I 40 near Memphis tn overnight parking for motorhome

csjag1 wrote:
we are from Memphis, and make frequent weekend trips to Tom Sawyer RV Park. We have never had an issue there. It is away from the truck traffic, quiet,and the river is wonderful.
it is about 2 1/2 miles from the interstate, but well marked. I would suggest, calling ahead, they stay full. It is a Good Sam Park

X10!
I love that CG and always stay at when running north to south.

Do NOT stay anywhere in the Memphis or West Memphis area if you are not from that area, 'many' parts are not safe.

I will be traveling south

mike brez wrote:
...Memphis and staying at Graceland RV park now that was a culture shock.
The park is imo just ok. If it wasn't for Graceland being directly across the street and the tourist thing next door it would be out of business. Beale street is a dump with low life's all over the place and filthy...

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Graceland is worth the effort and cost to see though.

Tunica is going down hill also from it's hay days. The second flood really took the life out of the place.

We stayed at Sam's Town Casino's RV Park in Tunica MS while traveling thru the area recently. We liked it a lot. $20 a night.

Shot-N-Az wrote:
We stayed at Sam's Town Casino's RV Park in Tunica MS while traveling thru the area recently. We liked it a lot. $20 a night.

All new RV park (Sam's) after the last flood. Hollywood Casino's RV park was REALLY nice before the flood, and cheap also.

Tunica is a good place to lay over for a couple (or more) days before heading down the road. Makes a good base camp to see Graceland from, clean the rig, and rest up. Tunica Casino row is an easy access from I69 off of I55. If I was heading south out of Memphis, this would be our preferred layover.

I guess the last flooding was done on purpose by the COE's to prevent more damage downstream. Because of that, I don't know if Tunica will ever go back to it's glory days given the COE's power to take it out.

Tom Sawyer is about the closest I can think of. It's a mile or two up I55.
We were pleased. It was KOA when we last stopped and had a car to rent if you didn't want to unhook.
There is a train track behind the park but don't remember much if any traffic on it.
Like others say do not stay in the Truck Stops there.
We did fuel and eat at one Truck Stop Petrol or something. The smoked pork chops were near two inches thick and like ham. No way you could eat two.
The truck traffic, at the several stops, is heavy as is the night traffic in drugs and ladies.
You can go south on I55 if it suits your destination, with less traffic. that was some time ago though.

Thanks for the info. I will be posting a lot more questions as I travel.

Please be aware that the Memphis in May festival and other events will have Riverside Drive (downtown along the river) partially or fully closed until August 1. Suggest using I-240 in Memphis after crossing either the I-40 or I-55 bridges to/from Arkansas. Agree with above suggestions on Tom Sawyer (West Memphis, Ark) or Tunica (Miss) for camping.