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Buster52
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Oct 01, 2014

Flagstaff

I WAS planning on stopping at Flagstaff to visit the Grand Canyon. I read that Flagstaff is very RV unfriendly. They hassle every RV that stops to eat lunch or shop in the town. One posted the police bothered them in the Elks Lodge parking lot. I have read from other the hole state of Arizona is unfriendly. These posting are several years old, is the still the attitude of the town and state?

Thanks

Buster

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  • I've had no trouble the times I've been to Flagstaff! The only unfriendly people that I know of in Arizona is the Canadians at a RV Resort out in the Island in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Very disrespectful to U.S. Veterans and other Americans.
  • TucsonJim wrote:


    You are not allowed to overnight in a parking lot in Flag which might be where you've heard they are not friendly. However, you can camp in the National Forest just outside of town.



    This is probably the reason for the bad mouthing.....by those that feel they are special cause rules/ordinances don't apply to them.

    And being ignorant of said rules/ordinances results in rude awakenings in the wee hours of night.
    Then it becomes..Flagstaff is RV unfriendly vs I am stupid :S
  • I take my RV through Flag several times a year, fill up on gas, get some lunch, etc. I've never been hassled what-so-ever. I am considerate where I park so I don't take up a lot of space near the front of a business.

    You are not allowed to overnight in a parking lot in Flag which might be where you've heard they are not friendly. However, you can camp in the National Forest just outside of town.

    Send me a PM if you need a suggestion for a place to boondock between Flag and the Grand Canyon.
  • We have been RV'ng in Flagstaff for 18 years and never found this to be the case. In our experience, it has been quite the opposite. People are inquisitive and very friendly.
  • Totally false. We've been going to Flagstaff for years. Never a single problem. We've camped in a travel trailer, then a truck camper. There are lots of things to do. Ruins, Observatory, trains, and lots of good food. It does get crowded around graduation time.