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Des Moines to Mesa by RV

Des Moines, IA to Mesa, AZ is 1,387 miles, about 25h 24m of driving at RV pace — 4 days at 6 hours a day, with 3 nights on the road. It crosses Iowa, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Membership parks near the overnight stops: 9 Thousand Trails, 10 RPI, 2 KOA and 97 Good Sam.

Map of the RV route from Des Moines, IA to Mesa, AZ

Day by day

Daily legs and membership parks near each stop
DayDriveMembership parks near the stop
Day 1 Des Moines → near Cassoday, KS
347 mi · about 6h 18m
  • El Dorado/Shady Creek Good Sam · 11 mi
  • El Dorado/Walnut River Good Sam · 11 mi
  • El Dorado/Bluestem Point Good Sam · 11 mi

13 Good Sam within 40 mi
Day 2 near Cassoday → near Dalhart, TX
340 mi · about 6h 18m
  • Corral RV Park Good Sam · 25 mi
  • Love's RV Hookup - 836 Good Sam · 26 mi
Day 3 near Dalhart → Seama, NM
349 mi · about 6h 18m
  • Grants KOA Journey KOA · 20 mi
  • Cibola/Coal Mine Good Sam · 15 mi
  • Lavaland RV Park Good Sam · 18 mi

1 KOA, 6 Good Sam within 40 mi
Day 4 Seama → Mesa, AZ
351 mi · about 6h 30m
  • Mesa Spirit Thousand Trails · 4 mi
  • Mesa Spirit RV Resort RPI · 4 mi
  • Mesa Apache Junction KOA KOA · 17 mi

9 Thousand Trails, 10 RPI, 1 KOA, 76 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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Campgrounds in the states along the way