Fall Family Trip to east coast

We would like to fly from Colorado to the east coast in the fall (October?), rent a camper when we get there, then enjoy the sights. Kids are 13 %26amp; 15 and into anything and everything. We are not doing Busch Gardens and I imagine not VA beach either.

Thoughts include Monticello, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Blue Ridge Mountains, just from memories as a kid.

Is it impossible to imagine squeezing in any of DC or Boston if we have about 9 days?

Any recommendations on whether we should just rent a car vs. a camper (Mini-Winni type thing).

Fall Family Trip to east coast

Several options;

Visiting DC is no problem, in fact you probably will have better flight choices and prices if you fly in/out from BWI (Southwest), Dulles, or National airports, (Norfolk is also served by Southwest but will not have a many flights). If you begin in DC, you can go to Shenandoah NP, Blue Ridge Pkwy, Charlottesville, Williamsburg %26amp; Jamestown, etc.

It is 7-8 hr drive to Boston one way so that would take up alot of your time, you could fly to Boston (Southwest goes to Manchester) %26amp; save time. Example, fly from CO to Boston, then fly to DC or other starting point for road trip, then fly home from wherever you return the rental car/camper. Adding Boston would be more expensive and time consuming but is possible. Where else on the east coast are you planning to travel?

Car vs. camper; are you using the camper for camping or just driving? If it%26#39;s just transportation, I%26#39;d go for comfort, space, and gas mileage of a minivan or whatever you like.

Hope this helps some. Enjoy the road trip.

Fall Family Trip to east coast

Thanks very much! We%26#39;d actually use the camper for camping but I haven%26#39;t looked into cost of that (and not having all of our normal %26#39;camping%26#39; gear) versus hotels that time of year. I%26#39;ll explore both options.

Again, thanks for your info. We%26#39;re looking forward to it! I%26#39;m hoping we can go late enough to see some fall colors as well. I hear it%26#39;s fairly late in the year though.

We fly to Denver every year or so to ski and we%26#39;ve found that flying round trip from Richmond to Denver is not much more expensive than flying out of DC- Dulles or National (BWI is too far for us to make it economical).

If you decide to visit Washington, I%26#39;d think twice about the wisdom of driving in or near the city in an RV. Traffic is tough starting about 40 miles outside the city, and parking around the Mall and other tourist sites could be a real nightmare.

I%26#39;d recommend against driving from Va. to Boston, it%26#39;s a good 10-hour drive from Richmond, and it%26#39;s heavy traffic on I-95 the whole way, unless you want to cut over to Route 301 and drive on that highway to the New Jersey Turnpike or pickup I-95 in NJ. Again in an RV, I think the drive would be a strain on the driver.

We Rented a a CruiseAmerica RV a couple of years ago, it%26#39;s not a relaxing driving experience.

With all the celebration last year about the 400th anniversary of the settling at Jamestown, it%26#39;s a good time to visit Jamestown, Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. A trip to Monticello and the Blue Ridge parkway would be good, if only to compare the eastern mountains with the grandeur of the Rockies, and there are things in Richmond, too- all are good choices.

I%26#39;d say go for it for your plans for DC, but do think about the vehicle you%26#39;ll be driving.

Susan

We fly to Denver every year or so to ski and we%26#39;ve found that flying round trip from Richmond to Denver is not much more expensive than flying out of DC- Dulles or National (BWI is too far for us to make it economical).

If you decide to visit Washington, I%26#39;d think twice about the wisdom of driving in or near the city in an RV. Traffic is tough starting about 40 miles outside the city, and parking around the Mall and other tourist sites could be a real nightmare.

I%26#39;d recommend against driving from Va. to Boston, it%26#39;s a good 10-hour drive from Richmond, and it%26#39;s heavy traffic on I-95 the whole way, unless you want to cut over to Route 301 and drive on that highway to the New Jersey Turnpike or pickup I-95 in NJ. Again in an RV, I think the drive would be a strain on the driver.

We Rented a a CruiseAmerica RV a couple of years ago, it%26#39;s not a relaxing driving experience.

With all the celebration last year about the 400th anniversary of the settling at Jamestown, it%26#39;s a good time to visit Jamestown, Yorktown and Colonial Williamsburg. A trip to Monticello and the Blue Ridge parkway would be good, if only to compare the eastern mountains with the grandeur of the Rockies, and there are things in Richmond, too- all are good choices.

I%26#39;d say go for it for your plans for DC, but do think about the vehicle you%26#39;ll be driving.

Susan