MarzipanonMarz Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I will be moving into a 1997 35' RV in a couple of weeks. I am new to RV living and am surprised by the lack of places available to park a home that is older than 10 years. I am in the San Francisco Bay Area, where there are only a handful of RV lots to begin with. Now, as we apply for long term residency, we are being turned down simply due to the age of our RV. It is in great shape, my parents have taken great care of it and I am excited to make it my home. Does anyone have any advice for finding a place to park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Welcome to the Escapee forums! Trying to find a home for an older rig in California can be difficult, a long term stay can be even harder due to California laws for renters rights. If you will have the ability to move it you might try to make a deal with the park so that you stay just less than 6 months, go somewhere for a night and return. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Part of the problem is also the particular area where you are. We have spent a lot of time in the area just to the south of SF and there are so few RV parks due to restrictions and rules that apply to them and with the rental laws of CA most limit the length of stay, even for new RVs. I suggest that you may want to start by using the website RV Park Reviews and expand the CA map out to see just where things are located. They are probably the most comprehensive compilation of places to park an RV that you will find for free and they show only one park in San Jose plus a county park that has camping. But they also list two mobile home parks that are probably a better bet. As you move farther out from the city you may find more parks that are willing to accept your RV, but the rates will still be quite high and because there are so few that accept monthly residents there will probably be a waiting list to get a spot. My best suggestion would be to consider moving it to a much more rural area, if practicle. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarzipanonMarz Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks Kirk, I work in Mountain View, and was hopeful that we could find something that wouldn't be a terribly long commute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Campgrounds open up a bit on rules south of San Jose into Morgan Hill and Gilroy, but that is not going to be a fun commute. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I would look like your best bet is Aloha RV Park in Sunnyvale, or Sleepy Hollow Trailer Park located in San Jose. I have never seen either of them. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosita Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 There are very few RV park options, good or otherwise, in the Bay Area. Try Trailer Villa in Redwood City (http://www.trailervilla.com/Home.html) , or possibly Trailer Tel in San Jose. I agree with checking out RV Park Reviews, but, IMO, Aloha and Sleepy Hollow would be the last choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendsk Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I did a search for "trailer parking" in the SF Bay area on Craigslist and got 491 hits. Of course between 50 and 100 can quickly be eliminated, but that still leaves quite a few possibilities. Other things to explore might be friends who live out in the country and have enough land (and no zoning problems) to be interested in renting you a space... F-250 SCREW 4X4 Gas, 5th NuWa Premier 35FKTG, Full Time, Engineer Ret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Schneider Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Trailer Parking on Craigslist includes monthly parking (i.e. storage) spaces. Having lived in the Bay Area for 10+ years, I'd be very surprised if you could find more than a half dozen valid ads for parking and living in an RV in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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