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1. Interpretation Of Information The information contained in RV Directions must be properly interpreted if you want to get maximum benefit from the information This pages will hopefully clarify the assumptions and conditions that went into development of thedata within the product General DependencyOn InformationSource Virtually all of the information contained in RV Directions came from the internet usually the web site for a specificlocation We have accepted this information as valid Thus if a campground states that they can accommodate a big rig we will identify that campground as being big rig accessible Similarly if a campground states that they offer WiFi we will accept this and identify that campground as having WiFi coverage Accuracy Of Information We have tried to make RV Directions as accurate as possible but undoubtedly there are mistakes Campground name changes confusion over a mailing address and a physical address and just plain human error will all contribute to these mistakes Please let us know if you find a problem and we ll try to fix it Affiliated Campgrounds Campgrounds join and then leave campground affiliations with regularity Be aware that a campgroundlisted as being affiliated with a certain organization may no longer be affiliated Also be aware that several of the affiliations are membership organizations You must be a member of the organization in order to use the facilities or take advantage of the d
2. More That brings up the detail screenwherewe can see all of the detail on the Ponderosa Campground We can return to the summary screen bypressing Back where we cango to thelocations Map Page 36 MN Prairie Island Campgroun 940 17 w MN Sylvan Park Campground 951 47 W MN Chester Woods Park 970 87 W MN Ponderosa Campground 981 37 W MN Ponderosa Campground Good CG Avg Value 40460 Co Rd 90 Mazeppa MN 55956 507 843 3611 Local CG MN Ponderosa Campground Good CG Avg Value 40460 Co Rd 90 Mazeppa MN 55956 507 843 3611 Local CG 80 sites 0 PThrus 30x50 50 Amps From jet of US 52 amp CR 12 MP66 E 2 mi on CR 12 to CR 27 N 3 5 mi follow signs L RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWithTheGarmin GPS Unit 4 At this pointwe can Savethe location to ourFavorites or we can selectGo tostart on our journey M Set Loc Page 37 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Often times when we are on a cross country trip we use the interstate highway system for most of the trip Unfortunately this causes us to miss out on a lot of the scenic beauty that America offers In the past have used a book published by Readers Digest entitled The Most Scenic Drives In America to help me deal with this problem This book contains 120 scenic drives throughout the entire country Oftentimes my desired route is not too far fro
3. hae Atchafalaya Detta 3 Texas City B u Wildlife Management amp rea I EM rf Galveston Angleton Lake Jackson o GUI o f WM e x I o os Su RER brooknaven Monticello Chatom Meadville i d Crockett n 08 MISSISSIPPI Cire MS i Davy Crockett Us McComb Columbia igo ES sid ss Angelina D m Le akesvill National Forest Lib 48 eisai National 28 Malksvill sail S DeSoto Groveton Forest T A SNE RE Magnolig National of ort Polk oodville lona ALAB Madisonville aree Forest Jasper TTE aging Lucedale De Ridder kdal eb lie Splamille eW iggins See BEN Bogalusa ES College 2 Amite x m Huntsville Ville Platte ul i ne Nag i Tillmans Core ew Roads a Hammond Covington Picayune avasota SIT A TE S i f b f Sxi Baton Rouge Gulfport Pascagoult Cleveland Ba St Louis Sulphur pn 4 Lake SR ee ake Charles Jennings Lafi ee ayette toartinville i Liberty d Donaldsonville Bellville o New Ib tel El Abbeville MUR 90 derand o Port Arthur abine National dlife Refuge White s Lake Lio Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management EI o Area Galveston Angleton o Lake Jackson Bay City c c G 7 j f ra f M e Sle 0 A Thibodaux Morgan Ci CR gg hoya ma Pontchartrain Venice o Trip Routing From Houston to New Orleans Using Scenic Drive 79 Bayou Byways 507 Miles Page 39 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual
4. Coronado Trail Drive 50 135 Miles COLORADO Rocky Mountain Ramble Drive 40 168 Miles COLORADO Peak to Peak Scenic Byway Drive 41 72 Miles COLORADO Colorado Springs Loop Drive 42 313 Miles COLORADO San Juan Skyway Drive 43 239 Miles COLORADO Highway of Legends Drive 44 80 Miles IDAHO Idaho Heartland Drive 25 428 Miles IDAHO and MONTANA Salmon Bitterroot Country Drive 26 260 Miles IDAHO Sawtooth Sampler Drive 27 285 Miles MONTANA In Flathead Indian Country Drive 28 378 Miles MONTANA Going to the Sun Road Drive 29 50 Miles MONTANA Charlie Russell Country Drive 30 437 Miles MONTANA Beartooth Country Drive 31 177 Miles NEW MEXICO New Mexico North Drive 51 575 Miles NEW MEXICO Jemez Mountain Trail Drive 52 188 Miles NEW MEXICO New Mexico s Scenic South Drive 53 361 Miles UTAH Utah Byways Drive 37 474 Miles UTAH Bryce Canyon Country Drive 38 166 Miles UTAH Zion Canyon Loop Drive 39 256 Miles WYOMING North to Jackson Hole Drive 32 317 Miles WYOMING Yellowstone s Grand Loop Drive 33 168 Miles WYOMING Cody Country Drive 34 277 Miles WYOMING Devils Tower Loop Drive 35 155 Miles UTAH and WYOMING Flaming Gorge Getaway Drive 36 158 Miles Page 42 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Index Of Drives 4 WESTERN STATES ALASKA George Parks Highway Drive 18 428 Miles ALASKA Kenai Peninsula Dri
5. Highway stt Drive 87 Vermont s Quiet Corner stt Drive 88 New Hampshire Highlights stt Drive 89 White Mountain Wonderland stt Drive 9 Redwood Highway stt Drive 90 Mohawk Trail stt Drive 91 Cape Cod s Sandy Shores stt Drive 92 Litchfield Hills stt Drive 93 South County Coast stt Drive 94 Across The Alleghenies stt Drive 95 Laurel Highlands stt Drive 96 Pennsylvania Dutch Country stt Drive 97 Delaware River Loop stt Drive 98 Maryland Panhandle stt Drive 99 Eastern Shore Sampler stt Tools The Tools Folder contains four sub folders 2009 Icons 2010 Icons for Street Atlas 2010 Icons for Streets amp Trips Mapping Program CSV Files The files contained in the these folders are included so that you can make your own template files or XData dataset files Thus you can design a configurationthat meets your more specializedneeds For example you may belong to Pass port America are a Good Sam member andenjoy staying atKOA campgrounds You may also like tostayat Corps of Engineer campgrounds that are on or near your route With the data in the Tools folder you can make a file that includes just these specific locations You can also change choice of icons if you don t like those defined in the product Page 18 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips1 To use a Streets amp Trips file do the following Select FILE OPEN gt B Look in RVDirections2010 or the
6. Save As window will appear twill en Mi 56 Bene on ion Default to saving the file in the same directory Name Date modif Type Sigt ri Tet that it was loaded from This is thedirectory VE mm ig Rig Campgrounds s that was created during installation c aq is 0 NE Tones i i W Casino Campgrounds stt That will work but wewould suggest an Desktop E Golf Courses stt alternative to save the file in the Template Folder that Streets amp Trips uses when you wish to create a new map file That way you can DN BR Low Cost Private Campgrounds stt ER Military Campgrounds stt ER Private Campgrounds stt A ER Public Campgrounds stt RV Directions load the file directly every time that you want BH Rest Stops stt use it by selecting FILE NEW and selecting COMPME BBRestaurants stt it from the list of template files in this M S oet e V Walmart stt directory Network File name Low Cost Private Camparpunds stt Save Save as type Map Template stt Cancel z Save As prem Savein S amp T Basic Location Group o pe m p Name Date modif Type Size p No items match your search Recent Places Desktop An easy way to save to the Template lj 5 RV Directions Folder is as follows A 1 Change the Save as Type to est Computer The window should look like this as there probably aren t any est files in the installation directory A Network Fil
