CGTaylor Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 We will be purchasing a Tiffin 2018 Phaeton (40 ft.) this year and riding off into the sunset! When we come back to the Philadelphia area to visit family, we’d like to find someone or someplace that we can stay on the property in our motorhome while visiting. Of course we’d be willing to pay, especially if we can connect to electricity (water and dump is not necessary). I don’t think there are many overnight campgrounds in the Philadelphia area. Is it possible to find someone with a bit of land who would let us park for a bit? Are there township restrictions? What do others do in a similar situation? Would love to hear from others about this. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Have you considered any of these? You might have to drive 25 mi. or so depending where your family lives. Sorry, don't know of any boondocking there. Perhaps you can find a nicer place 100 mi or so and have the family come visit you on the weekend. Good luck! http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/pennsylvania/philadelphia Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 hours ago, CGTaylor said: ...When we come back to the Philadelphia area to visit family...I don’t think there are many overnight campgrounds in the Philadelphia area... Where in the Philadelphia area? There is a campground in Clarksboro, NJ that is one of the closer ones to center city. There are campgrounds in the Salem/Woodstown, NJ area. There are a number of campgrounds North of the City in the Hatfield - Green Lane area. Lums Pond State Park in Delaware may be an option for the Southern Suburbs. There are some campgrounds in the West Chester - Coatesville area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 8 hours ago, 2gypsies said: Have you considered any of these? You might have to drive 25 mi. or so depending where your family lives. Sorry, don't know of any boondocking there. Perhaps you can find a nicer place 100 mi or so and have the family come visit you on the weekend. Good luck! http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/pennsylvania/philadelphia Thanks for the great tip, 2gypsies. Very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 5 hours ago, trailertraveler said: Where in the Philadelphia area? There is a campground in Clarksboro, NJ that is one of the closer ones to center city. There are campgrounds in the Salem/Woodstown, NJ area. There are a number of campgrounds North of the City in the Hatfield - Green Lane area. Lums Pond State Park in Delaware may be an option for the Southern Suburbs. There are some campgrounds in the West Chester - Coatesville area. Thanks for the info. We are northwest of the city, near Norristown, Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, CGTaylor said: Thanks for the info. We are northwest of the city, near Norristown, Pa. There are a number of commercial RV parks and a state park with in 25 miles of Norristown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks for the info. Some of the campgrounds close by November and we may need to come after that. Ultimately, we’d love to find a private home that would be willing to host us...near Norristown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 1 hour ago, CGTaylor said: Thanks for the info. Some of the campgrounds close by November and we may need to come after that. Ultimately, we’d love to find a private home that would be willing to host us...near Norristown. Many municipalities prohibit parking RVs in housing developments let alone occupying them. Zoning regulations for single residency often prevent occupying an RV even though it can be parked on the property. Enforcement of such regulations is often lax until someone complains. More rural areas where the homes can not see their neighbors are more likely to have fewer regulations and less chance of a neighbor complaining. You might try looking into Boondockers Welcome and Free Campsites. Quote ...What do others do in a similar situation? Would love to hear from others about this... Unless we know that there are no regulations prohibiting driveway docking, we find a campground/RV park. You do realize that unless your host has installed at least a 30 amp RV outlet that you will be very limited in what appliances you can run at one time? Your host or any nearby neighbors may not want to listen to your generator running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks, trailertraveler, this is all good to know. Thanks for the boondocking sites. We'll check into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Not sure how far from Norristown this is but might be some help. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/pennsylvania/hatfield/village-scene-mobile-home-park-12565 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbillsd Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Its not Boondocking, but we stayed at a car parking lot minutes from downtown. It was a paved parking lot and you backed up to a building that had water and electric for each spot. No dump. And the community dump didn't look usable without a very long hose. I just looked it up. Name was the Campus Park & Ride. I think it was $50 a night. We stayed a few days. JFYI> 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40QDP Freightliner XCR, 400 hp Cummins Toad 2014 Chevy Equinox (DWM) Blog: http://cowlesmountain.com/Travels/ S&B San Diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks, we looked up Campus Park & Ride. Looks like a great option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 9:06 PM, CGTaylor said: ...We are northwest of the city, near Norristown, Pa... 4 hours ago, CGTaylor said: ...we looked up Campus Park & Ride. Looks like a great option... If your intent is to visit the historic area of Philadelphia, then Campus Park & Ride might be a good choice. If you plan on visiting your family in Norristown, I-76 is a very, very busy and often congested highway from the city to Valley Forge/King of Prussia. Backups lasting an hour or more are common. I would look for some place North of Philadelphia like Hatfield which has at least one park that says it is open all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTaylor Posted February 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 Thanks. Too bad there aren’t many RV options in an area that is so historic and attracts many tourists. Looks like a great opportunity for someone with the right entrepreneurial spirit. 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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