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Video: Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa motorhome travel timelapse

A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 233 miles from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa.

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Travel from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa

We drove our coach 233 miles, about four hours of driving, from Chesterton, Indiana to Moscow, Iowa.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Leaving the campsite:

Leaving the campsite

Returning the car hang tag (a hassle that most campgrounds don’t require):

Returning hang tag

I-94 West:

I-94 West

“Welcome to Illinois”:

Welcome to Illinois

“Visit Chicago”:

Visit Chicago

Very straight-edged quarry:

Very straight-edged quarry

Exit to I-80 West:

Exit to I-80 West

I-80 bridge:

I-80 bridge

Narrow roadworks:

Narrow roadworks

Rest stop:

Rest stop

More roadworks:

More roadworks

Another rest stop:

Another rest stop

Crossing the Mississippi River:

Crossing the Mississippi River

“Welcome to Iowa”:

Welcome to Iowa

Fork to continue on I-80 West:

Fork to continue on I-80 West

Arriving at HWH Corp to get them to look at our slide issue:

HWH Corp

Indiana Dunes State Park

We stayed at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

We stayed in the ironically-named “electric campground”… ironic since there was no electricity for most of our stay.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-07-26
Check out: 2025-07-29
3 nights
We were going to stay about a week, but cut it short to try to get our slide repaired at HWH

Weather:

Partly sunny, some rain
High temps 80-88°F, lows 74-76°F
Little wind, gusts to 18 MPH, sheltered by trees

Noise:

No road noise
Distant train horn noise
A bunch of neighbor noise (kids)

Site:

#97, back-in, asphalt and concrete
Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
Asphalt driveway with concrete pad, about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
50 feet to neighbors on both sides
Grass and trees between sites
Picnic table
Fire pit
Tall trees
Clean site
Elevation 610 feet, front facing north

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located
Though no power for much of our stay due to a 21-hour power cut in the area
No water or sewer connection
Potable water taps around the campsite (including one opposite us, though unthreaded, so would have been a hassle to fill our tank)
Dump station by campground exit

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 170-310 Mbps down, 10-19 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
RoamLink: 18 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 155 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
AT&T: negligible service
Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely campground close to Indiana Dunes NP

This is a nice campground convenient to visiting Indiana Dunes National Park. The loop we were in had 50A electric, but no other utilities, which was fine for a short stay. Unfortunately, a power outage in the area forced us to run our generator for part of our stay. The dump station was inconveniently located for a large RV, so we didn’t wind up using it. The potable water faucets throughout the campground were unthreaded, which meant they couldn’t be used to top off our tank, either. We camped at Indiana Dunes State Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

Indiana Dunes electric camp

An interactive map:

Our site:

Our site

Other sites:

Other sites

Not a bad campground; the power cut wasn’t their fault.

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Video: Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana motorhome travel timelapse

A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 252 miles from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana.

Travel from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana

We drove our coach 252 miles, about four hours of driving, from Scottsburg to Chesterton, Indiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-65 North:

I-65 North

An interesting bridge:

Interesting bridge

Rest area:

Rest area

Spotting our coach on traffic cams:

Spotting our coach on a traffic cam

Freeway closed:

Freeway closed

“Construction Expect Delays; Seek Alternate Route”:

Construction Expect Delays; Seek Alternate Route

Freeway closed:

Freeway closed

Popeyes for lunch at truck stop:

Popeyes for lunch at truck stop

Fire boat:

Fire boat

Entering Central Time Zone:

Entering Central Time Zone

Exit to I-90 and I-94:

Exit to I-90 and I-94

Passing through Indiana Dunes National Park:

Passing through Indiana Dunes National Park

Entering Indiana Dunes State Park:

Entering Indiana Dunes State Park

Indiana Dunes State Park entrance station:

Indiana Dunes State Park entrance station

Our site:

Our site

RoamLink cellular service

We use Starlink as our primary internet service nowadays, but for places where there are too many trees to see the sky, or for one or two night stays, and on travel days, we use an unlimited RoamLink Wireless plan from MobileMustHave.

RoamLink is a single SIM cellular service that works with all three major carriers, and is compatible with our Pepwave modem (MMH can also sell bundles with a modem). It automatically checks each of the carriers, and picks the one with the best signal.

So anywhere we go that has cell coverage from any of the carriers, we have network connectivity. Speeds vary, of course; usually not as fast as Starlink, but often fast enough to stream etc.

We used to use separate SIMs for each network, which was rather expensive. Paying for one cell service (plus our phones, plus Starlink), while not exactly cheap, is much more affordable.

A good internet connection is important for our work and leisure, so between Starlink and RoamLink, we’re almost always covered.

Check out RoamLink (this link will give you 5% off, and a little kickback for me, but I’d recommend it even without that).

Scottsburg Raintree Lake KOA Holiday

We stayed at Scottsburg Raintree Lake KOA Holiday in Scottsburg, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice KOA, with food delivery to the site, which is very welcome on a travel day.