Sight seeing with 5th wheel

Be creative!

At the National Bison Range in Montana we asked a ranger and then dropped the trailer in a corner of the parking lot, but the lock on the kingpin, and toured the range in the truck.

In Buffalo, NY, we left it in the far edge of a grocery store lot, after asking, and went to the Falls for the day.

In both cases we took Blackjack in the truck with us.

A 5th wheel, or a 35 foot long trailer, we both share the same problem.

When we sight see an area, we try to find somewhere we can park the 57 foot long train and then walk. So wherever we want to visit, has to be within walking distance of where we park.

We've not had any issues parking. We've always been able to find somewhere. The biggest obstetrical we have to over come is our pets. Cold and winter months is no problem. They stay in the camper while we do our thing. But in the Summer, when it's hot, and were sitting in an asphalt parking lot somewhere, and the inside of the camper and truck is over 100 degrees, the pet's become a real concern. So, the bottom line is, we simply do not visit or go anywhere the dog cannot go. If we do go (say... into a grocery store or something), one of us stays outside with the dog while the other does the shopping.

Sight seeing is almost always outside. We do not enjoy inside man-made, cinema dramatic, artificial, or electronically controlled stimulation. Even when selecting restaurants to eat, we hunt down places with outside seating, so the dog can come along.

Parking? not a problem. Get out and walk. If you have to, see the attraction, then move the camper to a new parking lot. See the attraction there so you don't have walk so far.

If the site offers tours, like buses, coaches, trains, or what-not, then take advantage of those options.

Good luck.

Just like without the 5er. Only instead of getting a room, I park in a campground if it is a big city. For small towns there is generally a place to park along the main drag. One of my favorite places to eat in Gila Bend has a big empty gravel lot behind it.

If I do want to go somewhere the 5er would cause a problem at, it only takes a minute or two to unhook and re-hook when we get back.

We have only done that once that I recall. We pulled into a RV park and asked just to leave the RV for a few hours while we visited with my Nephew. They said fine, no charge. We did wind up spending the night but that was not our original intent. In fact, we stayed two days.

We try to site see by leaving our rig at the somewhere and taking public transportation.
For example Nashville has 2-3 Walmart's with good public transport to get you downtown.
Natchez has the convention bureau where you can leave you rig and take a cab to the historic section.

Western Chicago area has a couple of parking lots at the METRA station that are big rig friendly.

Rockville MD has a place to park your rig and take their public transport to Washington, DC. You have to be gone by midnight

I have left my rig at a Walmart near SEcaucus NJ and taken the Bus to New York Port Authority bus station for 2-3 dollars each way.
Calling the local public transportation authority will usually get you some ideas

We dont. I like the freeways more all the time too.

If visiting Niagara Falls, there is public transportation and typical open tour "trains" in the State Park. Others have parked in an attraction lot (like the Aquarium of Niagara Falls) an took a paid tour.

Thats the pain of traveling with any RV. You can't just pull in and get a hambugher or stop to see a local attraction. I've missed a lot of stuff I wish I could have seen except for that behemoth behind me. I learned to walk a lot, but the old knees are getting to me so we don't do that as much anymore. I guess the best way is to take a campsite and spend a few days enjoying the scenery without the camper. Did that recently going through OK.Stopped at Chandler OK and explored old 66. Really nice and interesting around there and I was in no hurry and like $30 full hookup.

If there is something we want to see in a particular town or area, we generally plan to camp nearby and explore in the pickup. OTOH, some attractions have RV parking, for this very reason. If you're just passing through, you might look for a fairground or something like that where you can park and then call Uber or a taxi/public transportation.

We don't. Or I should say didn't - when we owned a fifth wheel. We now have the toy hauler. Simple to unload the Harley and take a ride.