The Trip Planner - East Coast National Park RV Vacation Itineraries

Here are two different itineraries for an East Coast National Park RV vacation. There are surprises waiting in its National Parks, whether you're very familiar with the area or brand new to the East Coast. Making the journey in the comfort and luxury of an RV brings a whole new level of pleasure to the trip. Visiting the National Parks along America's Eastern Coast is a wonderful way to embrace the region's diverse beauty.

Itinerary #1: South Carolina to Virginia

Ranger-guided tours at both Fort Sumter and nearby Fort Moultrie will enhance your step back into Civil War history. Park your RV at Patriot Point and take the ferry out to the Fort. Since Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor is where it all began, point 1 - Fort Sumter-South Carolina: South Carolina is an ideal starting point for anyone interested in the Civil War.

Rest for the night at award-winning Lakewood Campground in Myrtle Beach, before you leave South Carolina. But also about the daily lives of slaves in pre-Civil War America, interpretive programs teach visitors not only about Pinckney's contribution to history. A US Representative, later, an author and signer of the US Constitution and, point 2 - Charles Pinckney National Historic Site: This charming low country plantation was the home of Charles Pinckney.

Where wild horses roam and the Cape's historic lighthouse stands guard, be sure to take the short boat trip out to the barrier islands. North Carolina, point 3 - Cape Lookout National Seashore-North Carolina: Follow the Atlantic Coast and visit Cape Lookout National Seashore near Beaufort.

NC allows you to experience RV camping in breathtaking surroundings, camp Hatteras RV Resort at Rodanthe. Where the Wright brothers tested their dreams with gliders, learn about the first English settlement in America at Fort Raleigh and climb Kill Devil Hill, explore the barrier islands at Cape Hatteras. The Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina, including Cape Hatteras National Seashore, point 4 - NPS Outer Banks Group: The National Parks Service also manages the Outer Banks Group.

Where the Jamestown settlers first landed in 1607, the Revolutionary War Yorktown Battlefield and Cape Henry, this site encompasses Historic Jamestowne. Is rich with nearly two hundred years of historical significance, colonial National Historical Park, point 5 - Colonial National Historical Park-Virginia: Southern Virginia's coastal memorial.

Or take the inland route fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Battlefields, with a stop at Manassas, you can either head up the coastline to Washington's Birthplace and Assateague National Seashore in Northern Virginia, You have a decision to make, once you've mined the historical riches of this Park.

The National Park Service website for Virginia has all the details you need to plan this leg of your trip. You might also want to indulge your senses by driving the Blue Ridge Parkway in western Virginia and North Carolina before you head back home. Washington National Monument. Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park and the Booker T, head across Central Virginia to Petersburg National Battlefield, if you choose the inland route.

At the very least, and Fort Washington, wonderfully scenic Chesapeake Bay Gateways, consider traveling to Antietam National Battlefield. The NPS Maryland web page shows you what's available to explore. Itinerary #2: Maryland and Washington DC
There are literally so many National Parks Service locations in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia that you should plan to spend an entire vacation here.

DC monuments easily available, where you'll find DC Metro transportation or a Gray Line Tour to the Washington, mD, enjoy a stay at Cherry Hill Park RV Resort in College Park. Museums and monuments in our nation's capitol at least once, and no one should live in the US without visiting the unforgettable abundance of memorials.

It's all there waiting for RV travelers at America's East Coast National Parks. Stand in awe at the sacrifice played out on a battlefield and let go of modern-day anxiety with a visit to an historic farm, walk the sands of a barrier island. Its place in our country's foundations and the care that's been taken by the National Parks Service to preserve both, america's Atlantic Coast is unforgettable because of its rich ecological diversity.