State
Type |
Name/Address/GPS |
Location |
Notes |
Daily Fee |
Date of
Visit |
|
ARIZONA
Overnight parking at rest stops OK unless posted. |
Arizona
National Park Service
 |
Grand Canyon
South Rim
Maswik Lodge
For Reservations:
Xantera South Rim LLC
(303) 297-2757 or
(888) 297-2757 |
From I-40 take AZ-64 north about an hour to the park entrance. |
We did not camp here. We went here on Bev's birthday in January, for a break from the desert, and stayed at the Maswik Lodge,
about a five minute walk from the rim. It's a basic motel but at $77
per night it was a bargain. There are more expensive rooms available if
you want to splurge, and there is camping which, sorry, we know nothing
about. |
N/A |
January 2007 |
Arizona
Bureau of Land Management
|
Magic Circle
LaPosa South, Long Term Camping Area, BLM
Quartzsite, AZ
Yahoo Group:
groups.yahoo.com/group/
MagicCircleTNS/
|
From Business 10 in Quartzsite
(off I-10) turn south at US 95 toward Yuma. Drive approx. 2.8 miles to
entrance on left. Just past office pull into parking area and pay fee.
If you don't want to go to Magic Circle you can park anywhere.
Continue on approx. 2.4 miles (first mile is paved) to small blue N on
right. Turn right and follow blue N or white "Magic Circle" signs to
Information sign near flagpole.
LaPosa South is one of about a dozen parking areas around Quartzsite run by the BLM.
There are also full hook up commercial campgrounds in and around Quartzsite. |
Magic Circle is a clothing optional area
within the massive Bureau of Land Management Long Term Camping
area. BLM charges $140 for the entire year or $30 per 14-day stay.
There are no "sites" so there are no services on sites. Sewer dump,
potable water, trash receptacles and porta johns are available at
central locations but there are NO electric hookups of any kind.
In January you can expect to wait hours to dump and almost as long in
the potable water line. This
is pure boondocking. We installed our solar panels and inverter here.
If you have an interest in solar, go to Quartzsite and see Craig at Discount Solar.
We were told by anyone we asked that he is the only
honest solar dealer in town and he knows his stuff. (We have since been
informed that Solar John is also honest and helpful). There is a lot to
do in Quartzsite, particularly in January and February. Countless flea
markets and gem dealers as well as experts on everything RV. |
$2.15
No Golden Passport Discount |
December 2006
to
February 2007 |
|
CALIFORNIA
Rest Areas: Overnight "resting" OK. |
California
Military
 |
Fiddler's Cove RV Park
Naval Amphibious Base,
Coronado
Box 357081
San Diego, CA 92135-7081
619 522-8681
32.651205° N
117.147646° W |
From I-5 North or South, take
Coronado exit and bridge across the bay. This becomes CA 75 which turns
South. Follow 75 through Coronado, past the magnificent Del Coronado
Hotel and the Naval Amphibious Base. Look for small sailboat on left
which indicates the entrance. Check in inside gate or with Night Host
after hours. |
Great facility with marina,
30A electric and water as well as store, bathrooms, showers, laundry
and super people. Reservations are absolutely necessary as this place
fills up frequently. Spaces are very small. Our 35-foot motor home
didn't quite fit on the concrete pad but there was plenty of space
behind the coach for parking the dinghy. Not wide enough for both
slides and awnings. Pull in spaces and dry camping are directly on the
bay with fire rings and a magnificent view of San Diego. Mail
is not delivered to the park so it must be sent to General Delivery at
the Coronado Post Office. UPS and FedEx do deliver to sites.
Plans have been on the books for full hook ups and larger sites, but as
it is this is a winner. |
$22
Military & Retired. Civil Service& Guests More. |
December 2006 |
California
Safety Stop
 |
Flying J Travel Plaza 05090
Lenwood Road SE
Barstow, CA 92311
760 253-7043
34° 51' 14.5" N
117° 4" 56.5" W |
I-15, Exit 178 |
Large, very clean, well
maintained and extremely busy facility. Full set of RV islands. Very
friendly people. Trucks lined up for blocks waiting to get in for
fuel/service. RVs packed in to a large parking area. Quite noisy. |
$0 |
November 2006 |
California
Fairgrounds |
Santa Maria Fairpark
937 S. Thornburg
Santa Maria CA 93458
34° 56' 20.7" N
123° 26' 35.6" W |
Exit
US 101 at Stowell St and drive west to fairgounds on right. Gate 7,
past main entrance is always open. If late, find a spot and go to the
office in the morning.
|
We worked here selling
Christmas trees so our fees were paid. The bathrooms are very nice with
great showers and plenty of hot (not scalding) water. 50, 30, 20
Amps. In town. Some pull thrus. Weekly rates. |
$15 |
December 2006 |
California
Safety Stop
 |
Wal*Mart #2507
2220 S. Bradley
Santa Maria, CA 93455 |
US 101, Exit on south end of
town and drive west about a block to Bradley. Take it south (at one
point it splits due to a large field, pick it up south of the field). |
You must park only in the
Wal*Mart parking lot. Security will make you move from anywhere
else. Wal*Mart management will not give you permission but
security will not bother you if you are in the Wal*Mart lot. Be
friendly and patronize the Wal*Mart store. This is not a 24-hour store
and does not have RV supplies. Security will check to make sure you
leave by noon. |
$0 |
November 2006 |
DELAWARE
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is allowed
but not encouraged. The Rest Area at Smyrna on DE-1 has a dump for
which a fee ($5 when last checked) is charged. Toll roads and bridges
accept Ez-Pass.
|
|
|
Dover
AFB FamCamp
Equipment
Rental
436
SVS/SVRO
262
Chad St.,
Room 331
Dover
AFB, DE 19902-7262
302
677-3959
39° 07' 10.6" N
75° 28' 22.4" W
|
On
base. Enter via commercial (truck) gate.
Follow that road to a T, turn right. Just
past the mortuary turn left onto Perimeter Road
(failure to turn
left puts you back on DE-1 headed north toward the commercial gate).
Before the museum you will see the FamCamp on the left. After hours
arrival get a form out of the black mailbox
and find a spot. |
Open
year-round. 10 spaces, all back-in.
