A Guide for Planning an Extended Camping Trip© Thomas Stephens Sr.
Feb 1, 2000
Hitting the road on a camping trip that includes travel of some distance is an exciting event. There will probably be many new places to visit and things to do and see along the way. Add camping a few nights here and there, and it is an unbeatable combination! Unless you have an unlimited amount of free time and plenty of money to spare, a carefully thought-out plan, itinerary and budget is indispensable. Good planning can make the difference between an unforgettable camping trip and one that you wish you could forget. A spontaneous approach is not the way to go! It could spell disaster. Pam and I have planned and enjoyed many wonderful camping adventures. Here, we offer a guide and some suggestions for planning your next vacation or camping trip.Begin your PlanningThe first thing to consider is your trips proposed end-point; the place you wish to visit that is the farthest from home. You may wish to visit a National Park, a coastal resort or relative for example. If your trip is a sightseeing drive-to a point and then back home-determine its apex. From this information you can determine the approximate total distance you will be driving. Now, decide about how many miles you want to drive on average per day. Next, divide the your average miles per day into the total trip miles. This will give you the number of days needed to drive your projected trip. Subtract the arrived at driving days from the total number of days you have available for your vacation. The number remaining will be the number of days you have for camping, side trips or visiting with friends or relatives. From these figures, you can now plan a more detailed route, itinerary and budget.Work Out the Details Pam and I start our trip planning once we work out these basic particulars: total trip miles, the days needed to drive the trip and the number of non-driving days remaining of our total vacation time. We can now research the areas we will be driving through or near. There may be a scenic drive, national monument, tourist attraction, state park or beach that we want to visit or camp. We could even decide to drive a round about route to our destination (or home) which requires added driving days. What and where we visit along the way will determine our final trip route and itinerary. We enjoy pouring over maps, guide books and surfing the Web for places to camp, visit and just enjoy. For us, planning out travel camping trips is fun in itself-besides the actual vacation.
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Thanks to everyone. Glad you enjoyed my article and that it helped in your planning. Of course, everyone has their own method for planning a trip. Mine was just a suggestion.Yep, we have had some ...
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Hey Vern!You got the point of my original post. There is sooooooo much to see. Don't spend your time on the highway!! Nope, we didn't get to see any of those great places in Arkansas. We only ...
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Figured as much, Jerrilea. It is amazing how most people don't realize it and use AK which sends mail bound for Arkansas to all sorts of place if it were not for the zip code.You did the Crater of ...
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Hi Vern:It was ARKANSAS not ALASKA. Just got my lil old fingers all goofed up. Stopped at Crater of Diamonds State Park which was neat. You get to dig for Diamonds and other stones. Didn't ...
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JerriLea writes; "We did - IL, MO, AK, TX, NM, AZ, OK, MO and IL -- all in three weeks."No wonder you were tired! By what route did you get from Missouri to Alaska and back to Texas? Vern M. (; ...
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