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Day’s End | Free and Low-cost Parking Finds Compiled by Guy Gipson #84383

This sampling of parking selections highlights areas complementary for early summer. IOWA ____________________________________________ Clear Lake: Gravel pkg area. I-35 x194, go W to traffic light near Pilot fuel ctr, TL, then immed R (W), go past Pilot to pkg area, which is in 2 sections divided by lg stones, use the section next to the stream/drainage-ditch. 43.14484 -93.36155 David McQuoid #90501 Polk City: Acorn Valley CG, Saylorville Lake (COE). 18 gravel, mostly level 30-A E sites. Central W, shower, D. $18, S/A Pass 1/2. Mem Day-Labor Day, non-reservable. From I-35/80 x127 in Des Moines, go 6 mi N on SR 141, TR on SR 415, go 0.5 mi, TR on NW Beaver Dr., go 2 mi, TL at sign. From Polk City, go 2 mi W on SR 415, TL on NW Beaver Dr., to sign. Verizon OK, some sites OK for satellite. N41 44.28 W93 43.405 Ron Walter #73417 Winterset: Madison County FG. E/W/S, D. Rest rooms with showers. E only $15, E/W or E/W/S $17. No stay limit. From jct SR 169/SR 92/local Rd., P71, go E on P71 (Summit St) 0.7 mi to FG on R. Grass/gravel sites. Some sites not level. Caution if recent rains. Dale and Arlene Wellnitz #75624 ILLINOIS__________________________________________ Cave-In-Rock: CG (CP). Approx 15 sites with 20/30/50-A E/W. Some tables, fire rings. $15–$18. City Hall says to park and someone will come by. Go S thru town on SR 1/Canal St. to ferry landing. Some sites paved, some gravel or grass. Along Ohio Riv. Nearby hiking in Shawnee NF. D at SP 1/2 mi down rd. N37.46728 W88.16625 Judy Patton #71571 Ellis Grove: Great River Road roadside area. Tables, trash cans, info board. Free. No signs re: pkg. 1.4 mi S of town on SR 3, W side of hwy. Pkg area is lg, level and well away from hwy. OK for several any size RVs. Park along curb, put slide-out over grass. 1-way entry/exit roads. 37.99229 -89.89074 Miller City: Horseshoe Lake East Side CG (S/W/A). Grassy E sites, tables, grills. W faucets, toilets, D. $18. Just N of Cairo, I-57 x1, go 8.4 mi NW on SR 3, TL on Promised Land Rd., ( 37.13202 -89.28949 ), go 2.6 mi, TR at sign to East Side CG ( 37.10888 -89.32535 ), go 2.1 mi to entrance on L. 37.13726 -89.31638 . Boating, fishing, hunting. Scenic bald cypress, tupelo gum, swamp cottonwood trees in lake. A few sites with lake view. Guy Gipson #84383

Garden of the Gods in Shawnee National Forrest, Illinois. Photo by Daniel Schwen.

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