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Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? That’s because most of us are. <g

That’s because there is a tiny minority who are so far _below_ average that everyone else really _IS_ above average. Lon

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Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? That’s because most of us are. <g That’s because there is a tiny minority who are so far _below_ average that . Lon

Glad to hear you know your level of incompetence. Wade

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Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? That’s because most of us are. <g That’s because there is a tiny minority who are so far _below_ average that everyone else really _IS_ above average. Lon

Up here near Lake Woebegone, EVERYONE is above average. Garrison Keillor said so. LZ

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? That’s because most of us are. <g That’s because there is a tiny minority who are so far _below_ average that everyone else really _IS_ above average. Lon Up here near Lake Woebegone, EVERYONE is above average. Garrison Keillor said so. LZ

And as Garrison Keillor stories as well as Lake Woebegone where fictional so is your IQ. Wade

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? That’s because most of us are. <g That’s because there is a tiny minority who are so far _below_ average that everyone else really _IS_ above average. Lon Up here near Lake Woebegone, EVERYONE is above average. Garrison Keillor said so. LZ And as Garrison Keillor stories as well as Lake Woebegone where fictional so is your IQ. Wade

My IQ has three digits while yours has one. LZ

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Dopey garbage sniped Up here near Lake Woebegone, EVERYONE is above average. Garrison Keillor said so. LZ And as Garrison Keillor stories as well as Lake Woebegone where fictional so is your IQ. Wade My IQ has three digits while yours has one. LZ

Just like I said fictional. Wade

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dopey garbage sniped Up here near Lake Woebegone, EVERYONE is above average. Garrison Keillor said so. LZ And as Garrison Keillor stories as well as Lake Woebegone where fictional so is your IQ. Wade My IQ has three digits while yours has one. LZ Just like I said fictional. Wade

I think your single digit may be round in shape. LZ

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The BRP is several hundred miles out of your way if your itinerary is the Midwest between Chicago and D.C.

True. But he did specifically mention "the Carolinas." And besides, it would be worth going out of the way for, if one has never done it — or even if one has, IMO. I’m on it often and I never get tired of it. It’s truly awesome, any time of the year. GB in NC

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Only memorable MH event was a Jamboree that cut a corner too tight in the middle of a series of S turns and scraped his tail on a tree (his description).  Cosmetic damage only, but still $$$.

??? I can’t imagine "a series of S turns" like that on the BRP. Where is it? Overall, I think that RLB is being an alarmist, but you are acting like a cheer leader for the NC department of tourism.  

I know. I should shut up, otherwise everybody will come here. <g I am exceedingly fortunate to live so near such a wonderful place, and I will truly miss it when we move in a few months. I *am* an unabashed booster for it — because I love it so much. The truth is somewhere in between.  

Okay. But anybody who can’t drive a MH safely on that road — in whatever weather — shouldn’t be driving one anywhere else either in the same conditions. The BRP is narrow and substandard by current standards for new roads.  

Good grief. It’s a national park, not a superhighway — and it doesn’t need to meet those standards, although it’s as wide as most rural two-lane highways. It was designed and intended for slow, relaxed driving and sightseeing. However, the scenery is unsurpassed.  

Hallelujah! Something we can agree on. <g Wet or dry the BRP (or any mountain road) requires the rig driver to be smooth and know how to drive his rig well. Not everyone is up to that.

Yep. That says it all. Anybody who can drive a MH reasonably well won’t have any difficulty AT ALL on ANY portion of the BRP. GB in NC

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife) Since you mentioned the Carolinas, I have to ask if you’ve done the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain. If not, you absolutely MUST. E-mail me for details if you wish…

I DO NOT recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway for large coaches or for anyone towing, especially given the shape of the road and the very wet weather we have been having.  Its narrow and fairly twisty.  Most drivers end up crossing the line at times, and a long wheelbase vehicle invariably will. The roadside areas are yet to dry out.  Drop a wheel and you could be in big trouble.  An extreme example of what can happen is http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_trucks.html  Though based on trucks at Deal’s Gap (US 129), we have all seen similar events with RVs Last month there were several M/C rallies in the western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky areas.  Even they had problems on the BRP.  Its not a real MH friendly road at the best of times and the past winter and spring weather has not been kind to it.  The Blue Ridge is not worth the risks to your coach or other drivers.  To see it (and your should) find a nice CG (there are lots of them in NC) and take your toad.