7. directory name you selected during installation in the location group containingthe template file you want Lets say you want to load the template file for Low Cost Private Campgrounds in the Basic Location Group SelectS amp T Basic Location Group Then select Low Cost Private Campgrounds 6 If you are running Streets amp Trips 2005or later you will see this message gt ClickOK You will only have to do this the first time Page 19 Eile Edit View Data Route Tools Help New N eN P E PS ORME LON elema oant Open CHO Find A E ERIE Road Map ll Save Ctrl S Save As qa Save as Web Page Manage Saved Web Pages CO Page Setup amp Print Ctrl P Send To Export Map for Pocket Streets 1 Public Campgrounds stt LEa TOT a eee ao 66 NE B rqanize E mail Views Gm Explore MA slide show Favorite Name Date modified Type Size di S amp T Basic Location Group S amp T Campground Affiliations E Pin SA Basic Location Group n M ji SA Campground Affiliations M L Tools A Manual On The Use Of RV Directions 2008 pdf Folders BH al il AWO 09 Qu dk HP C RVDirections S amp T Basic Location By Organize Views 4 Open gt Dum Favorite Name Date modified Type Size E D ER Best Value Campgrounds stt a W Big Rig Campgrounds stt E Pe B Bls Cam
8. look for would include truck stops rest areas and campgrounds with WiFi You would have your own list of location groups to display If you were a member of Passport America for example you probably would want your standard display to include Passport America campgrounds Some people like to stop at a Cracker Barrel for lunch so their standard display would probably include Cracker Barrel locations You can build your own customized set of location groups in RV Directions The remainder of this page and the next pagewill describe how to do this The process maylook complicated but it s really not Give it a try Theprocess isillustratedon the next two pages Page 24 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual CreatingYourOwnGroup Of Locations 1 Streets amp Trips 2010 allows you to selectively add and subtract location groups Versions before this do not This can be inconvenient if you normally want to two or more groups on your map display For example when travel want to stay at campgrounds that have WiFi also want to see where the next rest area is And also want to see where the next truck stop is So the display look for would include truck stops rest areas and campgrounds with WiFi You would have your own list of location groups to display If you were a member of Passport America for example you probably would want your standard display to include Passport America campgrounds Some people like to stop at a Cracker Barrel for lunch
9. o O J je Qo Page 33 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Product WithTheGarmin GPS Unit 1 All Categories To usethe RV Directions locations in your Garmin GPSUnit selectWhereTo thenExtras then Custom ACN POls At this point you should see the screen to the right There will be an alphabetical list of all location groups in RV Directions All Campgrounds For Less AOR Scroll down to get to the other groups or press the Spell button and enter the first few letters of the group name you are interest in For example if you wanted to find a rest stop you wouldenter R and then E then S then T Camping World In our example we re going to look for acasinowith an RVpark in Louisiana Wescrolled down to the Casinos with Campground screen seen here and pressed Casinoswith Camp ground Casinos with Parking Costco MS Isle of Capri Vicksburg 804 17 N the casino we are interested in Paragon Casino and RV Resort d LA Paragon Casino and RV Re 821 37 N TN Lillydale Rec Area Allons 832 4 N LA Grand Casino Coushatta K 846 67 N We then scrolled down to get to the screen containing Page 34 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Product WithTheGarmin GPS Unit 2 We pressed that name and got the summary screen LA Paragon Casino and RV Resort shown here Marksville Among the Best Great Value 711 Paragon Place Marksville LA 71351 800 946 19
10. restaurant 3 Golf course information has been expanded a AMfilition with Golf Card International is indicated If affiliated it will display the discount fees and discount availability for that golf course b Courseamenities are now shown for the Golf Card International affiliated courses i Lounge range putting ii Pro Shop lessons iii Dining snacks iV Snacks 4 Restarea closures are indicated Page 6 Product Overview The location information in RV Directions 2010 includes data that will work with Microsoft Streets amp Trips stt template files and data that will work with DeLorme Street Atlas dds XData dataset files It includes CSV Comma Separated Variable data that has been specially formatted for use on Garmin GPS Units In addition CSV data is provided for all locations to allow the user to create their own groupings of RV locations information The product organizes information within several groups These groups are replicated for Garmin Street Atlas and Streets amp Trips Campground Affiliations Campgrounds Government Campgrounds Lodges Campgrounds Private Destination Locations Emergency Locations On The Road Locations Recreation Locations The Most Scenic Drives In America The last group involves 120 spectacular road trips from the Readers Digest book The Most Scenic Drives In America Any of these trips can be integrated into your route planning RV Directions 2010 User s Manual
11. you are creating as you travel The kind of location group s that you would want would be the campgrounds that you favor and maybe truck stops and rest stops There is a CSV file in the Tools CSV Files Basic Location Group folder entitled Campgrounds TruckStops RestStops You can make your own file of course or add location to the group just mentioned This is described in this Manual in the section entitled Creating Your Own Group Of Locations If you are interested in using this new RV Directions feature we would recommend that you obtain the book The Most Scenic Drives In America It can be purchased at most bookstores or on the internet through Amazon and others Page 38 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Iw gen n National ile Sg Fort Polk o Sroveto n adisonville De Ridder Oakdale Huntsville Ville Platte Coldspring Sam Houston National Forest pelousas c Cleveland TEXAS 9 S Jennings Crowley Liberty Abbeville o J rredetiand o Port Arthur Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Avery Island White Lake New Roads o OUISIANA t Martinville New Iberia n Magnolia MISSISPRIBPMP Franklinton o Bogalusa oplarvil Hammond Covington Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans Thibodaux o ene Lane Salvador o ja Houma
12. 0 30 to 40 and over 40 Most private campgrounds will also have a Value Rating that is based on both the rating of the campground andthe cost A campground with a Good rating and a cost of under 20 will have a better Value Rating than one with a Goodrating and a cost of over 40 for example The Value Rating categories are Fair bottom 1096 Average Good and Great top10 Internet access has become increasingly important to today s RV er Probably the most popular form of internet access is WiFi where the RV er can establish an internet connection from within his or her own RV Consequently RV Directions has included WiFi information for private campgrounds RV Directions 2010 when used with one of the map programs will showthe location of a point of interest by a coloredicon Information about each campground such as cost ratings site characteristics etc is readily available by selecting the icon in Streets and Trips or by selectingInfo StreetAtlas In addition the icon itselfmay provide information about the campground such as WiFi availability or RV parking availability The same information is available for a Garmin GPS unit Other location categories will also contain information that is relevant to the location Truck stop location information includes availability of propane and dump facilities as well as identification of restaurants and food services associated with the truck stop Rest stop location information includes avail
13. 24 6606e99999999909 Name KOA Sugarloaf Key Key West Affi KOA street 251 County Road 939 Location Sugarloaf Key FL 33042 Phone 305 745 3549 Price Over 40 Qual Great CG Good Value CG Sites 346 sites 0 PullThru s 20 wide 43 long 50 amps WiFi Big Rig Sites Dir From Jct of US 1 amp SR 838 at MP 20 SE 0 3 mi on SR 838 L Notes EMail sugarloat koa net Map http maps gaaogle com maps fzg amp hlzen amp gqeacodez amp g 24 56068 2 81 51816 amp 2 15 Map satellite internet address RV Directions 2010 User s Manual InstallingRV DirectionsToYourGarmin Unit 1 The first step is to upload the CSV files contained within RV Directions to your Garmin GPS unit This can be done with a software package call POI Loader POI Loader is free software from Garminthat lets you upload customizedpoints of interest POIs such as those provided with RV Directions to your compatible Garmin device You can obtain this softwareby downloading it from the Garmin site The web address shown below will bring you to thedownload page http www8 garmin com products poiloader Your Garmin unit should have come with a cable that allows you to connect the unit to a USB port on your computer Connect the Garmin unit to your computer using this cable Now run the POI Loader program The first screenshot to the right is the opening screenshot that you will see when yourun the program ClickNext Now clickGarminDevice and
