driving from ny with a fifth wheel

[wsr5187]

I was wondering if their were any ideas on how long it will take to drive to Fort Wilderness from Buffalo, NY. It is around 1200 miles. I will be pulling a 24' Conquest fifth wheel.

I was figuring 22-24 hours. I would like to make it in 2-2 1/2 days. Also need ideas on where to stop overnight. I will be making this trip next summer (2003).

Are my assumptions correct?

[bianca]

We drive 1200 miles to FW (from Michigan) with our 5W ....... it takes about 22 hours, as you had guessed. On the way down there, we leave after work (5:00 ish) and drive until we get to Lexington, KY (about 10-11 pm). We get up the next day and drive all day until we get to the FL/GA border. On the third day we only have a few hours to drive until we reach WDW. This allows plenty of time for setting up, etc. We have done this at least a dozen times and it works well for us, as we are never exhausted upon arrival at WDW. When we leave for home, we do the whole trip in 2 days, leaving early each morning.

[Jackalope]

Be sure to check with the Georgia Department of Transportation to see if construction on I-85 just north of Atlanta is completed by then, if you'll be coming down on I-85.

We were caught in it just a couple of weeks ago and it took three hours to get through one ten-mile stretch!

[jenny2]

We just returned from towing our camper from Mass.

The campground at South of the Border (on the NC/SC line, right off of route 95) is a fine place to stop. It's cheap ($22 for full hookups with a $3 refundable deposit), the sites are clean and level and they have many pull-throughs.

It took us about 25 hours of driving to get to FW.