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Acei
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016

Parking RV overnight at trailheads within national parks?

Say if you own either a truck camper or a trailer, are you allowed to leave your RV at the trailhead parking lots? I'm not talking about huge trailers, may be 24ft maximum or a regular truck camper. T...
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TucsonJim
Explorer II
Mar 27, 2016
3oaks wrote:
I wouldn't leave my TT at a trailhead even if there was room and it was permissible. Some trailhead parking areas have been targeted as "easy pick'ns" for thieves.


Very true. Leaving any vehicle at a trailhead says "I'm hiking and won't be back for a long time". If at all possible, leave the RV in a campsite and have somebody drop you off.

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