We asked, and we’re so grateful you answered! We loved hearing where you took your RV this past summer. So, naturally, we want to share your exciting trips to inspire other travelers and, maybe, create some healthy trip envy as we head into the cooler seasons.

Here are some of the best RV trips of summer 2023, as told by you.

Lisa’s Summer from Florida to Wyoming and Back

Where did you take your RV this summer?

[We] started from Florida in May to Wyoming, spent several days in Cody, [and] then into East Yellowstone for three days. Then out the west side of Yellowstone into Montana and to the east side of Glacier National Park. From there, to the Badlands of South Dakota and back to Florida.

In mid-August, we left again for the white mountains of New Hampshire, then to Maine and Vermont before returning to Florida at the end of September.

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• The Yellowstone cutthroat trout off a fly line at Yellowstone Lake.
• The mighty bison grazing in the fields.
• The splendor of Jackson Glacier at Glacier National Park.
• Family times in NH and Maine and the best seafood at McLaughlin’s Seafood in Bangor, Maine.
• Fly fishing at Nesowadnehunk Lake in Northern Maine, seeing old friends, and enjoying life.
• The Vermont country stores, cheese farms, and apple orchards were splendid.

Favorite Activities

Trying new foods from different states.

National Parks Visited

• Yellowstone
• Glacier
• Badlands

Loved them all.

RV Make and Model

Entegra Coach Odyssey Class C RV

Randy and Patti’s New England RV Tour

Where did you take your RV this summer?

[Two] KOA parks in Indiana and 28 days in New England – New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts

What were the highlights of these destinations?

The Indiana trips were shake-downs for [our] new camper before [the] New England trip.

All the stops in New England were great for [sightseeing], and each was for 3-4 nights.

Favorite Activities

• Scenic drives
• National Parks
• Highlights of areas where we camp

National Parks Visited

• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Site in Vermont
• Acadia National Park in Maine
• Cape Cod National Seashore
• Lighthouses along Maine and Cape Cod

Our entire trip was memorable.

RV Make and Model

2022 Forest River Cherokee Black Label 274 Travel Trailer. We used all the features – the A/C, ice maker, outside stove, etc.

RV Travels & a 50-Year Reunion with Dawn

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• David Crockett State Park, TN
• 21-day round trip from Tennessee to New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• 50th high school reunion
• Family & friends (from as far back as kindergarten!)
• Eating lobster!

Favorite Activities

• Hiking
• Relaxing
• Walking the dogs
• Talking with other RVers

National Parks Visited

White Mountain National Forest is always my favorite as I grew up in the area and always visit when I am in New Hampshire. I love the recreation of the Old Man of the Mountain! It is a must-see, along with the various waterfalls and trails.

RV Make and Model

2004 Coachmen Concord 24 Class B RV. [Our most-used features were the] fridge, bathroom, and jackknife sofa.

Mike Sees the National Parks

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• Carlsbad Caverns
• Red Rock Canyon State Park, Arizona
• Hoover Dam
• Las Vegas and Grand Canyon
• Meteor Crater, New Mexico
• Grand Canyon
• Yellowstone National Park
• Mt. Rushmore
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Little Big Horn Battlefield
• Saguaro National Park
• Petrified Forest

What were the highlights of these destinations?

All of them. Never been to any. Just love being on the road.

Favorite Activities

Sightseeing

National Parks Visited

• Carlsbad Caverns
• Hoover Dam
• Grand Canyon
• Yellowstone National Park
• Mt. Rushmore
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Little Big Horn Battlefield
• Saguaro National Park
• Petrified Forest

Loved them all – the natural beauty!

RV Make and Model

Crossroads Sunset Trail 30-foot Travel Trailer

Karen K. Goes From East to West and North to the Border

Where did you take your RV this summer?

East Coast to West Coast and North to the US border!

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• East Coast – The “Real-Life Mayberry” in Mount Airy, NC
• West Coast – Redwoods
• North – Montana and Glacier National Park

Favorite Activities

Sightseeing and relaxing.

National Parks Visited

• Redwood National Park – [There’s] nothing like the beautiful trees!
• Glacier National Park – [It was] beautiful! Could have been better, but had the Canadian smoke.

RV Make and Model

Crossroads Cameo 3201RL Fifth Wheel

John Tours the Midwest, the Dakotas, and More

Where did you take your RV this summer?

Ohio, Indiana, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Carolina, and Maryland.

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• The Badlands
• Glacier National Park
• Yellowstone
• Beartooth Pass
• Red Lodge Montana Motorcycle Rally
• Crazy Horse Monument
• Mt. Rushmore by helicopter
• Needles Highway
• Cooke City, Montana

Favorite Activities

• Motorcycle touring and exploring
• Sitting by a river
• Sitting by a campfire

National Parks Visited

• Yellowstone
• Mt. Rushmore
• Glacier National Park
• Badlands

All are spectacular and beautiful in their own way – very relaxing and informative.

