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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. 

Michigan

Interstate 69: Welcome Center at mile marker 6 has 24 long spaces

where RVs can park overnight. This Welcome Center also has free

WiFi internet access.

Baraga: Ojibwa Casino on State Route 38 in Upper Peninsula has

free RV sites with water, electric & dump.

Christmas: Kewadin Casino on State Route 28 in Upper Peninsula

has RV sites with electric.

Clare: Pette Park on McEwan Street, off Business Route 10 on north

side of town near bridge has RV sites with electric and dump station,

$10/night.

Coleman: City park off US Highway 10 on 4th Street in center of

town has four RV sites with electric. Free, 3 day limit. Look for blue

water tower.

Escanaba: Boney Falls Public Campground, three miles north of town,

has free RV parking.

Hastings: City park has free overnight camping.

Ironwood: Memory Lane Park, on US-2 has free overnight camping.

Otsego: Brookside City Park on east side of town on State Highway

89 has 4 RV sites with 30 amp electric & water. 3 day limit. Register

with city police.

Paulding: County campground on US-45, 13 sites. Donation box.

 

Ohio

London: Citgo allows overnight parking, no size limit. From Interstate

70 Exit 79, go south on US Highway 42.

Marion: We spent the night in a roadside rest area about six miles

south of town on US 23. Sign says no overnight parking, but maintenance

worker said it was OK as long as we were gone by 8 a.m.

Marion: Several vacant shopping centers on Main street, just off US

23, have room for RVs. Keep a low profile and police are usually

friendly.

Pomeroy: RVers have reported parking overnight at Pomeroy Municipal

Park on Ohio River. Park is located east of town on SR 124.

Richmond Dale: Rest area southeast of town on US Highway 35 has

lots of room for RVs to park overnight.

Ripley: RVers have reported parking overnight in large picnic area on

US Highway 52, just west of junction with US Highway 62.

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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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