Camping on old US 66

[PA BAMBI II]

I feel like I am highjacking the thread as I have no advice on where to camp in the areas mentioned in the original post. I see lots of folks telling of their Route 66 adventures, though, so here goes.

We tackled about 250 miles of Route 66 from Illinois to Indiana in 2010. This was in my 1962 Corvair Greenbrier camper van "on the way" to the Corvair national convention in Cedar Rapids.

We enjoyed lots of awesome sights and experiences and I was thrilled to drive those miles on the Mother Road in a true vintage vehicle. We did camp one night in Illinois and enjoyed the monotone voice of the weather radio all evening as there were tornadoes touching down in every county around us. Good times!

[FreshAir]

Originally Posted by FreshAir

Wish I had taken more pics the last time that I was on Rte 66.....1952. We
(parents and brother) were traveling from Michigan to California. Our 26' foot trailer had no waste tanks so it meant searching for a trailer park with overnighter hookups. No Good Sam or GPS back then. One night we staid at the rear of a gas station with electric extension cord and used the station restrooms.

Neil

I had a question to the set of wheels seen between the car and trailer, 'is that a WD devise?' Sort of...it is a dolly to relieve much of the tongue weight. These were available back before the WD we have today. The similar devise was called slimp wheel which was a large dual 'caster'. The advantage to the slimp was you could back up the trailer with it...not so with the dolly. Dad had to buy the dolly by the time we reached Texas as the trailer weight (5k dry) was getting too unwieldy. The slimp wheel was far more expensive. The dolly did it's job but dad had to be careful not to get into a situation to where e had to back up......which did happen in LA.



Neil

[Jim Lee]

Tucumari NM has some nice campgrounds on old 66. We stayed in one last summer, don't remember the anme of it though but it was sort of hippie... old school.

[terryV]

We've done Rt 66 twice in a Corvette, so we could stay in the old hotels, and eat in the old cafes and resturants. It gets better each time as they restore more and more of the "Mother Road" and the old art deco buildings.

We start at the beginning on Lakeshore Drive, and end up at the end on Santa Monica Pier.

Back in the '50s the family would take 66 to Southern Califoria to see my aunt and uncle, and their kids. My dad had Buick convertibles back then. So many great memories.

We'll do it again in a few years, just to see all the newly restored stuff. For us Rt 66 will always be a Corvette trip, just like Buzz and Todd.

[Lumatic]

Wigwam Motel in Holbrook AZ

[Bill P]

I enjoyed reading this thread that started out as a where to camp question. Looks like a new topic is needed. Childhood camping/Travel Memories. We never made any cross country trips when I was a child but did a lot of "up north" camping in Wisc. Not sure how to insert an image. As winter grips a lot of the country I have more time to sit in front of my computer and read. I am new to this site but have enjoyed it thus far. I have family camped or camped with the boy scouts for the last 40 plus years. I made sure my kids were able to have a similar experience. Fun to visit them now and they recount one of their favorite camping travel memories. Dad remember when.............. Bill

[terryV]

Maybe we should get together and make kind of a rally out of Rt 66, or at least a part of it.

[The Ice Man]

What a great idea - maybe TBRICH or someone else from the 4 Corners Unit?