Overflow is in the adjacent field. Spaces 1-3 do not have sewer. Space
2 floods in heavy rain. Friendly and
helpful staff. No shade. It is close to
places of interest for us (including family) |
$10 |
April 2005 |
|
FLORIDA
Rest Areas: No overnight parking. |
Florida
U. S Forest Service
 |
Big Bass Campground
Ocala National Forest
Seminole Ranger District
40929 State Road 19
Umatilla, FL 32784
352 669-3153 |
Mid-way between
Weirsdale and
Altoona on County Road 42. Unmarked westbound. Only one sign
eastbound. On the SW corner of the Ocala National Forest. Look
for Forest Road 588 (dirt road) and take it north. Open Oct.15 to April
15. |
Nice primitive campground with
large and diverse sites. No hookups. Water is available at many
locations throughout the campground and chemical toilets are also
spotted around. The road noise from Route
42 is constant and pervasive. My America the Beautiful card made this a real bargain. One of 28 camping areas in the Ocala National Forest. |
$3
America The Beautiful
Price Increase
$5 |
April 2007
February 2008
January-February 2009 |
Florida
National Park Service
|
Flamingo Campground
Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336
Homestead, FL 33034-6733
305 242-7700
nps.gov/ever
25° 35.352' N
80° 56.551' W
|
From US 1, the park is located 12 miles SW of Homestead, FL along State Road 9336. |
Flamingo Campground is 38 miles from the entrance to
Everglades NP. It is at the very tip of the Florida mainland. At
night
it is eerily quiet. While they have very long pull-through pads
there are no utilities although, while we were there a Ranger did
question us about electric. The restrooms are very nice and clean
(ours even had complimentary coffee in the morning) but the showers are
cold water only. NO VERIZON SERVICE AT ALL. No digital TV.
Long Pine Key Campground is only 7 miles from the main gate,
closer to civilization. |
$8.00
|
February 2009 |
Florida
State Historical Park
 |
Fort Zachary Taylor Historical State Park
P.O. Box 6560
Key West, Florida 33041
305-292-6713
http://www.floridastateparks.org
/forttaylor/ |
US Route 1 becomes Truman Ave. in Key West. Turn right
on Whitehead Street and left on Southard St. Go past the Truman
Annex guard booth, through the next gateposts and turn left toward the
Naval Station gate. Just before the Naval Station gate, turn righ
into the park's fee booth. Be careful, the streets in Key West
are VERY narrow and tourists do not know why those lines are painted on
the streets at intersections. |
We camped here during Civil War
Heritage Days and parking was part of the participant fee. They
put us in a gravel parking lot right on the ocean in the shadow of the
fort. The beach here is considered the finest beach in Key West
but the park is only open from 8 a.m. until dusk. Overnight
parking is not allowed (although we are leading a campaing to change
that). There are no utilities so this is totally dry camping.
Park volunteers however live in Volunteer Village with full hook
ups for 20 hours per week of work. Contact the park for info. |
$0
Not normally available |
February 2009 |
Florida
Nudist Resort
 |
Gulf Coast Nudist Resort
13220 Houston Ave.
Hudson, FL 34667
727 868-1061
gulfcoastresort@aol.com
www.gulfcoastresort.com |
From US 19 take County Line Road east for 2 miles.
From US 41 take County Line Road west for 8.5 miles.
County Line Road is also State Route 578.
Turn south on East Road, travel 2 miles and look for sign on left. Turn left onto Houston Ave to the resort entrance. |
Family-friendly nudist resort with large pool and whirlpool
on a concrete sunning pad. Resort has paved tennis courts, horseshoe
pits, volleyball courts, shuffleboard and other exercise facilities. A
restaurant is open for three meals daily and a cabanna with hamburgs,
hotdogs, beer and wine is open on week ends. Many scheduled events. We
were there for the St. Patrick's Day activities and a meeting of the
Escapees Buffs BoF. Full hook ups and laundry available. |
$18.50
Escapees Buff BoF Event Price |
March 2007 |
Florida
State Forest
 |
Holder Mine Campground
Division of Forestry
Withlacoochee State Forest
Recreation/Visitors Center
15003 Broad Street
Brooksville, FL 34601
352 754-6896 |
From the Gulf to Lakes Highway (State Road 44) west of
Inverness take State Road 581 south toward Brooksville.
After about two miles you will see a sign for Trail 10 to the
right. A half mile in the road turns to gravel for about a mile.
Campground is on the right just past the dump station. |
We went to this campground from
Big Bass because the temps continually dropped below freezing at night
and without electric we couldn't keep warm and were spending a fortune
on LP for the generator and catalitic heaters. This is a beautiful little campground
with electric and water as well as restrooms and hot shower. No
reservations, first come first served. Pick a spot and pay the
Iron Ranger. |
$8.00
65 or older or 100% disabled. Otherwise $15 per night |
January-March 2009 |
Florida
Military
|
Key West Naval Air Station
Bldg. V932, Sigsbee Park
NAS Key West, FL 33040
305 293-4432
www.naskw.navy.mil |
Soon after crossing the bridge
into Key West, US 1 makes a right turn then curves to the left.
When it straightens out look for signs to Sigsbee and turn right
onto Kennedy Drive. Take the causeway and the road to the MWR office
and check in. |
Sigsbee has about 90 spaces with
full hook up and a 14-day stay limit. Waiting time in dry camping
is 2-3 weeks and they will never run out of space. If you are not
waiting for a full hook-up site they will probably move you over to
Trumbo Point, adjacent to the Coast Guard but only a long walk to the
Schooner Wharf, Mallory Square and Duvall St. The Trumbow Point
campground is sparse with a shower at the pool along with two washers
and dryers. But you are in paradise--the Conch Republic. Go downtown, take a cruise,
populate Mallory Square or just stroll down Duvall Street. If you
sit in your coach on your grass spot you deserve to be bored. |
$12
Dry Camping
$18
Full Hook-Up
Camping on the economy is in the $120 per night range. |
February 2009 |
Florida
Nudist Resort
|
Lake Como Nudist Resort
20500 Cot Rd.
Lutz, FL 33558
813 949-1810
877 TRYLAKE (toll free)
www.lakecomoresort.com |
Just south of the intersection of US 41 and State Route 54 turn west onto Cot Rd and follow it to the Lake Como entrance. |
Rustic family-friendly resort
with large pool, whirlpool, sauna, competition-quality clay tennis
courts, free canoes and paddleboats on large lake. Everything from full
hook ups to boondocking at the same price. |
$65
With coupons.
Nudism is not cheap! |
March 2007 |
Florida
Military
 |
Manitee Cove
Outdoor Recreation
45 MSG/SVRO
1629 Atlas Avenue
Patrick AFB, FL 32925
321 494-4787 |
From I 95 take Exit
191 (Wickham Rd). Follow signs to Patrick AFB. There is one left turn
onto Pineda Causeway. Go past first entrance to Patrick AFB. Turn left
on FL A1A. About a mile and a half north turn left into truck entrance
(if after hours call security for entry). From gate turn right
onto main road which eventually turns left. Go through two stop signs
and turn left on Rescue Road which crosses the end of the runway and
terminates at the FamCamp. After 9 p.m. stay in the parking lot before
the playground and wait for morning. |
Beautiful facility,
well maintained and well managed. Plenty of rules but they are all
enforced for everyone. Site 69 is reserved for wheel-chair bound
handicapped. Facility has full and partial hook-ups and a fleet of
blue-boys for those in no-sewer spots. Some spots are right on the
Banana River. Nice beach, restrooms, showers, laundry room.
