Unusual places you have stayed the night.

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I submitted this question to a motorcycle / camping website and received several interesting stories about where people have spent the night. We are of the same ilk; my 6 1/2 foot motorcycle trailer folds out to a 13 foot Pop-up, with a king size bed.

Some of the more interesting ones were in the median on I-65 North of Nashville. Self-Serve car washes are not generally used during a rainstorm and provide more protection than a freeway overpass. One young kid in the Army spent the night on a California beach, and was hauled in to see the judge. He was fined $50. He explained that if he had $50 he would have gotten as room. Sometimes just going to the County Mounty they will let you use a cell.

So what are some of the unique places you have spent the night?

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’94 GL 1500 SE Extras: SIRUS Satellite Radio, Garmin GPS, SADDLEMAN Road Sofa and Touring Luggage, Touring Floodlights, Multiple Deer Whistles.
Pulling an ’80 Eagle 1 Trailer or ’12 Roll A Home (wide bed, brakes)

[Tiger4x4RV]

My broken-down old Toyota RV was towed to a dealer's repair shop in a small town. Wait time was 24 hours for replacement parts. They agreed to let me stay in the RV on their closed and fenced lot, complete with guard dog outside, as long as I promised to stay inside the RV all night. Talk about a secure spot to spend the night!

[rv2go]

Maybe not as good as yours....
In 1984, we were in the Louisiana Cajun country and was looking for a place to spend the night. Stoped and asked a county deputy the directions to a campground. He informed me there was nothing in the area and that we could spend the night in the parking lot of the Sheriff Dept. Even had a place to plug in the RV.

[Matt_Colie]

Because we are travelers and not really campers. (We go the places we go to get where we want to be and not just to be there.) As we roll in a completely self-contained and small coach, we determine where we will spend the night by where we turn off the main engine. We have overnighted in lots of Walmarts, casinos and Cabela's. Truck stops and highway rest areas will do, but tend to be noisy.

So much for the regular stuff.
A ferry dock while as the morning boat was not for another 8 hours.
A marina storage lot where the fleet was due in the morning.
A city boat launch because it was what we could find.
A friendly city park in Wyoming.
A Corps of Engineer's working lot next to a canal.
A yard of a building supply place
--Because the instructions to the campground were wrong.
--But we still met our friends in the morning.
The parking lots of several famous and big museums.
--That way we are ready when they open.
Oh, and yes, several police or city lots when we asked where we could park just for the night.

One does not have to be very selective when all he needs is a flat place.

Matt