Blacktop boondocking - casino style - revisited
Yesterday after I collected my car (after waiting an hour for the shuttle!), I drove by Casino Arizona where Alice and I boondocked in her Lazy Daze a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to get a couple of photos and share my experience.
This casino is set back from a major commuting artery, Highway 101, so was pretty quiet. The first night,. a Friday, we did have a car that wouldn't start parked right next to us and the young men came back several times over the course of the night to try to jump start it. They finally pushed it to another location. Before dark we had the door open and a teenager came by and said, "What's up?" He looked surprised to see two grandmothers; he thought it was a party. And, just as we were getting to bed, another vehicle had its stereo booming for ten minutes or so. At least it wasn't rap! Saturday night was actually very quiet and the parking lot not as crowded.
I was intrigued with the security provided during the day. Young men with yellow shirts with security emblazoned across the back patrolled the lots on bicycles. I looked at employment opportunities at the casino and the only current security openingis for an EMT/Security officer. They don't mention anything about riding a bike but it would make sense that your security officer is out patrolling as well as ready to respond to emergencies.
Yesterday two RVs were boondocking in the back of the lot. We'd had one other the two nights we stayed. This casino welcomes them but one had a propane tank out on the ground, which could indicate a long stay. At a Wal-Mart or other retail parking lot, this would be inappropriate and could cause of complaints that jeopardize RVers' ability to blacktop boondock there.
Casino Camping is a good source RVers that lists casinos that permit boondocking on their lots. Alice and I used it to locate Casino Arizona.
Add casinos to your mix of places to stay. You are close to entertainment and food, always a draw. Check your casino guide or with security so you aren't surprised late at night and have to move or leave. Jaimie Hall - Bruzenak
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This casino is set back from a major commuting artery, Highway 101, so was pretty quiet. The first night,. a Friday, we did have a car that wouldn't start parked right next to us and the young men came back several times over the course of the night to try to jump start it. They finally pushed it to another location. Before dark we had the door open and a teenager came by and said, "What's up?" He looked surprised to see two grandmothers; he thought it was a party. And, just as we were getting to bed, another vehicle had its stereo booming for ten minutes or so. At least it wasn't rap! Saturday night was actually very quiet and the parking lot not as crowded.
I was intrigued with the security provided during the day. Young men with yellow shirts with security emblazoned across the back patrolled the lots on bicycles. I looked at employment opportunities at the casino and the only current security openingis for an EMT/Security officer. They don't mention anything about riding a bike but it would make sense that your security officer is out patrolling as well as ready to respond to emergencies.
Yesterday two RVs were boondocking in the back of the lot. We'd had one other the two nights we stayed. This casino welcomes them but one had a propane tank out on the ground, which could indicate a long stay. At a Wal-Mart or other retail parking lot, this would be inappropriate and could cause of complaints that jeopardize RVers' ability to blacktop boondock there.
Casino Camping is a good source RVers that lists casinos that permit boondocking on their lots. Alice and I used it to locate Casino Arizona.
Add casinos to your mix of places to stay. You are close to entertainment and food, always a draw. Check your casino guide or with security so you aren't surprised late at night and have to move or leave. Jaimie Hall - Bruzenak
Return to RVHometown.com
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