This was also the first place we found the Air Force Frequent Camper Program and were able to sign up. |
$14
30A, W |
April 2007 |
Florida
National Park
|
Monument Lake Campground
Big Cyprress National Preserve
33100 Tamiami Trail East
Ochopee, FL 34141-1000
239 695-1201
www.nps.gov/bicy |
Along the Tamiami Trail (US 41) about 10 miles west of the Oasis Visitor Center north of the highway. |
We stopped here overnight on our
way from Key West to Fort Myers Beach. It is dry camping with a
bathhouse. The lake is full of very large gators who are curious
but not agressive. Beautiful location and very friendly volunteer
staff. However, if we were going to spend more than a night we
would go to the Midway Campground, about three miles east of the Oasis
Visitor Center where we can get a full hook up and shower for $10 a
night (Interagency Pass rate). |
$8
Interagency Pass Rate
$15 normal
No Amenities |
February 2009 |
Florida
Service |
Parkway Tire Campground
412 N. Tyndall Parkway
Callaway, FL
850 785-6300 |
Between Panama City and Tyndall AFB on US 98. |
It's actually the parking area
behind Parkway Tire and Service, Inc. We spent a week here
getting our brakes done. We had to replace all four rotors and
other problems and the people here were just great. If your RV needs
service they will do it for a reasonable price. They have
promised us a dedicated camping spot when we come back next year for
tires. We can not recommend Neil and his staff too highly.
Not a very good campground but a great place for RV service and
tires. |
$0
No Amenities |
February 2008
January 2009 |
Florida
Military
|
Raptor Ranch
101 FamCamp Road
Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-1045
850 283-2798
http://www.325thServices.com/
famcamp.html
|
South of Panama City, just as you enter Tyndall AFB on US98, second right at FamCamp sign. Just off the highway. |
Very nice, well maintained and
excellent management. This one is a winner. No reservations but fast
turn-around from overflow to sites. Beautiful, wooded location directly
on the river. The community building was built by campers and events
are held frequently. |
$16
30-Amp Rate
$10 in Over Flow |
March 2007
February 2008 |
Florida
Nudist Resort
|
Riverboat Nudist Resort
6901 Caliente Boulevard
Land O' Lakes, FL 34637
813 996-6008
camp@riverboatclub.com
http://riverboatclub.com
|
North of Land O' Lakes turn east off of US 41 onto
Caliente Road and pass Caliente Resort--paved road ends. Riverboat is
on the left. |
Very rustic. Pool and
whirlpool were dirty. Friendly people. Parties, parties, parties. Do
not take children here, this resort is friendly to alternate lifestyles. |
$32.50
Week-end Special |
March 2007 |
Florida
Safety Stop
|
Wal*Mart #988
21703 Village Lakes Shopping Center
Land O'Lakes, FL 34639 |
On the north side of State Route 54 just east of US 41. Just a few miles west of I-75. |
This is a Wal*Mart, not a Super Wal*Mart so it closes at night and has no grocery department. However, there is a Sweetbay
Grocery Store in the same shopping center. Parking is OK but they
ask that you park close to the highway. Walking into this store
is almost like walking into a museum--this is one of the originals.
If you want to get a manicure or pedicure go to Rose Nails, not the overly expensive other nail shop. |
$0 |
February 2009 |
GEORGIA
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is not allowed. Some Rest Areas have dumps at the exits.
|
Georgia
PA Campground
|
Bell Acres REsort
158 Bell Acres Road
Maysville, GA 39558
800 432-1436
bare@bellacres.com
www.bellacres.com
34o 17' 20.7" N
83o 29' 44.1" W |
I-85 to Exit 149 (Do NOT use the
Maysville Exit), go north on US 441, approximately one mile, cross
Grove River Bridge and take first left onto McDonald Circle. Drive 1.7
miles to Hembree Road (gravel) on left. Take Hembree Road .6 mile to
Bell Acres Road on right. With a good driver this can be negotiated
with big rigs. |
Nudist Resort
open year-round. 10 camping spaces, 35
long term camper spaces. Friendly membership resort with week end
activities, pool (May-Oct), hot tub, hiking trail, clubhouse, horshoe
and volleyball courts. Pleasant wooded acres. Sites can accompdate up
to 45-ft rigs but there are only a few 30 amp sites (no 50). Water and
sewer on site. Get there soon if you plan to go because the owner does
very little maintenance and the place will soon fall apart and go back
to nature.
|
$21.50 PA |
March 2006 |
Georgia
National Park Service
|
Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR)
6500 Frederica Road
Saint Simons Island, GA
912 638-3639
www.nps.gov/fofr
|
On Saint Simons Island, GA, a barrier island east of
Brunswick, GA. Take the causeway to the island and turn left at
the first light. At the next light trun left and continue to the
circle. Take the second exit off the circle and the park is just
past Christ Church on the left. |
One pad for volunteers
(scheduled up to three years in advance except for July and August
which are almost always open). Work is diverse from
interpretation to construction to costume repair to living history and
just about anything you can offer. |
$0
4-days on (9 am to 4:30 pm) three days off per week. Very flexible. |
November - December 2008 |
Georgia
National Park Service
|
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
US Highway 80 East
PO Box 30757
Savannah, GA 31410
912 786-5787
www.nps.gov/fopu |
About 12 miles east of Savannah on US 80 just before Tybee Island. |
Four full-service pads for
volunteers. You work four on, three off in various jobs for the
National Park Service. This may be the best volunteer campground in the
NPS. The Coast Guard station within walking distance allovs volunteers
to eat in their galley for a fee. You can watch the big ships pass
within a couple hundred yards on their way to and from Savannah. Your
dining companions are deer and racoons and when the park is closed, the
bridge is locked and you are pretty much alone on Cocksput Island. |
$0
28 hours per week per person |
April to July 2007 |
|
Georgia
Military
|
Robins
FamCamp
Outdoor
Recreation (SVRO)
Bldg.
