Escapees January-February 2024

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Free and Low-Cost Parking Finds Compiled by GUYGIPSON #84383 • Download the entire online directory at www.daysenddirectory.com. The Day’s End Directory is a valuable tool to help you save money and fi nd safe overnight parking recommendations from fellow Escapees RVing members. Alaska

CONGRESS : Santa Fe Rd pkg areas. BD. No facilities. Free. No prohibitive signs. From jct SR 89 and SR 71, go 0.2 mi SW on SR 71 to Santa Fe Rd on L (6.2 mi E of US 93), MM 109.5, just after RR tracks. Open level area on SW corner along SR 71, appears to be DOT right of way, room for two lg RVs. Trucks often use. Also lg vacant lot just S of it on W side of Santa Fe Rd, across st from fi re dept. Fire sta personnel say they have seen RVs park but not for long term. Walking distance to Nichols West Restaurant (very good), sm grocery, library, clinic, gas/C-store, laundry, Family Dollar. W, D, showers for fee at North Ranch (SKP RV Park 4.2 mi S on SR 89, MM 264, show membership card), propane also sold. Guy Gipson #84383 DOUGLAS : Douglas Municipal Golf Course CG. 28 F-HU sites, 30-50-A/E, rest rooms and showers for RVers only. $20, wk/mo rates also. May be reservable. From Douglas go NE on SR 80 towards NM. Just past 22nd St, TL (N) on N Leslie Canyon Rd. TR (E) on E Fairway Dr (sign missing, watch for “Golf” sign, at row of apt bldgs), follow curve up to gravel pkg lot (31.37493 -109.54107). Some long-term renters. Spacing between sites fairly generous. Tall trees along N-S fence provide PM shade to sites there and a second row of sites is away from fence/trees. Verizon good. Dennis Bowden #133518 DOUGLAS : RV Park. E/W/D. $15. From SR 80 in NE end of town, go N on Washington St, park is on L. N31 22.3881 W109 31.7664. Poor condition, no E in some spaces, Jan 15. 520-508-8177, 559-9785. Tom Corey #94097 LAKE HAVASU CITY : Craggy Wash (BLM). BD. No facilities except stone fi re rings. 14-day limit. 1 mi N of Walmart on SR 95, N end of town, 12 mi S of I-40, MM 190.5, 34.58501 -114.3685, No sign on hwy, very sm sign after turnoff. Lg clearing at turnoff which is just N of sm airport on E side of hwy. No camping signs fi rst 0.6 mi, then just ahead past host, go straight where main dirt rd bears R (34.59351 -114.36201), many lg-rig established sites at “the meadow.” Or continue up to 1.2 mi further on main rd to last site on L that is lg enough for turnaround without unhooking (34.59542 -114.34275). Lg rig cannot go more than 0.3 mi further due to sharp narrow curve with soft berm along deep ditch, but rd continues several more mi with many more sites reachable with sm rig. Busy wkends. Verizon OK. Herd of bighorn sheep seen. Area N side of entry rd next to SR 95 is State Trust Land. Rhonda Olsen #36111

FAIRBANKS : Pioneer Park, lg paved pkg lot. 6 BD sites on W end of lot, 9 on E. Can also park in middle of lot which may be quieter (pkg in sites not required). O/N OK. Potable W (free) at S side of pkg lot at W end. Rest rooms (open at night), trash cans inside park. $12. Both ends have iron ranger and pmt envelopes. One spot on W end with E is posted $15, normally occupied by a host. 5-night limit. Airport Way, jct with Peger Rd, NE corner. Easiest access go N on Peger then immed R onto rd parallel to airport then L into park. N64.83719 W147.77579. Any size RV. Free good WiFi in park, weaker in pkg lot, but usable. Quiet, lot well lit at night. Dog-friendly. Free admission to park, mini-pioneer town recreates history. City bus stop at park. Jim McManus #106499 Arizona BISBEE : Lg level paved pkg lot. Newspaper of fi ce adja cent said OK to park O/N. Go N from SR 80 on Main St, immed on L. 31.44162 -109.91366. Fairly quiet. Any size rig. Good cell service. Shady Dell “antique” RV park and diner, Old Douglas Rd in Lowell, less than two miles away (31.42966 -109.89195) worth seeing. Larry and Joyce Space #61818 BISBEE : Lg level gravel roadside pkg lot. Free. No signs. 11 mi W of town, jct E Hereford Rd and Palominas Rd. 31.43904 -110.12317. Several, any size RV. Chas Wilder #88717 CONGRESS : Ghost Town Rd BD. Stone fi re rings. Free. 14-day limit. From jct SR 89 and SR 71, go 0.2 mi SW on SR 71 to Ghost Town Rd on R (6.2 mi E of US 93), MM 109.5, just after RR tracks. TR, go 1.9 mi (1st mi paved, then good gravel), TR at cemetery sign on good, graded dirt rd (N34 11.285 W112 51.5), go 0.2 mi to 1st turnoff to R, TR then bear L or R to lg areas Okay for lg RVs. First 0.1 mi in is BLM, then State Trust Land (permit required). Areas further down main dirt rd have many primitive camping areas in a maze of rds but require high clearance 4WD. Lush desert vegetation. Two cemeteries, one quite old. Guy Gipson #84383 CONGRESS : Paved pkg area signed “Roadside Table.” Covered table, trash barrels. Free. No signs re: pkg. From SR 89 in Congress, go 6.7 mi SW on SR 71, TR on US 93, go 10.7 mi, just N of MM 173, W side, next to an amazing “well-kept secret” Joshua Tree and other lush green forest. 34.22762 -113.06996. 27 mi NW of Wickenburg. Ample space. Hwy noise. Trucks use. Pedestrian access through fence to hike in desert. Circ and Cindi Toepel #141223

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