14. 46 LA Paragon Casino and RV Resort Pressing the More button gives us full detail on this Marksville location Among the Best Great Value 711 Paragon Place Marksville L 71351 800 945 1946 GoodSam PassportAmerica 185 sites 155 PThrus 35x80 50 Amps WiFi From Jct of Hwy 1 amp SR 115 107 in town S 1 4 mi on SR 1 L Page 35 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWithTheGarmin GPS Unit 3 All Garmin location names in RV Directions start with the two letter state acronym anda dash This helpsus quickly get to the locations in the state that we are inter estedin Let s assume we re trying to locate the Pon derosa Campground a local campground in Minnesota We first select Local as explained previously We then type in MNandpressthe123button This will bring up the screen seen to the right were we can enter thedash PressDone when this 3 letter input is complete This will result in a screen with local campgrounds in Minnesota They will be listed in the orderof close ness to the location we are currently at Wescroll down to find Ponderosa We could have done another Spelltofindit This will result in the screen like that seen to the right So we press the Ponderosa name The summary screen for the Ponderosa Campground willappear We see that it costs 30 to 40 and is con sidered a good campground of average value We can get more information on the campground by pressing
15. 99999998 Lat 37 895409999999998 Mame Arrowhead Point RV Park amp CG m Aff SKPDiscnt street 8600 SW 75 Pvt Rd Location Osceola MO 64776 Phone 417 876 3016 m Price Under 20 m Qual Good CG Avg Value m CG Sites 37 sites 37 PullThru s 24 wide 70 long 50 amps m Dir E bnd From Jct of US 54 amp SR 82 E 12 mi an US 54 LY or W bnd From Jct af US 54 amp SR 13 W 10 5 mi on US 54 Right m Notes m EMail EMail Address Unknown m Map http maps goagle com maps f g amp hl en amp geacade amp q 37 89541 83 80363 amp z 15 m XMaplD 188 ado Springs ueblo EA XData Datasets Bn EH Private Camparounds Low Cost BG EH Private Campgrounds Top Rated EH Public Campgrounds Local ofl Route Files Draw Files Page 30 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWith StreetAtlas 5 You can access the Google map interface discussed fpr Microsoft Streets amp Trips on Page 14 in basically the samemanner In this case the internet address can be seen as the last entry in the XDatainformation window as shown below Notice that this location unlike the one on the example on the previous page also has a Campground web site address which you can use if you re on the internet to access their web site E XData 025 C DeLorme DocsiD Page 31 Campground internet address etsi OA XData URL www kaa cam where FL D93186 htm Long 87 579759999999909 Lat
16. As A Save As window will open The bot tom entry is Save as type You want to select Map Template stt When you do the window will be replaced with one pointing to Templates Pick a meaningful File Name and then click on Save You re through suspect that the above instructions seem intimidating to many of you but they re really not Go through the process one time and you ll discover how easy it is You ll then be able to make several customized groups oflocations that meet your very specific needs like a general group another focused on the requirements for an upcomingtrip Page 26 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWith StreetAtlas 1 To use a Street Atlas file do the following NOTE All illustrations were taken from a computer running Street Atlas 2010 under Vista Your computer may look a little different if you re using an earlier version of Street Atlas and or running a different version of Windows Open DeLorme Street Atlas and select the tab Map File Then select Add And XData Datasets Add Data to Maps sz An Add Data to Maps window will appear M ove to t h e RVDI re ctio ns20 10 fo de r 2010 Street 2010 Streets Garmin Files Spectacular Tools Atlas Files amp Trips Files Road Trip And select 2010 Street Atlas Files XData Datasets dds bd Page 27 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWith StreetAtlas 2 Then select a S
17. Drive 4 Columbia River Road csv Drive 40 Rocky Mountain Ramble csv Drive 41 Peak To Peak Scenic Byway csv Drive 42 Colorado Springs Loop csv Drive 43 San Juan Skyway csv Drive 44 Highway Of Legends csv Drive 45 Monument Valley Meander csv Drive 46 Arizona Indian Country csv Drive 47 Grand Canyon Loop csv Drive 48 Red Rock Country csv Drive 49 Apache Trail csv Drive 5 Oregon Coast Highway csv Drive 50 Coronado Trail csv Drive 51 New Mexico North csv Drive 52 Jemez Mountain Trail csv Drive 53 New Mexico s Scenic South csv Drive 54 North Dakota Sampler csv Drive 55 Badlands And Black Hills csv Drive 56 Northern Minnesota Circle csv Drive 57 North Shore Drive csv Page 12 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Drive 58 Wisconsin North Woods csv Drive 59 Door County Byways csv Drive 6 Mount Hood Columbia River Gorge Loop csv Drive 60 Great River Road csv Drive 61 Upper Peninsula Drive csv Drive 62 Lake Michigan Tour csv Drive 63 The Scenic Sunrise Shore csv Drive 64 Nebraska Heartland csv Drive 65 Platte River Road csv Drive 66 Loess Hills Scenic Byway csv Drive 67 Illlinois Northwest csv Drive 68 Shawnee Hills Scenic Byway csv Drive 69 Kansas East And West csv Drive 7 Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway csv Drive 70 Flint Hills Highlights csv Drive 71 Missouri Rhineland csv Drive 72 Missouri Ozarks csv Drive 73 Cherokee Country csv Drive 74 Talimena Scenic Byway csv Drive 75 S
18. Drive 79 288 Miles MICHIGAN Upper Peninsula Drive Drive 61 448 Miles MICHIGAN Lake Michigan Tour Drive 62 321 Miles MICHIGAN The Scenic Sunrise Shore Drive 63 263 Miles MINNESOTA Northern Minnesota Circle Drive 56 148 Miles MINNESOTA North Shore Drive Drive 57 147 Miles MINNESOTA WISCONSIN and IOWA Great River Road Drive 60 466 Miles MISSOURI Missouri Rhineland Drive 71 127 Miles MISSOURI Missouri Ozarks Drive 72 331 Miles NEBRASKA Nebraska Heartland Drive 64 488 Miles NEBRASKA Platte River Road Drive 65 251 Miles NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota Sampler Drive 54 492 Miles OKLAHOMA Cherokee Country Drive 73 135 Miles OKLAHOMA and ARKANSAS Talimena Scenic Byway Drive 74 60 Miles SOUTH DAKOTA Badlands and Black Hills Drive 55 384 Miles TEXAS Big Bend and Beyond Drive 76 489 Miles TEXAS Texas Hill Country Drive 77 320 Miles TEXAS East Texas Ramble Drive 78 363 Miles WISCONSIN Wisconsin North Woods Drive 58 243 Miles WISCONSIN Door County Byways Drive 59 201 Miles Page 41 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Index Of Drives 3 ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES ARIZONA Monument Valley Meander Drive 45 289 Miles ARIZONA Arizona Indian Country Drive 46 202 Miles ARIZONA Grand Canyon Loop Drive 47 241 Miles ARIZONA Red Rock Country Drive 48 105 Miles ARIZONA Apache Trail Drive 49 126 Miles ARIZONA
19. LVANIA Laurel Highlands Drive 95 142 Miles PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Dutch Country Drive 96 77 Miles PENNSYLVANIA and DELAWARE Brandywine Valley Drive 100 19 Miles RHODE ISLAND South County Coast Drive 93 59 Miles SOUTH CAROLINA Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway Drive 113 168 Miles TENNESSEE East Tennessee Border Tour Drive 110 349 Miles VERMONT and NEW YORK Lake Champlain Loop Drive 84 211 Miles VERMONT Green Mountain Highway Drive 86 273 Miles VERMONT Vermont s Quiet Corner Drive 87 139 Miles VIRGINIA Skyline Drive Drive 107 107 Miles VIRGINIA James River Plantations Drive 109 83 Miles VIRGINIA and NORTH CAROLINA Blue Ridge Parkway Drive 108 480 Miles WEST VIRGINIA Midland Trail Drive 105 132 Miles WEST VIRGINIA Potomac Highlands Drive 106 279 Miles MISSISSIPPI and TENNESSEE Natchez Trace Parkway Drive 114 491 Miles ALABAMA GEORGIA and TENNESSEE Lookout Mountain Parkway Drive 115 152 Miles Page 40 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Index Of Drives 2 CENTRAL STATES ARKANSAS Scenic Highway 7 Drive 75 347 Miles ILLINOIS Illinois Northwest Drive 67 132 Miles ILLINOIS Shawnee Hills Scenic Byway Drive 68 116 Miles IOWA Loess Hills Scenic Byway Drive 66 297 Miles KANSAS Kansas East and West Drive 69 410 Miles KANSAS Flint Hills Highlights Drive 70 183 Miles LOUISIANA Bayou Byways