RV Make and Model

Forest River Grey Wolf 25RRT Travel Trailer. [Our most-used features were the] rear patio deck and the air conditioner.

Bernie and Joe’s Summer Retreat

Where did you take your RV this summer?

Sun Retreat Avalon (formerly) Big Timberlake Campground

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• The proximity to Stone Harbor Beach and our favorite restaurant: Mikes on the Dock in Sea Isle City!
• Catching fish with my grandchildren at the lake!

Favorite Activities

• Hiking
• Going to the beach
• Sightseeing
• Dining at different locations
• Relaxing around the campfire

RV Make and Model

2018 Thor Quantum WS31 Class C Motorhome

California (and Wyoming) Dreaming with PJ

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• Pacific Dunes Beach RV, CA
• Grey Eagle Little Bear RV, CA
• Headwaters Flagg Ranch, WY
• Grand Teton, WY
• Sierra City RV, CA
• B&W Resort on the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta, CA

What were the highlights of these destinations?

We wanted to stay at Colter Bay RV at the Tetons near Jackson Lake, but with Recreation.gov, it was impossible. So we stayed at Headwaters Flagg Ranch, a very nice, quiet RV resort with an uncrowded store and restaurant on the Snake River in the middle of the Tetons to the south and Yellowstone to the north.

We drove to Colter Bay to check out Jackson Lake and the Tetons. Colter Bay had people everywhere. They bus people into the area, making Colter Bay into a big city – not our cup of tea.

The best way to see the Tetons is to take a tour boat that cruises around Jackson Lake and goes as close as possible to the base of the Grand Tetons. This road trip was 1,500 miles from home, not including the extra 200 miles driving throughout Yellowstone National Park.

The other RV trips were pretty much local RV resorts close to our home (100-200) miles.

Favorite Activities

Taking the 4×4 towing truck to areas so we can hike around areas that are not crowded with people.

National Parks Visited

• Grand Teton National Park
• Yellowstone National Park

RV Make and Model

2016 22-foot Dutchman Kodiak Express Ultra Lite Travel Trailer

Bill and Judy’s Midwest Marathon

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• Gulf Shores, AL
• Lake Greeson, AR
• UP of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• Door County, WI
• Mackinac Island, MI
• Duluth, MN and Lake Superior
• Pictured Rocks National Seashore
• Taylors Falls, MN
• Keystone, SD
• Mount Rushmore, SD
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Badlands National Park
• Black Hills, SD
• The Needles Highway
• Wall Drug

Favorite Activities

• Kayaking
• Sightseeing
• Pontoon Boating
• Beaching

National Parks Visited

• Badlands
• Pictured Rocks
• Mount Rushmore

All were fantastic, “must-see” destinations.

RV Make and Model

2020 Coachmen Concord 300DS Class C RV. [Our] most-used features were the air conditioner and the ability to flat tow a Jeep Wrangler for sightseeing side trips.

Tony’s Twisting, Turning Summer Tour

Where did you take your RV this summer?

We live In Juneau, Alaska, We took the ferry to Skagway on June 21st and drove across Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with longer stops in Niagara Falls, Montreal, Quebec City, and Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.

We then drove down to Maine, visited with our daughter in Maryland, her in-laws in Connecticut, friends in Indiana, relatives in Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, and all the way down to San Diego, California before heading north back home and visiting friends in Oregon and Washington. We crossed the Canadian border at Abbotsford, BC.

We needed to head east toward Dawson Creek because of forest fires on the Steward Cassier Highway and took the Alaskan Highway to Watson Lake before heading back to Skagway on September 12th. We boarded the ferry back to Juneau on the 14th of September.

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• The Pleasure-Way Rally by the Sea in Quebec City
• Driving the bridge to Prince Edward Island
• Visiting friends and family on the way home

Favorite Activities

The beautiful scenery, expanding my mental map, glamping at KOA campsites.

National Parks Visited

Provincial and state parks, but not national parks.

RV Make and Model

Pleasure-Way Mercedes 2500 Sprinter Class B RV.

Jim Goes 3-Wheel Touring

Where did you take your RV this summer?

South Dakota and various campgrounds in Nebraska.

What were the highlights of these destinations?

Badlands, Needles Highway, and Custer State Park.

Favorite Activities

Riding our Can-Am Spyder RT.

National Parks Visited

Badlands

RV Make and Model

Keystone Carbon 338 Fifth Wheel Toy Hauler. We used the 10-foot garage to take our Can-Am Spyder RT to the Black Hills in South Dakota.

