Road Trip Essentials: Tips, Food, Itineraries

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Whether you’re planning a road trip this year or in the future, this Real Food Traveler Editor’s Pick of road trip essentials will help you plan a fun, more fulfilling… and filling journey. Click on each article title or photo to learn more.

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Hungry for more? Consult this list of unusual but handy things to take when traveling.

Road Trip Essentials: Food

Road Trip Food to Take

Prevail Jerky: A high-protein, healthy snack 

Each of these four bags of PREVAIL Beef Jerky are surrounding a plate of a sample of each delicious flavor.

Which one is my favorite? It’s hard to pick. So maybe I won’t.

Kate’s Real Food Bars: Moist and delicious, keeping hunger at bay

The collection of Kate's Real Food Bars.

The collection of Kate’s Real Food Bars. Photo provided by Kate’s.

 

Food to make

3 Tips for Making Simple Camping Meals

A campfire burns in front of a tear drop camper, a great option to take when camping.

Preparation is key for making your camping meal plan, no matter how you camp.

 

 

Food to experience

Margarita Trail in Santa Fe, NM

Follow the Margarita Trail in Santa Fe with this podcast.

Follow the Margarita Trail in Santa Fe to experience some of the best bars and restaurants in the city.

Beer Cheese Trail in Kentucky 

Beer Cheese Trail book and food.

It’s iconic to Kentucky and enjoyed in a variety of ways. Learn about the trail and get recipes.

Lobster Trail in the Northeast U.S. 

A lobster roll at the New Hampshire airport.

Lobster rolls at HMS Host in the Manchester, N.H., airport.

The Sweet Sonker Trail in North Carolina

Blueberry Sonker a la mode.

Blueberry Sonker, a la mode, a popular way to enjoy the dessert.

Road Trip Essentials: Itineraries

Best Food & Wine RV Tours in the U.S.

Best US Food & Wine Tours You Can Take In An RV - Finger Lakes Wine Country

Photo courtesy Finger Lakes Wine Country.

Ice Cream Shops & Soda Fountains Across Nebraska

man and woman holding ice cream cone.

Coneflower Creamer owners Brian Langbehn and Kite Arant Chapman.

Driving the Loneliest Road in America

A view of the Loneliest Road with mountains in the distance.

The view, approaching Sand Mountain. Photo by Sydney Martinez, Travel Nevada.

8 Great Places to See the Northern Lights Across the Country

See the northern lights over Minnesota.

Minnesota is a great place to see northern lights. Photo courtesy Pixabay.com.

Restaurants to try on a Moab Road Trip

The Park Avenue Trail in Moab on a road trip.

The Park Avenue Trail in Moab.

Discover the Best Time to Go on an Oregon Road Trip

Coquille River Lighthouse along the Oregon Coastline.

The Coquille River Lighthouse near Bandon. Photo courtesy Pixabay.

Things to Do on a Mendocino Road Trip

There are many things to do in Mendocino like exploring downtown.

Downtown Mendocino. Photo courtesy Visit Mendocino County.

Infographic for planning a road trip.

Author:  <a href="https://www.realfoodtraveler.com/author/cdrake-mcdonough/" target="_self">Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher and Managing Editor</a>

Author: Courtney Drake-McDonough, Publisher and Managing Editor

Courtney Drake-McDonough, RFT's Publisher and Managing Editor, is an award-winning writer, editor, podcaster, and photographer based in Colorado. She is passionate about food and travel and loves to write about all aspects of them. She is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association,

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