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Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average?

That’s because most of us are. <g … please be realistic about it.  Its a 2 lane mountain road.  Its going to be more challenging than the interstate.

Absolutely correct. No doubt about it. GB in NC

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… please be realistic about it.  Its a 2 lane mountain road.  Its going to be more challenging than the interstate. Absolutely correct. No doubt about it.

(I realize we’ve pretty much beaten this topic to death, but I wanted to throw in one more observation that I forgot to mention earlier.) There are any number of NPS campgrounds along the length of the BRP. They are not accessible by any other road than the Parkway itself. And they are full for most of the season, I’m told. That would seem to imply that the Park Service expects people to drive RVs on the Parkway — and that people actually do it. ‘Nuff said. GB in NC

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If you are looking for a good wilderness expeirence, there is Savage Mountain in Garrett County, MD, as well as Deep Creek Lake.  Deep Creek has hookups for RV’s, a nice movie theatre, and other great attractions.  Savage River also has a lake with fishing available.  Savage River is acredited with some of the best fly fishing in the world, so if that is your forte’, then it would be a great place to go.  Garrett County is the western most county in Maryland and rides nest to WV. Shawn

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Good recommendations.. Just to note, however, Kings Dominion is actually in Central Virginia area. About 20 min north of Richmond in Doswell.. You can make it in about an hour or so from DC with good traffic flow. There is an Ameri-Camps just past Kings Dominion at the Ashland exit. Also, Lake Fairfax Park has decent camping facilities west of DC in Reston, VA. Have a safe trip.. Wayne & Judy Richmond, VA I’m in the middle of a trip the opposite way (DC area to Chicago), really liked the Harpers Ferry area (West end of MD, they have the rafting you mentioned), stopped there for a day and spent a week. As for the DC area, I highly recommend staying at a park and taking the train/subway into the city. I tried driving a MH on the streets there once, never again! There are several great campgrounds outside the city with all sorts off tours/transpo solutions etc. I like Ramblin Pines (on i70 in MD west of Baltimore) and Cherry Hill park in the DC area (NE just inside the beltway). Both have websites with a bunch more information. Do your kids like amusement parks? Just went to Paramount’s Kings Dominion in northern Virginia. they have an RV park off to one side in a semi-rural area, but have shuttles to the amusement park. (they have a website also for more information). Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife)

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Only memorable MH event was a Jamboree that cut a corner too tight in the middle of a series of S turns and scraped his tail on a tree (his description).  Cosmetic damage only, but still $$$. ??? I can’t imagine "a series of S turns" like that on the BRP. Where is it?

It was north of Roanoke as I recall, heading down hill.  It was Class C with a huge rear overhang.  Back 3 feet was scraped and a window broken.  Looked like it got away from him.  Clearly driver error.  It was a fairly new coach too. Overall, I think that RLB is being an alarmist, but you are acting like a cheer leader for the NC department of tourism. I know. I should shut up, otherwise everybody will come here. <g I am exceedingly fortunate to live so near such a wonderful place, and I will truly miss it when we move in a few months. I *am* an unabashed booster for it — because I love it so much. The truth is somewhere in between. Okay. But anybody who can’t drive a MH safely on that road — in whatever weather — shouldn’t be driving one anywhere else either in the same conditions.

I think you give other drivers too much credit.  Humans are egocentric.  We project ourselves onto others.  If we can do it, then everyone else can too. That is not my experience on the road be it on my bike, or in my motorhome or car. Are you aware that most drivers think they are above average? The BRP is narrow and substandard by current standards for new roads. Good grief. It’s a national park, not a superhighway — and it doesn’t need to meet those standards, although it’s as wide as most rural two-lane highways. It was designed and intended for slow, relaxed driving and sightseeing.

In portions it does not meet the current DOT standards for new roads or guardrails.  This does not mandate that they get fixed.  It certainly is not up to highway standards.  I am not saying its a bad or unsafe road, but please be realistic about it.  Its a 2 lane mountain road.  Its going to be more challenging than the interstate. However, the scenery is unsurpassed. Hallelujah! Something we can agree on. <g Wet or dry the BRP (or any mountain road) requires the rig driver to be smooth and know how to drive his rig well. Not everyone is up to that. Yep. That says it all. Anybody who can drive a MH reasonably well won’t have any difficulty AT ALL on ANY portion of the BRP.

