How about the city of Reno now officially bans "camping" in casino parking lots. I've been going to Reno for years but have never "camped" anywhere inside the city limits. We have, however, "parked" our MH in many places including casinos. We have in fact "parked" at Boomtown, the casino that was owned by the present mayor of Reno. Funny that now he's not a casino owner, he's pushing a city ordinance that been on the books for 12 years. We will now bypass Reno. Have boondocked ("parked") while traveling in lots of places. Never "camped" in any of them. Never put out lawn chairs, started a BBQ or lit a campfire, toasted marshmallows, erected a volleyball net or anything else associated with the term "camping". I have parked my "vehicle" alongside of hundreds of other "vehicles" in lots of parking areas. I've never been told to move on or had any complaints offered from anyone. I don't leave crap or trash ever, in fact we usually pick up others trash because I don't like to see it either. If you want to see a mess, just pull into a Reno parking lot after a sporting evnt or a concert. How about all those fast food outlets with burger wrappers and drink cups all over! Never heard any Pols voicing any objections to those "parkers".
No more boondocking in Reno
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DL Rupper
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Re: No more boondocking in Reno
Hey Paul235, have you ever parked/boondocked in Fernley, NV? We are going there tomorrow and I need to run the generator overnight to exercise it. Haven't run it for about 3 months. Are there any Casinos there? We are leaving the Reno RV park we are staying at in the morning.
Hey Paul235, have you ever parked/boondocked in Fernley, NV? We are going there tomorrow and I need to run the generator overnight to exercise it. Haven't run it for about 3 months. Are there any Casinos there? We are leaving the Reno RV park we are staying at in the morning.
Re: No more boondocking in Reno
Hope this reaches you in time DL. Fernley has several places to stay. Walmart south of Rt 80. Nice park in center of town but no overnights. We actually stayed at Desert Rose Rv Park last time through as we needed to recharge and clean up. East of Rt80 exit 5-8 miles? Highly recommended. They have one of the cleanest facilities around, with great shower and laundry center. It won't help with generator but thought I would mention. Great place for breakfast at older casino, left side of main drag at west end of town. Forgot the name but hard to miss. Can park you're rig in large lot next to casino.
Hope this reaches you in time DL. Fernley has several places to stay. Walmart south of Rt 80. Nice park in center of town but no overnights. We actually stayed at Desert Rose Rv Park last time through as we needed to recharge and clean up. East of Rt80 exit 5-8 miles? Highly recommended. They have one of the cleanest facilities around, with great shower and laundry center. It won't help with generator but thought I would mention. Great place for breakfast at older casino, left side of main drag at west end of town. Forgot the name but hard to miss. Can park you're rig in large lot next to casino.
DL Rupper
Senior Member
Re: No more boondocking in Reno
Thanks Paul, we stopped at Pioneer Casino and ran the generator for 2 hrs and then went to the Desert Rose RV Park. Nice park.
It's a PA 50% off park for first 3 days, so that's an extra benefit. I'll write a good review on the park in www.RVparkreviews.com when we leave.
Thanks Paul, we stopped at Pioneer Casino and ran the generator for 2 hrs and then went to the Desert Rose RV Park. Nice park.
It's a PA 50% off park for first 3 days, so that's an extra benefit. I'll write a good review on the park in www.RVparkreviews.com when we leave.Re: No more boondocking in Reno
Stayed in Reno a couple weeks ago at the Grand Sierra. Kinda pricey for a couple nights but the Casino has alot of attractions. Their machines didn't pay so we didn't stay too long playing them. We went to the air races. Boy, that was great.
Stayed in Reno a couple weeks ago at the Grand Sierra. Kinda pricey for a couple nights but the Casino has alot of attractions. Their machines didn't pay so we didn't stay too long playing them. We went to the air races. Boy, that was great.
Re: No more boondocking in Reno
Sorry for the delayed response.. :blush:
We took highway 88/89 to 395 and north to reno. I've been on 80 and its no fun.
If you get there early enough you might find someplace near the ariport, but we just towed the jeep and drove in. My first time to the races and it was a blast. Hope to go again & again.
Sorry for the delayed response.. :blush:
We took highway 88/89 to 395 and north to reno. I've been on 80 and its no fun.
If you get there early enough you might find someplace near the ariport, but we just towed the jeep and drove in. My first time to the races and it was a blast. Hope to go again & again.