20. RV Directions 2010 User s Manual m i EX JF Mepsburg i Location Central Cty CO Phone 303 582 9345 toD Price Over 40 c Qual Among the Best Good e value I2 gt JEG Sites 67 stes 9 2 PullThru s 30 wide 55 long AU S0 amps Wi Big Rig Sites H Dir From Jet of US 70 amp hound Prot 13 5348 White River RVDirections LLC 218QuinlanStreet 405 Kerrville TX78028 Phone 877 541 8795 Page 1 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual LE GALNO TICES Copyright 2010RVDirections LLC Allrightsreserved Nopartofthispublicationmaybetransmitted transcribed reproduced stored in any retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or byanymeans mechanical electronic magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without priorwrittenconsent fromRVDirections _LLC 218QuinlanStreet 405 Kerrville Tfexas78028 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Thesoftwaredescribedinthisbookisfurnishedunderlicenseandmaybeusedorcopiedonlyinaccordancewiththe terms of such license IMPORTANT NOTICE RVDirections LLCprovidesRVDirections2010andthispublication asis withoutwarrantyofanykind eitherexpressorim plied includingbutnotlimitedtotheimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose Somestates orjurisdictionsdonotallowdisclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions therefore thisstatementmaynotapplytoyou RV Directions LLCreservestherigh
21. UsingThe Scenic Drive Information Index Of Drives 1 EASTERN STATES CONNECTICUT Litchfield Hills Drive 92 79 Miles FLORIDA Gulf Coast Drive Drive 118 245 Miles FLORIDA Road To Flamingo Drive 119 73 Miles FLORIDA Overseas Highway Drive 120 133 Miles GEORGIA North Georgia Highlands Drive 116 180 Miles GEORGIA Georgia s Colonial Coast Drive 117 223 Miles INDIANA Indiana Hill and Dale Drive 101 131 Miles KENTUCKY Blue Grass to Pennyroyal Drive 104 278 Miles MAINE Maine Coast Drive 80 388 Miles MAINE Mount Desert Island Drive 81 73 Miles MARYLAND Maryland Panhandle Drive 98 190 Miles MARYLAND Eastern Shore Sampler Drive 99 116 Miles MASSACHUSETTS Mohawk Trail Drive 90 76 Miles MASSACHUSETTS Cape Cod s Sandy Shores Drive 91 95 Miles NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Highlights Drive 88 108 Miles MEW HAMPSHIRE White Mountain Wonderland Drive 89 140 Miles NEW JERSEY and PENNSYLVANIA Delaware River Loop Drive 97 82 Miles NEW YORK Seaway Trail Drive 82 383 Miles NEW YORK Adirondack Adventure Drive 83 265 Miles NEW YORK Hudson River Valley Drive 85 111 Miles NORTH CAROLINA Carolina Countryside Drive 111 263 Miles NORTH CAROLINA Outer Banks Highway Drive 112 111 Miles OHIO Scenic Southeastern Ohio Drive 102 152 Miles OHIO Amish Byways Drive 103 127 Miles PENNSYLVANIA Across the Alleghenies Drive 94 328 Miles PENNSY
22. XS ry JB joseph Chillicothe Brookfield Marceline ameron 9 Mac 2 9 i Kingston Atchison SE 9 IHolton Huntsville o U N I Se KAT ES o an arroliton Keytesville Leavenworth 1 T Richmond R1 4s 9 A_iberty T Lexington Marshall Peta partopendence n City tug Springs 65 Boonville pd Park 70 4 Warrensburg Council Sedalia MISS o Califon GU 4 3 s Versailles n 7 s J Emporia ae Cottonw od i 4d 9 Falls f Garnett Eu Clinton idan fi C o f Tu i Mound City 82 2 i Osage B Camdenton Her pitage 5 o 5 Fort Scott Nevada LE do Lexington e an SR Blye Springs Y Arrowhead Point RV Park Area ARI Mo Affiliations Street 5600 Si 75 Pyt Rd City Osceola MO 64776 Phone 417 876 3016 Price Under 20 Qual Good CG f Avg Value CG Sites 37 sites 37 PullThru s 24 wide 70 lang 50 amps Dir E bnd From Jct of US 54 amp SR 82 E 12 mi on US 54 LY erail B9 Camdenton RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips3 The last item in the scrolled window will be an internet address it will look like this http maps google com maps f q amp hl en amp geocode amp q 37 89541 93 80363 amp z 15 If you are on the internet you can click on this address and get a Google earth picture of the location Sometimes the quality isexcellent Other times it is very poor especially in rural and remote areas I t s
23. ability of food and gas and RV dump facilities Also areas that have closed usually because of funding issues are still on the map but indicated with a red icon Camping World information includes availability of dump and propane facilities and defines if overnight parking is allowed Page 4 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Walmart Cabela s and Bass Pro Shop location information describes if overnight parking is allowed Cracker Barrel and Bob Evans restaurants will describe if parking for RV s is available Hospital information includes hospital size number of beds The four RV service organizations each indicate the type of facility And more Please read the following pages for additional information Page 5 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual What s New In The 2010 Release There are many new features and improvements in the RV Directions 2010 release These are summarized below NEW FEATURES 1 Hospitals a Short term acute care b Critical access 2 Low Clearance Bridges a From 576 to 13 6 3 Moose Lodges that provide RV parking Post Offices 5 RVService Companies a Freightliner b CumminsOnan c Good Sam Service Centers d Camping World 6 Wineries amp Vineyards P IMPROVEMENTS 1 Updates and additions to existing data 2 Campground information now includes a Season open and closing dates b Pet Policy c Availability of groceries and RV supplies d If the campground has a
24. ally The information within RV Directions product is to be used for guidance only In no event shall RV Directions LLC and or its respective suppliers and developers be liable for any special indirect consequential damages accidents or loss of life from using the product The Most Scenic Drives In America Page 9 The drives included in RV Directions 2010 were defined in the Readers Digest book entitled The Most Scenic Drives In America Some of these drives involve roads that are definitely not suitable for an RV The roads may be rough steep narrow roads involving difficult grades and many hairpin curves and switchbacks In these cases we recommend that your trip be accomplished in your car leaving your RV at your base campground We would also recommend that you obtain the book which describes in detail the driving situations on each of the trips RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Product Installation Running the setup program will cause RV Directions to be automatically installed in a single directory on your hard drive The default directory is RVDirections2010 but you can change this if you wish to any directory name of your choosing After the installation is complete the directorywill contain the following folders and files RVDirections2010 RV Directions 2010 Users Manual Folder Garmin Files Folder 2010 Street AtlasFiles Folder 2010 Streets amp Trips Files Folder Tools The next several page
25. an interesting tool and one that may help you see where you are going Below you can see an example The location is the Fiesta Key Campground in the Florida Keys By the way you can use this tool on virtually all of the location types in RV Directions 2010 rest areas golf courses truck stops restaurants etc Just above the Google map address in the scrolled window may be another internet address Clicking on this address will take you to the web site of the campground or location that you are looking at Users of Microsoft Streets amp Trips 2010 can also get a satellite picture of a selected location by right clicking on the location selecting ZoomTo and then selecting Show in Bing Maps Keep in mind that you must be connected to the internetto accomplish any of the things described on this page ee a i d o D ELS WE j Am E Page 21 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips4 At this point eae save the bs inthe Ee E View Das Route Tools Help Proper format of the version of Streets amp 5 7 NEW Ctri W H i The Trips that youare using E e pee E og amp E amp 9j r m Save Ctri 5 Mies First select FILE SaveAs i sour Seward e Print Ctrl P Export Map for Pocket Streets 1 Low Cost Private Campground ww Save As C iem i i Savein S amp T Basic Location G A
