Escapees July-August 2023

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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.

Alberta, Canada JASPER : Snaring River CG Over fl ow, Jasper NP. 250 gravel BD sites, tables. Vault toilet, trash bins, W and food lockers. $16.75. Three-nite limit, extendable on request. Appears to be closed except when CG is full. TCH 16, 11.6 mi (19 KM) N of town (toward Edmonton), TL (W) on paved Snaring Rd, go 5.5 KM. Snaring CG (over fee criteria) is on L just before a bridge. Cross bridge, TR into Over fl ow. 53.0149 -118.08625. Good signs, easy off/on, good side rds. Lg rock lot, 200 rigs of all sizes. Easy to level, some shade. Fabulous mtn views, near Snaring Riv. Wildlife seen on drive: black bear, elk, bighorn sheep, bald eagle, golden eagle. Bruce Ratcli ff #48001 and Maxine Vert #49242 LAKE LOUISE : Lg level gravel lot (some paved). BD O/N. Pit toilet, trash bin. $10.80, self-register/pay kiosk. No posted stay limit. From jct PH 93 and TCH 1, go 5 mi SE on TCH 1 to "Over fl ow Camping" sign on R. N51.38692 W116.12957. Easy access. Some hwy noise at night and noise early am from trucks pulling out. Room for many RVs any size, good solar, good Verizon (but not for Internet). Bus from pkg lot to Lake Louise or Moraine Lake $4/adult. Sherman and Joanne Lanz #118589 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING : Columbia Ice fi eld Ctr. BD, lg paved RV pkg lot. Two outhouses. $15.70 CDN, free after summer (may not be open all yr). PH 93/Ice fi elds Pkwy, 103.2 KM SE of Jasper (45 KM NW of PH 11), E (R) side, on border of Banff and Jasper NPs. RV pkg is signed N of the Ctr, in farthest N lot. N52 13.178 W117 13.784. Paved, unlevel. Ctr open 24-hrs with rest rooms, free WiFi (does not reach pkg area) food, etc. No cell service. Fabu lous views of mountains, glacier and Columbia Ice fi eld. Hiking access across rd onto ice fi eld. 6000' elev. Dustin Fields #116447 British Columbia, Canada 100 MILE HOUSE : Municipal CG. Several BD sites, tables. Drinking W tap, trash bins, pit toilets. $15. Someone comes to collect. May 15—Oct 15. Heading N on PH 97, TR at 1st traf fi c light (Horse Lake Rd), CG is on L side of rd just past hospital. Very quiet (3 blocks from Hwy). shaded. Bruce Ratcli ff #48001 and Maxine Vert #49242 BURNSLAKE : Rotary Park, dog park dirt/grass pkg area, across st from Rotary Project Sanidump, free D and pota ble W. No signs re: pkg. In E end of town, TCH 16 KM 496.3, go S on PH 35/Francois Lake Rd at A&W Drive-in,

cross RR tracks then immed R on Railroad Ave into Rotary Park. D and W on L side of st along lumber yard fence, pkg area on R (will be crowded if ball fi eld is in use). One blk N of Municipal CG. N54.22606 W125.7622. Bruce Ratcli ff #48001 and Maxine Vert #49242 FRASER LAKE : White Swan Park Municipal CG. Seven long pull-thru BD sites along lake, also four back-in spots (rough gravel, slight slope, no tables) on side of rest rooms or make your own spot on grassy banks of lake. Flush toilets, wash basins (W heavily chlorinated), trash bins. Beach area has 10 tables, children’s play area, change rooms, sanitary facilities. Free. 2-nite limit. Yellowhead Hwy/TCH 16, in town, at visitor ctr, go N on Carrier Crescent to “T,” TL, go short distance, TR on Park St, go down hill, over RR tracks, then L past beach area to RV spaces on R. 54.06186N 124.84567W. 210 Carrier Crescent. Along Fraser Lake. Fishing. Hiking trails. No W fi ll taps on site. Nocamp fi res. Dogs on leash permitted. RR active day and nite. AT&T full bars. 250-699-6257. tinyurl.com/ptkqjmh tinyurl.com/q3ezamy Ray and Fran Grodek #97924 Ontario, Canada BARRIE : Georgian Downs Racetrack, lg fl at pkg lot. No facilities. Free. No known stay limit. Check in with friendly welcoming casino security. Hwy 400 x85, go W on 8th Line/Innis fi l Beach Rd, TR at fi rst light, track is on R. Park in N/W gravel lot. Races Tues, Fri and Sat evenings during July and Aug. Less than one hr to Toronto. Rick and Ellen Yarker #87386 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE : Municipal pkg lot. No facilities. Free 8p–10a, $2.50/hr otherwise. Behind Prince of Wales Hotel. Locate the Hotel, take a side st to fi nd entrance to pkg lot. N43.25352 W79.07056. 30 min from the Canadian Falls. Wonderful resort town. Great restaurants and the Shaw Festival nearby. Cli ff Shisler #91958 Indiana FRANKLIN : Johnson County Park. 60 sites with 30–50-A E/W, tables. Rest rooms/showers, trash cans, D. W is turned off Nov 1—Apr 1. $25. Reserve 812-526-6809. I-65 x90, go 2.6 mi W on King St/SR 144 to Franklin, TL (S) on US 31, go 6 mi to SR 252, TR (W), go 2.4 mi to Schoolhouse Rd, TL (S), go 2 mi to Park. 39.37865

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