Here's a sample itinerary for a camping drive from Baltimore to Columbus in your RV. If you're planning a road trip to Columbus, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best RV parks, campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and AllStays. Scroll down to see all the RV campgrounds along the way.
10:00 am start in Baltimore
drive for about 2.5 hours
12:28 pm Richmond
eat at Triple Crossing Brewing Company
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:28 pm
drive for about 3.5 hours
5:00 pm North Carolina
stay overnight and leave the next day around 10:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 6 hours
find more stops
10:00 am leave from North Carolina
drive for about 3.5 hours
1:37 pm Beckley
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:37 pm
drive for about 2 hours
4:47 pm Gallipolis
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:47 pm
drive for about 2 hours
7:48 pm arrive in Columbus
eat at Roost Beer Garden
day 2 driving ≈ 8 hours
Richmond (14 answers)
Richmond Family Recreation RV Camp (1 mention)
restaurants around Richmond:
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
Legend Brewing Co
Legend Brewing Company
Millie's
questions about Richmond:
What is your favorite restaurant in Richmond?
What is there to do in Richmond?
Nightlife in Richmond & hotels?
North Carolina (42 mentions)
Parkers Creek - Jordan Lake SRA (1 mention)
Crosswinds - Jordan Lake SRA (1 mention)
Poplar Point - Jordan Lake SRA (1 mention)
New Hope Overlook - Jordan Lake SRA (1 mention)
restaurants around North Carolina:
Roost Beer Garden
The Belted Goat
The Old Granary Restaurant
questions about North Carolina:
Best Beaches in North Carolina?
Has anyone stayed at the Bell Port Inn and would recommend it?
Best places to visit and see for a getaway in NC mountains
Beckley (2 answers)
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Campground (1 mention)
Tamarack - Cultural Center (1 mention)
Little Beaver State Park (1 mention)
Lake Stephens Campground and Marina Raleigh County Park (1 mention)
Army Camp - New River Gorge National River (1 mention)
restaurants around Beckley:
Pasquale Mira Restaurant
questions about Beckley:
Want pet friendly hotel
Gallipolis (2 answers)
Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds (1 mention)
Krodel Park (1 mention)
Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Roost Beer Garden.
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This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & more!
For example, here are some questions people have asked about Columbus. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
Katie from Los Angeles asked:
What's the best neighborhood in Columbus for a first time visitor? (15 answers)
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What is your favorite restaurant in Columbus? (8 answers)
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Where should we eat in Columbus? (6 answers)
Daphne from Chicago asked:
What to see and eat in Short North with just a day? (6 answers)
Bob from asked:
Traveling thru Columbus Ohio on I -71 need a motel near by. (3 answers)
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Columbus to Baltimore drive in an RV, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
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