26. as Plus 2006 and later It will also workwith most Garmin GPSunits The locations include campgrounds and major highway rest areas and truck stops to help the RV er while traveling Hospitals and RV service companies are now included to help the RV er deal with emergencies that they may encounter while on the road Many difficult mountain passes and grades are identified as are over 3 800 low clearance bridges It includes restaurants like Cracker Barrel and shopping locations like Walmart to help the RV er find a good meal and stock up on supplies while en route to their destination or at their destination RV Directions includes public golf courses and casinos and wineries amp vineyards to help RV ers find recreation and touringopportunities during their travels It also includes over 1 000 Elks Lodges and 367 Moose Lodges that provide overnight RV parking facilities to traveling Elk or Moose members Many private campgrounds are rated in RV Directions 2010 The rating categories are OK Bottom 10 Good Great and Among the Best Top 10 The ratings are based upon compilation and averaging of the ratings of severalcampground rating sources In other words they provide a reasonable consensus opinion of the quality of a campground Most campgrounds private and public will have an indication of the typical cost for a nights stay with full hookups if available for a two people in a motor home The cost categories are under 20 20 to 3
27. cenic Highway 7 csv Drive 76 Big Bend and Beyond csv Drive 77 Texas Hill Country csv Drive 78 East Texas Ramble csv Drive 79 Bayou Byways csv Drive 8 Cascade Lakes Highway csv Drive 80 Maine Coast csv Drive 81 Mount Desert Island csv Drive 82 Seaway Trail csv Drive 83 Adirondack Adventure csv Drive 84 Lake Champlain Loop csv Drive 85 Hudson River Valley csv Drive 86 Green Mountain Highway csv Drive 87 Vermont s Quiet Corner csv Drive 88 New Hampshire Highlights csv Drive 89 White Mountain Wonderland csv Drive 9 Redwood Highway csv Drive 90 Mohawk Trail csv Drive 91 Cape Cod s Sandy Shores csv Drive 92 Litchfield Hills csv Drive 93 South County Coast csv Drive 94 Across The Alleghenies csv Drive 95 Laurel Highlands csv Drive 96 Pennsylvania Dutch Country csv Drive 97 Delaware River Loop csv Drive 98 Maryland Panhandle csv Drive 99 Eastern Shore Sampler csv Page 13 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual 2010 Street Atlas Files Campground Affiliations 1 Adventure Outdoor Resorts dds 10 Best Holiday dds 11 CampClub USA dds 2 American Camping Network dds 20 C2C BPA dds 21 C2C Classic dds 22 C2C Deluxe dds 23 C2C Encore Elite dds 24 C2C Encore dds 25 C2C GNP dds 30 Encore dds 35 Escapee Coop dds 36 Escapee Discount dds 37 Escapee Rainbow Park dds 40 Good Sam dds 41 Happy Camper dds 42 KOA dds 43 Outdoor Resorts dds 44 Passport America dds 45 Recreation USA dds 46 Resorts Of D
28. cific Coast Highway csv Drive 110 East Tennessee Border Tour csv Drive 111 Carolina Countryside csv Drive 112 Outer Banks Highway csv Drive 113 Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway csv Drive 114 Natchez Trace Parkway csv Drive 115 Lookout Mountain Parkway csv Drive 116 North Georgia Highlands csv Drive 117 Georgia s Colonial Coast csv Drive 118 Gulf Coast Drive csv Drive 119 Road To Flamingo csv Drive 12 Yosemite And Beyond csv Drive 120 Overseas Highway csv Drive 13 Big Sur Coast csv Drive 14 Death Valley Sojourn csv Drive 15 Joshua Tree Journey csv Drive 16 Loneliest Road In America csv Drive 17 Nevada 93 csv Drive 18 George Parks Highway csv Drive 19 Kenai Peninsula csv Drive 2 North Cascades Loop csv Drive 20 Richardson Highway csv Drive 21 Kuhio Highway csv Drive 22 Oahu Coastal Loop csv Drive 23 Hana Highway csv Drive 24 Aloha Loop csv Drive 25 Idaho Heartland csv Drive 26 Salmon Bitterroot Country csv Drive 27 Sawtooth Sampler csv Drive 28 In Flathead Indian Country csv Drive 29 Going To The Sun Road csv Drive 3 Magnificent Mount Ranier csv Drive 30 Charlie Russell Country csv Drive 31 Beartooth Country csv Drive 32 North To Jackson Hole csv Drive 33 Yellowstone s Grand Loop csv Drive 34 Cody Country csv Drive 35 Devils Tower Loop csv Drive 36 Flaming Gorge Getaway csv Drive 37 Utah Byways csv Drive 38 Bryce Canyon Country csv Drive 39 Zion Canyon Loop csv
29. ck Find Device Find Device Device Removable Disk 1 nuvi Unit ID 3341150251 Removable Disk I V Removable Disk 3 V Removable Disk K Removable Disk M Removable Disk P Removable Disk Q Removable Disk R Removable Disk S X Removable Disk T Bak Net Cancel POI Loader RV Directions 2010 User s Manual InstallingRV DirectionsToYourGarmin Unit 2 The next screen allows you to specify wherethe y POlLoader Mar program can find the input files Browse to the di rectory where RV Directionswas installed and then PNT TIN Please select the directory where the data files can be found to the folder named Garmin Files If you used the e rr Dome default directory in the installation process this will be C RVDirections2010 Garmin Files The screen shot to the right shows this selection What units should be used for distance and speed Feet and MPH Y In Express mode PO Loader will automatically choose settings based on the input files What Express Recommended v settings mode do you want POI Loader A little time will pass as the files are being loaded Y POlloader 7777 RR We NN into the Garmin unit Finally thescreenshownto the rightwill be displayed ClickFinish GARMIN Congratulations You have successfully installed 45955 Points of 2 Interest on your device Your Garmin unit is now ready for use ie
30. d Grades dds Rest Stops with Dump Station dds Truck Stops Ambest dds Truck Stops Loves dds Truck Stops Pilot dds Truck Stops Speedco dds Low Clearance Bridges Recreation Locations Casinos with Campground dds Golf Courses Other Courses dds Vineyards dds Wineries dds The Most Scenic Drives In America Rest Stops That Are Closed dds Rest Stops without Dump Station dds Truck Stops Flying J dds Truck Stops Petro dds Truck Stops Roadys dds Truck Stops Travel America dds Casinos with Overnight Parking dds Golf Courses Golf Card Intl dds No Scenic Drive files are included in the initial release of RV Directions 2010 for Street Atlas Page 15 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual 2010 Streets amp Trips Files Campground Affiliations Adventure Outdoor Resorts stt American Camping Network stt Best Holiday stt Coast To Coast All stt Coast To Coast Classic stt Coast To Coast Encore Elite stt Coast To Coast GNP stt Escapee All stt Escapee Discount stt Good Sam stt KOA stt Passport America stt Resorts Of Distinction stt RPI ELS Encore stt RPI Preferred stt Thousand Trails All stt Thousand Trails Leisure Time stt Thousand Trails NACO stt Thousand Trails stt Yogi Bear stt Campgrounds Government Military Campgrounds stt Public Campgrounds BLM CG s stt Public Campgrounds Local CG s stt Public Campgrounds NFS CG s stt Campgrounds Lodges Elks stt Campgrounds Private Private Campgrounds All
31. dges stt Mountain Passes amp Grades stt Rest Areas stt Truck Stops All stt Truck Stops Ambest stt Truck Stops Flying J stt Truck Stops Loves stt Truck Stops Petro stt Truck Stops Pilot stt Truck Stops Roady s stt Truck Stops Speedco stt Truck Stops Travel America stt Truck Stops amp Rest Areas stt Recreation Locations Casino with Campground stt Casino with Overnight Parking stt Casinos All stt Golf Courses All Courses stt Golf Courses Golf Card Intl stt Golf Courses Other Courses stt Vineyards stt Wineries amp Vineyards stt Wineries stt The Most Scenic Drives In America Drive 1 Olympic Loop stt Drive 10 Mount Shasta Cascade Loop stt Drive 100 Brandywine Valley stt Drive 101 Indiana Hill And Dale stt Drive 102 Scenic Southeastern Ohio stt Drive 103 Amish Byways stt Drive 104 Bluegrass To Pennyroyal stt Drive 105 Midland Trail stt Drive 106 Potomac Highlands stt Drive 107 Skyline Drive stt Drive 108 Blue Ridge Parkway stt Drive 109 James River Plantations stt Drive 11 Pacific Coast Highway stt Drive 110 East Tennessee Border Tour stt Drive 111 Carolina Countryside stt Drive 112 Outer Banks Highway stt Drive 113 Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway stt Drive 114 Natchez Trace Parkway stt Drive 115 Lookout Mountain Parkway stt Drive 116 North Georgia Highlands stt Drive 117 Georgia s Colonial Coast stt Drive 118 Gulf Coast Drive stt Drive 119 Road To Flamingo
32. e name Save as type Streets amp Trips est Page 22 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips5 ER Save As 5 mmmn Savein Templates bd o 5j E Er i Name Date modif Type Size P Wi Among the Best Campgrounds stt 2 Now change the Save as Type backto stt Recent Places Wi Best Value Campgrounds stt NN 3 Big Rig Campgrounds stt W Bis Camping World Costco and Trader You will now be pointing to the Templates folder BE D a auam Go ahead and Save an en RV Directions REM E A Computer file name Save as type Map Template stt Y Cancel 3 The template file will be savedto the Templates folder and will be accessible every time that you open a NEW file in Streets amp Trips Big Rig BJs Camping Casino Campgrounds World Cos Campgrounds Low Cost Rest Stops Restaurants Private Ca Page 23 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips 6 Streets amp Trips 2010 allows you to selectively add and subtract location groups Versions before this do not This can be inconvenient if you normally want to two or more groups on your map display For example when travel want to stay at campgrounds that have WiFi also want to see where the next rest area is And also want to see where the next truck stop is So the display