1305
Robins AFB, GA 31098-1468
478
926-3193
32° 38' 25.4" N
83° 35' 41.9" W
|
On
base. Drive to the commercial (truck)
gate and ask for directions, a map and an escort, if possible. The site
is on a lake and is breathtaking. Well worth the search. |
Open
year-round. 18-hard stands, 4 of them
pull-thru. 50A/Sewer/Water. Friendliest staff on the planet. We were
there a few days before a FMCA event nearby and had to dry camp for
half price. Base services are a short drive away but the campsites are
very secluded in a nice wooded area. Our second visit was just as enjoyable. A great place to relax. |
$12 |
March 2005
January 2009 |
INDIANA
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is NOT allowed.
|
Indiana
Safety Stop
|
FlyingJ
Lebanon, IN 46052
765 483-9755 |
I-65
Exit 139 at IN-39. |
Very
busy, next to a truck terminal. RV islands to the left of the auto
islands. Diesel, gas, LP, dump, air. Only four RV overnight spaces,
located next to auto islands. Standard Flying J facilities. When we
were there they had the lowest diesel prices in the nation. |
$0 |
May 2005 |
Indiana
Safety Stop
|
Flying J # 05085
I-80 & I-94 Exit 15B
Lake Station, IN 46405
219 962-8502 |
Also Indiana 51- Ripley Street South.
East of Gary. |
NO RV FACILITIES. Go to truck
fueling islands. The sign that says "Cars Only" is for real. A big rig
can not maneuver in the space provided. |
$0 |
October 2006 |
Indiana
U. S. Forest Service
|
Hardin Ridge Campground
Hoosier National Forest
6464 Hardin Ridge Road
Heltonville, IN 47436
812 837-9453
39º 01' 14.4" N
86º 26" 41.7" W |
A few miles off Indiana 446 south of Bloomington on Lake Monroe.
|
We arrived the week
after school started and essentially had the whole place to ourselves.
Fabulously beautiful, great hosts, spotless, improved parking spaces
with 30Amp electric and water. The showers are very clean, they work
extremely well and are worth the price of admission. The price with the Golden Access Passport
was listed as $13.50 but if you stay 3 days during the week you get the
4th day free. I didn't realize that the U. S. Forest Service is part of
the Department of Agriculture. |
$10.25
Golden Access Pass |
August 2005 |
Indiana
Workamping |
O'Riley Raceway Park
Was Indianapolis Raceway Park
10267 E. US 136
Indianapolis, IN 46234
317 291-4090
Speak to Katrina Black
www.oreillyracewaypark.com
39° 49' 12.9" N
86° 20' 22.7" W |
U. S. Route 136 in Crawfordsville, northwest of Indianapolis.
Not to be confused with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, IN where the Indianapolis 500 is held.
(The Indy 500 also
uses Workampers but we have never worked there--if you are interested
contact us and we will get you in touch with people who have) |
Not a campground--a workamping assignment. We work here each year for the MAC Nationals of the National Hot Rod Association,
selling and taking tickets. Before the race starts we work a few days
putting up signs and cleaning facilities. No electricity (In 2007 they
left us hook up to 20 amps if we could find a plug). Honey wagon
takes septic and water is delivered when requested for free. The appeal
here is the other Workampers. We have a lot of fun and make a little money. There are
also other events for Workampers throughout the year so contact Katrina
(very nice lady & super boss) if you are interested in a brief
assignment. |
No Fees |
August 2005
August 2006
August 2007 |
Indiana
Private Spot |
White Oak Ranch Campground
Old Farm Road
Springville, IN 47462
CLOSED IN 2007, MOVED TO A SITE SOUTHEAST OF BEDFORD. |
Along Old Farm Road between Springville and Fayetteville west of Bedford. |
Bev's
sister, Leslie, and her husband, Jeff, are the always genial hosts. We
have a 30 Amp connection, water and plenty of woods to drain the gray
tank. Their horses add an interesting ambiance to the parking spot.
They always welcome us and it is a beautiful, quiet idylic setting for
resting. Unfortunately, for anyone looking here for a place to camp,
this is another of our network of friends and relatives who have
driveways in excess of 35 feet long and welcome us. |
No Fees |
As often as possible |
|
LOUISIANA
Rest Areas: |
Louisiana
Military
 |
Toledo Bend Recreation Site
1310 Army Recreation Road
Florien, LA 71429-5000
316 531-1974
888 718-9088 toll free
http://fortpolkmwr.com/
toledo_bend_recreation_site |
From Ft. Polk take US 171 north to Anacoco and turn left on
LA 111. Follow this road (LA 111 makes a left turn--go straight) until
it comes to a T at the river. Turn right and drive 4.8 miles, pass the
state park, and look for the sign on the left. Once at the site, DO NOT
go down the hill to the office with your rig--it is on a peninsula and
very difficult to turn around. Recommend you go through the "Back Gate"
if you have a big rig. This campground can not handle anything bigger
than 35 ft. |
Rustic fishing camp with
electric and water on site. CATV is available for $5 per week (on some
sites). No TV reception, no Verizon service.
Boats for rent, swimming area with lifeguards in the summer. The
friendliest and most helpful staff we have ever run into. Week ends can
get a bit rowdy with soldiers from Ft. Polk letting off steam with
bonfires and heavy drinking. Bathhouse has excellent showers with
plenty of pressure and hot water. There is only one washer and one
dryer at 75¢ each. |
$15
Plus $5 per week for CATV |
February 2007 |
|
MISSISSIPPI
Rest Areas: |
Mississippi
Military
|
Shields RV Park
Navy Construction Battalion Center
176 Holloway Drive
Gulfport, MS 39501-5000
228 437-0941 |
From I 10 Exit
34 take US 49 south for exactly 4 miles to Pass Road. Turn right, Pass
Road ends at the gate. Ask at the gate for directions as the park is
being moved. |
This park is in transition. Its current site is being closed
to build military family housing. The temporary site is a former FEMA
trailer park in the industrial section of the base until the new site
is completed at an abandoned trailer park. Interim site has all back-in
on gravel with 30 amp service, water and sewer. There is also a laundry
house with free washers and dryers, part of which is to be converted to
bathrooms. |
$12.87
Weekly rate per day |
March 2007 |
Mississippi
Safety Stop
|
Wal*Mart #3528
1053 Frontage Drive, E
Wiggins, MS 39577
|
US 49 |
We tried to get in at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg but it was
full with no overflow due to its Iraq War mission. We decided to go to
the Sea Bee base at Gulfport but it was getting late and we were tired
so we spent the night here. |
$0 |
February 2007 |
MONTANA
Rest Stops: Overnight parking NOT allowed. Some Rest Stops have dumps.
|
Montana
Campground |
Chalet Bearmouth
1610 W. Drummond Frontage Rd.
Clinton, MT 59825
406 825-9950
www.bearmouth.com
46° 41' 53.2" N
113° 25' 23.1" W
3694 ft elevation |
I-90 at Mile Marker 138. 33 miles E of Missoula & 97 miles W of Butte. |
We
were tired after driving
the passes in rain, sleet, snow, slush, etc. all day and saw this place
along the Clark Fork River. The scenery is magnificent and it is open
year round. We had a 30 Amp (50 is available) hook up plus water (water
is shut off during winter). Sewer is central due to the age of the park
and proximity to the river.
