Free and cheap places to Boondock

[gus]

Been through there many times but never stopped. Beautiful area all the way from NoCA to Canada.

I've never seen a rest stop that allowed overnight parking.

I'm skeptical of the security there anyway.

[Audiomaker]

 

[lvmci]

OK Guys, here are the guidelines again,

Free or dirt cheap places to stay, has to be safe, the reasons you like it, what's around that makes it attractive to stay there, directions on how to get there, dirt, gravel, grass, pavement, etc.

This will be a reference thread, so lits keep it to he subject:
FREE AND DIRT CHEAP PLACES TO STAY

[John Z]

Oh, this its awesome! Thanks lvmci for putting this up. Your first post is going in my bus book. Exactly the kind of spot I am interested in. I won't need spots to spend an entire winter, but spots to spend a few weeks on my way to and from the RGV for winter.

[Oonrahnjay]

Oh, this its awesome! Thanks lvmci for putting this up. Your first post is going in my bus book. Exactly the kind of spot I am interested in. I won't need spots to spend an entire winter, but spots to spend a few weeks on my way to and from the RGV for winter. 

    John, what good places have you found in the RGV?  How long do you stay?  For as long as it's winter in Minnesota (mid-August - June)  I'd like to do 6 weeks in the RGV in the winter -- the battered old body just doesn't like cold weather any more.

[Mex-Busnut]

Bruce:

For Texas (free and otherwise) try this link to the free guide:

http://issuu.com/online_guest_guides/docs/14tacoguide_issuu4

[Oonrahnjay]

Bruce:

For Texas (free and otherwise) try this link to the free guide:

http://issuu.com/online_guest_guides/docs/14tacoguide_issuu4 

    Had a quick look, will figure out which appeals to me later, but THANKS!!!

[lvmci]

Dr Steve and Bruce, is that the Rio Grande Valley your talking about? Theres an old train museum there someplace, isnt there? Lvmci...

[Oonrahnjay]

Dr Steve and Bruce, is that the Rio Grande Valley your talking about? Theres an old train museum there someplace, isnt there? Lvmci... 

     Yeah, Rio Grande.  I'd like the train museum.  I grew up a couple of blocks from the Wilmington-Weldon railroad (longest railroad in the world when it was built in the 1830's) and I love old trains (and although there's lots of dirt younger than I am, I wasn't there in the 1830's).   There's a super rail museum at Spencer NC (near Salisbury) at the site of the "Company Shops" (historic maintenance yards) of the North Carolina railroad (Charlotte - Greensboro - Raleigh -- built in the 1850's and still owned by the State).  Thanks for that info.

[Dlsnow]

I have two in AZ. Both are blm or forest service and there are always at least a few campers there

snider hill, Tucson, AZ (blm)
Free for 14 days
Go about 10miles west on Ajo Way (hwy86) off US19. Go north on San Jaoquin. You will see campers on the east side of San Jaoquin


Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ (national forest)
Free for 14 days


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[lvmci]

This is one of my wifes favorites, Rincon Parkway,  located between Ventura, CA and Carpenteria, CA, the US101 fwy, the Coast hwy CA1, Rincon Parkway  a road on the beach with a few groupings of beach homes, the coastal railroad, all come together for a stretch of 10 miles or so with nothing but mountain and ocean. You park your rv, mostly motorhomes, about 15 ft from the ocean and about 10 to 15 ft up from the ocean, as good a view as these million dollar homes, theres large boulders next to the road and a beautiful beach for those miles. No hookups self contained only, $28, no reservations. The roar of the ocean at high tide is incredible,  nothing like those sleep noise machines. Theres a trick to getting a space, Tuesday/ Wednesdays are the best chance of getting a spot and dont forget to try the entire length of the parkway, they're all good. Lvmci..
.http://www.ventura.org/beach-front-parks/rincon-parkway

[Seangie]

No hookups self contained only, $28

Holy Crap Batman - 28$ is like FREE in California!!!

[lvmci]

Rincon Point is at the north end of the parkway and is a world famous surfing beach, dude! Santa Barbara, Ojai and many So Cal wineries are all close by, the Batconversion, Bruce Waynes 01 Eagle conversion is seen there in the spring, even a Herd of Turtles was seen there this year! Lvmci...

[RJ]

Here's another resource:

http://halberstadt.macmate.me/Walmart/Walmarts.html