EZRV TravelChoosing an RV GPS and Trip Planner: An Honest Guide
RVers today choose between four approaches: a dedicated hardware GPS, a general navigation app, an RV planning-suite subscription, or an all-in-one app like EZRV Travel. Here's how they differ — and what to check before trusting any of them with a 13-foot-tall rig. (Written September 2026; competitor details change, so verify current offerings.)
70+RV-safe routes planned in the last 30 days
100+RVers running EZRV every month
$0to plan a trip — no signup, no card
Measured September 2026, not estimated.
The four approaches
| Approach | Typical examples | Strengths | Trade-offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated GPS hardware | Garmin RV series, Rand McNally units | Purpose-built screen, works with no phone signal | Hundreds of dollars up front; a separate device to mount, update, and eventually replace; trip planning and campground booking generally live elsewhere |
| General navigation apps | Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze | Free, familiar, excellent live traffic | No RV routing at all — they don't know your height, weight, or length, and will route you under low bridges. Widely regarded as unsafe as a primary RV navigator |
| RV planning suites | RV LIFE Pro (RV Trip Wizard), Togo RV, and similar subscriptions | Mature planning tools, large user communities | Annual subscription pricing (commonly $50–$70/year); planning, navigation, and booking are often separate tools inside a bundle |
| EZRV Travel | One app on iOS, Android, and web | Rig-profile RV-safe routing, full recreation.gov campground database, in-app booking at 1,600+ parks, live diesel prices, day-by-day trip ledger — planning is free | U.S.-focused coverage today. Few EZRV-written reviews yet — instead every campground card links straight to that park's Google Maps, Yelp, and Tripadvisor reviews |
What actually matters in an RV GPS
- Does routing use your real dimensions? EZRV routes with truck-grade restrictions costed to your height, weight, length, and propane, adds a 6-inch height safety margin, and re-checks the finished route for low-clearance conflicts. How EZRV's RV-safe routing works →
- Where does campground data come from? EZRV includes the complete recreation.gov federal database with campsite-level max-vehicle-length data, plus tens of thousands of public and private parks — and never shows unverifiable places. EZRV's campground coverage →
- Can you book without leaving the app? EZRV has live-availability booking at over 1,600 campgrounds built in.
- Does planning talk to navigation? In EZRV the trip you plan — driving days, overnights, fuel stops — is the trip you navigate, with CarPlay and Android Auto. The trip planner →
- What does it really cost? EZRV planning is free. Pro (voice navigation, CarPlay/Android Auto, sharing, checklists, weight tools) is $7.99/month or $59.99/year with a free trial (7 days monthly, 14 days yearly) — or $2.99 for a one-time 7-day Trip Pass — less than most planning suites plus a hardware unit. Full pricing and tier comparison →
30-day money-back guarantee. If EZRV doesn't keep your rig safe, we'll refund every cent.
One avoided bridge strike pays for EZRV Pro for the next 15 years.
The average RV roof repair costs $12,000+; EZRV Pro Annual is $59.99.
Head-to-head comparisons
If you've already narrowed it down to one alternative, these go deeper on the three RVers ask about most:
- EZRV vs RV LIFE Pro — free planning, integrated booking, live fuel prices
- EZRV vs a Garmin RV unit — no hardware to buy, same RV-safe routing
- EZRV vs Google Maps for RVs — why car GPS is dangerous for your rig
Bottom line: if you want one app where the rig profile you enter once drives your routes, your grade warnings, your campsite fit-checks, and your bookings — that's the gap EZRV was built to fill.
Try the free planner and judge for yourself
Planning is free — on iPhone, Android, and the web.