The Lodge has rooms, dining, a bar, casino, large showers,
bathrooms, laundry room and gas pumps. The restaurant is open for
breakfast (which was outstanding), lunch
and dinner. There is also FREE WiFi but no TV. New motivated and very
friendly owners. Planning to go PA.
|
$20
|
October 2006 |
|
NEVADA
Rest Areas: Overnight parking OK. 24 hour limit. |
Nevada
National Park
|
Lake Meade NRA
Boulder Beach Campground
36° 48' 16.5" N
114° 5' 42.8" W
|
I-515 SE of Las Vegas until it
ends. Continue on US93 and take Boulder City by-pass. Before
Hoover Dam will be a left turn to beaches and camping. Boulder Beach is
first campground on right past the Ranger Station.
|
Drive through campground and
pick a spot (none are reserved). Then return to pavilion at entry,
obtain an envelope, fill it out with site number, name, address,
license number of RV and Golden Passport number if you have one. This
campground charges $10 per night ($5 for Golden Passports). Restroom
facilities with sinks are provided as are fire rings and water (not
garden hose compatable). There is a beach and a dump station. Enforced
quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
$5
Golden Access Pass |
November 2006 |
Nevada
Casino |
Oasis Resort Casino RV Park
897 W. Mesquite Blvd.
Mesquite, NV 89027
800 216-2747
www.oasis-resort.com
36° 48' 16.7" N
114° 5' 42.6" W |
I-15 Exit 120. Drive down
Mesquite Blvd past Oasis Casino, RV park entrance on left. Check
in at office. Pull-thrus on left, back-ins on right. Showers in far
right corner. |
Nice fully paved area with 50
Amp electric, water, sewer, cable. Very tight spaces, slide outs are
problematic. We were here for a conference (and a celebration of the
Marine Corps Birthday). It is a little more than we would like to spend
and if we are in the area would probably go to Zion National Park.
If this is your kind of camping this place gets a good grade. Very nice
clean showers. Get a key to the heated pool and two whirlpools at the
hotel lobby. If you are a serious gambler they will comp your site. Try not to drink the water, it is nasty.
|
$17 |
November 2006 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is NOT allowed. Stays limited to 3 hours except in emergencies.
|
New Hampshire
Military
|
New Boston Recreation Area
317 Chestnut Hill Road
New Boston, NH 03070
603 471-2234
42° 56' 56.1" N
71° 37' 22.4" W |
West
of Manchester on New Boston Air Force Station. They bill it as the best
kept camping secret in New England and from our experience they are
right. |
Nice
improved spaces with 30A and water. No on site dump. Showers are in a
small trailer at the entrance to the site and the rest rooms are
porta-potties. No military exchange or commissary but Wal*Mart is
only 8 miles away. A good percentage of the spots are filled with
semi-permanent (3-6 months) campers so reservations are absolutely
required. For some reason they don't allow overflow parking even though
there is plenty of open space. |
$10 |
August 2005 |
NEW YORK
Rest
Areas: Overnight parking allowed only in emergencies. Normal stops
limited to 3 hours. Toll roads, bridges and tunnels almost all accept
Ez-Pass.
|
New York
State Park
 |
Cherry Plain State Park
Box 30
Cherry Plain, NY 12040
518 733-5400 |
SE
of Albany near the Mass. border. Waaaaaaaaaay back in the woods. Very
poorly marked with miniature signs behind trees etc. Single lane gravel
roads for miles. |
This
is not your basic overnight stop. You have got to want to come here
and, quite honestly, as far back in the boonies as it is, you should
plan to stay a week and plan to pay plenty for it. Quiet, serene, big
beautiful clean lake with
swimming and boating. NO hook ups, small RV spaces (I barely made it
between some of the trees and had to sacrifice my awning to get out).
But if you want rustic, this is the place
to be. Friendly staff but a very confusing fee structure. As I write
this I have no idea how much this is going to cost. One of the reasons
we stopped was the note that they gave discounts for golden access
holders (according to the brochure we got at the Welcome Center
on I-81) but now it appears as though that is "New York State
Golden
Access" holders. If you have a rig over 20-feet, DO NOT let them send
you into the first loop--you can't get out. |
$15.75 |
August 2005 |
New York
P.A. Campground
|
Cortland
Country Music
Park
Rt 13 North
Cortland, NY 13045
607 753-0377
cortlandcountrymusicpark.com |
I-81
Exit 11. North on
Rt.13 1.5 miles on the right. Note: It is the second
Country Music Park,
the first is a real dump (even worse than the dump we ended up in). |
AVOID
THIS PLACE. The
campground is an after thought to the Country Music Hall of Fame, the
Saturday and Sunday live entertainment and the Monday Bingo. When we
arrived they told us to park anywhere so we selected a level spot. Two
days of rain and our spot turned into a mud bog. We were informed that
the tractor was broken and we had to have a commercial tow truck jerk
us out. The management was not only not helpful, they were belligerent.
The place is crowded with semi-permanent residents with plywood
additions. Many of them are around the lake so that you can't even see
the lake. |
$10
P.A. |
June 2005 |
New York
Military
|
Fort Drum |
Near Watertown |
Remington
Lake Campground
is CLOSED. The option was dry
camping with zero facilities on site for
waaaaaaay too much. But I can't really complain because this is the
home of the 10th Mountain Division which was the vanguard on our
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. That part of their job they do great. |
$20 |
June 2005 |
New York
P.A. Campground
|
Sleepy Hollow Lake
13800 Siehl Road
Akron, NY 14001
716 542-4336 |
Between
I-90 and NY 33 west of NY 77 |
200
sites with 30 and 50 Amp service and anything to do from BINGO and
quoits to a petting zoo and a beach. Some shaded sites, some in the
scorching sun. This is one of the few P.A. campgrounds that is worth
the regular fee. This is a resort setting with plenty to do. They
did manage to squeeze out an extra $2.50 per night for air
conditioning--it was not in the P. A. brochure. |
$14.50
P.A. |
August
2005 |
OHIO
Rest
Areas: Overnight parking NOT allowed. Stay limited to 3 hours. Ohio
Turnpike does NOT accept Ez-Pass but I am told some rest stops have electric hook ups and dumps. Interstate speed limit 65 except for
big trucks and big rigs (55 mph) and enforcement is fanatical. This
forces you to either constantly pass trucks or drive at the slower
speed--this can not be safer.
