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Here's a sample itinerary for a camping drive from Louisville to Nashville in your RV. If you're planning a road trip to Nashville, you can research locations to stop along the way. 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 Louisville
drive for about 46 minutes
10:46 am Bardstown
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:46 am
drive for about 27 minutes
12:13 pm Elizabethtown (Kentucky)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:13 pm
drive for about 54 minutes
2:07 pm Mammoth Cave National Park
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:07 pm
drive for about 38 minutes
3:45 pm Bowling Green (Kentucky)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:45 pm
drive for about 52 minutes
5:37 pm White House
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 6:37 pm
drive for about 33 minutes
7:09 pm arrive in Nashville
eat at Puckett's Grocery
stay at The Hermitage Hotel Nashville (Tennessee)
driving ≈ 4 hours
Bardstown (8 answers)
My Old Kentucky Home State Park (1 mention)
Holts Campground (1 mention)
White Acres Campground (1 mention)
restaurants around Bardstown:
3rd Street Tap House
hotels around Bardstown:
BEST WESTERN General Nelson
Days Inn Bardstown
Old Bardstown Inn
My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Hampton Inn Bardstown
Quality Inn Bardstown
Elizabethtown (Kentucky) (2 answers)
Elizabethtown Crossroads Campground (1 mention)
Longview RV Park (1 mention)
Glendale Campground (1 mention)
hotels around Elizabethtown (Kentucky):
La Quinta Inn & Suites Elizabethtown
Baymont Inn & Suites Elizabethtown
Fairfield Inn And Suites Elizabethtown
Best Western Atrium Gardens Hotel Elizabethtown
Motel 6 Elizabethtown
Howard Johnson Elizabethtown
Comfort Inn Elizabethtown
Days Inn Elizabethtown
Super 8 Elizabethtown
Holiday Inn Express Suites Elizabethtown
Mammoth Cave National Park (13 mentions)
Mammoth Cave - Mammoth Cave National Park (1 mention)
Maple Springs - Mammoth Cave National Park (1 mention)
Diamond Caverns Resort and Golf Club (1 mention)
Singing Hills Park and Campground (1 mention)
Mammoth Cave Horse Camp (1 mention)
Mammoth Cave Jellystone Park Camp Resort (1 mention)
Backcountry - Mammoth Cave National Park (1 mention)
Houchins Ferry - Mammoth Cave National Park (1 mention)
Cave Country RV Campground (1 mention)
hotels around Mammoth Cave National Park:
Mammoth Cave National Park - Maple Springs Equestrian Campground
The Lodge at Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park - Mammoth Cave Campground
Rock Cabin Camping
Singing Hills Campground and RV Park
Mammoth Cave Jellystone Park Camp Resort
Mammoth Cave National Park - Houchin Ferry Campground
Americas Best Value Inn Cave City
Bowling Green (Kentucky) (4 answers)
KOA Campground Bowling Green (1 mention)
Beach Bend Family Campground (1 mention)
hotels around Bowling Green (Kentucky):
Cardinal Motel Bowling Green
Motel 6 Bowling Green (Kentucky)
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green
News Inn of Bowling Green
Red Roof Bowling Green
Country Inn & Suites Bowling Green
White House
Owls Roost Campground (1 mention)
Nashville North KOA (1 mention)
hotels around White House:
Holiday Inn Express White House
Comfort Inn White House
Quality Inn White House
Nashville Country RV Park
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 Nashville.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out The Hermitage Hotel Nashville (Tennessee).
Here are some more hotels people talk about:
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Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Puckett's Grocery.
Here are some more restaurants people talk about:
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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:
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 Nashville. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
Cheryl from Edina, Minnesota asked:
Nearby small towns or outdoor areas? (6 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 Nashville to Louisville drive in an RV, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
Looking for ideas for more destinations within driving distance of Louisville? Try searching for places within 3 hours of Louisville.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Louisville to Nashville. Or get a full Louisville to Nashville flight plan.
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