Escapees November-December 2022

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Free and Low-Cost Parking Finds Compiled by GUY GIPSON #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. Iowa

18, to McIntosh Rd, TL (S), go 0.4 mi to Lake St, TR (W) to park entrance. 1200 E Lake St. 43.12571 -93.4585. Check before taking lg rig into park. Paved CG rds. Busy summer wkends. Thick tree cover. Verizon fair to good. Lake access. Info and links to brochure and CG map: tinyurl.com/k9kdqd3 Alex and Carol Patterson #109349 Kansas COLBY : Very wide pkg area. I-75 x53, go N on SR 25, immed TR (E) on WWillow Ln, pass Visitor Ctr, TL at Sleep Inn Suites on S Sewell Ave. Park away from hotel. Nothing either side; very quiet in evenings. Shopping and restau rants nearby. Steve Judson #12180 GOODLAND : RA, pkg separate from trucks. I-70 W of town, MM 7.5, both sides. Upon entering RA, go toward car pkg area, TR immed before car pkg on paved loop rd for O/N pkg and D. EB side is Welcome Ctr. Ellie Kidd #117408 MEDICINE LODGE : Picnic area, table and shelter. Trash cans. No signs prohibit O/N pkg. Free. No known stay limit. 1/2 mi W of town on US 160, 500' before jct with US 281, N side of hwy. N37.27567 W98.59599. In/out driveway. 2 or 3 rigs, any size. Historical plaques. Jill Iteen #94918 MORLAND : Antelope Lake CP. Dirt sites around lake, some tables, fi re rings. Trash cans. Free. 2.3 mi W from SR 85 on US 24 (14.4 mi W of Hill City, 17.5 mi E of Hoxie), go 1/2 mi N on good dirt rd to “T”. 39.3714 -100.1159. To L of T are 2 spaces followed by a 4-ton limit bridge (scout 1st). To R: many spots around lake, after crossing the dam. Wayne and Carol Thomas #119083 PERRY : Rock Creek CG, Perry Lake (COE). 142 sites, some 50- and 30-A E/W and BD sites. Tables, fi re rings. Flush toilets/showers, dumpsters, D. 50-A, $20; 30-A, $19; BD, $14; Oct 1—Apr 30, $10; all S/A Pass 1/2. 14-day limit within 30 at Perry Lake. Some sites reservable. From US 24 W of town, go 3 mi N on SR 237, then E on Rock Creek Park Rd 3 mi (1st mi is SP) to Whippoorwill area, 13 paved lg-rig 50-A E/W sites (11 pull-thrus). Peninsula area next, with 50 sites in loops B & C, 30-A (sites 20,30,33-44 have 50-A), 1/2 OK for lg rigs, sites 52 and 54 are pull-thrus. Beautiful area overlooking lake. Good Verizon. Some sites under trees. Boat ramp and dock, playground. CG fi lls wkends. Other COE CGs along lake. tinyurl.com/jw47tx7 John and Bonnie Archer #113438

DUBUQUE : Pkg lot (city). No facilities. Free. O/N OK, permission not required. NB on US 52/61/151, take White St. Exit toward Port of Dubuque, TR on E 5th St, TR on Bell St., lot is on L, across steet from Diamond Jo Casino, between Grand Harbor Hotel and Natl Mississippi River Museum, in Ice Harbor area. 301 Bell St. Or, SB on US 61/151, TR on SR 946 S, TR on Locust St, TR on W 3rd St. (turns L and becomes Bell St.), the lot is on R across from Casino. Quiet. Good Verizon. Easy access to riverwalk. All city lots in this area, except one by Grand Harbor Hotel, allow O/N RV pkg. DUBUQUE : RA, lg-rig pull-thru pkg. Flush toilets. Free. No prohibitive signs. From US 20, go 3.8 mi N on US 61 into WI, take x1, TL on SR 11, go 0.2 mi. 42.52104 -90.61919. On a bluff away from hwy noise but there is truck noise in RA. Good Verizon. Jack and Dottie Barry #65881 FOREST CITY : Thorpe Rec Area CG (county). 13 grassy E/W sites. Free. No posted stay limit. 5 1/2 mi W of town on CR B14/330 St, 1 1/2 mi N on Maple Ave, 1 mi W on 345th St. Entrance on L, keep L at fork. N43.26119 W93.75539. Sites not level, recommend 25' limit. tinyurl. com/2p9bs8de Jill Iteen #94918 HINTON : Deer Ridge CG, Hillview Rec Area (county). 27 level back-in gravel sites. 15-20-30-A E/W, D. Shelter house with tables. Showers, rest rooms. $20. May have wkly rate. No stay limit. From jct. US 75 and Main Street, go W on Main St. (C60) 2.1 mi to K30. TR (N) on K30 1.0 mi to Wren Rd. TR (E) on Wren Rd, go 0.5 mi. 25544 Wren Rd. Rt well signed. Alternate route: go N on US 75, 1.6 mi to Wren Rd, then W 1.5 mi to park. This route has several moderately steep hills and last 1.5 mi is gravel. 42.649N 96.326W. Lg rigs OK. Sits on top of a ridge with beauti ful views of surrounding farming community and heavily wooded areas. Pond, frisbee, golf. Also Burr Oak CG, 18 E only $15, at S entrance to Rec Area off C60, 25601 C60, very steep with semi-level gravel pkg. No access from S area to Deer Ridge CG in N area. Hinton has gas/diesel, great restaurant (The Longbranch). Verizon and TMobile good. Clear view for satellite. Steve and Gail Ault #41031 VENTURA : McIntosh Woods SP. 45 gravel E sites (20- or 30-A) and 3 BD. Central W, rest rooms/showers, D. E sites $18, BD $12. Some sites reservable. Open all yr. I-35 x194, go 5.2 mi W (passing town of Clear Lake) on US

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