Trip planner · 2026
Plan a multi-stop RV trip — honestly.
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.
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.
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.
Build your trip
Trip builder
Plan your multi-stop RV trip
Pick a vehicle category, drop in your start + stops + end, and we project mileage, fuel, lodging, food, and a tailored pack list. No fake stats, no auto-geocoder, no real routing — straight-line estimates only. Your draft saves to this device.
1. Pick a vehicle category
Choose the rig type you plan to rent. We use the category to seed average speed and MPG. You can override either later.
Inventory varies by state — not every category is listed everywhere yet. Estimates assume a typical rig in this class.
2. Waypoints
Add a start, up to 5 stops, and an end. Coordinates are in decimal degrees — long-press a spot in Google Maps or Apple Maps to copy them. Honest: we do not auto-geocode, and we do not call any real routing API yet.
Start
End
0 of 5 stops added
Cost inputs
All values are yours. We do not validate or pre-fill them with made-up averages.
3. Pack list
Auto-suggested preset for RV / motorhome: rv camping. You can switch presets inside the builder below — 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.
0 / 10 packed
4. Trip projection
Straight-line distance only — real road miles are usually 15-35% longer.
- Total straight-line miles
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- Drive time @ 50 mph
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- Fuel @ 10 mpg
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- Lodging
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- Food
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- Trip total
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1 leg
Set gas $/gal
0 nights × —
1 traveler × 0 nights
Fill in nights, rate, fuel
Add valid latitude + longitude to every waypoint to compute distance.
Rough estimate. Real route adds road windings, traffic, elevation, and stops. PickRV does not verify your inputs. No marketplace fee figures are included on this page — see /pricing.
5. Weather along the route
Live current + 3-day forecast per waypoint. Source: Open-Meteo (free, no key). When a feed is unreachable each card honestly says so — we do not estimate values.
Add valid coordinates to at least one waypoint to see a forecast.
Reset draft
Clears every field on this device. Cannot be undone.
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.