A Guide to RV Camping with Kids

Follow this guide to keep your kids happy on your next RV road trip! By: Travels with Ted

Getting There

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Buy washable markers made specifically for car windows to keep your kids entertained for hours.

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It is difficult for kids to stay still for extended periods of time, so the easiest way to make road trips fun for kids is to stop more often.

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Try to find a license plate from every state or play the Alphabet Game where you must find a word on billboards or signs starting with each letter

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At the Campground

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These 9 RV parks with water parks on site are the ultimate RV camping destinations for kids!

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Pack a kid's camping journal so your child can record their favorite experiences on your RV trip!

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RVs with sleeping lofts give kids their own fun space in the RV so they don't have to sleep in the living room.

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Get your kids out of the RV park and into the wilderness where they can play in large natural spaces!

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A Guide to RV Camping with Kids

Getting There

These tips and tricks will keep your kids entertained on the road trip to your next RV campground.

Buy washable markers made specifically for car windows to keep your kids entertained for hours.

Buy washable markers made specifically for car windows to keep your kids entertained for hours.

Window Art

It is difficult for kids to stay still for extended periods of time, so the easiest way to make road trips fun for kids is to stop more often.

It is difficult for kids to stay still for extended periods of time, so the easiest way to make road trips fun for kids is to stop more often.

Stop Often

Try to find a license plate from every state or play the Alphabet Game where you must find a word on billboards or signs starting with each letter

Try to find a license plate from every state or play the Alphabet Game where you must find a word on billboards or signs starting with each letter

Play Games

At the Campground

These tips and tricks will make your RV camping trip an unforgettable memory for your kids.

These 9 RV parks with water parks on site are the ultimate RV camping destinations for kids!

These 9 RV parks with water parks on site are the ultimate RV camping destinations for kids!

Travel Journals

Pack a kid's camping journal so your child can record their favorite experiences on your RV trip!

Pack a kid's camping journal so your child can record their favorite experiences on your RV trip!

Water Park

RVs with sleeping lofts give kids their own fun space in the RV so they don't have to sleep in the living room.

RVs with sleeping lofts give kids their own fun space in the RV so they don't have to sleep in the living room.

Sleeping Loft

Get your kids out of the RV park and into the wilderness where they can play in large natural spaces!

Get your kids out of the RV park and into the wilderness where they can play in large natural spaces!

Go Boondocking

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