Here's a sample itinerary for a camping drive from Newport to Poughkeepsie in your RV. If you're planning a road trip to Poughkeepsie, 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.
9:00 am start in Newport
drive for about 58 minutes
9:58 am Mystic
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 10:58 am
drive for about 1.5 hours
12:21 pm Bristol (Connecticut)
eat at Firefly Hollow Brewing
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:21 pm
drive for about 46 minutes
2:08 pm New Haven
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:08 pm
drive for about 1 hour
4:09 pm Danbury
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:09 pm
drive for about 1 hour
6:20 pm West Point (New York)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 7:20 pm
drive for about 48 minutes
8:08 pm arrive in Poughkeepsie
stay at Super 8 Highland
driving ≈ 6 hours
Mystic (10 answers)
Seaport Campground (1 mention)
KOA Mystic (1 mention)
Foxwoods Casino (1 mention)
restaurants around Mystic:
Sea Swirl
Sea View Snack Bar
hotels around Mystic:
Harbour Inne & Cottage
Residence Inn Mystic
Comfort Inn Mystic
Econo Lodge Mystic
questions about Mystic:
Family Restaurants in Mystic, CT?
Bristol (Connecticut) (2 answers)
Bear Creek Lake Compounce Campground (1 mention)
Gentiles Campground (1 mention)
Branch Brook Campground (1 mention)
Black Rock State Park (1 mention)
restaurants around Bristol (Connecticut):
Firefly Hollow Brewing
Relic Brewing
hotels around Bristol (Connecticut):
Centennial Inn Hotel & Apartments
Motel 6 Hartford Southington
Knights Inn Southington
New Haven (8 answers)
Totoket Valley RV Park (1 mention)
restaurants around New Haven:
Claire's Corner Copia
hotels around New Haven:
The Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
The Study at Yale
La Quinta Inn & Suites New Haven
New Haven Premiere Hotel and Suites
Whispering Pines
Quality Inn East Haven
Econo Lodge Conference Center - New Haven
questions about New Haven:
What is your favorite restaurant in New Haven?
Let's get serious about Pizza..... Sally's? Pepes? or Modern?
Danbury
restaurants around Danbury:
Dr. Mike's Ice Cream
Molten Java
hotels around Danbury:
Residence Inn Danbury
Super 8 Danbury
Ethan Allen Hotel
Maron Hotel & Suites
Holiday Inn Danbury-Bethel @ I-84
West Point (New York) (4 answers)
Round Pond Recreation Area (1 mention)
Trail Cross - Clarence Fahnestock State Park (1 mention)
Pelton Pond - Clarence Fahnestock State Park (1 mention)
hotels around West Point (New York):
Avalon Campground
Econo Lodge Highland Falls
Bear Mountain Inn's Overlook Lodge
Inn on the Hudson
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 Poughkeepsie.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Super 8 Highland.
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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!
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Best free things to do in Poughkeepsie? (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 Poughkeepsie to Newport 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 Newport? Try searching for places within 3 hours of Newport.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Newport to Poughkeepsie. Or get a full Newport to Poughkeepsie flight plan.
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