RV-safe trip planning & navigation

Chase the horizon — the RV-safe trip planner for your rig.

RV Compass plans routes around low bridges, weight limits, and propane restrictions — so the trip you plan is the trip your rig can actually drive.

Coming soon to iOS & Android · Plan on the web, navigate in the cab

Chapter one · The problem

Your GPS thinks you drive a car.

A Class A rig runs twelve to thirteen feet tall and can weigh fifteen tons. Car navigation apps don't know that — and they'll route you straight at an 11′ 8″ underpass without blinking.

Low clearances that end trips — and peel roofs
Weight-limited bridges your rig has no business crossing
Tunnels where your propane tank isn't welcome

Your rig

Class A

Height: 12′ 9″; ✓ includes roof AC
Length: 35′ 8″
Weight: 24,500 lbs
Propane onboard: Yes

Used on every route. Every time.

Chapter two · Your rig

Tell us about your rig. Once.

Pick your make and model from a library of real presets — Thor, Tiffin, Winnebago, Jayco, Airstream, and more — or dial in your exact numbers. Height, width, length, weight, propane. We'll even nudge you to remember the roof AC.

From then on, every single route respects those numbers. Class A to campervan, fifth wheel to truck camper.

Chapter three · Honest ETAs

Every detour, explained.

Most apps hide why a route bends. RV Compass shows its work: every restriction that shaped your route is listed and tappable on the map, along with exactly how much time RV-safe routing added versus a car.

And when a leg falls back to car-grade or estimated routing, it's labeled — a badge on the leg, not a secret in the fine print.

Blue Ridge Loop · Day 2

4 hr 05 min · 212 mi

RV-SAFE

+14 min vs. a car — here's why:

Avoided 11′ 8″ underpass — NY Route 9A
Skipped Harbor Tunnel — propane restriction
Passed on a 7-ton bridge — County Rd 12

RV-SAFE · Valhalla CAR · fallback EST · estimate

Chapter four · The whole journey

Plan the trip. And the trip home.

Everything between "someday" and "we're here" — stops, stays, fuel, elevation, and the return leg most planners forget.

AI Trip Builder that can't make places up

Describe the trip and get a complete, drivable plan. Every stop is a real, geocoded place; every mileage number comes from the actual routing engine. The AI proposes, you accept. It never touches your trip without a yes.

Two weeks, Moab to Glacier, scenic route — big-rig sites only.

Arches NP · 2 nights Flaming Gorge · 1 night Glacier West · 4 nights + 9 more stops

Accept plan Your trip changes only if you say yes

Return trips, built in

Every trip gets a return leg by default — mirror your stops home, drive straight back, or skip stops one by one.

Every kind of overnight

Campgrounds and RV parks with big-rig and pull-through filters — plus member-host stays and overnight lots like Walmart and Cracker Barrel.

"How far can we get?"

Daily-drive range rings show what's honestly reachable today — and which campgrounds fall inside the circle.

Know the cost before you go

Fuel estimates from your rig's real MPG and regional prices, plus nightly rates — a trip budget, not a surprise.

See the climbs coming

Elevation profiles for every route, so mountain passes are a plan — not a white-knuckle discovery.

Scouted by RVers ahead of you

Community reports flag low bridges and hazards the map data missed — verified, then fed back into everyone's routing.

Plays nice with your Garmin

Export any trip as GPX for Garmin, Rand McNally, and other dedicated GPS units. Your plan, on whatever screen is in the cab.

Eyes on the road ahead

Speed traps, debris, construction, closures — reported live by RVers, tuned for rigs. Alerts expire on their own, and drivers passing by confirm "still there?" so stale reports clear themselves.

Roll the credits

End a trip and get the recap: your miles, your nights, your route rating — and any new patches you earned along the way, revealed at the finish.

Detours welcome

Spot a fuel stop, an overnight, or something worth a look? Add it mid-drive without ever leaving turn-by-turn navigation. The route just absorbs it.

Plan on the couch. Navigate in the cab.

Trips sync across web and mobile, and both read the exact same computed route — same polyline, same maneuvers, same ETA. What you planned is what you drive, with a dual HUD showing your next stop and your final destination together.

Chapter five · Earn your stripes

Some badges you click.
These, you drive.

Sixteen embroidered mission patches, three tracks. And here's the part that matters: Road patches are GPS-verified — earned behind the wheel, mile by mile. RV Compass knows the difference between planning a trip and actually taking one.

