had to make sure the RV had all its maintenance completed and I had to leave Belmont no later than April 22. With my personal requirement to be anchored no later than 4:00pm every day, I would have to take into account two very hard weekends of driving in excess of 800 miles.
What planning application do I use for my RV Trips?
For my trips, I use a number of sources to determine sights and other places of interest that I want to enjoy during my trips. As far as planning my trip, I use RV Life’s RV Trip Wizard which is a subscription based application to plan all my trips. It has all the right tools and it sets safe routes based on the size of Birdie Bea at 13′ 6″ tall and about 55′ long with Rosie in tow. RV Trip Wizard gives me everything I need to plan my trips.
Setting up a trip with RV Trip Wizard – Summer RV Tour 2023
Once you have logged into RV Trip Wizard, you will see a screen that looks similar to this:
You will click Create Trip and set up your trip information by inputting the trip name and when you plan to leave.
Knowing that I had to be in Alcova, Wyoming by 5/13/2023, I found a campground that would work in that area first. So, that I knew how much distance I had to cover by the arrival date. In looking at the Alcova area, there were four campgrounds to choose from.
Once you pull up the region, you can start looking at the campground details by clicking on one of the four campgrounds in the RV Life Trip Wizard GUI.
By clicking on Park Details, you can then see if this location will suit your needs and you will also be able to read reviews.
Once you determine if that campground is the choice, you will need to click Add to your trip and set the dates.
After you add your first stop, then you can start filling in the other stops along your way based on your preferences. At the end, your trip will look much like this one with distances, driving times, and other pertinent information related to your trip.
As you can see, the first three weeks of the trip had very long legs, but once I made Alcova, the trip distances started shortening to spend more time exploring areas of interest.
In conclusion, RV Trip Wizard is my go to tool for planning my RV tours because it has all the information I need in one convenient location. Check it out here.
