Trip planner · 2026
Plan a multi-stop RV trip — honestly.
Pick a rig, drop up to five stops, and see the driving distance, fuel, nights and pack list before you book anything.
Build your trip
Plan a multi-stop RV trip in 3 minutes. Pick your rig category, add up to 5 stops between origin and destination, and watch the planner estimate driving distance, fuel cost, lodging nights, and a starting pack list. Every number is an estimate from public-source averages — not a checkout quote.
Vehicle
Speed and MPG seed the estimate — override either below. Inventory varies by state; estimates assume a typical rig in this class.
Route
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Search a city or park and we fill its coordinates for you — 91 destinations, no typing degrees. Coordinates are public-source city centroids, not pickup addresses.
Start from
Start
End
0 of 5 stops added
Your route
Your route appears here
Pick a start above and the map draws itself.
Costs
All values are yours — we do not validate or pre-fill them with made-up averages.
Trip projection
Add a start and an end to see distance- Straight-line miles
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- Drive time @ 50 mph
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- Legs
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- Fuel @ 10 mpg
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Set gas $/gal above
Fill in nights, rate, and fuel to see the total.
Add valid latitude + longitude to every waypoint to compute distance.
Rough estimate: straight-line distance only — real road miles are usually 15-35% longer, plus traffic, elevation, and stops. PickRV does not verify your inputs. No marketplace fee figures are included on this page — see /pricing.
Pack listsuggested for RV / motorhome: rv camping
You can switch presets inside the builder — items are saved on this device, per preset.
Pack-list builder
Pick a trip type, check items off, add your own. Saves to this device.
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Clears every field on this device — cannot be undone.
Estimates only. Driving distance defaults to straight-line haversine until you supply stop coordinates that resolve through routing. Costs use public-source averages. The authoritative price for any rig comes from its listing checkout. Your draft saves to this device — nothing is sent until you save the trip to your account.
Which rig category fits your trip?
Class A motorhome
Fits Full-hookup parks + interstates
Avoid Tight NP loops (Glacier Going-to-the-Sun: 21 ft max). Forest service roads.
Class B (camper van)
Fits Every NP, urban overnights, boondock pull-offs
Avoid Families >2 + dog. Multi-week stays with full kitchen needs.
Class C bunkhouse
Fits Family of 4-6, most NP loops (check >24 ft limits)
Avoid Rocky 4x4 trails. Tight downtown parking lots.
Travel trailer / 5th wheel
Fits Long stays, in-park hookup sites, base-camp style trips
Avoid Multi-stop daily moves. First-time renters (towing learning curve).
Need a tighter check? Use the dedicated Fit & Clearance tool — paste rig height + park road limits and get a pass/warn/fail verdict per constraint.
FAQ
Is the distance the actual driving route?+
Not yet. The planner ships a haversine straight-line estimate by default, and best-effort OpenRouteService routing when stops have coordinates. Treat the miles as a planning floor — real driving distance is typically 10-30% longer on winding NP/scenic byway corridors.
Why is the cost only an estimate?+
We don't know your final rig (host pricing varies), your fuel price at trip time, or which sites you'll book. The number is a planning total using national-average MPG + EIA fuel + NPS/state DPR campground averages. The authoritative cost is the quote at the listing checkout.
Does PickRV save my plan?+
The draft is saved to YOUR browser via localStorage under a single key (pikrv_trip_builder_draft). Nothing is sent to our servers until you sign in and explicitly save the trip to your account.
Keep planning
True trip cost calculator
Itemized: rental + fuel + lodging + cleaning + insurance + tax.
Fit & clearance checker
Will your rig clear that NP road, garage, or campsite?
Insurance, explained
What's included by default, what's added at checkout, what your own auto policy covers.
Trip total budget
Whole-trip estimate by nights + state + group size.
National parks RV guide
Road length limits, generator hours, RV-friendly loops per park.