Plan the Perfect Festival RV Road Trip 👉 Harvest Hosts

In Episode 64 of the Music Festivals Podcast, I share my firsthand experience traveling as a full-time RV festival roadie, including a deep dive into how the AMAZING Harvest Hosts app has already transformed my travels

This episode dives into my firsthand experience using Harvest Hosts, an app that’s quickly become a cornerstone of my festival travel routine.

This episode was filmed while heading south toward Sunshine Hootenanny Music & Arts Festival in Brooksville, Florida — a festival we’ll dig into more deeply next week. But this time, the focus is on the journey itself: where you park, who you meet along the way, and how those stops become part of the story just as much as the festival gates.

BETTER STOPS MAKE BETTER JOURNEYS

If you’ve ever tried to piece together an RV route around festival weekends, you already know the biggest wildcard isn’t the drive — it’s where you’re going to stay. Harvest Hosts solves that problem in a way that feels tailor-made for festival travelers, road trippers, and anyone who prefers memorable stops over crowded parking lots.

Harvest Hosts is a membership-based app that connects RV travelers with free overnight stays at more than thousands of unique locations across North America, including family farms, vineyards, breweries, distilleries, orchards, and museums. Instead of squeezing into packed campgrounds or settling for noisy roadside stops, you park somewhere with character — and usually a story.

What makes Harvest Hosts especially appealing for festival-goers is flexibility. Most stays allow for easy, one-night stops, making it perfect for travel days between festivals or as a reset before or after a long weekend of music. Hosts aren’t charging nightly fees; instead, travelers are encouraged to support the businesses by purchasing local products, whether that’s fresh produce, wine, beer, coffee, or handmade goods. It’s a system built on mutual support rather than transactions.

The app itself makes planning simple. You can search by location, travel route, amenities, rig size, and availability, then message hosts directly through the platform. Reviews from other travelers help set expectations, and host profiles give you a clear sense of what each stop offers before you arrive.

Beyond logistics, Harvest Hosts adds something harder to quantify: connection. Many hosts are excited to share their land, their work, and their stories. Those conversations — like sitting down with Blake at TnMtn Farm — turn a travel night into a real experience.

For anyone chasing festivals across regions, balancing budget, comfort, and community, Harvest Hosts isn’t just a place to park. It’s a smarter, more human way to travel the road.