Good Park near Louisville, KY

mikem1945 wrote:
Grandma"s is a nic clean park and low cost have stayed there several times

Excellent Park and very convenient.

Grandma"s is a nic clean park and low cost have stayed there several times

stevewise wrote:
If you book early you can get full hook ups at the convention center 1 mile from the Derby, we stayed there last year, they also run a shuttle to the Derby.

Thanks! Made reservations at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The person taking the reservation said I would have no problem getting full hook-up (electricity, water and sewer) if I showed up a week before the Derby. Plan to spend a full week there.

Thanks to all for the help!!!

jimj wrote:
The Clarksville Walmart has put up signs that say NO OVERNIGHT PARKING OF TRUCKS OR RVS. I saw it yesterday.

JimJ

actually clarksville has had a no overnight parking ordinance for years even before they got big. i always heard the koa got that when cw had a store there several years ago next door to them.

The Clarksville Walmart has put up signs that say NO OVERNIGHT PARKING OF TRUCKS OR RVS. I saw it yesterday.

JimJ

I would suggest, as mentioned earlier, Add More. It's in Clarksville, IN. We've stayed there three times, although not during Derby week. Easy access to the Interstate and close to Walmart...HEY, try the Clarksville Walmart, maybe they allow dry camping. :-)

Other's opinions may vary, but I've attended the Derby twice. Once in the infield, and once in the stands. If you actually want to see the horses run, watch it on TV. There are so many people, you can't get close to the infield rail and in the grandstands, as soon as the derby horses come onto the track, everyone stands up and remains standing. Your chances of being behind a 7 foot tall, 300 pound man or a lady wearing a hat the size of a two person tent, are excellent. And you'll pay at least $60 for a general admission ticket at the gate, and that doesn't guarantee a seat, so you'll be standing for a long time. If memory serves, the actual Derby is the seventh of eight races on Derby day. And if you need to use the restroom, get in line an hour or two before you actually need one.
Finally, the last time a buddy of mine and I attended, we were early enough to get an empty spot to park the car on a side street. Some guys met us and "sold us" their promise to see that our car wasn't damaged while we were gone all day. We felt like they would be the guys doing the damage if we didn't pay, so we paid. Extortion, pure and simple.
The one problem you won't have is getting out of town after the races are over, since you'll be in a nearby RV park. The crowd arrives throughout the day, but they all leave at the same time.

Moved from General RV'ing forum.

A little further but the Jellystone in Scottsburg, IN is nice.

Jellystone Scottsburg, IN

Doug

Two Rivers in Carrollton Ky & Follow the River RV Resort in Florence IN, both are Full Hookups & very nice & clean.