This is good for an overnight spot near the freeway without much noise (unlike highway rest areas). Free, lots of room to park. It’s around 4000 feet elevation, so it gets cold at night, and it’s windy. But it has a little travel store, and you... Read more

I came here to stay overnight on a Monday evening in their 90%-empty parking lot, but was told they no longer allow RVs, even tiny trailers, to stay overnight! They have closed their RV lot and you can’t stay in their regular parking lot either.... Read more

This is a small (nine sites) loop campground off the side road to El Morro National Monument. It is set in a pinyon-pine/juniper habitat, and the sites are partially shaded, except for the concrete-covered wheelchair accessible site. There was a... Read more

Not many sites (around 10), but the setting was nice. I could hardly believe this was a free campground! I got the last space available on a Thursday afternoon in June, but on Saturday there were a few spots open--there seemed to be a lot of... Read more

For parking lot camping, Viejas Casino is a pretty good place! I chose a far parking lot, then went to check in at the security office. RVs are supposed to be in lot #11, but they let me stay where I was since it was a weeknight and lot #8 wasn't... Read more