The Milepost blog
Trip-planning notes for first-time and occasional RVers.
Campground choices, drive timing, and the small decisions that decide whether a trip works. Short reads, drawn from real miles.
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Recreation.gov's 6-month booking window: how to get the site
How Recreation.gov's 6-month rolling booking window works, and how to actually land a campground when it opens at 8am Mountain Time.
, 6 min read
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Reservation reminders: a quiet nudge inside your trip plan
Milepost flags every stop that still needs a campground booking, so you do not lose a night to a closed window or a forgotten confirmation.
, 4 min read
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Importing Recreation.gov reservations into your trip plan
How to pull your Recreation.gov campground confirmations into Milepost and build a complete trip around them, with drive times and mileage already mapped.
, 7 min read
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Planning a fifth-wheel trip to Glacier National Park
What fifth-wheel owners need to know before Glacier: rig-length limits, the Going-to-the-Sun Road rule, Recreation.gov booking windows, and a five-night loop.
, 7 min read
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How to plan your first RV trip
A plain walkthrough of planning a first RV trip: picking dates, building a route, booking reservations, and not regretting day one.
, 7 min read
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The 330 rule explained
The simple RV planning rule that prevents most first-timer mistakes: drive no more than 330 miles a day, and arrive at your campsite by 3:30.
, 7 min read
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Five mistakes first-time RVers make
The avoidable mistakes that turn a first RV trip from memorable into a long week, and what to do instead.
, 6 min read