33. ick on this button An Open window will appear Look in will point to either Basic Location Group or Campground Affiliations Now you want to move up two levels in the file hierarchy You do this by click on the little folder with a green arrow that is to the right This will bring you to the Tools folder Select S amp T Icons Find and select the icon for the location group you selected like AOR or Best Holiday Then click on Open The icon that you selected will be displayed above all of the standard symbols Click on this icon Next click on the Hyperlink tab Select Use hyperlinks from your im ported data Click on the down arrow control This will open a drop down list containing all of the fields of information that are in your selected location group If you see Web at the bottom of the list select it Otherwise keep the selection at None Finally click on the Balloon tab A drop down list will show all of the fields that can be displayed when you select Information about a specific lo cation Select all of the options except for Long and Lat You have now completed the addition of a specific location group You can do this as many times as you like to bring in other groups that you want These other groups can be selected from the Basic Location Group and from the Campground Affiliations Group Now you want to save this map file as a template file with a recognizable name Click on File then Save
34. ies for about the selected group You don t have to do anything about this informa this group tion However make sure that First row contains column headings is checked Then click on Finish A This will result in the map displaying all of the locations of your selected ves iim group You now need to set the dataset properties for the group First se other groups lect one of the location icons A little rectangle will encompass the icon you want Then click on Data on the toolbar at the top Select Dataset Properties from the dropdown window em At this point a window will open entitled with the name of the location group resulting map as a template file Page 25 that you selected Properties You need to do three things with this window The three actions are described on the next page 7 Reset the icon symbol b d 8 Select hyperlink b 4 9 Select fields to display b d 10 Repeat steps 2 thru 9 for another group if desired 11 Save this map as a template file RV Directions 2010 User s Manual CreatingYourOwnGroup Of Locations 2 First reset the icon symbol Do this by clicking on the down arrow on the symbol box A window will open contain lots of symbols that are built into Streets amp Trips and a button entitled Import Custom Symbol Cl
35. iscounts offered by that organization Campgrounds Campground Cost We have tried to error on side of stating the higher cost in a range so that you will be pleasantly surprised should a 30 to 40 campground give you a price of 27 for example We have tried to select cost figures that would be applied to a couple driving a large motor home and using 50 electrical service if available If a campground offerspremium sites and standard sites we usually would select prices for the premium sites Again call ahead if campground price is very important to you Campground Overview And Features Private campgrounds map detail includes several other parameters that should be clarified Extended Stay Sites If present indicates that there are some or many of the sites at the campground are occupied by long term guests CG Features If a specific feature is not listed it doesn t necessarily mean that the campground doesn t have that feature It might just mean that we didn t have access to current or accurate information Call the campground if the feature is really important to you Age Will almost always mean that guests must be 55 years old or older Pets OK Will mean that the campground will accept pets However they may have some restrictions like breed or how many pets that you are allowed Groceries Store May mean that the campground has limited groceries or may mean that a fully stocked store is available including groceries so
36. istinction dds 5 All Campgrounds For Less dds 50 RPI dds 51 RPI Preferred dds 52 RPI ELS Encore dds 53 RPI Enjoy America dds 60 Thousand Trails dds 61 Thousand Trails ELS dds 62 Thousand Trails Leisure Time dds 63 Thousand Trails Mid Atlantic dds 64 Thousand Trails NACO dds 65 Thousand Trails Outdoor World dds 70 Western Horizon dds 71 Yogi Bear dds Campgrounds Government Military Campgrounds dds Public Campgrounds BLM dds Public Campgrounds COE dds Public Campgrounds Local dds Public Campgrounds Nat Parks dds Public Campgrounds NFS dds Public Campgrounds State Parks dds Campgrounds Lodges Elk Lodges dds Moose Lodges dds Campgrounds Private Private Campgrounds Big Rig dds Private Campgrounds Low Cost dds Private Campgrounds Top Rated dds Private Campgrounds with WiFi dds Private Campgrounds without WiFi dds Destination Locations Post Offices dds Restaurants Bob Evans dds Restaurants Cracker Barrel dds Shopping Bass Pro Shops dds Shopping BJs dds Shopping Cabelas dds Shopping Camping World dds Shopping Costco dds Shopping Sams Club dds Shopping Super Walmart dds Shopping Trader Joes dds Shopping Walmart Neighborhood Market dds Shopping Walmart dds Emergency Locations Hospitals dds Service Camping World dds Service CumminsOnan dds Service Freightliner dds Service Good Sam dds Page 14 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual On The Road Locations Mountain Passes an
37. m one of the routes in the book For example have traveled from Houston to New Orleans many times The standard route for this trip shown on the top of the next page is approximately 348 miles long following l 10 Why not take the Bayou Byways Drive 79 from Lafayette to New Orleans This adds 162 miles to the trip and takes you through coffee colored bayous stately sugar plantations ancient cypress swamps and more The addition of this scenic drive to the Houston New Orleans trips is shown on the bottom of the next page All of the 120 scenic drives defined in the Readers Digest book are included in RV Directions 2010 An index of the drives is contained on the pages following the two example trip maps There are probably many ways to use the scenic drive information contained in RV Directions will describe how use the information in my travels This description is based on the use of Streets amp Trips The concepts are similar for Street Atlas users 1 Openone ofthe Scenic Drive Files in your map program Using Route Planner define the stops that you want to be before and after the scenic route stops For example if were going from Houston to New Orleans would add Houston as my start location That s all would have to do 2 Usethe Import Data Wizard to import the location group s that you want to include in your trip planning You don t need these of course to plan a route but you may want to use the resulting route that
38. now so that we can fix the problem The best way to do this is by email to the following email address support rvdirections com Similarly if there are subjects that are not clear or are inaccurate in this users manual let us know about that Thanks for your business Page 44
39. ns 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWith StreetAtlas 3 Place the cursor over the campground location that you re interested in and right click A small window will appear as shown here Click on Info A A display like this will appear at the bottom of Your display You are interested in the XData line If there is a at the start of the line click on it Page 29 XData Low Cost CG CARVDirectionsiSA Basic Location Group Private Camp 64776 Osceola MO ZIP Code H St Clair County MO185 US County Missouri MO US State United States US Country EH Mouse Click Position FM Radio Coverage Area H AM Radio Coverage Area RV Directions 2010 User s Manual UsingThe ProductWith StreetAtlas 4 Clicking on the will result in the display of the detail for the selected campgroundas shown below Notice the Map internet address If you are on the internet you can clickon this line and get a satellite display of the locationas described earlier You can add any number of additional datasets to the map We have added Top Rated Private Campgrounds and Local Public Campgrounds as shown below lt is recommended that no more than 20to 30 datasets be used You can selectively view any combination of the datasets by checking orunchecking the boxes HO XData 095 CARVDirections200912009 Street Atlas Files Basic Location Group Private Campgrounds Low Cost XData long 93 8036299
