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paulie327
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Jan 29, 2022

A Place to Stay

Hello All,
I will be travelling from NJ to Streetsboro,OH in August and do not want to drive straight through. I am looking for a place to stay midpoint, around Exit 161 on I-80, either at a campground, or drycamp at a Walmart, Cracker Barrel or similar for one night. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
  • Shopping malls( dinosaurs ) and outlet stores have big empty lots and welcome signs. We are fans of midwest small town off season sportsfields. Traveling on weekends, find a faith of your choice lot, spend the night and share in faith services.
  • There's a rest area 177 miles from Pequannock County on I-80 in Loganton, PA 17747. From what I see PA allows overnight parking in their rest stops.
  • There's a Flying J at exit 173 that has RV parking. Plus, you have a Denny's for breakfast.
  • SDcampowneroperator wrote:
    Shopping malls( dinosaurs ) and outlet stores have big empty lots and welcome signs. We are fans of midwest small town off season sportsfields. Traveling on weekends, find a faith of your choice lot, spend the night and share in faith services.
    Many churches, especially in smaller communities are in residential areas. You may very well get a midnight visit from local law enforcement when the neighbors call about a suspicious vehicle parked in their neighborhood. To many a lone RV in a deserted parking lot is not a friendly traveler but instead is Buffalo Bob looking for the next tenant for his basement well.
  • wapiticountry wrote:
    SDcampowneroperator wrote:
    Shopping malls( dinosaurs ) and outlet stores have big empty lots and welcome signs. We are fans of midwest small town off season sportsfields. Traveling on weekends, find a faith of your choice lot, spend the night and share in faith services.
    Many churches, especially in smaller communities are in residential areas. You may very well get a midnight visit from local law enforcement when the neighbors call about a suspicious vehicle parked in their neighborhood. To many a lone RV in a deserted parking lot is not a friendly traveler but instead is Buffalo Bob looking for the next tenant for his basement well.


    We've also seen a number of instances where churches are putting chains across the entrances to their parking lots except on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings - especially in the smaller communities and along US highways.

    Rob