New Policy at Thunder Valley Casino, CA

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Update: Reno Overnight RV Parking Ban, Enforcement Eases Up

As of February 11, 2009, the city council has decided not to actively enforce an ordinance that prohibits sleeping overnight in an RV unless you’re in an approved campground.  Instead, they will only respond to specific complaints.  This clears the way for business owners (Casinos, big-box stores, etc.) to decide whether to allow RVers to park overnight on their property, but allows the city to step in when necessary to respond to legitimate problems.   Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino RV Resort Receives Woodall’s 5 Stars

The Casino Campers are back on the road! Chris and I have left our winter haunts in Florida and are traveling west.  Today we’re at the IP in Biloxi, MS and plan to be at the Hollywood, Bay St. Louis tomorrow.  From there we’ll make a family stop in Texas, then head out for three seasons of casino fun and other RV adventures.  Now that we’re back on the road you can count on more frequent posts from me — hopefully each weekend. In previous posts I’ve told you that casinos offer a great variety of RV accommodations ranging from simple blacktop boondocking to resort level RV parks.  Yesterday, a friend of mine at Midwest Gaming and Travel sent me a press release from Grand Casino, Hinckley MN, announcing that their RV resort just received a Woodall’s 5 star rating.  The press release is reprinted below:   Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Travel Planning

We’re in Tampa, enjoying a mild winter and planning our 2009 travels.  In the continuum of planning styles we fall somewhere around the middle.  We know some people who never plan at all and just decide where to go when it’s time to break camp.  At the other extreme, I met a guy who plans meticulously knowing 12 to 18 months in advance where they will spend each night. We have a general plan for the year, with anchor points that we commit to ahead of time.  Everything in between these anchor points is set in Jell-O.  We often stay longer, leave early, and change destinations as we go.  This holds true for our casino-based travels too.  We have long range plans for where we want to be; “Las Vegas”, “Gulf Coast”, “Midwest” for example, but we usually wait to make specific plans until we receive all our casino mail and offers for the month. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Free and Low Cost RV Parking and Camping

We’re not just talking about Wally-docking and casino camping.  There are many free and low cost camping opportunities in places far away from a paved parking lot.  As part of our “Ways to Save” week I’ve collected a list of links that will help you find parking and camping opportunities all across the country.  I’m sure I’ve left out many good resources, so if you know of one that I haven’t listed please share it with us all in the comments area at the bottom. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Report - Southern Indiana

If you’ve been following my posts we’ve taken a quick trip through the central Midwest, stopping at casinos in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.  We’re traveling with a schedule to keep, so we had to skip some RV friendly places, but we’ll catch those next time.  Our last stop in Indiana was on the Ohio River at the Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth.  Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Reports - Joliet, IL and Michigan City, IN

Lately I’ve been writing about casino camping locations across the Midwest.  Last week I told you about the Quad Cities area of Iowa/Illinois.  After that stop we headed east, visiting the Empress Casino in Joliet, IL and the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, IN.  Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Report - Quad Cities

I mentioned in my last post that I’m traveling through the Midwest and writing about several locations for Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine.  After leaving Dubuque, Iowa we traveled about 70 miles south to the Quad Cities of Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, and Rock Island.  If you make this trip, and have time, we recommend taking the “Great River Road” — longer, but more scenic.  We were in a hurry, so we took US-61.  Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Report - Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is an exceptional small city and an interesting place to stop for a night or to stay for several days.  We arrived on a Thursday, and spent the first night at the Wal-Mart Supercenter because we needed to stock up on some groceries.  On Friday I visited the Diamond Jo casino in the Port of Dubuque district, and on Saturday we had a great time at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium (photo is one of the historic riverboats on display outside the museum). Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Update — Reno Nevada RV Parking Ban

A quick post today to bring this to everyone’s attention.  Reno Nevada has started enforcing the overnight parking restriction that has been a local ordinance since 1996.  Over the years there has been sporadic enforcement; although, several casinos made accomodations for RV travelers, especially those of us who are serious players.  It seems even this has come to an end. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

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