Most of our regular campgrounds are closed or has restrictions such as social distancing, limited occupancies and no access to showers/toilet facilities which are understandable. But no open dump stations?? :-\. Even Flying J/ Pilot gas has their dump station locked.Where does one dump their black tank?Well today I decided to drive to Walmart and bought two-20 ft of RV sewer hoses and a connector then to Lowes and bought 3" Black ABS Charlotte fittings, a 24” pipe and glue to tie into my septic tank. We won't make a habit of dumping at home but only until dump stations opens again.

Well that’s scary. We’ve found campgrounds in all New England states open and used a dumping station at one in RI after Boondocking. We would be in trouble if in your situation, we’re in a condo without our own place to dump. That’s a great solution though!Lenny

Rent a site in a full hookup park. I can see why a park would close things like dump stations. They aren't huge profit centers and bring additional people and points of contact into the park which goes against social distancing. Nothing requires you to actually stay the night if you rented a site. Just dump and be on your way.

Taxman2436 wrote:Well that’s scary. We’ve found campgrounds in all New England states open and used a dumping station at one in RI after Boondocking. We would be in trouble if in your situation, we’re in a condo without our own place to dump. That’s a great solution though!Lennywhile at home we dump at our local waste water treatment plant.

Our “final dump” before our ferry ride home was always difficult and these days even tougher. I bought a cassette toilet and just empty into the base and dump it into our home toilet. Not ideal and takes a few trips , but our clean out for the sewer is on the other side of the house from the driveway so it works for me. Dave

Yes, Flying J dumps are locked, but a Good Sam card & $7.50 will unlock them, or $10.00 without the card.

Where to Dump? | Good Sam Community

Seon
Explorer II
Aug 20, 2020
bpounds wrote:

Any particular reason you don't want to dump at home?

Just prefer to dump at a campground, one less thing to do when I get home. Just unload the trailer then park it in the barn.

Glad to read others doesn't have problems finding dump stations, I just shared my experience.

Flying J here has "Out of Order" on their dump station. Sandy Beach in Rio Vista, Ca closed their campground allowing only vehicles towing a boat to launch. State Park in Bodega Bay, CA has closed their bath/shower facilities along with their dump station. New Hogan Reservoir campgrounds also closed. Lake Camanche is allowing RV's with reservations only. No reservation campers are turned away. Just a few examples of the situation here close to my home.
garmp
Explorer II
Aug 18, 2020
Edd505, thanks for the link. That just might come in real handy.
Super!
bpounds
Nomad
Aug 18, 2020
Seon wrote:
We won't make a habit of dumping at home but only until dump stations opens again.

Any particular reason you don't want to dump at home? Since I rigged up a system at home, we rarely dump anywhere else, and only then because we were on a longer trip. If you just don't want to stretch out all that pipe, maybe a Sewer Solution, or other type of macerator, would work better for you.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Aug 17, 2020
camperdave wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
Must be a Cali issue...

Not for me, I've had no issues with campground dump stations.

Eh, was spitballing. Not sure what the OP's issue is then...
Super_Dave
Explorer
Aug 17, 2020
Most truck stops and gas station RV dumps are pay for use that I've seen, they are otherwise locked until they give you the key. I would love a way to dump at home simply for being able to drive home with a full tank of clean water and tank cleaning chemicals.
camperdave
Explorer
Aug 17, 2020
Grit dog wrote:
Must be a Cali issue...

Not for me, I've had no issues with campground dump stations.
dedmiston
Moderator
Aug 17, 2020
Grit dog wrote:
Must be a Cali issue...

I'm in CA and I haven't had any troubles dumping. We've been camping pretty regularly since April and haven't had any trouble at any of our regular dump spots (private CGs and local fairground).
ksg5000
Explorer
Aug 17, 2020
Many city water reclamation sites will take RV black/gray water - worth a Google. Also - private campgrounds will often allow passing RV's to dump with a nominal charge.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Aug 17, 2020
Must be a Cali issue...
Edd505
Explorer
Aug 17, 2020
Dump Stations by state:

https://www.rvdumps.com/dump-stations-by-state/