Bowlin's Picacho Plaza

Easy on hwy. Good flat gravel parking. Hwy noise & train tracks …. Nice shopping plaza. A good overnight spot. Good waiting place if waiting to check into Picacho State Park which is very cool w/excellent camp spots for all size rigs.

Don’t stay here without earplugs. There is a big dirt lot with enough room for a few semis and rvs. On one side is the freeway and literally 100 feet away on the other side is the tracks. The train came by about every 2 hours. I was staying in a van.

Off the freeway turn left and left. There are some dark signs where to pull in on a dirt parking lot. We were the only RV there with a few semis. We didn’t have any traffic come between midnight and 7am. There is the train, but it didn’t bother us nor did the little bit of I-10 noise and the sunrise was very pretty. Good stop over ... more

This was a good place to pull over during the night and stay until morning. It was quite spacious and didn’t have too much traffic going by. The train seemed really bad at first but it’s surprising how fast you get used to it. Almost left.. but after a while it wasn’t even an issue which was quite a surprise.

Convenient location right off the highway. Ample parking, nice flat dirt lot. Quite a bit of trash. We spent the morning picking up trash. Ended up with two full bags! Train comes thru often. We didn't mind it. Kind of enjoyed it actually, Nice gift shop and good coffee across the street. Solid AT&T service without booster needed. ... more

Pros:
Convenient, right off the highway
Pretty quiet minus the train (the train didn’t bother us)
Store was well stocked
Truckers very considerate when pulling in late at night

Cons:
Some trash and broken glass
Not very level but doable

Big lot, lots of room to spread out. No one here when I got in. Only a couple semi’s came in over night. The train was comforting, as I love the train! Would stay again.

It basically just a rutted patch of dirt, but it's free and right next to the travel plaza. I used it for a few hours before check-in time at the state park nearby. If I needed a place for the night this would work in a pinch, but it's right next to the I-10 and would be pretty noisy.

If you don’t mind train noise, there are some nice, level spots by the tracks.