The folk group, America, sang: "Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine You're gonna go I know" Today there are plenty of folks that say "you're not going fast enough!" It has nothing to do with slow-drivers, but rather, RVers who are overstaying their welcome along Ventura County's Rincon Parkway, a central coast wonderland where you can park your rig right along the oceanside. Dozens of "pay to park" spaces for self-contained RVs are right along the edge of the Rincon Parkway. The hang up: Folks have conspired together to swap parking spots to legally stay longer than a single space would allow for. Some groups are allegedly leasing out public RV spaces to other RVers.
In a move that many have told the local news media is long overdue, county officials are finally moving to rein in the 'squatters,' and make the Rincon available to more folks. In a change of law, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors has ruled that a rig can only stay along the Rincon Parkway for 7 days, then be off the parkway for 14, all this during the area high season of April 1 through October 31. Overstay your permit, plan on forking over a $180 fine.
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I can understand the attraction to this area, the weather, the beach, etc. but it simply isn't fair for some people to be unwilling to share. A week is long enough. There are places all along the coast you can rent, you just have to pay a little more, but it is only fair to share.
ReplyDeleteAbout time! Those lousy squatters never leave. Talk about road rage, try and get one of those people to give up their spot after they've been there a month. They think a month on site means they own it.
ReplyDeleteWhen ever we are asked "what is your favorite place to park", we always say Rincon in Ventura, CA. There just 2 weeks ago. It was our last look at the pacific ocean as we head East.
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