Escapees September-October 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. New Mexico

Nevada ELKO : Valley View RV Park. FHU pull-thrus. Laundry. $15.12 incl tax. No stay limit. EB on I-80, x303, go S to frontage rd, TL (E), go 3 mi. 6000 E Idaho St. 40.88686 -115.7127. WB, x310, go S to frontage rd, TR (W), go 3 mi. Many long-term residents but room for O/Ners. Between I-80 and RR, hardly any noise. 5000' elev. Near Lamoille Canyon. 775-753-9200. Dale Southern #75777 HAWTHORNE : Golden Gate Truck Stop, gravel lot behind sta. Free. US 95 Bypass, just E of jct with US 95Bus. 38.53399 -118.62255. Trucks use. Port o’ Subs. McDon alds across st also has truck pkg, very rough gravel lot. Paul Codyer #151338 MOAPA : Gravel pkg area. I-15 x100, NW side. OK for several lg rigs. Circ and Cindi Toepel #141223 NORTH LAS VEGAS : Aliante Casino/Hotel, pkg lot. Free. Security collected my info, said I could stay the night in designated area. N end of town, CR 215, go N on Aliante Pkwy, immed TR on Elkhorn Rd, pkg lot on R by movie theatre. Gary Engstrom #173527 Texas BRENHAM : Yegua Creek CG, Somerville Lake (COE). 82 gravel back-in sites, 65 with 50-A E/W, all with tables, fi re rings. Flush toilets, hot showers, D. Mar—Sep, $28; Oct—Feb $26, S/A Pass 1/2. May also have BD sites $20, S/A Pass, 1/2. Go 11.5 mi N from town on SR 36, TL on FM 1948, go 2.5 mi, TR into park complex, following CG signs. 30.30278 -96.54472. Along Lake, most sites have lake view. Two boat ramps, interpretive trail, playground and fi shing. Verizon and AT&T OK. John and Bonnie Archer #113438 KERRVILLE : RA, pkg areas. D with fl ush and potable W. I-10 MM 514, both sides. 30.0536 -99.026545. WB side has limited pkg and is busy and noisy. EB side has loop, room for 8–10 lg rigs, when entering RA bear to R and look for signs to picnic tables. Well away from hwy noise. Very good Verizon signal. tinyurl.com/lnrzqep Jack and Dottie Barry #65881 LA GRANGE : Weikel’s Bakery pkg lot. O/N for customers who obtain a permit from the Bakery or Sealand Restau rant next door (must purchase $5 or more). 24-hr limit.

COLUMBUS : Pull-out areas, E of town on SR 9 to El Paso. Border patrol sometimes parks in these areas: MM 92.5, N side; MM 95.5, S side.103.1, S side. By rd maint gravel piles, excellent view to the W.108.5, S side.126.5, S side.128.5, S side. Gail Kapusnick #113306 LAS CRUCES : Sierra Vista CG, Organ Mtns—Desert Peaks NM (BLM). BD. No facilities. Free. 14-day limit. I-25 x1, go 7.5 mi E from town on Dripping Springs Rd, TR (S) on dirt rd to Sierra Vista Trailhead (popular mtn biking use) at N32 19.393 W106 37.828. First 1/3 mile is OK for lg rigs but only 5–6 sites. Not very level. Rd continues S beyond Trailhead pkg area and has sites for sm rigs only due to wash crossings and rough rd. Gorgeous scenery at foot of Organ Mtns. Very weak Verizon. Paul Codyer #151338 SANTA FE : Rodeo de Santa Fe FG. 8 FHU sites. $25, incl tax. No reservations. 3237 Rodeo Rd, 87507. I-25 x282B, go N on US 84, immed TL (W) on Rodeo Rd/SR 300, go 2.5 mi, TR (N) into rodeo grounds. 35.64067 -105.99873. 505-471-4300 for availability and gate code. Leave check or cash in black dropbox inside PRCA of fi ce directly behind RV sites. Cheapest FHU in Santa Fe. Rene Agredano #103274 VAUGHN : Huntsinger CP. No restrictive signs. US 54, W edge of town. Also lg pull-out 1/2 mi W of town on US 54. Steve and Gail Ault #41031 VILLANUEVA : Villanueva SP. 12 E sites, most with W, 34 BD sites. Back-in sites on gravel, many with adobe shel ters. Tables, fi re rings, showers, fl ush and vault toilets, D, trash. BD $8–10. E sites $14, must be reserved. Reserving campsites through the online reservation system adds a $4 per day ($12 maximum) non-refundable convenience fee. www.stateparks.com/villanueva_state_park_camp site_search.asp?site=Camping. Annual passes avail, free BD and $4 E, see website. 14-day limit, 6 out. From I-25 x323 (23 miles S of Las Vegas NM) go 15 mi S on SR 3 (narrow, winding, paved). Or, from I-40 x230 go 20 mi N (not as winding). E sites are clumped together near park entrance, before Visitor Ctr. Paved rd between Visitor Ctr and D goes to upper CG with BD sites and nice views (best for sm to med rigs, check ahead), more privacy. Entrance gate to park closed 7p–7a. No Verizon upper CG. Busy wkends. Along Pecos Riv, stocked with fi sh Fall thru Spring. 5600' elev. Strenuous hiking trails. Chuck Bahner #139852

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September/October 2022 ESCAPEES Magazine