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Thinking of the best Christmas you could imagine, what would it include? Adventure? Family togetherness, beautiful scenery and a sense of freedom? If those are some of the boxes you would check, then spending the holidays with your family in an RV may be the perfect plan.

Many luxury RV resorts are the kinds of places that offer all the amenities you could hope for: spas, saunas, clubhouses with a well-designed schedule of events, and more. For some families these upscale resorts would be the perfect place for holiday vacations.

If luxury isn’t your speed, and you want to spend more time outside enjoying nature, you can pick from so many places to go. The National Parks are amazing as are so many state parks that you can’t even count them all. Pick where you want to be for the best climate you want, and then go from there. If it is south for sunshine and beaches, there are many choice destinations. For the rugged, you could go for northern climates and sun and ski vacations.

For Christmas time, however, here are some great getaway locations to consider for welcoming the holiday season with open arms. In a few short weeks will you be preparing for hot chocolate around the campfire, a Christmas tree in the camper and string lights around the RV to celebrate the most joyous time of the year? Are you looking forward to an epic Christmas at your favorite campground?

We’ve searched the country to find some of the most Christmas-y, cheerful and Santa-filled places that are motorhome approved across the U.S. From towns that are actually called Christmas and Santa Claus, to unique holiday celebrations, you’ll be glad you parked your RV at one of these amazing campgrounds. Get the string lights and mistletoe out; and begin planning a magical Christmas.

With all of the recent changes to the entire way the country is functioning, it has become an alternative life-style for many to take to the highways and live in their RV. For many who have kids, when the schools are not even open, another responsibility of parents is to take on educating their kids. In some locations, schools are offering remote learning options as well, which only require a good Internet connection. Well, the good news is, whether you choose to educate your child yourself as in homeschooling, or if your child’s school offers remote learning, you can do either in the comfort of your RV. 

With all of the recent changes to the entire way the country is functioning, it has become an alternative life-style for many to take to the highways and live in their RV. For many who have kids, when the schools are not even open, another responsibility of parents is to take on educating their kids. In some locations, schools are offering remote learning options as well, which only require a good Internet connection. Well, the good news is, whether you choose to educate your child yourself as in homeschooling, or if your child’s school offers remote learning, you can do either in the comfort of your RV.

A coastal road trip is a great way to get away, and a rental RV road trip is the perfect way to explore the coast with all the comforts of home. States like California, Washington, and Florida have hundreds of miles of beautiful and diverse coastline. So if you are lucky enough to live near the coast, you don’t have to go far from home to escape to the beach.

Have you heard this best-kept secret of RV camping? You can camp, sometimes for FREE on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. But it helps to know where to look and how to do it. And, what you will need if you go off-grid to camp this way. Where are the BLM lands located? How do I find one I can camp in? And what will I need in addition to my regular RV equipment to go off-grid? What exactly does dispersed camping mean? 

Here are some answers to these questions. 

1. How do I locate Bureau of Land Management Lands I can camp on? 

First, let’s define what BLM lands are:  Primarily located in the West, the BLM’s National Conservation Lands represent some of the West’s most spectacular landscapes. They provide abundant recreational opportunities, important scientific research grounds, and outstanding ecological and cultural resources. 

These areas are geographically diverse--made up of about 35 million acres of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Scenic and Historic Trails, and Conservation Lands of the California Desert. They also include everything from broad Alaskan tundra, rugged coastlines, and red-rock deserts to historic lighthouses, mountains, and waterways. National Conservation Lands also work as a unifying and essential link for critical habitat, animal migrations, and public access across the West--pathways that are crucial to the nation’s efforts to conserve our critical natural resources. While many of the National Conservation Lands are remote, others are easily accessible and part of an active, vibrant landscape near communities where people live, work, and play. 

Visit the National Conservation Lands State pages to learn more about the National Conservation Lands near you. Here are links to each area’s BLM Lands. 

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