If you’ve never been RV-ing before, the idea of packing up your kids, taking them out of their routine, and heading off on the road can sound intimidating. But it’s actually just a ton of fun. When you roam with a home, with your little people and everything you need for a week or two, life gets simpler. You’ve got everyone and everything you need, without the chores, errands, and constraints of everyday life. You’re free to engage fully with your family, to explore beautiful areas, and to create your own schedule. 

Want to know more? Read on. As a family who has RV-ed with kids at every age, here are our top five reasons to take yours RV-ing. 

1. Magic

One of the best things about an RV trip is how quickly your kids’ imaginations will go into hyperdrive. From tots to teens, they see a million possibilities for fun. Their bunk is instantly a fort, the entire vehicle is like a Transformer (tables that turn into beds, walls that slide out, and beds that turn into couches), and they are playing, imagining, and creating a space that will be a captivating basecamp for your trip. A “Cabin-on-Wheels” is a magical place to spend a vacation.

2. Opportunities for Connection

RVs can bring you to many incredible places, but the most important thing they do is bring you together. In a world of constant digital connectivity, many of us feel more disconnected than ever. Hitting the open road with your family is an opportunity to unplug and reconnect in the little moments that happen naturally on an RV trip. Pitching in for meals around a picnic table, chatting by the campfire, sharing in moments of awe as you see new and beautiful places, and meeting travelers from all over the world who gather at campgrounds — these are all opportunities to talk to and interact with each other in ways that we often don’t have time for in our everyday busy-ness.  

3. Unpack Once for Multiple Destinations

Unlike staying in hotels or camping in tents, traveling in an RV allows you to unpack once rather than over and over. When you pick up your RV, you unpack and organize the RV to make it cozy – and you’re set up for the entire trip. You don’t have to worry about leaving behind a favorite toy at a hotel or not knowing where the heck something got packed up in the car this time. You’ve got your personalized cabin-on-wheels with everything just where you like it for the whole trip. It’s one of the elements of simplicity that parents (and kids) love the most about RV travel.

4. Flexibility

One of the greatest advantages for families traveling by RV is the flexibility. Not only in where to stay, but in how long to stay, when to stop, and what to do. When you bring along your own bathroom, clothes, changing room, beds, and temperature control, it’s no big deal when someone needs a “nature break”, if weather derails a plan, if someone would like to take a nap, or if the whole family falls in love with a spot and wants to spend an extra day exploring. Through its practicality, an RV trip actually brings a little whimsy back into travel — and who doesn’t love a little whimsy?  

5. It’s Not Just Fun for the Kids

Pssst…here’s the biggest secret about RV-ing with your kids — it’s not just fun for your kids. RV-ing brings out the kid in all of us. When you hit the road as a family, you all get to play, imagine, be awed, and reconnect.

Take Your Family on a Tracks & Trails RV Trip to the National Parks

You know what’s not a secret? Parents are busy. We understand that and are happy to take the weight of planning off your shoulders. We are experts in the logistics and necessary details and we have taken RV trips all over with tots, tweens, and teens. If you’re interested in exploring the Great American West with your crew (in either the United States or Canada) but can’t find the time for the research and planning, we’d love to help you.