Here's a sample itinerary for a camping drive from Tampa to Orlando in your RV. If you're planning a road trip to Orlando, 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 Tampa
drive for about 14 minutes
10:14 am Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:14 am
drive for about 22 minutes
11:36 am Parkesdale Farm Market
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:36 pm
drive for about 23 minutes
12:59 pm Gibsonia (Florida)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 1:59 pm
drive for about 19 minutes
2:18 pm Polk City (Florida)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:18 pm
drive for about 27 minutes
3:45 pm stay at Reunion Resort
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:45 pm
drive for about 17 minutes
5:02 pm Epcot
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 6:02 pm
drive for about 17 minutes
6:19 pm Universal Studios
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 7:19 pm
drive for about 16 minutes
7:35 pm arrive in Orlando
eat at Casey's on Central
stay at Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando Autograph Collection
driving ≈ 2.5 hours
Diana from Washington, DC asked:
Getting to Disney World from Tampa (6 answers)
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Abbeys Wig Wam RV Park (1 mention)
Lazydays RV Resort (1 mention)
Happy Travelers RV Park (1 mention)
Tampa RV Park (1 mention)
McCormick Lakes RV Park (1 mention)
Spanish Main Campground (1 mention)
Southern Aire RV Park (1 mention)
Frontier Travel Park (1 mention)
Tampa East RV Resort (1 mention)
hotels around Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa:
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
La Quinta Inn & Suites Tampa Fairgrounds - Casino
Red Roof Inn Tampa Fairgrounds
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa-Fairgrounds-Casino
Masters Inn Tampa Fairgrounds
Fairfield Inn & Suites Tampa Fairgrounds/Casino
Knights Inn Tampa
Residence Inn Tampa Sabal Park/Brandon
Baymont Inn & Suites Tampa Sabal Park
Americas Best Value Inn Tampa
Parkesdale Farm Market
Sundial RV Park (1 mention)
Tampa East RV Resort (1 mention)
Citrus Hills RV Park (1 mention)
Edward Medard (1 mention)
McCormick Lakes RV Park (1 mention)
Sun N Fun Campground (1 mention)
Lazydays RV Resort (1 mention)
hotels around Parkesdale Farm Market:
Days Inn Plant City
Comfort Inn Plant City
Tampa East RV Resort
Citrus Hills RV Park
Gibsonia (Florida)
Lazy Dazy Retreat (1 mention)
Lakeland RV Resort (1 mention)
Woodalls Mobile Home Village and RV Park (1 mention)
Gator Creek Campground (1 mention)
Saddle Creek Park and Campground (1 mention)
Morgans RV Park (1 mention)
Valencia Estates (1 mention)
hotels around Gibsonia (Florida):
Ramada Inn Lakeland
Ecco Suites
Quality Inn And Suites Lakeland (Florida)
Jameson Inn Lakeland
La Quinta Inn & Suites Lakeland East
Tiki Village Campground
La Quinta Inn & Suites Lakeland West
Comfort Inn & Suites Lakeland (Florida)
Howard Johnson Executive Center
Lakeland RV Resort
Polk City (Florida)
LeLynn RV Resort (1 mention)
Bay Lake Motorcoach Resort (1 mention)
Lake Juliana Boating and Lodge (1 mention)
Fish Haven Lodge and Mobile Park (1 mention)
Cabana Club (1 mention)
Lakeland RV Resort (1 mention)
hotels around Polk City (Florida):
LeLynn RV Resort
Reunion Resort
Mouse Mountain RV and Camping (1 mention)
Rainbow Chase RV Resort (1 mention)
21 Palms RV Resort (1 mention)
Kissimmee South RV Resort (1 mention)
KOA Campground Orlando SW Fort Summit (1 mention)
Deer Creek Golf and RV Resort (1 mention)
Themeworld RV Resort (1 mention)
Florida Camp Inn (1 mention)
Tropical Palms RV Resort (1 mention)
Outdoor Resorts At Orlando (1 mention)
hotels around Reunion Resort:
Mouse Mountain RV Camping Resort
Victoria Park Resort Davenport Loughman
Tuscana Resort
Florida Pool Homes and Condos
Sunbeam Paradise
Sunsplash Vacation Homes Davenport (Florida)
Welcoming Palms
Davenport Vacation Homes by Premier Home Management
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Celebration World Resort
Epcot (31 mentions)
Disneys Fort Wilderness Resort (1 mention)
Tropical Palms RV Resort (1 mention)
Sherwood Forest RV Resort (1 mention)
Outdoor World Orlando Resort (1 mention)
KOA Campground Kissimmee (1 mention)
Kissimmee RV Park (1 mention)
Outdoor Resorts At Orlando (1 mention)
Lake Magic (1 mention)
Encore Super Park Orlando (1 mention)
Great Oak RV Resort (1 mention)
hotels around Epcot:
Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek
The Villas of Grand Cypress
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
The Palms Hotel and Villas
Holiday Inn - in the Walt Disney World Resort
Sheraton Safari Hotel And Suites Lake Buena Vista
Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Marriott's Imperial Palm Villas
Universal Studios (20 mentions)
Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake (1 mention)
Disneys Fort Wilderness Resort (1 mention)
hotels around Universal Studios:
Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando
Holiday Inn & Suites Across From Universal Orlando
Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando
Days Inn Orlando Universal Maingate
Motel 6 Orlando International Drive
The Lord Inn Hotel
Delta Orlando Resort
Super 8 Orlando
Extended Stay Deluxe Orlando-Universal Studios
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 Orlando.
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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.
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Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Orlando to Tampa drive in an RV, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
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