Evergreen air and space museum parking lot - Geeky boondocker’s paradise! | Informal Campsite

January 27th, 2024 by David Steinbrugge

The museum and the water park are owned by separate companies we were told. only the museum allows overnight RV parking with the purchase of one museum entrance. The water park told me that they do not allow overnight RV parking in their lot.

October 3rd, 2023 by jandcneu

We had stayed here a few times in the past for free but upon arrival after closing we saw no camping signs without permission. We could not get permission as they were closed. We found an off street spot for the night and returned the next day. We spoke to the person at the front desk and was told they had been Harvest hosts but dropped it recently and that is was the price of one admission to stay one night. $22 for regular and $18 for seniors. We told her we had arrived after hours so didn’t stay. She said it would have been fine. I would definitely advise calling ahead if you want to stay as it could change again just as quickly. A very safe spot and worth the price of admission!

July 31st, 2023 by Road Warrior America

Stayed at Olde Stone Village RV park next door for full hookup and museum was incredible! For $40 you can take a tour of and sit in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat which is very cool.

May 26th, 2022 by pirateaimee

This place was rad. Camped next to some airplanes in the parking lot. We arrived when the museum was about to close so the had us pay $30 to park in the parking lot and included admission to the museum for the next day. Museum opens at 9 so we woke up and walked over to see the Spruce Goose! There’s also lots of open land around the parking lot with woods and vineyards which made for a nice morning walk with the dog. And a really cool rocket ship playground for our kid!

August 6th, 2021 by instagram.com/erin.hensley

Awesome spot for the night. Huge parking lot behind the museum. The parking lot is surround by trees and nature so it’s pretty quite and nice to wake up in. There are airplanes on display outside which was cool.

August 3rd, 2021 by Lost in Biden's America

Not free, overnight parking costs $35 The signs day to register at the admissions counter and they said the price had recently gone up to $35. It's not worth it to me, so i didn't stay. but at $10 the museum was totally worth visiting.

July 21st, 2021 by Homer's Odyssey

Everything was as stated, very cool place to stay for a night. Area is very dog friendly although they aren't allowed inside unless its a service animal but the surrounding property was great for them to run around.
Bonus: check the western end of the parking lot and you'll find a HUGE amount of blackberries growing, we filled up 2 tupperware containers full and are planning on eating them with some ice cream at the country store just down the road.

October 18th, 2020 by texasking

We’ve been fulltimers for a year and this has got to be the coolest boondocking site this tech geek has ever seen! We arrived late at night; there is no gate.

You pass the museum buildings on the highway - fully glass-fronted hangars showing off their contents, including the world’s largest airplane! (2nd longest, and 2nd widest wingspan).

If that weren’t enough, a large freighter 747 is parked on top of the waterpark hangar. Everything is lit up at night - the outside views from the front are fantastic!

Enter by driving down a (simulated) runway, then to the parking lot behind the museum where they have a few pieces from their collections parked out in the open to see. It’s Sunday night in late October and 10 other boondockers are here, but there’s easily space for 200. Quiet at night, the parking lot does have some bright lighting around the edges, but the center is plenty dark for us.

Can’t wait to see the museum in the morning!

August 8th, 2020 by sebass160

Was told they didn’t allow overnight anymore but that was bad info. Fantastic museum and quiet at night. No bathrooms after 5 pm. Large Boy Scout park and a museums worth of static displays outside make this great

August 18th, 2019 by flagorio

free, level, safe, quiet and good for two days. plus the museum is a bonus. frequent overflights during day from small airport but quiet at night.

May 29th, 2019 by d.flood316

There is a large quiet parking lot that allows free overnight. Adjacent is a nice BSA oak grove park for walking/running.