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Are you looking for an RV Caravan to enrich your travel experience at an unbelievably low price? SMART RV Caravans have helped our members save hundreds on exciting adventures throughout North America. We work hard to provide distinctive and creative trips. Our reputation speaks for us. Year after year, we see returning members on our caravans and they usually talk other members into joining in on the fun.
SMART Members: Friends or family members who are not eligible to join SMART may participate in a caravan, in their own rig, provided the caravan has not been filled by SMART members. You will need to sign up for the caravan and sponsor them. They must use the “Non-Member Registration” button shown on each caravan to begin the process and include your name and member number. They will be waitlisted until 180 days prior to the start. Contact SMART HQ for questions/additional information.
We would love to see you on our next caravan, but they fill up fast, so don’t put off registering.
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Scheduled Caravans
Branson in the Spring
Start: May 02, 2026 End: May 11, 2026
Join your SMART friends this Spring in beautiful Branson, Missouri for the Branson Spring Caravan. We're in the early planning phase establishing our entertainment and venues for our exciting week. As we confirm and establish these events more information will be published. We're limited to 20 RVs so now is the perfect time to fill out your application.
Wagon Master(s): David & Jackie Weis Email: dweis74@hotmail.com
Costs - Single Cost: $500 Couple Cost: $1,000 Guest Cost: $500
Payments: $300 upon application; 50% by November 02, 2025; and full payment by February 02, 2026.
There are 12 openings.
The caravan will start on May 2, 2026 and end on May 11, 2026
Yellowstone Plus
Start: June 22, 2026 End: August 06, 2026
Prepare to experience an epic trip to some of the most iconic destinations in North America! Beginning in Wyoming, the caravan will travel through Montana, North Dakota and end in South Dakota.
Wagon Master(s): Melody & Paul Thomas Email: thomas4smart@gmail.com
Tail Gunner(s): Joe Padberg & Diane Pepperell Email: Padberg4smart@gmail.com
Costs - Single Cost: $5,800 Couple Cost: $7,700 Guest Cost: $2,000
Payments: $300 upon application; 50% by December 22, 2025; and full payment by March 22, 2026.
This caravan is full. You will be number 4 on the wait list.
Over approximately 45-days, we will visit bucket list places like Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Little Bighorn, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Badlands, Black Hills, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Devil's Tower, Wall Drug, Custer State Park, and more.
Towns to be explored will include Jackson Hole, Medora, Sturgis, Deadwood, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Helena, Butte, Billings, and Great Falls. We'll see a rodeo, experience a chuckwagon supper and show, visit the biggest open copper mine pit in the world, take a float trip down the Snake River, marvel at Prairie Dog Town, learn about Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves film set and Tatanka Buffalo Museum, take an old time train ride, experience a pitchfork barbecue, tour a bear center, watch Old Faithful blow, and stand on the richest hill in the world.
Get ready for the trip of a lifetime!
2026 Fall Colors
Start: September 29, 2026 End: October 30, 2026
Joins us in beautiful Niagara Falls, New York on Sept 29 as we start our exciting and picturesque Fall Colors Caravan. We'll have our Welcome Dinner, Tour Niagara Falls on the American & Canadian side and experience a ride on the "Maid of Mist" sightseeing tour boat. We will then travel to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut to see the beautiful fall colors.
Wagon Master(s): David & Jackie Weis Email: dweis74@hotmail.com
Tail Gunner(s): Melissa Wade & Phyllis Enfinger Email: smart@smartrving.org
Estimated Costs - Single Cost: $3,925 Couple Cost: $5,650 Guest Cost: $1,950
Payments: $300 upon application; 50% by March 29, 2026; and full payment by June 29, 2026.
This caravan is full. You will be number 9 on the wait list.
After Niagara Falls, we'll travel to Herkimer, NY where we will ride on the Erie Canal and mine for diamonds. Then we will go to Lake George, NY where we will tour Fort William Henry Museum. Then on to Colchester, VT to tour the Shelburne Museum, have dinner on the Spirit of Ethen Allen, and visit an apple farm. Then we will move close to Stowe, VT to take a Gondola ride to the highest point in Vermont, visit the Vonn Trapp family lodge, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory.
Along the way we will see beautiful fall leaves and some covered bridges. In New Hampshire we will ride the Mt. Washington Cog Railway and the Conway Scenic Railroad. Then on to Maine where we will visit the L.L. Bean Factory Store, enjoy some lobster, and visit the Maine Cabin Masters Store. Then we move to Cape Cod, MA where we will go on a whale watching cruise, tour a Cranberry bog, and see where the Pilgrims landed.
Our final visit will be Mystic, Connecticut where we'll spend the day at the entertaining and interesting Mystic Seaport Museum and visit Groton Submarine Force Museum. Our final farewell dinner will be a seafood feast in Mystic Connecticut. We are limited to 18 RV's so now is the time to send in your Caravan application.