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Gjac wrote:
I camped in Rock Hound state park in Deming NM in the article he referenced. It was hard enough during the day to find the CG, the later you check in the fewer sites available. As a traveler not familiar with the area I would not want to find a camp site at night in that CG or any remote state park. It is a very nice CG but even when we checked in during daylight hours there were no regular sites available so they put us in a picnic site. After rolling off my jacks in an unlevel SP Camp site and scraping my compartment door on a tree stump after dark that I could not see. I found that Walmart's after dark is a much safer alternative for a quick over night, especially when its been raining all day and unpaved CG's are muddy. The parking lots are always level, well lit and have security patrolling at night. You buy your groceries, refuel and are ready to go in the morning. My preference during the day is a NFS,NP,SP, COE or BLM land if out west CG if they are not more than 20 miles of of my intended route. After dark WM's are usually within 5 miles of the hiway and are the best alternative.
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โFeb-24-2020 08:35 AM
pnichols wrote:
Well ... Walmart is not the only quick-stop place to overnight. We've also used:
- a church's parking lot
- a Cabellas's parking lot
- a Cracker Barrel's parking lot
- a Port of Entry's parking lot
- a truck stop's parking lot
- a small business's parking lot
- a farmer's back yard after making a purchase there
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โFeb-24-2020 07:44 AM
BobsYourUncle wrote:
Browsing through the news on my laptop, as I do frequently to keep up with stuff, I came across the title of an article that got my attention.
Don't Camp at Walmart
Well, can't pass that up, so I clicked on the article.
It's really a good little short story. Check it out.
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