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Chicago to Gulf Shores by RV

Chicago, IL to Gulf Shores, AL is 942 miles, about 17h 00m of driving at RV pace — 3 days at 6 hours a day, with 2 nights on the road. It crosses Illinois, Kentucky and Alabama. Membership parks near the overnight stops: 2 Thousand Trails, 3 RPI, 2 KOA and 94 Good Sam.

Map of the RV route from Chicago, IL to Gulf Shores, AL

Day by day

Daily legs and membership parks near each stop
DayDriveMembership parks near the stop
Day 1 Chicago → near Shepherdsville, KY
314 mi · about 5h 42m
  • Louisville South KOA KOA · 2 mi
  • Grandma's RV Camping Good Sam · 3 mi
  • Little Patch of Heaven Good Sam · 17 mi

1 KOA, 14 Good Sam within 40 mi
Day 2 near Shepherdsville → Hayden, AL
321 mi · about 5h 42m
  • Hidden Cove Thousand Trails · 21 mi
  • Hidden Cove RV Resort RPI · 21 mi
  • Rickwood Caverns Good Sam · 1 mi

1 Thousand Trails, 1 RPI, 15 Good Sam within 40 mi
Day 3 Hayden → Gulf Shores, AL
307 mi · about 5h 36m
  • Gulf Shores RV Resort Thousand Trails · 3 mi
  • Wilderness RV Park RPI · 24 mi
  • Lost Bay KOA KOA · 18 mi

1 Thousand Trails, 2 RPI, 1 KOA, 65 Good Sam within 40 mi

Stops are where 6 hours of RV driving ends each day; the planner lets you move them, add via stops and pick the campgrounds.

Restrictions for big rigs

For a rig 13′6″ tall and 8′6″ wide, carrying propane, the route avoids every height, width and propane-tunnel restriction we know of.

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