How long does it take you to get to the Ft?

[hopegirl66]

Hi everyone, my family is really thinking about taking the drive to Ft Wilderness next year when we get a camper. I was just wondering about how long it takes everyone to get there, do you drive straight thru or make stops? From SE PA is was thinking of breaking it up into 3 days or so....Thanks for the info!

 

[loriandmatt]

we are from the Philly area (also SE PA) and it generally takes us about 16-18 hours total and we split that up into two days.

leave for first leg around midnight-1am, stop here and there for grup and gas, overnight near or just over fla line (we like setting St. Augustine as a goal) and then the next day waking up with most of the drive behind us. we are in WDW by late morning to mid day at the latest on that 2nd day.

 

[LarryJ]

Hi everyone, my family is really thinking about taking the drive to Ft Wilderness next year when we get a camper. I was just wondering about how long it takes everyone to get there, do you drive straight thru or make stops? From SE PA is was thinking of breaking it up into 3 days or so....Thanks for the info!

We're basically just south of D.C. on I-95 about 30mi north of Fredrickburg and we spend three nights going with the last night around Jax. which puts us at FW around 10 the 11 A.M. for check in.

Larry

 

[LarryJ]

we are from the Philly area (also SE PA) and it generally takes us about 16-18 hours total and we split that up into two days.

leave for first leg around midnight-1am, stop here and there for grup and gas, overnight near or just over fla line (we like setting St. Augustine as a goal) and then the next day waking up with most of the drive behind us. we are in WDW by late morning to mid day at the latest on that 2nd day.

WOW I could never tow a TT for 14 to 16 hours in a day. Way back when in my younger days I did tow a Pop Up from San Diego to Albuquerque, NM which was just north of 12 to 13 hours and man I was beat. I limit my towing to around 6 hours a day and that's fine for me and with at least one fuel stop and several pit stops that still makes it close to an 8 hr. day.

Larry

 

[hopegirl66]

we had a pop up before but never really went anywhere too far, just OC Md, that sort of thing so this would be something way different for us and our boys 18,16 & 12. I can hear the fighting now. We want to get a travel trailer that has the quad bunk set up. We will pull it with a Tahoe, so I'm thinking it would need to be an ultra light. We haven't had our pop-up in 3 years and I miss camping so much. Grew up camping with my Aunt & Uncle. My hubby is from Philly, never camped till we went and he fell in love with it.

 

[clkelley]

I'm only 690 miles away and I split my drive up. I leave right after work and get South of Atlanta the first night. Leave 5pm Central and stop about 11pm Eastern, then leave the next morning about 7ish Eastern which gets me to WDW right at check-in time.

I've driven straight through with the camper once, and I don't like it.

Going home, I leave the WDW area around 8 - 9pmish and drive to Ocala and overnight, then finish the drive home the next day.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

From middle TN.

Towing a TT,,12 hours with all the stops.

Not towing TT,,10 hours with all the stops.

 

[LONE-STAR]

We are 1000 miles from WDW. We pull straight through no sleep. We get diesel about every 200 miles. I always allow 24 hrs but we do it in about 18 hrs. With no trailer we did it in 15hrs.

 

[jugman]

We are 500 miles and will stop around lake city on the way down, because we will leave the evening before. Then the next day we won't be so tired. When we leave we drive all the way home. Depending on how many times we stop it takes between 9-10 hours.

 

[BradyBz12]

We're coming from southern NH - about 1200 miles. We travel the Garden State down to 95 the rest of the way. We usually leave at about 5pm and drive until about 4-6am, which gets us to around Richmond VA.

We usually stop for about 4-6 hours to sleep, eat and then get back on the road. We generally get as far as Jacksonville by about 8-10pm, crash for the night (Walmart) and then get up around 7-8am to finish up the trip the next day. Usually has us checking into FW between 11am-noon the next day.

Have a safe and fun trip!

 

[We4mickey]

Drive about 1300 miles, leave 3 or 4 am drive about 12 to 14 hours depending on traffic to northern Georgia. Up early again and usually at the fort by 11.

 

[Cdash]

We drove it from Michigan a year ago, and I think we are doing it again in January. Just under 1200 miles for us. Left around noon, drove to just south of Atlanta (about 1am), overnighted at a cracker barrel and drove onto FW and got there at about 4pm. We push it hard the first day, so the second day will be easier with more recoup time.

This time we'll be leaving earlier since we are not driving with others.

 

[bord1niowa]

We drive 1300 miles from Iowa and stop about 550 to 600 miles then again in Lake city and finish it up in the morning. That was with a pop up. Next time will be with a 27 foot trailer. We'll see how that goes.

 

[Shannone1]

1100 miles here.

Leave here at around 9:00am on Day ONE and stop overnight in mid-Tennessee.

Leave about the same time on Day TWO and stop in Lake City, FL.

Day Three leave campground about 9:00 and arrive at FW for check in.

Going home we push it a bit more so we can get an extra day in at FW.

Leave about 7:30am from FW and drive until about 9:00pm that night...usually puts us southern KY depending on traffic.

Head for home about 7:30/8:00am and arrive home about 7:00pm that night...again depending on traffic.

 

[gmflanigan]

It takes us about 2 days--one about 12-14 hours and the 2nd day 6-7 hours. We are always in a hurry to get there so we drive more on day 1 so day 2 is easier. Don't want to miss anything. LOL

 

[tjbarton]

We arrived in Kissimmee for the night before we go to the Fort. We drive the I90 to the I71 to the I75 and the Florida Turnpike. Its a 21.5 hour drive with out stops but we brake it up. We stop at Knoxville TN. for the first night.
Its almost 1400 miles. We come for just north of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Now time to leave the hotel for the Fort. Calling for rain for the week we are here. Rain storm last night, just hope the rain holds off so I can set up the camp. Tenting for the first time for my wife.

 

[Mickey Canada]

From Southern Ontario, it's just under 1200 miles. We have driven it over two days previously. (day 1:gone by 5 am, stop at 9pm - day 2:gone by 10am, there by 1'ish). It's about 20 hours.

We are leaving this Thursday morning but I think we are going to do a straight run. We'll see. We haven't made any reservations to stop. If we get tired, we'll call it a night.

 

[cruising spud]

We are also from SE Pennsylvania. We take three days going down and two coming back.

On the way down, we stop in southern Virginia, next northern Florida, and day three, we head to Disney. We don't get onto 95 until mid-way through VA.

On the way back we travel 95 the whole way and stop about halfway through South Carolina.

 

[Shan-man]

I just wanted to suggest a great stop en route to Disney on I-95, St. Mary's GA. It is just north of the FL border. It's a beautiful little oceanside town that has a nice park right on the ocean. Next to the park is a lot of boat parking, which doubles nicely as RV parking. And just a few short blocks from the waterfront is a wonderful little restaurant called Sterling's Southern Cafe with the best crab bisque and crab cakes I've ever had. Leave St Marys and go another mile or so south on I-95 and there is a perfectly serviceable and cheap overnight RV Park, Stark's First in Florida. It's certainly not a destination type campground, but it's right off the interstate, and yet quiet, all the sites are pull-through, and I think was $20 a night last time I was there. This is a great way to finish a day of driving early, enjoy a lovely meal and some downtime in a picturesque oceanside park, and overnight for cheap. Get back on the road by 9:30am and you'll be at FW by check-in.

 

[5stljayhawks]

It's two full days. 650 miles stl to s. of atlanta11-12 hours. and 450 miles the next day7-8 hours. Map out your rest stops, they are great to get the kids out and run them around for 10-15 minutes. Watch out for dog dung....