|
Ohio
P.A. Campground
|
Kool
Lakes Family RV Park
PO Box 673
Parkman, OH 44080
440 548-9436
41° 20' 47.3" N
81° 02' 26.1" W |
Off
of
US 422 south on Ohio 282 less than a mile. In Portage County |
Beautiful
old campground with fishing and boating lake and separate swimming
lake. Plenty of campsites with various options from primitive
to
full-hookup. Some pull thru's. Very good shower facilities except that
when we were there the hot water was limited or non-existent. Quiet,
wooded. The folks who helped us get set up on Sunday were very
friendly, other staff was much less helpful. Many seasonal and
permanent
sites
with their plywood add-ons gives it a ramshackle appearance. We
probably won't go back because of their erratic policy on visitors. We
had visitors on two days--just to chat, not to use any of the
facilities, and on the first day they were charged $1 per person and on
the second day $3 per person and were sternly warned to be out of the
park by sundown (despite their rules which said 10 p.m.). |
$11
P.A. |
June 2005 |
Ohio
Corps of Engineers
|
Mill Creek Recreation Area
7400 Bedell Road
Berlin Center, OH 44401
330 547-8180
41° 00' 42.2" N
80° 59' 10.6' W |
From
Deerfield, OH 4 miles East on US 224, 0.5 miles South on Bedell Road,
on right.
|
30
Amp (50 available in a few sites), no water, no sewer on site (dump in park). Beautiful wooded setting, level hard surface.
Giant lake, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, biking, group camping,
showers (in need of repair), marina, playgrounds, central septic dump.
Corps of Engineers facility. Friendly people. We WILL be
have been back. Best sites in the park are Aspen 76 & 78 as they
have electric and are right next to the showers (which have been
repaired).
|
$9
Golden Access Pass |
August 2005,
September 2006 |
Ohio
Safety Stop
|
Wal*Mart
#2362
3606 Mayfield Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 |
Closest
Wal*Mart to Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame which has NO parking of any kind for RVs. Hard to
find. |
Not
a very nice
neighborhood and the Head Cashier said we needed permission from the
manager who just went home. We checked with the roving security guard
who said it would be OK. This is not a 24-hour Wal*Mart and we would
not do it again. The IHOP nearby was a blessing in the morning. |
$0 |
June 2005 |
OREGON
Rest Areas: Overnight parking OK up to
12 hours. Some rest areas have exercise rings for horses. They are also
serious about not passing snow plows on the right. Some rest areas have
dumps.
|
Oregon
Stupidity Stop
 |
Dead Man's Pass Rest Stop
(Not near anything) |
I-84 Exit 224 |
From the west it is a full
hour's climb, in 3rd gear to the summit. As a result, I ran out of fuel
pulling into this rest stop. The closest diesel is at the FlyingJ in
LaGrande. Have you ever had to prime a diesel engine on a hill at night
in the rain? Trust me, it ain't fun.
While I was there, two other vehicles ran out of fuel and had to call
for service. This would be a great place to put a fuel stop. |
$0 |
November 2006 |
Oregon
Safety Stop
|
FlyingJ
PO Box 3298s
LaGrande, OR 97850
541 963-3432 |
I-84 Exit 265 |
This is a franchise, not a
Flying J owned facility. No RV island, no dump, no propane. Parking is
on gravel among the trucks. EXTREMELY noisy from trucks running all
night and a train track next to the parking area. This is also a
Greyhound Bus Depot. VERY FRIENDLY and helpful people who didn't even
make fun of me when I ran out of fuel on Dead Man's Pass. Heading east
I would spend the night at the rest stop about 4 miles down the road.
Heading west I'd go to Dead Man's Pass rest stop. |
$0 |
November 2006 |
PENNSYLVANIA
Rest Areas: Overnight parking NOT authorized but not enforced. PA Turnpike accepts Ez-Pass.
|
Pennsylvania
Private Spot |
Camp Carpenter Bee
Brunnerville, PA 17543 |
Private residence, sorry |
Greg & Martee allow us to stay at their
place in Brunnerville. It is a well forested lot overlooking a large
farm and a valley. They allowed us to put in a dedicated 30 amp service
and we park on the edge of their parking lot. Super people, we are
lucky to know them. |
$0 |
Whenever we are in Lancaster County, PA |
Pennsylvania
Safety Stop
|
FlyingJ
1501 Harrisburg Pike
Carlisle, PA 17013 |
North
of Carlisle just off I-81 at Exit 52. |
Typical
FlyingJ except that RV parking is in the lot outside the door to the
restaurant. There are no pull-thrus so bigger rigs need to park
sideways on the marked lot. |
$0 |
August 2005
October 2006 |
Pennsylvania
Safety Stop
|
Wal*Mart
#1945
1169 S. Main St.
Mansfield, PA16933 |
Off
I-99 about a mile. |
Nice
quiet spot. Be sure
to ask manager. |
$0 |
June 2005 |
Pennsylvania
Private Spot |
Walker Compound
Milesburg, PA |
Private residence, sorry |
Most of Bev's brother's family live on this
large lot on the edge of two streams and bordered by the Nittany and
Bald Eagle Railroad. We have a dedicated 30 amp service in the
mountains of Northern Pennsylvania. It is great until the floods. |
$0 |
Frequently |
Pennsylvania
Corps of Engineers
|
Youghiogheny River Lake
Outflow Campground
R.D. 497 Flanigan Road
Confluence, PA 15424-1932
814 393-3944
39º 48' 15.6" N
79º 22' 3.8" W |
On PA Route 281 about five miles north of US 40, east of Uniontown PA
|
We
are convinced that
the Corps of Engineers selects their campgrounds by following the
Verizon guy around and when he asks "Can you hear me now" and there
is no response the CofE builds a campground. They have full
hookups but we selected electric only. It was the last week of
the season and everything was in working order and very clean. Sleeping
to the sound of the water coursing down from the dam was a real
pleasure. We will be back. The town of Confluence is less than a mile
away and has a nice market, laundry, post office and library. And if
you drive to the top of the hill your cell phone will often work. |
$10
Golden Access Pass |
September 2005
September 2007 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
South Carolina
National Park Service
|
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
2625 Park Road
Blacksburg, SC 29702
864 936-7921
www.nps.gov/kimo |
Take NC Exit 2 off I-85 and head back into South Carolina. This road will take you past the Headquarters and the Visitor Center. |
They parked us behind a historic
house and installed a 30 amp plug. We had water and access to the
washer and dryer in the house. The Chief Ranger scheduled us for
five days on and two off. That is too much for the amenities provided
and we would have complained if we planned to return. |
$0
40 hours per person per week |
November and December 2007 |
South Carolina
Family |
Double J Camping Spot
Honea Path, SC
|
Private Camping, sorry. |
Jeff and Jann Minich, Bev's
cousins, allowed us to use the 30 amp plug, water and sewer connection
they used for the trailer they lived in while they built their
beautiful house. Great hosts and good friends. |
$0 |
As often as possible |
|
South Carolina
Military
|
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island, SC |
|
NO CAMPING
FACILITIES. Bev and I met and got married while we were both
stationed here near the middle of the last century. We go back as
often as possible to watch a Friday graduation parade.
