Planning an RV adventure shouldn’t feel like navigating a maze
Planning your next RV trip should be exciting, not stressful. But between finding RV-friendly roads, reliable campgrounds, and syncing up with fellow travelers, the wrong trip planner can turn an epic journey into a frustrating chore. Here, we break down the top RV route planning apps on the market today—what they get right, where they fall short, and how Fernveh is building the future of collaborative road trip planning.
🚐 Top RV Route Planning Apps
1. RV LIFE Trip Wizard
URL: https://rvlife.com/rvtripwizard
Pros:
Customizes routes based on your RV's dimensions and hookup requirements (30A, 50A, sewer, water, etc.)
Lets you search campgrounds within set radii (e.g. 100, 200, 300 miles)
Thousands of campground listings including chains like KOA and Thousand Trails
Cost estimates and schedule planning features
Cons:
Expensive for casual users—price has nearly doubled in recent years
No offline access or usable mobile app; desktop-first and painfully slow
Route planning UI becomes unusable after ~20 stops
No real collaboration or live sharing features; you can export but nothing updates dynamically
Data inconsistencies: filtered results may omit legit options due to missing info
Overly rigid scheduling: changes are tedious and often break timelines
No calendar sync; manual workarounds needed for travel days
Poor support for boondocking or manually added public land stops
Entirely locked into RV Life ecosystem—no third-party integrations
Features:
RV-specific routing
Campground filters
Budget estimates
Stop scheduling
Missing:
Live collaboration or route syncing with others
Offline maps
Public land boondocking support
POI scouting and layered plans (e.g., potential vs. confirmed)
Ability to tag and note past trips effectively
2. Roadtrippers
Pros:
Beautiful, intuitive interface
Ideal for casual roadtrippers planning one-time destination-based trips
Discover quirky, off-the-beaten-path POIs easily
Shared maps and some basic collaboration tools
Cons:
Not RV-specific in routing or filters
No campground-specific data or hookup filters
Calendar and stay-length tools are limited or nonexistent
Lacks deep scheduling or vehicle-aware trip intelligence
Features:
POI discovery
Trip mapping with visual interface
Pro version expands route stop limits
Missing:
RV-specific needs (routing, clearance, campgrounds)
Deep collaboration and calendar sync
Flexible stay-length tools
3. The Dyrt
URL: https://thedyrt.com
Pros:
Strong campground discovery engine with user reviews
Includes BLM and public land search
Offers trip building and offline maps with Pro
Can book campsites directly within app
Cons:
Trip planning is closer to Roadtrippers than Trip Wizard
Still evolving feature set; not as robust for full-route planning
Limited integration with navigation or outside apps
Features:
Campground reviews and filters
Booking engine
Offline access
Missing:
End-to-end trip planning for long RV journeys
Route optimization and POI layering
Real collaboration tools
Honorable Mentions:
Harvest Host
Specific to their own stops … very different type of travel, single night, not as family friendly. Wine & dine type of stops
Campendium
URL: https://www.campendium.com/
Find campgrounds, water, sewer dump spots. Doesn’t connect dots together in trip format. Is better for public land campgrounds.
Thousand Trails
URL: https://thousandtrails.com/
Specific to their own stops … you can see your schedule in the overview, but it doesn’t give trip overviews, or details, just has a list of stops you’ve got scheduled
🌿 Meet Fernveh: For Real RV Travelers
Fernveh is what RV travelers have been waiting for. Designed from the ground up to solve the pain points of existing tools, it merges intuitive trip building with live collaboration, beautiful design, and smart integrations—whether you’re planning solo, with friends, or as part of a caravan.
🌟 What Makes Fernveh Different
🪯 Collaborative Trip Planning
Plan and vote together. Build trips as a group using shared itineraries, polls, chats, and collaborative editing.
📍 Live Whereabouts + Smart Stops
Know where everyone is—and why. Get real-time updates on stops, fuel needs, or detours.
🔄 Route Syncing Across Travelers
Merge your trip with someone else’s. See where paths cross and track progress in real time.
🗃️ Saved Journeys, Rich with Context
Access your old trips with full context: photos, notes, stops, discussions.
💡 AI-Powered Stop Suggestions
Get timely suggestions for detours, dining, fuel, or sightseeing along your route.
📝 Stop-Level Notes & Details
Add notes, reminders, and tips for every stop. Never forget why you picked a place.
✅ What You Expect (But Done Right)
🗺️ Route Planning, Your Way
Map it out. Add, remove, and reorder stops easily—whether on mobile or desktop.
🔍 Route & Stop Search
Quickly find POIs, campsites, or attractions from the map view.
➕ Seamless Stop Adding
Got a last-minute detour? Add it on the fly without breaking the trip.
📱 Mobile-First Design
Fast, responsive, and gorgeous. Built for the road, not a clunky desktop-only UI.
Ready to travel smarter? Join Fernveh now to shape the future of road trip planning, and never plan alone again.