Perhaps its my motorcycling experience taking, but most people are not particularly good drivers.  That does not magically change when they get in their coach, though in a coach there is a lot less margin for error.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The BRP is several hundred miles out of your way if your itinerary is the Midwest between Chicago and D.C. I’d recommend taking a more southern route from Chicago down to Indianapolis and I-40 east all the way through Western Maryland – plenty of very scenic mountain passes there. If you really have time you could even go farther down to Cincinnati and take US 50 all the way to D.C. Marv Be aware!  I-40 goes neither near Indianapolis nor Western Maryland. Marv may have confused it with US 40 but the I 40 runs from Barstow, CA to Wilmington, NC. Tex

Tex is right. It’s I-70 and US 40. Well, it’s been quite a few years since I left Columbus, Ohio for the great state of Texas. Marv

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By way of background I am a life long resident of mid Atlantic area and have been driving the BRP for many years, 2-3 times a year on average.  I also own a 37 foot Class A that gets used regularly. I rode my touring motorcycle to one of those rallies 4 weeks ago (COG in Asheville).  Coming from the Wash DC area, I got on the BRP where it starts and took it to/from Asheville.  The road was in as poor a shape as I can remember.  Not bad shape, but worse than I recall it previously.  Lots of rapid winter patching was evident.  This is of less concern to RVs than motorcycles, which I was riding. In addition to the patches there was occasionally moss in heavily shaded corners, mud stripes, water streams crossing the road, and the shoulders were soggy.  It was also raining most of the trip, sometime heavily. Saw several MH accidents/problems and a one that was waiting to happen. Shortly after I got on I found a fellow COGer in the mud on the outside shoulder of a turn.  He claimed to have been forced there by a MH coming the other way on the wrong side of the road.  Turns out the same MH had nearly forced me to do the same thing a few miles back.  I had recognized it as a rental coach.  It never stopped. Saw  4-5 cars that had did not believe the caution signs.  Mostly were crossing into the oncoming lane.  I did see one off to the side that was axle deep in mud and was waiting for a tow. The most telling was a Bounder that I followed for a while.  Driver clearly was overmatched by the road.  He regularly encroached on the other lane and cut inside corners too tight.  He was also unable to smoothly control his speed.  I stopped behind him at a scenic turnout and spoke to the driver. He thought he was doing just fine.  When I pointed out the fresh mud on his sidewalls and wheelwells  and that several cars had honked or had to dodge him, he claimed he was unsure why that happened.   He had 50K miles on the coach he had bought new. I came back on the weekend (yes I know that’s a mistake).  Much more traffic, and more overall cluelessness.   Only memorable MH event was a Jamboree that cut a corner too tight in the middle of a series of S turns and scraped his tail on a tree (his description).  Cosmetic damage only, but still $$$. All that said, I’ve taken my rig down the BRP and would again.  However, its not a road for newbies and care needs to be taken in inclement conditions by all drivers. Overall, I think that RLB is being an alarmist, but you are acting like a cheer leader for the NC department of tourism.  The truth is somewhere in between.  The BRP is narrow and substandard by current standards for new roads.   However, the scenery is unsurpassed.  Parts have broad sweeping turns.  Other places they are tight and close together.  That does not mean it is inherently dangerous.  Wet or dry the BRP (or any mountain road) requires the rig driver to be smooth and know how to drive his rig well. Not everyone is up to that. Skunk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I DO NOT recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway for large coaches or for anyone towing, especially given the shape of the road and the very wet weather we have been having. I could not disagree more. I live within a few miles of the Parkway and drive on portions of it weekly, at least. The road is in excellent condition — outstanding, in most areas. No commercial traffic of any kind is permitted on it. No commercial pickup trucks, no taxis, no delivery vehicles —  nothing with a logo or work equipment on it. Its narrow and fairly twisty. The road is a well-maintained, smooth, asphalt, two-lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 mph (35 in many places) to allow for the sightseeing it was designed for and to keep it safe for everybody. If it weren’t for the constant enforcement (unmarked vehicles, including SUVs, with radar) most of the traffic would likely go much faster. It’s a great drive. Most drivers end up crossing the line at times, and a long wheelbase vehicle invariably will. Very few of the curves are that sharp. Any decent driver will have no problem at all, even on the sharpest ones. The roadside areas are yet to dry out.  Drop a wheel and you could be in big trouble. In most places the shoulders are very wide and grassy and vehicles are allowed to pull off and park there for picnicking, sightseeing, hiking, etc. An extreme example of what can happen is http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_trucks.html  Though based on trucks at Deal’s Gap (US 129), we have all seen similar events with RVs Can you show evidence of even ONE such occurrence on the BRP? I didn’t think so. As I said, there is NO commercial traffic on the Parkway. The entire highway is a national park, and traffic laws are strictly enforced by national park police. (Don’t ask me how I know. <g) Last month there were several M/C rallies in the western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky areas.  Even they had problems on the BRP. Don’t tell that to the dozens of motorcycles I see on the BRP every time I go up there. It’s motorcycle heaven — one of the best M/C roads I’ve ever seen. Its not a real MH friendly road at the best of times … Don’t tell that to the countless motorhomes and TTs that traverse it every day. … and the past winter and spring weather has not been kind to it. The road is smooth and comfortable to drive. What else can I say? The Blue Ridge is not worth the risks to your coach or other drivers. LOL. Either you don’t know what you’re talking about or you shouldn’t be driving at all. I’m not going to argue with you on something about which you clearly know so little. Perhaps some of the many others here who have driven it in large motorhomes or pulling large trailers will chime in with comments. GB in NC

