jschmelzer said:
Found a couple of articles about cross-country trips. The articles talked about avoiding Interstates and traveling rural Hwys and Roads. Their points were to visit interesting places. Makes sense since there are many points of interest between the two coasts.
Example was to travel Hwy 90 along the coast instead of I10.
Pros: better scenery, interesting places to visit, beautiful country
Cons: slower speeds, worse road conditions, more road hazards for RVs, others
Any advice. If we have the time, worth the extra effort to get off the Interstate?
John
Are you towing a car/small truck? A 31' MH is difficult to park in parking lots for many places, such as museums, trail heads for hiking, some visitor centers, etc.
March is spring break in Texas, especially from about March 9-25. Lots of families in the public areas, Big Bend NP all the state parks, etc.
US-90 from Van Horn, TX (about 180 miles E of El Paso) to San Antonio is a wonderful scenic drive. I would not suggest US-90 as just a way to get from Van Horn to San Antonio though.
-- If you like art, Marfa is worth a day or two (2-3 nights)
-- Ft Davis and the McDonald Observatory is well worth another 2-3 days
-- Big Bend National Park is worth 5-7 days
-- Seminole State Park, about 40 miles W of Del Rio
San Antonio. The river walk, the Alamo, tour a Spanish Mission or two.
In Seguin (about 30 miles E of San Antonio) pick up US-90 and work your way down to the coast. Should be lots of wild flowers in bloom.
-- Spend a few days in Galveston (Galveston SP is a good place to camp
-- Take the free ferry from Galveston across the ship channel to Houston to Port Bolivar.
-- Follow the roads to Sabine Pass and spend a couple of days at Sea Rim SP.
-- Cross into Louisiana and follow SR-82 along the coast to Abbeville and Lafayette for 2-3 days. Eat some Cajun food.
-- Take a swamp tour in the Lafayette area. Small boat, about 18-20' to view alligators, other wild life and the trees
-- Follow US-90 to New Orleans.
There is much more to see along the coast from New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.
If you don't have that much time. Just pick one of the above and spend 7-10 days touring that section. The rest of the travel just get on I-10 get where you need to be.