Throughout the country, thousands of small towns and cities host special events. These may be one-day concerts or weekend-long festivals. The small town atmosphere is nice, but it does mean a limited number of available parking spaces. Although shuttle busses usually provide transportation, you may be able to find cheap parking spaces on Craigslist. Who is offering this parking space? Usually a homeowner located nearby.
As previously stated, many homeowners in small towns rent out parking spaces during popular events, including weekend festivals. They do this to make extra money. The space they rent out may be a portion of their driveway or lawn parking. Although rates vary, they tend to be slightly more than the cost of taking the shuttle. While it may cost more, you do get the added convenience of parking nearby.
To find special event parking offering by homeowners, visit Craigslist.org. You would normally select your state and nearest city. For parking, select the location of the event in question. Then, use the search box on the left-hand side of the page. Change the settings from “for sale,” to “housing.” You want to use targeted keyword phrases. Either search with the name of the event, parking, or city name. Your search results will appear as a list. You may get some conflicting results. Read the headlines and automatically bypass those that don’t fit your needs, like parking that costs too much or is for a different weekend.
Once you have found an individual on Craigslist advertising cheap parking for a special event, you can make contact. This is basically to hammer out the final details. To avoid falling victim to a scam, don’t pay beforehand. The homeowner should be more than willing to accept your money once you arrive. Renting out lawns and driveways for parking is becoming common practice and some scammers are starting to take advantage of it. Limit your risk. Give the homeowner your contact information and a date and time for when you will arrive, but that is it. Save the payment for later.
While you may only be looking for parking spaces, you may also want a park and camp. Yes, some homeowners do offer this, but you may need to expand your search to other nearby areas. In that case, download the free Craigslist Reader to perform multi-city searches with ease and to get results within seconds.
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