Road · GPS-verified Planner Community

Collect Shakedown Cruise again with every rig you break in — and chase the monthly patches all year
The Long Haul is a living record of your longest driving day — it re-engraves every time you beat it

Personal record · re-engraves

Five of sixteen. The rest are waiting on the road.

The Wanderfams

/u/wanderfam

Public

Miles: 12,408
Nights: 86
States: 14

+ 9 more patches

Meet the neighbors

Scan from the next campsite over

Chapter six · Show your stripes

A public profile. On your terms.

Travel stats, your badge wall, your rig, your trip photos — on a page worth sharing, with a QR code made for campground introductions. And because trust is the whole point of RV Compass, privacy works the way it should:

Off by default. Your profile is private until you decide otherwise
Home stays home. Your home base and addresses are never shown
Maps keep secrets. Shared trip maps are intentionally zoomed out, with the start and end of every route removed
Invisible to search engines unless you opt in

Under the hood

The same routing engine
Tesla trusts.

RV Compass runs on Valhalla — the open-source routing engine behind Tesla's in-car navigation. We host it ourselves and tune it for rigs, not sedans: clearance data, weight limits, and propane restrictions are first-class citizens, not afterthoughts.

The engine: Valhalla — proven at Tesla scale
The hosting: Self-hosted, no black box
The tuning: Built around RV restrictions

Good questions

Asked on every forum.
Answered here.

How is RV Compass different from Google Maps or Apple Maps?

Car navigation apps don't know how tall, heavy, or long your rig is — so they'll happily route you under an 11-foot bridge. RV Compass routes around low clearances, weight-limited bridges, narrow roads, and propane restrictions using your rig's actual dimensions, and shows you exactly which constraints shaped the route.

What kinds of RVs does RV Compass support?

All of them: Class A, B, and C motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers, and campervans. A rig wizard with presets for popular makes and models — Thor, Tiffin, Winnebago, Jayco, Airstream, and more — gets you set up in about a minute, including a nudge to account for roof AC height.

What is RV-safe routing?

Every route is computed against your rig profile — height, width, length, weight, and whether you carry propane — so tunnels, low bridges, and restricted roads are avoided before you ever see the route. RV Compass runs on Valhalla, the same open-source routing engine Tesla uses for its in-car navigation, self-hosted and tuned for RVs.

Can I use RV Compass with my Garmin or Rand McNally GPS?

Yes. Every trip can be exported as a GPX file that loads into Garmin, Rand McNally, and other dedicated GPS hardware, so you can plan in RV Compass and navigate on the device you already trust.

Do I have to drive to earn badges?

For Road badges, yes — that's the point. They're GPS-verified, earned by actually driving the trip, not by tapping a button. Planner and Community badges reward great trip planning and helping other RVers, so there's a track for every kind of traveler. Sixteen patches are available at launch, and one — Charter Member — is reserved for people who join the waitlist before launch.

Is my profile public?

Only if you turn it on. Public profiles are off by default, your home base and addresses are never shown, and shared trip maps are intentionally zoomed out with the start and end of every route removed. Search engines are blocked unless you opt in.

When is RV Compass available, and what does it cost?

RV Compass is coming soon to iOS and Android, with a companion web planner. Pricing will be published before launch and will follow our fair-billing promise: clear prices, renewal reminders, and one-click cancel.

Does RV Compass avoid low bridges and tunnels automatically?

Yes. Once you've set your rig's height, weight, length, and whether you carry propane, every route is computed to avoid low clearances, weight-limited bridges, narrow roads, and propane-restricted tunnels before you ever see it — and RV Compass lists each restriction that shaped the route, so you can see exactly why it went the way it did.

Can I plan a trip on my computer and navigate from my phone?

Yes. Your trips sync across the web planner and the mobile app, and both read the exact same computed route — same roads, same maneuvers, same ETA. Plan on a big screen at home, then navigate turn-by-turn in the cab without re-entering a thing.

The horizon is waiting.

RV Compass is coming to iOS and Android. Plan on the web, navigate in the cab — same route, same honest ETA.

Chase the horizon on any device — trips sync wherever you sign in.

Founding rigs wear the Charter Member patch. It's reserved for waitlisters who join before launch — and it can never be earned after.

Coming Soon