Here's a sample itinerary for a camping drive from Charlotte to New York City in your RV. If you're planning a road trip to New York City, 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 Charlotte
drive for about 2 hours
12:00 pm Blue Ridge Parkway
eat at Creek Bottom Brewing
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:00 pm
drive for about 1 hour
2:08 pm Blacksburg (Virginia)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:08 pm
drive for about 2.5 hours
5:35 pm Charlottesville
eat at Guadalajara
stay overnight and leave the next day around 9:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 5.5 hours
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9:00 am leave from Charlottesville
drive for about 2.5 hours
11:34 am Harpers Ferry
eat at Mountain House Cafe
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:34 pm
drive for about 1 hour
1:34 pm Gettysburg
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:34 pm
drive for about 2 hours
4:34 pm Allentown (Pennsylvania)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:34 pm
drive for about 1.5 hours
7:18 pm arrive in New York City
eat at Fegley's Allentown Brew Works
stay at Holiday Inn Allentown Center City
day 2 driving ≈ 7.5 hours
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Dennis from Freeport (New York) asked:
Best scenic route (1 answer)
Blue Ridge Parkway (8 mentions)
Cool Breeze Campground (1 mention)
Old Cranks Campground and RV Park (1 mention)
Cliffview - New River Trail State Park (1 mention)
Fancy Gap Cabins and Campground (1 mention)
restaurants around Blue Ridge Parkway:
Creek Bottom Brewing
questions about Blue Ridge Parkway:
What’s a good route and places to stop
Where do we stay overnight
Blacksburg (Virginia) (13 answers)
Interstate Overnight Park (1 mention)
questions about Blacksburg (Virginia):
Eat/Hike/Anything else for 1-Day visit?
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Charlottesville (17 answers)
KOA Campground Charlottesville (1 mention)
restaurants around Charlottesville:
Guadalajara
Champion Brewing Company
Citizen Burger Bar
Chap's Homemade Gourmet Ice Cream
Blue Light Grill & Raw Bar
Miller's (On the Downtown Mall)
Zocalo Restaurant
Downtown Grille
Bang!
questions about Charlottesville:
Any recommendations for hikes, good food and wine for a long-weekend trip?
Trip with husband
Harpers Ferry (3 answers)
KOA Campground Harpers Ferry (1 mention)
Harpers Ferry Campground (1 mention)
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races (1 mention)
Antietam Creek Campground - Chesapeake Ohio Canal NP (1 mention)
Brunswick Family Campground (1 mention)
The Treehouse Camp (1 mention)
Compound Historic Nature Preserve (1 mention)
Ernies Acres Campground (1 mention)
restaurants around Harpers Ferry:
Mountain House Cafe
The Iron Horse Cafe
Old Towne Cafe
The Swiss Miss
The Coffee Mill
Gettysburg (9 answers)
Drummer Boy Camping Resort (1 mention)
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort (1 mention)
Gettysburg Campground (1 mention)
Round Top Campground (1 mention)
Gettysburg Battlefield RV Members Resort (1 mention)
KOA Campground Gettysburg (1 mention)
Granite Hill Campground (1 mention)
restaurants around Gettysburg:
Farnsworth House Inn
O'Rorke's Restaurant and Irish Pub
questions about Gettysburg:
What shouldn't I miss with 24 hours in Gettysburg?
good campsite in gettysburg pa
Allentown (Pennsylvania) (3 answers)
Sands Casino (1 mention)
Moyers Lake and Campground (1 mention)
restaurants around Allentown (Pennsylvania):
Fegley's Allentown Brew Works
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in New York City.
You can also see most people recommend as the best amount of time to visit. Find out how many days in New York City to stay.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Holiday Inn Allentown Center City.
Here are some more hotels people talk about:
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Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Fegley's Allentown Brew Works.
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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.
These are some of the places people talk about on AllStays:
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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 New York City to Charlotte drive in an RV, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Charlotte to New York City. Or get a full Charlotte to New York City flight plan.
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