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Overnight Parking Places

As a service to our traveling readers, every issue we will list some of the many places where RVers can park overnight for free or almost free. These are not intended to be campgrounds where RVers will make extended stays, just safe places to pull off the highway and get some rest. The listings included here are from our Free Parking list, and come from our own traveling experiences, input from fellow RVers, and different RVing publications. The parking areas listed were accurate as of press time to the best of our knowledge, but the Gypsy Journal cannot guarantee an area might not have been closed down or parking prohibited since its inclusion in our list.

To obtain our list of over 1,000 free and low cost overnight parking places, send $8.95 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado Street, C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005-2448. You can also order with your credit card online at www.PayPal.com by making payment to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado St. #C-16, Boulder City, NV 89005. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses. 

Florida

Chipley: Washington County Park , south of town on Highway 77 at Blue Lake has free camping with a 21 day limit.

Lake City : WalMart on US Highway 90 east of Interstate 75 allows RVs to park overnight, but it can get crowded and access is not great. However, at rear of shopping mall just east of WalMart there are several open paved areas where RVs can park overnight. Between mall and Lowe’s.

Lake City : Closed K-Mart store on north side of US Highway 90 a mile or so east of I-75 has large parking lot where we have seen several RVs parked overnight.

Seffner: T/A Truck Stop at I-4 Exit 53 welcomes RVs to park overnight. Lots of room in separate area away from truck parking.

Titusville : Room for several RVs in gravel parking area on State Route 406 just before bridge over Indian River .

Louisiana

Breaux Bridge : From Interstate 10, take exit 109, go west on Mill Street to Mulate’s Restaurant. RVs allowed to park overnight on east side of restaurant. Good Cajun food.

Denham Springs: Bass Pro Shop at Interstate 12 Exit 10 has RV parking area.

Lake Charles : Isle of Capri Casino has RV pads in their parking lot with electricity only for $5/night.

Oak Grove: City park has six RV sites with electric and water, $6/night. Go to city hall to have electric turned on. Located in extreme northeast corner of state.

Mississippi

Jackson : RVs can park overnight in parking lot of Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum , located at 1150 Lakeland Drive . ˝ mile east of Interstate 55 Exit 98B.

Natchez : Natchez Visitor Center has free overnight RV parking and RV dump station, several large pull-thru spaces. At US Highway 84 & S. Canal Street near bridge across Mississippi River .  

New Mexico

Albuquerque : Sky City Casino, west of city on I-40 at Exit 102 allows RVs to park overnight.

Bernardo: Parking area on US 60 at mile marker 179.

Dulce: Large paved dam overlook parking area about three miles east of town on US 64, north side of highway.

Gallup : Giant Travel Center , about 17 miles east of town on I-40 has RV parking area away from trucks.

Grants: Petro/Mobile truck stop allows overnight parking.

Hachita: RVs are allowed to park on town streets overnight.

Jal: 45 miles southeast of Carlsbad , city owned park, free RV parking, electric, water & dump station. 7 day limit. From junction of SR 18 and SR 128, take SR 18 south 1 mile.

Willard: On U.S. 60 a few miles east of town is a roadside rest area near ancient dry lake bed that allows overnight parking. Level, but expect noise from railroad tracks across the highway.

 

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Free Camping For Veterans! If you are a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) you have many free and low cost overnight parking opportunities awaiting you all across the United States. Many VFW Posts welcome traveling veterans who belong to other Posts to pull off the road and spend the night in their parking lots. Some even offer RV hookups! Most Posts do not charge their fellow veterans for this courtesy, and those who do ask only a token fee. We have compiled a list of VFW Posts around the nation that welcome you for a visit. Order your copy today for just $5.50 and reap one of the benefits of your service to your country and your VFW membership. To order your copy of our guide Overnight Parking With The VFW, send a check or money order to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005, or click on the shopping cart icon and order online with your credit card. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.  

 

 

 

 

 

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