Simon Sightseeing in the Northeast

Where did you take your RV this summer?

Maine a few times, the White Mountains, and the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and Vermont.

What were the highlights of these destinations?

Each was different. Maine was good as we were close to the coast. In New Hampshire, we got to see sights like the Mount Washington Cog Railway, Castle in the Clouds, and Flume Gorge. Vermont was a washout, and we cut the trip short due to the torrential rain.

Favorite Activities

Sightseeing, relaxing by the campfire, trying new restaurants, walking and cycling.

National Parks Visited

We visited some of the New Hampshire national parks as day guests but not to camp. They are awesome – well-run and beautifully maintained.

RV Make and Model

Forest River Wolf Pup 16FQ Travel Trailer. This is our first RV, and we used pretty much everything in it. Having our own bathroom was amazing, as was the A/C. The fridge/freezer was super useful, as was the electric awning.

From Cities to Beaches with Scott

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• New York
• Pigeon Forge, TN
• Holden Beach, NC
• Cape Hatteras, NC

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• New York City
• The lighthouses on the Outer Banks
• Riding my SXS through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg

Favorite Activities

• Cooking out
• Walking my dog through the campground
• Having a campfire

National Parks Visited

Visited Kitty Hawk, NC, and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

RV Make and Model

2019 Coleman Toy Hauler Travel Trailer and a 2013 Palomino Columbus Fifth Wheel.

Tango’s Northwest Explorations

Where did you take your RV this summer?

We spent six days at several state parks in Oregon, Emigrant Springs, Jesse L Honeyman, Deschutes Recreation Area, Collier Memorial State Park, and LePage Park (Corps of Engineers).

What were the highlights of these destinations?

• Emigrant Springs has a lot of history of the Oregon Trail and the history of the state parks.
• Honeyman is primarily a gateway to the Oregon Dunes and a popular destination for OHV.
• Deschutes has an old railroad grade to hike or bike that runs 16 miles or so. It’s also a prime fishing area.
• Collier has one of the best logging museums in the nation and is great for kayaking and hiking. There is an ADA kayak launch nearby, which is absolutely wonderful!
• LePage, at the confluence of the Columbia River and John Day River, is a great destination for fishing, boating, and kayaking. There is a marked-off swimming area as well.

All these parks have shore power, good water, and dump stations. The hosts and rangers are unfailingly friendly and helpful. The pads are all paved and fairly level.

Favorite Activities

We like to hike, kayak, and watch wildlife. This year, we saw bighorn sheep, river otters, osprey, geese, ducks, and the omnipresent squirrels. We saw tracks of snakes, deer, and raccoons. The dogs enjoyed long walks and numerous new scents.

RV Make and Model

We have a Shadow Cruiser 19WBS Travel Trailer that we love. It has a dedicated bed, a three-burner stove with oven, refrigerator/freezer, microwave, small shower, toilet, pantry, and a sofa with table for eating. We used them all summer. We can stay up to nine days off-grid (hubby bought a 100-watt solar panel) and keep the ice cream cold.

From Midwest to West with Nan

Where did you take your RV this summer?

• Wisconsin Rapids, WI twice
• Oklahoma
• Las Vegas, NV

What were the highlights of these destinations?

Went to a concert in Las Vegas. Stayed at KOA. It’s a nice campground, but the 114-degree heat overworked the A/C.

Wisconsin Rapids – stayed twice at Wood County South campground. Love it! Beautiful campground on a lake with very nice hosts and rangers.

Favorite Activities

• Traveling with my dogs
• Outdoor living
• Bicycle riding
• Visiting friends

RV Make and Model

Evergreen Everlite Travel Trailer. The A/C in Las Vegas and the water pump in Wisconsin (no water hookup).

Duane Finds Magic in Michigan

Where did you take your RV this summer?

State Park in Michigan

What were the highlights of these destinations?

Freighters on the St. Clair River.

Favorite Activities

Photography

RV Make and Model

Resort by Komfort Travel Trailer

Tucker & Michelle’s Cross-Country Adventure

Where did you take your RV this summer?

Tennessee, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and California

What were the highlights of these destinations?

Exploring national parks and meeting new friends.

Favorite Activities

• Hiking
• Paddleboarding
• Biking
• Visiting dog parks – our favorite was Together Treasure Valley Dog Island in Boise, ID.

National Parks Visited

• Badlands – The highlight was a two-mile run while fighting off the mosquito hordes.
• Yellowstone – The highlight was visiting Lamar Valley for the first time.
• Craters of the Moon – The highlight was hiking to the top of Inferno Cone.
• Crater Lake – The highlight was sighting shooting starts after sundown.

RV Make and Model

Sunset Park RV Sunlite Classic 18RD Travel Trailer. The kitchen!

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