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hanish
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Nov 02, 2020

Temporary "driveway" over grass?

Hi all. We live in an HOA that requires us to have our camper van hidden from view and not in our main driveway if we want to park it at our house for longer than 24 hours. We have space on one side of our garage where we can add a fenced in area to park it, but the problem is that the existing driveway does not lead to that are so it requires either (1) driving over grass to get there, (2) pouring a concrete driveway leading to it, or (3) using gravel or something as a driveway. None of these are really desirable to us. #1 would ruin the grass, #2 is too expensive just for the occasional drive in/drive out, and #3 would look ugly near a regularly poured driveway.

I was brainstorming and thinking if there was just some temporary structure I could drag out and lay on the grass when I pull in or out and then drag it back after driving over it then that would work. Sort of like a temporary 5 minute driveway just to protect the grass. Is there anything like that?
  • What’s your location? Is it dry, wet, cold, warm? Is the grassy area solid, soft? Hard to suggest without the details.
  • I agree with jrobert, I use to drive across the grass at my old place all the time, no problem unless there is a lot of rain.

    Another idea there is a grid you can lay do and fill with dirt and plant grass and mow as part of your yard. The grid supports the weight of the vehicle even when it is wet. Here is an Amazon link with several designs to pick from.
  • bgum wrote:
    2x8 sheets of plywood. How long of a run do you have?


    Its about 35 feet to the street, but it would run adjacent to the existing driveway so I could turn the van and get it on to the existing driveway. I'm not sure about how long a length I'd need before the turn, maybe 20 feet to be safe (the van is 19 feet long)
  • If the ground is hard it want hurt the grass you said it was just in and out occasionally. I drive thru mine and you can not tell it. I do not when wet for long time. Have done this for years.
  • 2x8 sheets of plywood. How long of a run do you have?