Bear River Casino, Loleta, CA

Christopher Wright/ December 17, 2025/ Campground/ 0 comments

As we puttered up the 101, we had a hard time finding public land to park on and made use of several casinos along the way. Bear River Casino was one of the nicer ones. Staying in an RV at Bear River Casino Like most casinos, Bear River is free and dry, meaning that you can park in their lot for a few nights, but there are no hookups. The

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Garcia River Casino, Point Arena, CA

Christopher Wright/ December 10, 2025/ Campground/ 0 comments

While “rely” is too strong a word, we’ve come to appreciate casinos as acceptable “spots between spots.” They are almost always free, spacious, and happy to host weary travelers. Garcia River Casino in Point Arena, California, is the exception. What to Expect at Garcia River Casino The casino itself is sparse; mostly a large card room with some video slot machines. Google mostly marks it for its restaurant, which is

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Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, Coarsegold, CA

Christopher Wright/ November 19, 2025/ Campground/ 0 comments

We’re no strangers to spending a few nights at a casino. Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, while not our favorite to date, wasn’t the worst by far. Camping at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino When it comes to parking our rig at casinos, we’ve seen everything on the road from FHU to large open fields or parking lots. Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino is closer to the latter. They have

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Northern Edge Navajo Casino, Farmington, NM

Christopher Wright/ July 23, 2025/ Campground/ 0 comments

We’ve slowly become accustomed to parking for a night or two in the occasional casino, and always had great experiences. Northern Edge Navajo Casino isn’t an exception. While it may not have had hookups like some places we’ve been, it did have lots of space and was fairly quiet. One of the memorable parts of this location was the casino food court, where we were able to get some delicious

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Morongo Casino, Cabazon, CA

Christopher Wright/ December 24, 2024/ Campground/ 0 comments

Typically we try to avoid staying in parking lots when there is a nation of public lands to explore, but sometimes we don’t have much choice when we’re trying to keep our travel times manageable. The Morongo Casino was the 2nd or 3rd casino we’ve stayed at, depending on how you define them. Of the three, it was probably our best casino parking experience. Camping Accommodations at Morongo Casino While

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Cherokee Casino, Roland, OK

Christopher Wright/ July 31, 2024/ Campground/ 0 comments

Another stop on our trek away from the East Coast was the Cherokee casino in Roland, Oklahoma. This was arguably our first time staying in a casino parking lot. Normally, we shy away from parking lots as it’s not really our vibe. However, there are not a lot of boondocking opportunities in the southeast. The Cherokee Casino in Roland, OK was unique in that its dedicated RV lot has free

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