"boondocking" (wally-docking?) hehe Near Anaheim
or, within 25 or so miles. Is this possible at the Walmarts in that area? I know California can be a bit strict with this...
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We went a week and a half ago. I planned to make a reservation at the Anaheim Resort RV Park but never got it done. They showed as having pull through sites that would have accommodated our 38' rig. I could just never get myself feeling "right" about making the reservation and never pulled the trigger. The pull through sites sold out before we got down there. We had some troubles with our rig at our stop the night before and got away late so we didn't get into town until 1:00 a.m. local time.
We tried the Anaheim Harbor park. They had only back in sites, which were very narrow and not long enough to accommodate our unit. They would have let us rent two and park the truck on the second. I, however, am a cheapskate and even in the middle of the night was unwilling to do that. So . . . we looked for a wal-mart or other large parking lot nearby.
We found a church parking lot a few miles up the road. It is the church of which we are members and we felt OK about staying there. The parking lot was fenced and gated, but when we arrived, notwithstanding the late hour there were people in the parking lot and the gates were open. There had been a funeral viewing there that night with the actual funeral to be the next morning. The folks in the parking lot assured us we would be fine and that they would be back early in the morning so we didn't need to worry about being locked in. It was the perfect set up for us, and we felt very blessed.
The next morning we drove our 38' fiver to Disneyland. Let me tell you -- that was the best Disneyland parking experience I've ever had. We parked in the Pinocchio lot, which is right next to the tram stop, and just south of the Mickey and Friends structure. No hassles with the escalator or elevators. Just a short walk to the tram. We were literally just a few spots away from the "guest of the day" reserved spots. When we left that evening there was a long line to go up the escalators into the parking structure and we skipped that entirely. Went to the RV, had a snack, and headed out.
We didn't want to sleep at the church again because this was saturday night and we didn't want to (a) use spaces that would be needed for the congregation on Sunday, or (b) get pinned in by said congregation. There was a Wal-Mart directly across the street from the church. We parked over there. There was another RV already in the lot so we took the chance on staying there. There was security in the lot and they seemed to have no problem with us being there. We parked near the freeway offramp. It was a little noisy, but after the late night previous and the full day at California Adventure, we slept great. The next morning we got up, went to church, and headed on our way down to Carlsbad.
It may be that we got a little lucky. For future planning it probably makes sense to go ahead and reserve the pull through site at Anaheim Resort RV Park, but that part of our trip could hardly have gone better for us. The money we saved paid for our corn dogs. :)
We tried the Anaheim Harbor park. They had only back in sites, which were very narrow and not long enough to accommodate our unit. They would have let us rent two and park the truck on the second. I, however, am a cheapskate and even in the middle of the night was unwilling to do that. So . . . we looked for a wal-mart or other large parking lot nearby.
We found a church parking lot a few miles up the road. It is the church of which we are members and we felt OK about staying there. The parking lot was fenced and gated, but when we arrived, notwithstanding the late hour there were people in the parking lot and the gates were open. There had been a funeral viewing there that night with the actual funeral to be the next morning. The folks in the parking lot assured us we would be fine and that they would be back early in the morning so we didn't need to worry about being locked in. It was the perfect set up for us, and we felt very blessed.
The next morning we drove our 38' fiver to Disneyland. Let me tell you -- that was the best Disneyland parking experience I've ever had. We parked in the Pinocchio lot, which is right next to the tram stop, and just south of the Mickey and Friends structure. No hassles with the escalator or elevators. Just a short walk to the tram. We were literally just a few spots away from the "guest of the day" reserved spots. When we left that evening there was a long line to go up the escalators into the parking structure and we skipped that entirely. Went to the RV, had a snack, and headed out.
We didn't want to sleep at the church again because this was saturday night and we didn't want to (a) use spaces that would be needed for the congregation on Sunday, or (b) get pinned in by said congregation. There was a Wal-Mart directly across the street from the church. We parked over there. There was another RV already in the lot so we took the chance on staying there. There was security in the lot and they seemed to have no problem with us being there. We parked near the freeway offramp. It was a little noisy, but after the late night previous and the full day at California Adventure, we slept great. The next morning we got up, went to church, and headed on our way down to Carlsbad.
It may be that we got a little lucky. For future planning it probably makes sense to go ahead and reserve the pull through site at Anaheim Resort RV Park, but that part of our trip could hardly have gone better for us. The money we saved paid for our corn dogs. :)