40. ping World Costco and Trader Joes stt Me Mi Casino Lampgraunds stt E Golf Courses stt Mi zs Low Cost Private Campgrounds stt Folders EX Military Campgrounds stt i Com FR Private Campgrounds stt amp Lip ER Public Campgrounds stt li B VR Rest Stops stt i c FA Restaurants stt E SE Truck Stops stt amp D FA Walmart stt di e This file was created with an older version of the map Before you can open this file your records must be matched to the updated map Click OK to match the records and open the file CH RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Using The Product With Streets amp Trips2 You will then see this map showing all of the private campgrounds SS costing less Than 20 per night You can now zoom in on the area gt that you are interested in Click on the icon that you are interested in Awindowwill appear withdetails for that particular campground You can scroll the window to see any hidden detail by placing the cursor in the window and using the down arrow key on your keyboard Page 20 ig Tiny i BY ihe Ad A L5 Utt ve etter ef rh 3 v 1 Vd r IN ne f Los anamma Y 9 v V i T L Ty PW e Ca Gira Yo ft Pw 2S Ln m 2 kt C TERA e i E p Parte cde E 4 r m j et or MEXICO N TT Pawnee City Falls q wildwood City Trenton X 75 o gon Savannah S t Gallatin t Hiawatha p Maysvi ille o LinNeus arysville
41. s define specific contents ofeach of the folders mentionedabove Page 10 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Garmin Files Campground Affiliations Adventure Outdoor Resorts csv All Campgrounds For Less csv American Camping Network csv Best Holiday csv C2C BPA csv C2C Classic csv C2C Deluxe csv C2C Encore Elite csv C2C Encore csv C2C GNP csv CampClub USA csv Elks csv Encore csv Escapee CoOp csv Escapee Discount csv Escapee Rainbow Park csv Good Sam csv Happy Camper csv KOA csv Outdoor Resorts csv Passport America csv Recreation USA csv Resorts Of Distinction csv RPI ELS Encore csv RPI Enjoy America csv RPI Preferred csv RPI csv Thousand Trails ELS csv Thousand Trails Leisure Time csv Thousand Trails Mid Atlantic csv Thousand Trails NACO csv Thousand Trails Outdoor World csv Thousand Trails csv Western Horizon csv Yogi Bear csv Campgrounds Elk Lodges csv Military Campgrounds csv Moose Lodges csv Private Campgrounds Big Rig csv Private Campgrounds Low Cost csv Private Campgrounds Top Rated csv Private Campgrounds with WiFi csv Private Campgrounds without WiFi csv Public Campgrounds BLM CGs csv Public Campgrounds COE CGs csv Public Campgrounds Local CGs csv Public Campgrounds Nat Parks csv Public Campgrounds NFS CG s csv Public Campgrounds State Parks csv Dealing With Emergencies Hospitals c
42. select Next You will now specifywhere you want to send the POI files The size of the folders to be downloaded is approximately 13 MB If your Garmin unit has adequate memory you maywant to download the POI information directly tothe unit In this case you would select the Garmin name on the dropdown list nuvi as shown in the example to the right If not you would want to download the files to an SD card that you will have inserted in the unit before starting this proc ess The SD card will appear on the list as one of the Removable Disk drives In the example the SD card is the T drive Page 32 Uu E GARMIN Welcome to POI Loader This program will retrieve Points of Interest POls from data files and load them into your Garmin GPS or onto an SD card where your Garmin GPS can read it You can also save your Points of Interest for Garmin MapSource to use or save them locally to your hard drive D o o ie je a GARMIN Please select where you would like to save your Points of Interest to Save Options 9 Gamin Device MapSource Advanced Custom Folder Advanced POI Loader Joie e ES GARMIN Select the device where you would like to store your Points of Interest Refer to your user s manual for more information about connecting your device to your computer Device Settings If you don t see your device listed below connect it to the computer and turn it on then cli
43. so their standard display would probably include Cracker Barrel locations You can build your own customized set of location groups in RV Directions The remainder of this page and the next pagewill describe how to do this The process maylook complicated but it s really not Give it a try Theprocess isillustratedbelow Open Microsoft Streets amp Trips Do not load any existing map files 1 Open Streets Streets amp Trips has an Import Data Wizard to help a user import data files amp Trips The wizard can be selected by engaging the CTRL and the I keys on your keyboard at the same time When the wizard window appears make sure that Files of Type at the bottom of the window specifies Text Files b d 2 Use the Now you re ready to select the first Location Group that you want to include pois in your custom set These groups are contained in two folders entitled Basic Location Group and Campground Affiliations that are in the CSV Files folder which is in the Tools folder under RVDirections2010 You can pick Ww any group in either folder 3 Pick Location Group you want to import Having selected a group click on Open A window stating Choose a Se perator Character will appear Make sure that Comma is selected Then click on Next b d The next window will contain column heading and data type information 4 Set dataset oropert
44. stt Drive 50 Coronado Trail stt Drive 51 New Mexico North stt Drive 52 Jemez Mountain Trail stt Drive 53 New Mexico s Scenic South stt Drive 54 North Dakota Sampler stt Drive 55 Badlands And Black Hills stt Drive 56 Northern Minnesota Circle stt Drive 57 North Shore Drive stt Page 17 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Drive 58 Wisconsin North Woods stt Drive 59 Door County Byways stt Drive 6 Mount Hood Columbia River Gorge Loop stt Drive 60 Great River Road stt Drive 61 Upper Peninsula Drive stt Drive 62 Lake Michigan Tour stt Drive 63 The Scenic Sunrise Shore stt Drive 64 Nebraska Heartland stt Drive 65 Platte River Road stt Drive 66 Loess Hills Scenic Byway stt Drive 6 Illinois Northwest stt Drive 68 Shawnee Hills Scenic Byway stt Drive 69 Kansas East And West stt Drive 7 Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway stt Drive 70 Flint Hills Highlights stt Drive 71 Missouri Rhineland stt Drive 72 Missouri Ozarks stt Drive 73 Cherokee Country stt Drive 74 Talimena Scenic Byway stt Drive 75 Scenic Highway 7 stt Drive 76 Big Bend And Beyond stt Drive 77 Texas Hill Country stt Drive 78 East Texas Ramble stt Drive 79 Bayou Byways stt Drive 8 Cascade Lakes Highway stt Drive 80 Maine Coast stt Drive 81 Mount Desert Island stt Drive 82 Seaway Trail stt Drive 83 Adirondack Adventure stt Drive 84 Lake Champlain Loop stt Drive 85 Hudson River Valley stt Drive 86 Green Mountain
45. stt Private Campgrounds Low Cost stt Private Campgrounds with WiFi stt Destination Locations Post Offices stt Restaurants Cracker Barrel stt Shopping All Walmart Stores stt Shopping BJ s stt Shopping Camping World stt Shopping Walmart Neighborhood Market stt Trader Joe s stt Emergency Locations Hospitals stt Service Camping World stt Service Freightliner stt Page 16 All Campgrounds For Less stt AOR and ACN AIl stt CampClub USA stt Coast To Coast BPA stt Coast To Coast Deluxe stt Coast To Coast Encore stt Encore stt Escapee CoOp stt Escapee Rainbow Park stt Happy Camper stt Outdoor Resorts stt Recreation USA stt RPI All stt RPI Enjoy America stt RPI stt Thousand Trails ELS stt Thousand Trails Mid Atlantic stt Thousand Trails Outdoor World stt Western Horizon stt Public Campgrounds All stt Public Campgrounds COE CG s stt Public Campgrounds Nat Parks stt Public Campgrounds State Parks stt Moose stt Private Campgrounds Big Rig stt Private Campgrounds Top Rated stt Private Campgrounds without WiFi stt Restaurants Bob Evans stt oams Club stt Shopping Bass Pro Shops stt Shopping Cabela s stt Shopping Costco stt Super Walmart stt Walmart stt Service All Companies stt Service CumminsOnan stt Service Good Sam stt RV Directions 2010 User s Manual On The Road Locations Low Clearance Bridges amp Mountain Passes stt Low Clearance Bri
