Whole-trip estimate
Trip total budget estimator
Add up rental, fuel, campground, food, misc reserve, and state-tax-estimated total in one pass. Every line cites a public data source — no hidden assumptions.
PickRV
Published by PickRV
Grand total
$3,202
$801 per person · $457 per night
Rental
$1,225
175/night × 7 nights
Fuel
$370
1,225 mi × 12 MPG
Campground
$490
70/night avg
Food
$739
USDA moderate + 25% trip premium
Misc reserve
$212
7.5% of subtotal
Est. tax
$167
9.75% state avg on rental + camping
Sources cited
- Rental: Public-market nightly medians (NADA + RVTrader listings) — not PickRV booking data
- Fuel: US EIA · Weekly Retail Gasoline + Diesel Prices — EIA →
- Campground: Reserve America 2025 + NPS + state-DPR medians (stateTripCosts) · planning midpoint of state-park and private-park nightly
- Food: USDA Cost of Food at Home · Moderate Plan — USDA →
- Tax estimate: State DOR retail-sales-tax (avg, no local options)
Trip-budget estimates use public-source averages and a national-average fuel-price snapshot. Real costs vary with peak vs shoulder season, premium resort pricing (2-3× the regional average), and group eating habits. Actual checkout total at the listing page is the authoritative number for booking — this tool helps you plan before you commit.
California rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 9.75% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Permit required
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-06:00