Unfortunately we can't get the depot to give us a place to park,
but we will keep working on it. |
|
|
SOUTH DAKOTA
This is the best state for fulltimers to use for their address for reasons discussed below.
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is not only NOT allowed there are
signs posted stating that any stay over 3 hours (8 hours for commercial
truckers) is a misdemeanor. That's why we "live" here but don't visit
often.
|
South Dakota
Safety Stop
|
FlyingJ #05035
I-29, Exit 83
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
605 977-1438 |
Located one exit south of I-90. |
Excellent facility with two
complete RV islands and a third with only dump and air. LP is located
so that jockeying around is not necessary and you can get LP while
someone else is in the islands. Very busy location with only 6 marked
RV parking spots but the lot is very large. Cleaner than most Flying Js
we have seen. |
$0 |
October 2006 |
South
Dakota
P.A. Campground
|
Famil-E-Fun
Campground
25473 403rd Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
605 996-8983
43° 41' 30.5" N
98° 08' 46.3" W |
I-90
at Exit 325, west of Mitchell. |
65
sites, open April-October. Jerry and Sharon have had this family park
for 18 years and they care for it like a child. It has pull-thru sites
that will handle the largest rigs, 50A and 30A service, on-site dump,
water and a phone at the office for Internet. There is a large,
beautiful pool, mini-golf, laundry, showers, and some of the
friendliest people on the planet. Plenty of shade trees. The Passport
America rate is listed as there is no stated limit, only that they
reserve the right to limit the rate (if, for instance, you are a real
jerk). |
$10
P.A. |
April 2005 |
TENNESSEE
Rest Areas: Overnight parking NOT allowed. Two hour limit.
|
|
Tennessee
Military
|
Arnold
FamCamp
656
AEDC/SDV (FamCamp)
Community
Center
4174
Westover Rd.
Arnold
AFB TN 37388
famcamp@hap.arnold.af.mil
931
454-6084
|
On
base. I-24 exit
117 west. Follow signs to Recreation Areas. At
Gate 2 turn left onto Pump
Station Road. Go
to end, turn right (at 3-way stop check in at gate
but do not turn in).
Continue1
mile to FamCamp on right. Camp host is in
the middle of the camp. Be careful, entrance is a switch-back and up
hill. |
Open
year-round. Facilities
not well maintained. Fee too high for services available. Quite a few
seasonal or permanent units. Some with gardens, some with gray-water
dumped on ground. Beach, boat launch, large lake. No sewer, central
dump. Sites with 30A and water. Small AAFES, base is mostly civilian
contract. The whole time we were there the laundry room was locked and
the camp hostess was unavailable. |
$14 |
May 2005 |
Tennessee
P.A. Campground
|
Maple
Grove Campground
6878 Granville Highway (Rt 53)
Granville, TN 38564
931 653-4486
maplegrovecampground.com
|
I-40
Exit 258 take TN-53 north about 9 miles. Look for
signs.
When you see the one that says Maple Grove Campground 7/10 mile slow
down, it is just over the crest of a hill on the left and the sign is
hard to see. It's a trek over some challenging road but it is worth it. |
This
is a diamond in the rough. For years it was a well known local
campground but it fell on hard times and mismanagement and into
foreclosure. The new owners bought it in 2004 and are bringing back the
luster. Shaded, rolling grounds with 48 grass and gravel sites each
with full hook up, some with 50A. Gigantic pool, building a small store
and laundry (not included in PVI). Nice clean bathrooms with showers,
pavilion with fireplace. Pay phone (which is good because there is no
cell phone service--hey Verizon, "Can you hear me now?"). Adjacent to a
Corps of Engineers lake. Spend a week or more here--open year-round. In
the winter this place is crowded with hunters. |
$8
P.A. |
May 2005 |
|
TEXAS
Rest Areas: Overnight parking OK. Rest areas have free
WiFi but I have never been able to get it to work and no one at the
rest areas seems to know anything about it. |
Texas
Safety Stop
|
Wal*Mart #285
141 I-45 South
Huntsville, TX 77320 |
I 45 Exit 109 (the Wal*Mart map book says Exit 118 but it is wrong) |
Nice secure location. Security was both helpful and friendly. |
$0 |
February 2007 |
|
UTAH
Rest Areas: The state is closing the rest areas and
replacing them with "Public/Private Partnership Rest Areas." These are
service stations and other commercial locations that are close to exits. |
Utah
National Park
|
Zion National Park
Springdale, UT 84767-1099
435 772-3256
37° 11' 43" N
112° 59' 20.9" W |
I-15 Exit 27 at Toquerville.
Drive through Verkin, Virgin and Springdale about 20 miles to entrance.
Campground is first right after the Ranger Station.
|
The view from under our awning
is awe inspiring. A small mule dear watched us as we set up and later
the whole family came by to check us out. The buck had a rack that
would make our brother-in-law Jeff drool. We WILL be back when we can
stay longer. Even the pop-up in the pull-thru spot couldn't dampen my enjoyment of this venue.
|
$9
Golden Access Pass |
November 2006 |
VIRGINIA
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is NOT permitted. Two hour time limit.
|
Virginia
National Park Service
|
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO)
nps.gov/apco
|
From Lynchburg or Farmville take US460 to the Appomattox
by-pass where you will take State Road 24 east for about two miles, the
Visitor Center is on the left. |
They have no camping facilities
so we parked next to the house that houses part-time rangers and
plugged in. I worked here as a Seasonal Park Ranger and Bev
worked as a volunteer to pay for our parking expenses. |
$0 |
May - October 2008 |
Virginia
Living History |
Fort Pocahontas
At Wilson's Wharf
PO Box 8
Charles City, VA 23030
804 829-5377
www.fortpocahontas.org
37° 18' 30.2" N
76° 59' 48.9" W |
Exit I-96 onto VA 5 at Exit 22, east to Charles City County. About 1.5 miles past Sherwood Forest Plantation turn right at small sign and follow signs. |
Not a campground. We stayed here during the
Civil War reenactment held anually in May. While we were parked in the
public parking lot, during the evenings it was quiet and dark with
trees. Great camping, too bad it is not open for that purpose. |
$0 |
May 2006
May 2007
May 2008 |
Virginia
Safety Stop
|
Flying J Travel Plaza #05033
Ruther Glen, VA
804 448-9047 |
I-95 Exit 104 between Fredridksburg and Richmond |
Very busy. Limited RV parking. Pavement poorly marked, overnight parking very haphazard. Friendly staff. |
$0 |
May 2006 |
Virginia
Military
|
Little
Creek MWR RV Park
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
1432 Hewitt Drive
Norfolk, VA 23521-2231
757 462-7281 |
From
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel take US60 West to Gate 4 (you will pass
Gate 5) on right. Enter base, make first left drive about a mile on
left. Report to cabin. |
Nice
little park. Crowded but plenty of shade. All 45 pads are level
concrete and are assigned by length up to 35 ft. Some have 50A
all have sewer, water, CATV although we couldn't get ours to work. No
overflow so it is probably best to call ahead. Some seasonal sites but
they are all clean and there is no plywood construction. Showers were
worth the price of admission. |
$18 |
July 2005 |
Virginia
Military
(Open to public)
|
Pickett RV Park
Fort Pickett
Blackstone, VA 23824-5000
434 292-8444
Campground Operated by Nottoway County
434 298-0366 and speak to Miss Kitty.