46. stt Drive 12 Yosemite And Beyond stt Drive 120 Overseas Highway stt Drive 13 Big Sur Coast stt Drive 14 Death Valley Sojourn stt Drive 15 Joshua Tree Journey stt Drive 16 Loneliest Road In America stt Drive 17 Nevada 93 stt Drive 18 George Parks Highway stt Drive 19 Kenai Peninsula stt Drive 2 North Cascades Loop stt Drive 20 Richardson Highway stt Drive 21 Kuhio Highway stt Drive 22 Oahu Coastal Loop stt Drive 23 Hana Highway stt Drive 24 Aloha Loop stt Drive 25 Idaho Heartland stt Drive 26 Salmon Bitterroot Country stt Drive 27 Sawtooth Sampler stt Drive 28 Going To The Sun Road stt Drive 29 In Flathead Indian Country stt Drive 3 Magnificant Mount Ranier stt Drive 30 Charlie Russell Country stt Drive 31 Beartooth Country stt Drive 32 North To Jackson Hole stt Drive 33 Yellowstone s Grand Loop stt Drive 34 Cody Country stt Drive 35 Devils Tower Loop stt Drive 36 Flaming Gorge Getaway stt Drive 37 Utah Byways stt Drive 38 Bryce Canyon Country stt Drive 39 Zion Canyon Loop stt Drive 4 Columbia River Road stt Drive 40 Rocky Mountain Ramble stt Drive 41 Peak To Peak Scenic Byway stt Drive 42 Colorado Springs Loop stt Drive 43 San Juan Skyway stt Drive 44 Highway Of Legends stt Drive 45 Monument Valley Meander stt Drive 46 Arizona Indian Country stt Drive 47 Grand Canyon Loop stt Drive 48 Red Rock Country stt Drive 49 Apache Trail stt Drive 5 Oregon Coast Highway
47. sv RV Service Locations csv Destination Locations Post Offices csv Restaurant Bob Evans csv Restaurant Cracker Barrel csv Shopping Bass Pro Shops csv Shopping BJ s csv Shopping Cabela s csv Shopping Camping World csv Shopping Costco csv Shopping Neighborhood Market csv Shopping Sam s Club csv Shopping Super Walmart csv Shopping Trader Joe s csv Shopping Walmart csv Page 11 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual On The Road Locations Low Clearance Bridges csv Mountain Passes amp Grades csv Rest Stops csv Truck Stops Ambest csv Truck Stops Loves csv Truck Stops Petro csv Truck Stops Pilot csv Truck Stops Roady s csv Truck Stops Speedco csv Truck Stops Travel America csv Truck Stops Flying J csv Recreation Locations Casinos with Campground csv Casinos with Overnight Parking csv Golf Courses Golf Card Intl csv Golf Courses Other Courses csv Vineyards amp Wineries csv Spectacular Road Trips Drive 1 Olympic Loop csv Drive 10 Mt Shasta Cascade Loop csv Drive 100 Brandywine Valley csv Drive 101 Indiana Hill and Dale csv Drive 102 Scenic Southeastern Ohio csv Drive 103 Amish Byways csv Drive 104 Blue Grass to Pennyroyal csv Drive 105 Midland Trail csv Drive 106 Potomac Highlands csv Drive 107 Skyline Drive csv Drive 108 Blue Ridge Parkway csv Drive 109 James River Plantations csv Drive 11 Pa
48. treetAtlas folder In this example we have selected the Camp LIT x Im 3 Elks dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File The dds files in this folder will showup ecg Miitary dds 3 6 2009 10 38AM DDS File Private camparounds Best Value dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Ww jPrivate Campgrounds Big Rig dds 3 6 2008 10 38 AM DDS File Desktop H 3 Private Campgrounds Low Cost dds 3 6 2009 11 29 AM DDS File Private Campgrounds Top Rated dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File jPrivate Campgrounds with Golf dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File j i Private Campgrounds with WiFi dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File We ll use Private Campgrounds Low _ Private Campgrounds without WiFi dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Public Campgrounds BLM dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Public Campgrounds COE dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Public Campgrounds Local dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Public Campgrounds National Parks dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File __ Public Campgrounds NFS dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File Public Campgrounds State Parks dds 3 6 2009 10 38 AM DDS File ss Filename Private Camparounds Low Cost Files af type XData Datasets dds th After selecting this file click on Add And the selected Low Cost Campgrounds will appear onthe map BU m E XDats Datssets m FE Private Campgrounds Low Cost E Route Fies X Draw Fies Page 28 RV Directio
49. ttorevisethispublicationandto makechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontenthereofwithoutobligationofRVDirections LLCtonotifyanyperson of such revision or changes RVDirectionsdoesnotwarrant guaranteeorendorseanyofthecampgrounds organizations orbusinessesidentified inthispublicationorintheRVDirections2010product RVDirectionsdoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityandexpresslydiscl aimsanyliabilityforerrors omissions orinaccuraciespertainingtotheinformationinthispublicationor in theRV Directions 2010 product TRADEMARKSAND CREDITS Allcompanynamesorproductnamesreferencedintheproductorinthisdocumentmaybethetrademarksoftheir respective holders Page 2 CONTENTS Page 3 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Introduction What s New In The 2010 Release Product Overview Interpretation Of Information Productinstallation UsingTheProductWithStreets amp Trips CreatingYourOwnGroupOfLocations UsingTheProductWithStreetAtlas Installing RV Directions To Your Garmin GPS Unit Using The Product With The Garmin GPS Unit 10 Using The Scenic Drive Information ndex Of Scenic Drives 10 19 25 27 32 34 38 40 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Introduction RV Directions 2010 is a collection of over 77 000 mapping locations that are of interest to the active RV er It is an add on product that will work on any PC that is equipped with Microsoft s Streets and Trips 2004 and later orwith DeLorme s Street Atl
50. uvenirs and other merchandise Page 8 WiFi Low Cle RV Directions 2010 User s Manual More and more campgrounds are adding WiFi every day It is virtually impossible to keep up with the growth of this service It is fairly safe to assume that campgrounds that are identified in RV Directions as supporting WiFi will offer this service It is not safe to assume that campgrounds in RV Direction that don t identify WiFi coverage don t offer such coverage They may have added the service since this version of RV Directions was released Call ahead if WiFi coverage is important to you Also it should be noted that some campgrounds charge for WiFi service others offer it as a free service RV Directions does not indicate whether a campground charges for WiFi services Finally it should be noted that WiFi coverage indicated in RV Directions 2010 may be of the hot spot variety That is you may have to go to a specific location on the campground with your laptop computer like the office area arance Bridges The information in RV Directions is not provided as a safety aid and does not replace the need for normal driver awareness of road hazards and conditions No guarantee of accuracy or completeness is given RV Directions LLC makes no representations about the suitability or merchantability of the information contained within RV Directions The data contained within RV Directions is provided as is without warranty of any kind Fin
51. ve 19 307 Miles ALASKA Richardson Highway Drive 20 368 Miles CALIFORNIA Redwood Highway Drive 9 240 Miles CALIFORNIA Mt Shasta Cascade Drive 10 497 Miles CALIFORNIA Pacific Coast Highway Drive 11 271 Miles CALIFORNIA Yosemite and Beyond Drive 12 250 Miles CALIFORNIA Big Sur Coast Drive 13 146 Miles CALIFORNIA Death Valley Sojourn Drive 14 309 Miles CALIFORNIA Joshua Tree Journey Drive 15 145 Miles HAWAII Kuhio Highway Drive 21 56 Miles HAWAII Oahu Coastal Loop Drive 22 80 Miles HAWAII Hana Highway Drive 23 63 Miles HAWAII Aloha Loop Drive 24 331 Miles NEVADA Loneliest Road in America Drive 16 360 Miles NEVADA Nevada 93 Drive 17 351 Miles OREGON Oregon Coast Highway Drive 5 416 Miles OREGON Mt Hood Columbia River Gorge Loop Drive 6 185 Miles OREGON Rogue Umpuqua Scenic Byway Drive 7 303 Miles OREGON Cascade Lakes Highway Drive 8 127 Miles WASHINGTON Olympic Loop Drive 1 403 Miles WASHINGTON North Cascades Loop Drive 2 486 Miles WASHINGTON Magnificent Mt Rainier Drive 3 227 Miles WASHINGTON Columbia River Road Drive 4 161 Miles Page 43 RV Directions 2010 User s Manual Happy Travels We hope that you get great value and enjoyment from RV Directions Our goal is to continually improve the product and we could use your help in this regard If you identify any errors in the information regarding a location please let us k

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