My phone was my absolute savior on this trip! I used GPS maps the entire time - it was fantastic. But the best apps I have are these - get these if you're ever going on a road trip or a camping trip!
First, join Good Sam club - you get 3 cents per gallon off of gas at all Pilot and Flying J gas stations/truck stops. That can really add up with an RV. Plus, many campgrounds give you a discount for being a member of Good Sam, so that helps!
Get the Good Sam app - it can help you find campgrounds near you, using GPS or by inputting the city/town you're looking at.
The app I think I used the most is the All Stays app. You have to pay for this, but I honestly used it nonstop during this trip. It helped me find campgrounds and it helped me even find truck stops, gas stations, Sams, etc. Its a great app, but it takes a little time to tinker with it before you get the hang of it.
I also got the Roadtrippers app - and that was great also.
Strangely, I had to use all three of these apps to find campgrounds. Some campgrounds were listed in only one of the apps, not quite sure why that is, but I would just go through and find the campgrounds I was interested in, and then I would take a screen shot of that page - that way I wouldn't have to keep going back into the apps to find the campgrounds we were interested in.
The MyPilot app is also super important - it is an app that tells you where the closest Pilot of Flying J gas station/truck stop are located. Since we have the Good Sam discount, it was great to try to always get gas at the cheapest location!
Cruise America has an app also - but it is mostly regarding the RV, care, emergency issues, how to instructions, etc. We didn't really use that but it was good to have in case something major happened.
Of course, use whatever GPS map service you like. I prefer to use Google Maps but I also had Apple Maps opened to help me either find a gas station or an alternate route without interrupting the map that is currently running. It was actually nice to have more than one GPS map service! Waze is also super important to have. If you are in an area that might get traffic congestion, I suggest using Waze. It can help reroute you away from traffic jams. You might be confused as to why Waze is sending you off the road, but trust me, its doing you a favor! We have avoided many traffic jams using this app.
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