Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica with a travel trailer or RV
Route 66 runs 2,175 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. With an RV, you're looking at about 46 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for an RV and for a truck and travel trailer, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Chicago · Springfield · Rolla · Tulsa · Oklahoma City · Amarillo · Albuquerque · Flagstaff · Kingman · Barstow · Santa Monica
Is Route 66 OK for an RV?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for an RV without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to trailers. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- It keeps you off 129 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like East Hubbard Street (12 ft 4 in high), South Washtenaw Avenue (13 ft high) and Agua Dulce Canyon Road (5 ft 5 in high).
The plan, rig by rig
| RV | Truck and travel trailer | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 2,175 miles | 2,175 miles |
| Driving time | about 46 hours | about 49 hours |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | under a mile | under a mile |
| Total climb | 51,864 ft | 51,916 ft |
| Longest gap between fuel | not on our map | not on our map |
| Signed limits it goes round | 129 | 33 |
| Planned at | 13 ft 1 in high, 40 ft long and 26,455 lb | 11 ft 6 in high, 38 ft 1 in long and 11,464 lb |
Towns on the way
- Chicago · mile 0
- Bolingbrook · mile 28
- Saint Louis · mile 298
- Saint Clair · mile 350
- Rolla · mile 403
- Marshfield · mile 492
- Tulsa · mile 696
- Bristow · mile 729
- McLean · mile 987
- Vega · mile 1,096
- Albuquerque · mile 1,348
- Flagstaff · mile 1,671
- Needles · mile 1,895
- San Fernando · mile 2,154
RV parks on the way
- Kamper Kompanion RV Park · mile 237
- Srafford RV Park · mile 504
- Warrior RV Park · mile 701
- Elk City / Clinton KOA · mile 903
- Amarillo Best Wonderland RV Park · mile 1,061
- Tucumcari KOA · mile 1,170
- Leisure Mountain RV Park · mile 1,328
- Enchanted Trails RV Park · mile 1,360
- OK RV Park - Holbrook · mile 1,580
- Kit Carson RV Park · mile 1,673
- Seligman Route 66 KOA · mile 1,745
- Newberry Mountain RV Park · mile 2,014
- and 57 more in the app
Free camps on the way
- Railside RV Ranch · mile 1,703
- Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area · mile 1,834
National park and other campgrounds
- Camp Bullfrog Lake · mile 21 · fees apply
- Double J Campground · mile 211 · fees apply
- Tent camping · mile 290
- Meramec Caverns Campground · mile 360 · fees apply
- Love's RV Hookup · mile 640
- East Bluff #1 Campground - Lake Mcclellan · mile 1,004
- Big Texan RV Ranch · mile 1,056
- Continental Acres · mile 1,351
- Kaibab Lake · mile 1,701
- Group Campground · mile 2,148
- and 59 more in the app
Rest areas
- Limestone Rest Area (Southbound) · mile 102 · toilets · water
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound · mile 192 · toilets
- Homestead Rest Area - Northbound · mile 270 · toilets · water
- Conway Rest Area (Eastbound) · mile 482
- Erick Rest Area · mile 943 · toilets
- Donley County Eastbound Rest Area · mile 1,001 · toilets · water
- Eastbound Picnic Area · mile 1,120
- Acomita Rest Area · mile 1,405 · toilets
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Westbound) · mile 1,860 · toilets
- Desert Oasis Rest Area · mile 2,010 · toilets · water
- and 22 more in the app
Dump points
- at Riverside Park Campgrounds · mile 194
- at AOK Camper Park · mile 1,050
- at Big Texan RV Ranch · mile 1,056
- at Zia RV Park · mile 1,302
- at High Desert RV Park · mile 1,358
- at BAR S RV Park · mile 1,429
- at USA RV Park · mile 1,490
- at Needles KOA · mile 1,898
- and 5 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Road Ranger · mile 6
- Pilot Travel Center · mile 47
- TA · mile 135
- Mr. Fuel · mile 337
- B&D Auto/Truck Plaza · mile 466
- Will Rogers Archway · mile 634
- Chandler Services · mile 755
- National Truck Stop Amarillo · mile 1,052
- Lisa's Truck Center · mile 1,308
- Pilot · mile 2,044
- and 16 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 40-foot RV, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp USA? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.