how many miles should you plan to travel per day?

[Robmat]

For us it is different for every trip. We generally do two 10 day trips (Easter and Christmas) and a 30 day trip in the summer, plus several weekend trips. For the holiday trips it about the destination so we may travel 500 or so miles (8 to 10 hours) with appropriate breaks to get to the destination. For the summer trip the first two days will be 400-500 miles to get out of the area then it is 200 - 300 miles (3 - 5 hours) with an early start and early campground arrival to see things. Sometimes we leave later to catch a breakfast or do early morning sunrise sightseeing. Time plays a lot in what you want to do and if you are going to a tourist destination you'll need reservations so having a realistic driving plan with storm / construction delays contingency plans. I find planning reduces the stress of driving - including knowing the gas stops and rest stops ahead works for me. But as you seen from the answers it is different for full timers, people still working and those just wandering. At some point in your RV ownership hopefully you may experience a little of each style.