RV Prices in 2026 Fell on Motorhomes, Not on Trailers
A used Class C motorhome lost about 10% of its value in a year. A used travel trailer did not move. What that means if you plan to buy an RV in 2026.
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Where to take it
Fifty places worth putting a rig on the road for, and the campgrounds within reach of each one. 5,051 of them so far, read off the map rather than a list somebody paid to be on. We will book any of them for you.
The West Coast12
CABig SurNinety miles where the Santa Lucia range drops straight into the Pacific, with Highway 1 cut int140 campgrounds within reachORCrater LakeThe deepest lake in the country, sitting in a collapsed volcano, and a blue that does not photog111 campgrounds within reachCADeath ValleyThe lowest, driest and hottest place in North America, and far more beautiful than that makes it18 campgrounds within reachCAJoshua TreeWhere two deserts meet. Rounded granite piles, joshua trees, and a night sky with nothing in the57 campgrounds within reachCALake TahoeA very deep, very clear alpine lake on a state line, with granite peaks all the way round.200 campgrounds within reachWAMount RainierA fourteen thousand foot volcano with wildflower meadows around its knees and glaciers above the210 campgrounds within reachWAOlympicThree parks in one. Rainforest, a wild coastline with sea stacks, and alpine ridges over the top219 campgrounds within reachCAPalm SpringsDesert resort town under a ten thousand foot mountain, with a tram that climbs most of it in ten233 campgrounds within reachCASequoia and Kings CanyonThe biggest trees on earth by volume, and a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon next door to the94 campgrounds within reachCAThe Mendocino CoastHeadlands, redwoods behind them, and a coast road with almost nothing built on it. This is where60 campgrounds within reachORThe Oregon CoastThree hundred and sixty miles of public shoreline, headlands, sea stacks and dunes, all of it op61 campgrounds within reachCAYosemiteGranite walls, waterfalls that run hard in spring, and a valley floor that holds all of it in on201 campgrounds within reach
The Southwest10
UTArchesTwo thousand stone arches in one small park, best at either end of the day when the rock goes or172 campgrounds within reachUTBryce CanyonAn amphitheater of orange rock spires. It sits at eight thousand feet, so it is cool when the re152 campgrounds within reachUTCanyonlandsThree districts split by two rivers, none of them connected to each other by road inside the par192 campgrounds within reachUTCapitol ReefA hundred mile wrinkle in the earth, with a Mormon orchard settlement in the middle you can stil63 campgrounds within reachAZGrand Canyon South RimThe rim you have seen in photographs, open all year, with a mile of air under the railing.85 campgrounds within reachAZLake PowellTwo thousand miles of shoreline in red rock canyons, with slot canyons and a dam at the end of i60 campgrounds within reachUTMoabThe base town for Arches and Canyonlands, and a destination in its own right for slickrock and t190 campgrounds within reachAZSedonaRed sandstone buttes standing over a small town, with trails leaving from the edge of the paveme79 campgrounds within reachNMWhite SandsTwo hundred and seventy square miles of white gypsum dunes, which people sled down on plastic di34 campgrounds within reachUTZionA red sandstone canyon you walk up rather than look down into, with the Virgin River running thr223 campgrounds within reach
The Rockies6
MTGlacierThe Rockies at their most vertical, cut by ice, with a road driven across the top of them.128 campgrounds within reachWYGrand TetonMountains that start at the valley floor with no foothills in front of them, and the Snake River138 campgrounds within reachWYJackson HoleThe valley under the Tetons, with elk, a river worth floating, and two national parks within an 99 campgrounds within reachCOMesa VerdeSix hundred cliff dwellings built into the canyon walls and left eight hundred years ago.37 campgrounds within reachCORocky MountainSixty peaks over twelve thousand feet and a paved road that climbs above the treeline on all of 191 campgrounds within reachWYYellowstoneThe first national park and still the strangest. Geysers, a super volcano caldera, and more larg280 campgrounds within reach
The Plains and the Midwest7