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife) Since you mentioned the Carolinas, I have to ask if you’ve done the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain. If not, you absolutely MUST. E-mail me for details if you wish… GB in NC

The BRP is several hundred miles out of your way if your itinerary is the Midwest between Chicago and D.C. I’d recommend taking a more southern route from Chicago down to Indianapolis and I-40 east all the way through Western Maryland – plenty of very scenic mountain passes there. If you really have time you could even go farther down to Cincinnati and take US 50 all the way to D.C. Marv

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The BRP is several hundred miles out of your way if your itinerary is the Midwest between Chicago and D.C. I’d recommend taking a more southern route from Chicago down to Indianapolis and I-40 east all the way through Western Maryland – plenty of very scenic mountain passes there. If you really have time you could even go farther down to Cincinnati and take US 50 all the way to D.C. Marv

Be aware!  I-40 goes neither near Indianapolis nor Western Maryland. Marv may have confused it with US 40 but the I 40 runs from Barstow, CA to Wilmington, NC. Tex

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I DO NOT recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway for large coaches or for anyone towing, especially given the shape of the road and the very wet weather we have been having.  Its narrow and fairly twisty.  Most drivers end up crossing the line at times, and a long wheelbase vehicle invariably will. The roadside areas are yet to dry out.  Drop a wheel and you could be in big trouble.  An extreme example of what can happen is http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_trucks.html  Though based on trucks at Deal’s Gap (US 129), we have all seen similar events with RVs Last month there were several M/C rallies in the western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky areas.  Even they had problems on the BRP.  Its not a real MH friendly road at the best of times and the past winter and spring weather has not been kind to it.  The Blue Ridge is not worth the risks to your coach or other drivers.  To see it (and your should) find a nice CG (there are lots of them in NC) and take your toad.

Horse crap the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the easiest and most leisurely drives you could possibly do as all speeds are low the road is smooth. And in order for your scenario to happen you would have to have 2" of water on the road and all wheels locked, and with speeds of 35 – 45 on stretches that would be unlikely and BTW long wheelbase vehicles are not any more likely to skid then  car’s or small truck’s would. Wade

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Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife)

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I’m in the middle of a trip the opposite way (DC area to Chicago), really liked the Harpers Ferry area (West end of MD, they have the rafting you mentioned), stopped there for a day and spent a week. As for the DC area, I highly recommend staying at a park and taking the train/subway into the city. I tried driving a MH on the streets there once, never again! There are several great campgrounds outside the city with all sorts off tours/transpo solutions etc. I like Ramblin Pines (on i70 in MD west of Baltimore) and Cherry Hill park in the DC area (NE just inside the beltway). Both have websites with a bunch more information. Do your kids like amusement parks? Just went to Paramount’s Kings Dominion in northern Virginia. they have an RV park off to one side in a semi-rural area, but have shuttles to the amusement park. (they have a website also for more information).

