Trip planning tool

Plan the adventure, not the surprises.

Estimate road-trip and camping expenses using your own numbers. Find road mileage, estimate fuel costs and build a camping budget. No sign-in required.

Build your trip estimate

These are illustrative starting values. Adjust every field to your situation.

Find your driving distance

Enter a starting city, ZIP code or address and a destination. Choose the matching places, then calculate road mileage. Or enter miles below.

How to use this calculator
  1. Find and confirm your starting location and destination, or enter one-way mileage manually.
  2. Choose one way or round trip. Add any extra driving miles for your entire trip.
  3. Enter your loaded fuel economy and expected fuel price. Fuel costs update automatically.
  4. Add camping nights, campsite rate, fees, food and a contingency reserve. Review the breakdown and print your estimate.

Optional: manual mileage works without a location search.

Location searches go to Photon (komoot); routing coordinates go to FOSSGIS. Use a city or ZIP if you prefer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Fix the map. Car-route estimates do not account for RV height, weight or road restrictions.

Include additional sightseeing, grocery and detour miles for the whole trip. Added once in either trip mode.
Enter outbound, one-way road miles. Round trip includes the return drive automatically. Extra miles are added once.
Use your loaded RV or towing fuel economy. Lower MPG increases the fuel budget.
Fuel cost equals total miles divided by MPG, multiplied by your expected price per gallon.
Enter paid camping nights, from 0 to 365.
Confirm the campsite rate, taxes and fees with the campground.
Include entry passes, tolls, booking charges and other one-time fees for the whole trip.
Enter the total food, supplies and activity budget for the whole trip.
Add a percentage of the subtotal for unexpected expenses. Ten percent adds ten dollars for each hundred dollars.
How to use the estimate

Know what you're budgeting for.

01

Use actual driving miles

Enter one-way miles, choose round trip if needed, and use the extra driving allowance for sightseeing and detours.

02

Match your setup

Use the real fuel economy of your tow vehicle or motorhome when loaded, not the manufacturer's best-case number.

03

Confirm campground fees

Check the official campground page for campsite prices, entry fees, taxes and extra-vehicle charges.

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