Check out the interactive map below for every single stop on our 80 day cross country adventure!

1A: Dover, New Hampshire. Our home base!

1B: Backroom Brewery, Middletown, VA. We stayed at Backroom Brewery for one night, as part of the Harvest Host experience. While we were only there overnight, we truly enjoyed their food and craft beer

1C: Tennessee Valley Winery, Loudon TN. We stayed here as part of the Harvest Host program as well and loved the remoteness of it, along with their wonderful wines. If you are traveling by RV, book this one early, as they really only have 1-2 “sites” available.

1D: Baton Rouge KOA, Baton Rouge, LA. Another one nighter…we pulled in here late, just to stopover before Austin (and was our first full hookups of the trip). It was a clean park and had incredibly nice people. We left our $450 surge protector at our site and the campground found it, called us and then shipped it to our next destination!

1E: Lake Point RV Resort, Canyon Lake, TX. We loved Lake Pointe. It’s perfectly located right on Canyon Lake and comes with several walking paths either down to the water, or along the lake. They have a restaurant onsite (which was closed for us due to COVID) and an inground swimming pool. The grounds are very well maintained and it’s fun to see the herds of deer roam around the property in the evening.

1F: Balzano Family Farm and Winery, Carlsbad, NM. We loved this Harvest Host stayover. It is an active winery and restaurant - both of which were awesome. The bonus is that they have a mixture of farm animals on site, so if you have children, it makes it a great place to either stay (RV) or stop in for lunch/dinner.

1G: White Sands National Park, New Mexico. The drive to White Sands from Carlsbad (Balzano Winery) was arguably the coolest drive of our trip (our route took us through the desert and then up and over the Lincoln National Forest). And to top it off with the silky-smooth, rolling dunes of White Sands NP, sprawling out in all directions - it was a memory we will never forget.

1H: Tucson / Lazy Days KOA RV Resort, Tucson, AZ. We loved this RV park and stay in Tucson. Our site was on the corner (#1513), had a giant patio, with trellis and built-in fireplace. The resort also offers BBQ (and beer) delivery to your site, pools, playgrounds, and more. If you are planning a stay in the area and are looking for a nice park, this is the one.

1I: Emerald Desert RV Resort, Palm Desert, CA. This luxury resort was beautiful maintained, and the kids had a blast running around in the open field by the pool (the pool was limited due to COVID but looked like a perfect place to relax). We wouldn’t say that it stood out in any specific way, but it served as a nice home base for visiting Joshua Tree National Park (noted on the map with a straight line from Emerald Desert RV Resort). Within Joshua Tree, we visited the Cholla Gardens and the Cottonwood Springs Oasis trail.

2A: Paradise by the Sea RV Resort, Oceanside CA (San Diego). We stayed at this resort for two weeks. Given its proximity and walking distance to Oceanside and all of the restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, it definitely made for a fun experience. The only downside to this resort (and I think you would find this anywhere in San Diego - if another park even exists) is that we were packed in like sardines. Simply put, our RV was VERY close to the RVs on either side of us and there was essentially no real estate to hang out on outside. With that being said, it still was a blast to walk down to the water in the early afternoon and then venture down to the Oceanside pier. An experience we will never forget. One important note is that this was the most expensive park we stayed at in the entire trip. I believe our rate for the two weeks was $130 a night.

2B: Cava Robles RV Resort, Paso Robles, CA. This brand-new resort truly has it all. From an outdoor pizza restaurant, to multiple pools and spacious sites, it truly is a gem. We loved our stay here and would go again. Next time we would rent a car and spend more time exploring the local vineyards.

2C: Death Valley National Park, CA. This wasn’t necessarily a stop on our route, but we wanted to call out the exact route we drove when visiting the park. While we wouldn’t necessary recommend tackling this route (shown above) with a 34’ class A RV (like we did), it was an incredible experience. Despite having the highest ever recorded temperature on earth (134 degrees F), the scenery is well worth the drive. There are also several points of interest that we did not get to during our trip.

2D: Dry camping spot, Beatty, NV. We marked this address on the map above. This was our only dry camping of the trip and we really enjoyed it. The lot was clean and the mountains around made it a pretty cool stopover after the harrowing Death Valley drive.

2E: Wahweap RV and Campground, Page, AZ. If the KOA in Tucson wasn’t our favorite site, this one definitely was. We stayed at a back in site - C21. It was perched right up on the back of the park, with sweeping views of the jaw-dropping Lake Powell landscape. In addition to spending time outside around our site and on the beach (walking distance), we also walked to the Lake Powell Resort where they had several restaurants. Our favorite, The Driftwood Lounge, had a “pub style” fare and came with more sweeping views of that incredible Lake Powell backdrop. This area is a must stay, either by RV or hotel.

2F: Trailer Village, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. This one needs no introduction. The Grand Canyon is one of a kind and is an absolute MUST VISIT at least once in a lifetime. Trailer Village wasn’t much to write home about, but we loved it’s proximity to the south rim (we walked most of the time). We also enjoyed late lunches outside at the Yavapai Tavern, close to the RV park (many of the other restaurants were closed within the park due to COVID). The highlight of our visit was definitely the Bright Angel trail hike, which brings you down into the canyon, all of the way to the Colorado River. For this visit, we only went halfway, traversing 3 miles down and then 3 miles back up. Some day we are looking forward to going all of the way to the Colorado, but this abbreviated version did not disappoint!

2G: Rowley’s Red Barn, Santaquin, UT. Another cool Harvest Host stop in remote Utah. Try the donuts!!!

2H: Airbnb, Boise Idaho. We stayed in a three-bedroom air bnb near downtown Boise for a week. We loved our proximity to restaurants and Breweries. Our favorite breweries were Payette, Clairvoyant and Western Collective. Boise surprised us a bit with their craft beer and outdoor dining culture. We will definitely be back.

2I: Airbnb, Almo Idaho. This rental was incredibly remote and came with jaw dropping vistas. There wasn’t much to do in this area, but we took the time to enjoy the property, the wood burning fireplace and mountain air. We also visited the local City of Rocks State Park and the Durfee Hot Springs.

3A: Pine Bluff Distilling, Pine Bluffs WY. This was a nice Harvest Host stopover on our way to Omaha. The whiskey was good, and the people were friendly. What more can you ask for?

3B: West Omaha KOA, Omaha NE. This KOA wasn’t anything to write home about, but to be honest, we were ready to be home. We did move midweek to site 28 and was very private, with a bit of extra grass for our active three-year-old to roam.

3C: Little Bear Campground, West Liberty, IA. This was a little family-owned campground, with very friendly staff, just off I80 in Iowa. It wouldn’t be a destination in the future, but we would definitely stay again on our way through.

3D: Arundel Winery and Brewery, North East, PA. This was our final stop (and another Harvest Host) before home, but it was a nice little winery and brewery. We did not think the food was up to par, but the beer and wine were great.

4D: Home at last!