Free Campgrounds And Overnight Parking Places

Free Campgrounds And

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.

Colorado

Chimney Rock: Two level parking areas at junction of State Route 151 and US Highway 160.

Chromo: RVs can overnight at Highway Department parking area south of town on US Highway 84 at mile marker 3.6.

Fort Morgan: Riverside Park, 1600 N. Main Street, 16 spaces with electric, free.

Joes: Rest area on north side of US Highway 36 has room for RVs to dry camp

Walden: State Wildlife Area a mile east of town on County Road 12 has dry camping sites.

Wray: City park at junction US-385 and US-34. One night limit.

Georgia

La Grange: Travel 8.7 miles north on US-27 to West Point Lake. 37 sites, RVs under 20 feet.

Savannah: Tourist Information Center allows RVs to park overnight if they arrive after 5 p.m. and check in with attendant.

Washington: Take US-378 20 miles east of town to Holiday Park .

Kansas

Arkansas City: Two city parks on river with free camping sites with water & electric, one has dump station.

Blue Rapids: Chamber of Commerce has free park on west side of town next to fairgrounds on US Highway 77, with picnic tables, toilet, dump station. Electric available for $3.

Burlington: Kelly City Park has full hookup RV sites, any size RV, nice and quiet. $8/night. Discount for seniors.

Burlington: Drake City Park has full hookup RV sites, any size RV, nice and quiet. $10/night. Discount for seniors.

Chanute: Public RV park at 25^th & Santa Fe, no charge first three nights. 30 amp electricity & water at each site, dump station. Park is about one mile east of Highway 169, very clean.

Cimmaron: Cimmaron Crossing City Park has RV sites with water and electric and dry camping. GPS N37^o 47.979 W 100^o 20.977 Located on south side of town

Clay Center: Overnight RV parking at Sportsmen Park , on west side of town on US Highway 24. Three day limit. Two pair of 15 amp electric outlets. Park is located just west of Huntress City Park and east of football field. GPS: N 39^o 22.758 W 97^o 08.474 Low tree limbs make this best for smaller RVs.

Clay Center: Huntress City Park has five RV sites with 30 amp electric & water. GPS N39^o22.679 W 97^o 08.194. On US 24, east side of town.

Dodge City: Ford County Lake, seven miles from town, has free RV sites.

Liberal: Mid-America Air Museum allows RVers to stay overnight for free in large paved parking lot.

Lindsborg: South of river bridge on First Street is McPherson Co. Old Mill Picnic/Campground. $5 night, maximum stay of 5 days. Electric $2 extra. Water nearby. No dump. Exit 72 or 78 from I-135 onto Business 81 to Lindsborg, turn to First Street. GPS: N38° 33.878', W97° 40.331'

Logan: City park at lake just south of town. Donation box.

Luray: City park has two 45' hard gravel back-in sites with 30/20 amp electric, $10/day, $8 dry, silent ranger at the 2 sites with sign. GPS: N39° 07.120', W98° 41.442' Directions: From US-281 and SR-18, east to park. Use west entrance to back in more easily.

Mankato: Paved pull-off well off US Highway 36 at SR-28/14 with room to dry camp. GPS: N39° 47.069', W98° 10.047'

Marysville: City park has two 30/50 amp water/electric sites, several 20 amp sites, dump station, flush toilets. Close to noisy railroad tracks. Free, 5-day stay limit. GPS: N39° 50.254', W96° 38.759'. From US-36, head south down US-77 0.3 miles, park is on right.

McDonald: Rest area on north side of US 36, east end of town, has room for several RVs to dry camp. No size limit. One night limit. Bathrooms with flush toilets, trash barrels and covered gazebo with picnic table. GPS: N39° 46.926', W101° 22.189'

Maine

Bath: RVers have reported being allowed to stay overnight in large parking lot at the Maritime Museum.

Belfast: There is an overnight public parking lot overlooking the marina on Passassawakeag River and Belfast Bay. No facilities. Very friendly town.

Fort Kent: US 1 behind the Catholic Church is a town park w/full hookups $5. No size limit.

Freeport: L.L. Bean has room for RVs to overnight in their parking lot and is RV friendly.

Over 1,000 places you can park for free, or almost free - Taking advantages of boondocking can really stretch your RVing budget. We’ve assembled a list of over 1,000 city and county parks, public locations, rest areas, scenic viewpoints, RV-friendly businesses and other places across the country and in Canada where you can park over-night free or for a very minimal cost. Some allow more than one nights stay, some include full or partial hookups. Many RVers who have purchased this booklet report saving hundreds of dollars with these money saving camping opportunities. Available in printed or on 3.5" floppy formatted for Windows WordPerfect. Please specify preference. To receive your copy of this money saving list of budget camping opportunities, send check or money order for $8.95 to Gypsy Journal, 1400 Colorado Street, #C-16, Boulder City, Nevada 89005-2448, or click on shopping cart icon below. *Due to shipping costs, this book is not available for Canadian addresses.