SDBadlandsStriped rock layers eroded into ridges and spires, with bison and bighorn on the grassland betwe12 campgrounds within reachWIDoor CountyA peninsula into Lake Michigan with three hundred miles of shoreline, cherry orchards and five s35 campgrounds within reachOHHocking HillsSandstone gorges, recessed caves and waterfalls in the middle of Ohio farmland, which nobody exp39 campgrounds within reachMIPictured RocksFifteen miles of mineral stained sandstone cliffs straight out of Lake Superior, best seen from 88 campgrounds within reachWIThe Apostle IslandsTwenty one islands in Lake Superior with sea caves, old lighthouses and water clear enough to se33 campgrounds within reachSDThe Black HillsGranite spires, Custer State Park's bison herd, Mount Rushmore and the Needles Highway in one co74 campgrounds within reachMITraverse CitySleeping Bear Dunes, two long bays, cherry orchards and a town that knows what to do with all of146 campgrounds within reach
The South5
TXBig BendDesert, mountains and the Rio Grande in one park, and about as far from a city as you can get in101 campgrounds within reachTNGreat Smoky MountainsThe most visited park in the country. Blue ridges, old growth forest and more salamanders than a239 campgrounds within reachALGulf ShoresWhite quartz sand, warm water most of the year, and a state park campground people book annually56 campgrounds within reachTXPadre IslandThe longest undeveloped barrier island in the world, where you can camp on the sand itself.5 campgrounds within reachTXTexas Hill CountryLimestone hills, spring fed rivers, German settlement towns and the bluebonnets everybody drives55 campgrounds within reach
The Southeast6
FLEvergladesA river sixty miles wide and a foot deep, moving so slowly you cannot see it, full of things tha55 campgrounds within reachSCMyrtle BeachSixty miles of beach with the biggest oceanfront RV resorts in the country sitting on it.25 campgrounds within reachVAShenandoahA hundred and five miles of Skyline Drive along a ridge, with the Blue Ridge falling away on bot40 campgrounds within reachNCThe Blue Ridge ParkwayFour hundred and sixty nine miles of ridge top road with no trucks, no billboards and no traffic121 campgrounds within reachFLThe Florida KeysA hundred and thirteen miles of road hopping islands to the end of the country, with reef on one29 campgrounds within reachNCThe Outer BanksA thin chain of barrier islands with the Atlantic on one side, sounds on the other, and wild hor22 campgrounds within reach
The Northeast4
MEAcadiaGranite headlands dropping straight into cold Atlantic, carriage roads with no cars, and the fir31 campgrounds within reachMDAssateague IslandA barrier island with wild horses on the beach, split between a national seashore and a state pa50 campgrounds within reachMACape CodA forty mile arm of sand with a national seashore along the outside of it and a hundred beaches.36 campgrounds within reachNYThe Finger LakesEleven long glacial lakes with gorges, waterfalls and about a hundred and forty wineries between32 campgrounds within reach
Longer pieces9
The 3-3-3 Rule for RV Living, Tested on a Real Loop
Drive 300 miles or less, arrive by 3 pm, stay at least 3 nights. How that holds up on a real 1,391 mile loop, and what it costs if the RV is your home.
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What Size RV Is Too Big for National Parks?
There is no one national park size limit. The real limits are on certain roads and certain campsites. The numbers from eight park roads and Yellowstone's campgrounds, read in October 2026.
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What Is the 10 Year Rule for RVs?
The 10 year rule lets a private RV park turn away a rig over 10 years old. What five Southern California parks really post, and how to get an older RV approved.
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Which RVs to Stay Away From?
No reliable list of bad RV brands exists. Stay away from the one unit that fails these checks. Open recalls, water damage, propane, tires and labels.
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Joshua Tree in an RV, and what the park does not tell you
Seventy eight miles of easy road, then no water, no power and no signal. So arrive ready for it instead of finding out at dusk.
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Towing up to Big Bear without scaring yourself
Seventy two miles and four thousand feet of climb. The lake is worth it. The grade is where people learn what their truck is rated for.
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Lake Perris is twenty minutes away, which is the point
The closest site we deliver to, and the one we tell first time renters to book. If something goes wrong we are there before you have the awning out.
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Camping on the sand at Oceanside
Sixty two miles to a site where you open the door onto the beach. The sites are narrow, the turns are tight and the winter is the best kept secret on this coast.
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Pick a place and we do the rest
Tell us roughly where and roughly when. We book the site, work out which pad is worth having and have the trip stocked before you pull in.