Me and the Walmart on the southwest part of Amarillo are now pretty good friends. You are right it is small, but I went right to sleep when I hit the sack and didn't wake up until morning. This past trip when I broke down, I stayed at that Love's in Conway overnight. The first time I met Bob Waldmire was in McLean, if you know who he is. I just didn't know that you could overnight. It was built while I was past the area as far as walking, but I have stopped there several times since and have seen it at night too. I have lots of memories from that McDonalds in Shamrock. I don't remember the number of the exit, but drank many a cup of coffee there, and always for. I do miss the old Cowboys restaurant near the Texas border in Oklahoma. I am familiar with all this areas from when I walked the highway, but obviously I wasn't boondocking back then. Perfect Brian.thanks!! I will add all this to my list and it will help a lot! This will get you to the Amarillo area where you have some experience already. But you are very close to the Pantex Plant and the Rick Husband International Airport, so dont fly your drone if you have one! Loves.again, small and crowded at night.Įast of Amarillo, just past exit 87. Stay there overnight just to see the colored lighting everywhere. Pictures on the wall by RT Hicks.a friend of mine. Heading west, just past Johnson Ranch Road (exit 132), Gray Country Rest Area. McLean, exit 142, Country Corner, boondocking, great hamburgers! Fantastic Steakhouse in town called Red River Steakhouse. RV park next door.Īt Shamrock, exit 163 on the Texas side there is a small Valero (or whatever it is this month) along with a McDonalds with overnight parking out back. Closed store and cafe the last time I was there but you can boondock on the lot. Oklahoma Welcome Center near MM10, overnight parking on both sides of the highway.Įric, exit 7, Loves. By 'other' I mean you will figure it out if you stay there.I wouldn't. Sayre, exit 26, a TA truck stop and an 'other' truck stop on the north side. Lucky Star Casino nearby.they may have overnight parking in the overflow lot. Showers, gas, plenty of parking in the back. Since you already have the WMT locations, add these to your list.On I-40, east to west:Ĭlinton, exit 66, about 1/2 mile south, Domino Fuel Stop. I have a 2002 Dodge conversion van so it is reasonable stealthy and set up to live in. I would welcome any suggestions and if you know of anyone personally that lives along this area that might let me even park in front of their house at night that would be great too. Obviously I am trying to save on gas expenses by not shuttling myself back and forth for very long distances. It looks like that there are some hospitals in some of the towns, but I have never overnighted at any of them. Other than that, I know of a handful of truckstops through there. I also know that there is a Walmart SuperCenter in Yukon, Weatherford, and Elk City and have actually stayed overnight at the one in Elk City. I am familiar with the park in Elk City that is on and plan on using it. Believe it or not, I actually walked the entire length of the highway from Chicago to Santa Monica 12 years ago, but, unfortunately, when you are walking you don't have the time to do this kind of work, but I don't want to let this experience simply go by and want to preserve it and all the experiences that happened along the way. I will be doing documentary work on Route 66 so I am not interested in covering ground quickly as it may take up to 2-3 days to shoot video in some places depending on how the weather is and, of course, allowing for time for choosing the right spot, etc. One is an offline manual lookup mode for when you don't have service.I will be spending some time in October in western Oklahoma between Oklahoma City and the Texas border along the I-40 corridor and would like to know if anyone has experience with boondocking along that path. Two modes: one uses GPS and maps that you can filter. Amenities, maps, truck stops, rest areas, Wal-mart and casino parking, RV dealers, sporting goods stores and much more.
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