{"id":839,"date":"2019-05-27T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carcampingtips.com\/?page_id=839"},"modified":"2023-11-06T07:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:18:25","slug":"google-my-maps-routes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/google-my-maps-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Google&#8217;s My Maps Road Trip Routes and Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google My Maps is an incredible tool that you can use for a number of purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Delivery Routes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Favorite restaurant maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location roster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps my favorite use of Google&#8217;s My Maps is for <strong>Roadtrip Planning. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure and watch my video to see how to use Google My Maps for a road trip plan<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"3 Tips On How To Use Google My Maps for Planning An Awesome Road Trip\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_E5Y4hiyq1UM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE5Y4hiyq1UM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5Y4hiyq1UM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT11M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-06-22T15:00:02Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_E5Y4hiyq1UM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE5Y4hiyq1UM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">3 Tips On How To Use Google My Maps for Planning An Awesome Road Trip<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5Y4hiyq1UM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FE5Y4hiyq1UM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"3 Tips On How To Use Google My Maps for Planning An Awesome Road Trip\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"So many places to go to! So many places to see! It&#039;s tough to plan it all. Google My Maps is an amazing tool that can help simplify your planning, and even make it fun! For some example road trips, or if you want a template for your own road trip, see our website: https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/google-my-maps-routes\/\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E5Y4hiyq1UM\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>My Maps allows you to pin multiple locations, and add flexibility through layers, pin styling, and pin comments.  PERFECT for road trip planning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Use Google My Maps for Roadtrip planning?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a list of common needs when planning a road trip and how Google My Maps helps out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Need<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need to keep track of all the places you want to go<\/td><td>Make pins for all locations you want to visit, including custom locations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need to make comments on different locations<\/td><td>Edit the pin description to add any comment you&#8217;d like<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need to prioritize the huge list of places you want to see<\/td><td>Categorize your pin list via color coding so you can easily see which locations you want to see most<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Want to collaborate with trip partners<\/td><td>Share your My Map so others can add to the same map<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need to keep track of mileage for budgeting purposes<\/td><td>Add routes to your My Map which shows total mileage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Want a way to separate different locations by different activities (paddling, camping, sightseeing, hiking)<\/td><td>Use multiple pin layers so you can easily distinguish between different location categories.  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southeast Texas Road Trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For an example roadtrip in Google My Maps starting in San Antonio and ending in Austin, see my My Map here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1bEij3FA17f6BZAtg2yZM41nZCfAh1SKX\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google My Maps is an incredible tool that you can use for a number of purposes. Perhaps my favorite use of Google&#8217;s My Maps is for Roadtrip Planning. 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