Plan your own family road trip without starting from scratch.
This printable planner pack was created from our own 5-day, 800-mile road trip with young kids. It’s designed to help you organize the biggest pieces of a trip in one place: budget, itinerary, packing, and meals.
Price: $5
What’s included
- A budget tracker for lodging, food, gas, entertainment, and misc.
- A 5-day itinerary planner with space for drive times, stops, and notes.
- A family packing checklist for road trip and camping essentials.
- A meal planner and grocery list.
- Practical tips for keeping a family road trip simple, manageable, and budget-friendly.
Who it’s for
This pack is for families who want a practical, low-stress way to plan a road trip with kids.
It’s especially helpful if you are:
- trying to keep costs organized,
- planning a 3- to 5-day trip,
- camping for part of the trip,
- bringing young kids along,
- or just wanting a simple fill-in-the-blank tool instead of piecing everything together from scratch.
Why I Made It
After sharing our family’s 5-day road trip and budget breakdown on the blog, I realized that some readers might want something more practical and printable than a blog post alone.
So I turned the planning pieces we actually used into a simple PDF you can print out and use for your own trip.
Format
Printable PDF download.
You can use it digitally or print it at home and fill it in by hand.
A simple tool for real trips
This is not a complicated travel binder or an overwhelming planner. It’s a small, useful tool meant to help you think through the main pieces of a family road trip and feel more organized before you hit the road.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a Physical Product?
No — this is a digital PDF download.
Will this work only for Michigan road trips?
No — it’s designed to work for any family road trip, even though it was inspired by our Upper Peninsula trip.
Can I print it at home?
Yes — it’s designed to be simple and printable.
Is this only for camping trips?
No — it’s useful for both camping and non-camping road trips, though some of the packing pages are especially helpful for camping families.
Price: $5
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