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife)

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Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife)

Since you mentioned the Carolinas, I have to ask if you’ve done the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain. If not, you absolutely MUST. E-mail me for details if you wish… GB in NC

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Good recommendations.. Just to note, however, Kings Dominion is actually in Central Virginia area. About 20 min north of Richmond in Doswell.. You can make it in about an hour or so from DC with good traffic flow. There is an Ameri-Camps just past Kings Dominion at the Ashland exit. Also, Lake Fairfax Park has decent camping facilities west of DC in Reston, VA. Have a safe trip.. Wayne & Judy Richmond, VA

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m in the middle of a trip the opposite way (DC area to Chicago), really liked the Harpers Ferry area (West end of MD, they have the rafting you mentioned), stopped there for a day and spent a week. As for the DC area, I highly recommend staying at a park and taking the train/subway into the city. I tried driving a MH on the streets there once, never again! There are several great campgrounds outside the city with all sorts off tours/transpo solutions etc. I like Ramblin Pines (on i70 in MD west of Baltimore) and Cherry Hill park in the DC area (NE just inside the beltway). Both have websites with a bunch more information. Do your kids like amusement parks? Just went to Paramount’s Kings Dominion in northern Virginia. they have an RV park off to one side in a semi-rural area, but have shuttles to the amusement park. (they have a website also for more information). Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife)

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I DO NOT recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway for large coaches or for anyone towing, especially given the shape of the road and the very wet weather we have been having.  

I could not disagree more. I live within a few miles of the Parkway and drive on portions of it weekly, at least. The road is in excellent condition — outstanding, in most areas. No commercial traffic of any kind is permitted on it. No commercial pickup trucks, no taxis, no delivery vehicles —  nothing with a logo or work equipment on it. Its narrow and fairly twisty.

The road is a well-maintained, smooth, asphalt, two-lane highway with a maximum speed limit of 45 mph (35 in many places) to allow for the sightseeing it was designed for and to keep it safe for everybody. If it weren’t for the constant enforcement (unmarked vehicles, including SUVs, with radar) most of the traffic would likely go much faster. It’s a great drive. Most drivers end up crossing the line at times, and a long wheelbase vehicle invariably will.

Very few of the curves are that sharp. Any decent driver will have no problem at all, even on the sharpest ones. The roadside areas are yet to dry out.  Drop a wheel and you could be in big trouble.  

In most places the shoulders are very wide and grassy and vehicles are allowed to pull off and park there for picnicking, sightseeing, hiking, etc. An extreme example of what can happen is http://www.tailofthedragon.com/dragon_trucks.html  Though based on trucks at Deal’s Gap (US 129), we have all seen similar events with RVs

Can you show evidence of even ONE such occurrence on the BRP? I didn’t think so. As I said, there is NO commercial traffic on the Parkway. The entire highway is a national park, and traffic laws are strictly enforced by national park police. (Don’t ask me how I know. <g) Last month there were several M/C rallies in the western North Carolina and eastern Kentucky areas.  Even they had problems on the BRP.  

Don’t tell that to the dozens of motorcycles I see on the BRP every time I go up there. It’s motorcycle heaven — one of the best M/C roads I’ve ever seen. Its not a real MH friendly road at the best of times …

Don’t tell that to the countless motorhomes and TTs that traverse it every day. … and the past winter and spring weather has not been kind to it.  

The road is smooth and comfortable to drive. What else can I say? The Blue Ridge is not worth the risks to your coach or other drivers.  

LOL. Either you don’t know what you’re talking about or you shouldn’t be driving at all. I’m not going to argue with you on something about which you clearly know so little. Perhaps some of the many others here who have driven it in large motorhomes or pulling large trailers will chime in with comments. GB in NC

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I agree that the Blue Ridge Parkway is a must in an RV – do it during the week if at all possible for less traffic. Also, how about the New River Gorge in West Virginia for incredible scenery and rafting?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be in the Washington, Maryland area in late July. Starting point will be from Chicago so I’m looking for some fun and interesting places to camp with a big RV around the area or on the trip back to Chicago. I have a total of 11 days and 4 teenage daughters. (argh!). We like wildnerness areas but also enjoy more cosmopolitan stops also. Maybe the Carolinas? We love rafting and those activities also. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thanks PS We are veternal RV’ers so hookups are not a necessity but is a help with 5 women. (including wife) Since you mentioned the Carolinas, I have to ask if you’ve done the Blue Ridge Parkway and Grandfather Mountain. If not, you absolutely MUST. E-mail me for details if you wish… GB in NC

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