Reservations Required
37° 03.703' N
77° 58.064' W |
From I-95 South of Petersburg
take Exit 51, US 460 West (it will also be I-85 until the Fort Pickett
Exit) From I-85 it is another 30 miles or so (it just seems like 100)
to a left turn just before Blackstone, then several more miles to the
main gate. Drive on post to 10th St. and turn left (Just after the
left, turn right into the parking lot for the office. After 4:30 p.m.
continue past 10th St. to the MP office on right). Campground is about
a block down 10th St., turn right. |
Well kept secret. 11 RV sites
with full hook ups (50 amp) and phone lines available for long term.
Over 30 days @ $8 per day. No showers on site but showers at billeting
are available free. Laundromat at billeting. Armed Forces Exchange,
bowling alley. Wal*Mart, shopping center & fast food about 2 miles.
Pets alowed on leash.
Site 7 has the Glenn Knight Memorial Water Hydrant since I clipped the old one off backing in.
Not recommended for motorhomes over 35 ft. All sites are back-in and
all are lower at back. Motorhomes will have trouble leveling front to
back |
$10 |
July 2006 |
Virginia
Military
|
Stewart
Campground
Norfolk Naval Support Activity, Northwest Annex
Chesapeake, VA 23322-5000
757 421-8264 |
The
NSA has covert locations that are easier to find than this place. Find
your way to I64 south of Norfolk and take US17 south to Ballahack Road,
turn left. The base will be on the right a few miles.
Or, from I64 take VA 168 south to Ballahack Road, turn right at the
7-11. The base will be on your left a few miles. |
This place was my personal playground. With a dozen sites there were
only three of us there. It is back in the boonies, and you can't even
see your fellow campers. Sites have 50A electric, no water, no sewer
but both are available at a central location. Nice little base with a
4-lane bowling alley, exercise facilities, pool, nice little Navy
Exchange and gas station. For a week you pay for 6 days. Super
bathrooms and showers. Active security and, oh yes, there is the small
problem with bears--but generally they won't bother you if you don't
bother them. Great people at MWR and everyone on base is extremely
friendly. If you qualify to get on base this is a really great deal.
Open May-Oct. |
$10 |
July 2005 |
Virginia
National Park
|
Wilderness
Road Campground
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
National Park Service
606 248-2817 |
From
the West (Kentucky) take Route 25E through the tunnel and then right on
US 58 a couple of miles, into Tennessee and then immediately in to
Virginia. Watch for signs for campground. At the welcome cabin take an
envelope and go park. All sites are back-in. Rows B and C
have
50A electric but no dump or water (both are available on the
campgrounds).
|
Wow!!!!
Secluded, wooded, quiet, pristine, natural sites with picnic tables and
fire rings. The comfort stations are almost sterile and the showers are
TO DIE FOR (you know, the type with a strong yet caressing stream of
water, easy to set temp and it even has a hand-held wand that you can
switch to in order to rinse off). Hiking and bicycle trails,
plenty to explore and you can barely see the next site. With the Golden Access Passport and 50% off the camping
fee, this is a winner. |
$17 |
May 2005 |
WASHINGTON
Rest Areas: Overnight parking OK. Most have dumps. All have WiFi for a fee.
|
Washington
Safety Stop
|
Indian John Hill Rest Area
I-90 near MM 89
|
West of Ellensburg |
Located within the Cascade Range. Beautiful spot. Very windy. Dump at truck exit. |
$0 |
October 2006 |
Washington
Safety Stop |
T/A-Travelcenters of America
North Bend, WA 98045
425 888-1119 |
I-90, Exit 34, West of Snoqualmie Pass |
We stopped here to get air for
our tires. We couldn't find the air hose so we asked and it was pointed
out to us. We couldn't get there because the area was being used for
employee parking and no one would move their cars. The place is filthy,
the people are surly and it is obvious that they do not want our
business. Pass this place up. |
$0 |
November 2006 |
WISCONSIN
Rest Areas: Overnight parking is NOT permitted.
|
Wisconsin
Safety Stop
|
FlyingJ #05124
Oak Creek, WI 53154
414 761-0482 |
I-94 Exit 322, South of Milwaukee |
Fuel is cheaper than Illinois
but more expensive than Indiana. As usual the card machine at the pumps
didn't work. Overnight parking very limited. |
$0 |
October 2006 |
|
Wisconsin
Military
|
Pine
View Recreation Area
AFRC-FM-CAB-O
2187
South J Street
Attn:
Pine View Recreation Area
Ft.
McCoy, WI 54656-5000
608
388-3517
www.mccoymwr.com
44° 02' 09" N
90° 42' 50" W
|
On
post. I-94 exit 143. Take WI-21 west
approx 9 miles to Ft. McCoy Gate 19, turn right and follow signs for
several miles. Host is just past main pavilion.
|
Open
year-round. Excellent facilities. Well
maintained. 50A/sewer/water/CATV. Discount to Golden Age Passport
holders. Rating is reduced
because we
don’t rate anything over $15 very high (this may change on
our
next visit because they honor Golden Passports which we now
have). |
$18 |
April 2005 |
Canadian Campgrounds
Prices in Canadian Dollars with U. S. Equivalent in Parenthesis |
Ontario
P.A. Campground
|
Kawartha
Trails Resort
RR11
Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y3
705 745-4077
44° 11' 20.2" N
78° 19' 59.3" W |
From
Port Hope on 401 go
North on County Road 28 16 miles (26 kilometers) to County Road 21.
Turn right and go 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). Campground is on the left
after crossing the river. |
Nice
park. Quite a few
long term sites but extremely well maintained. Excellent pool.
Bathrooms clean and well maintained but shower stalls are WAY too small
(apparently there are no fat Canadians). The host couple were very
friendly and helpful. We were even invited to participate in a pot luck
dinner and were treated like old friends. Be careful as the P.A. price
is not available on Canadian holidays nor in the months of July and
August. |
$12.50
P.A.
($9.25) |
June 2005 |
