New Orleans Parking Lot | Informal Campsite

March 9th, 2024 by mechanicaldrum27

we stayed 1 night with no problem
10$ for 24h on weekdays
20$ for 24h on weekends, or 10$ for 10h
only 10/15min from french quarter
good spot
no wifi, no service, water and bathroom at the visitor center on opening hours

January 22nd, 2024 by qualifiedtandem63

Good spot for the price. Only a couple other vans and cars here on a monday night. Pretty quiet neighborhood but could hear the highway and frequent sirens until late into the night. Not too bad on noise considering location.

January 13th, 2024 by Ontoucheaubonheur

Nous avons passé 2 nuits dans ce parking. Très bonne endroit pour visiter New Orleans à pied. C’est à 10 minutes à pieds de bourbon street

Nous avons un VR de 21 pieds nous avons payé le prix auto à 20.35$/nuit en se stationnant de reculons et utiliser la pelouse pour éviter de prendre 2 stationnements

Toilette à proximité avec le visitor center

October 29th, 2023 by vivienogden

Very noisy night with traffic on road and trucks moving about. 50$ for 36 hours as it was the weekend. There appears to be free parking in street far side of carpark. Easy walking distance to French quarter for Halloween weekend, great party atmosphere.

April 3rd, 2023 by sprtzmom321

Parking lot behind visitor center. RV for 24hr parking $50. Few other RV's when we arrived.

February 15th, 2023 by RAV4Girl

Stayed for 8 nights during Mardi Gras Thurs to Friday. Amazing location. Well worth it! I didn’t see any smashed windows during my stay but that may be due to a couple things, increased police presence and that (the parking lot company said) the police caught four culprits doing it. There are a few presumably homeless tents camped on the side of the street, east of parking lot.

I only saw one boot happen during my stay, I think they relaxed during Mardi Gras week. Packed on Fat Tuesday first thing in the morning as a parade went down Basin. After parties occurred in the afternoon in the parking lot after the parade ended.

The visitor center reps started getting annoyed by me using the washroom after a while.

It did feel sketchy at night when there wasn’t as many overlanders parked by me, but no one bothered me by calling out to me or knocking on my door. At night I’d make sure I walked back with a group or got a cab to drop me off right beside my trailer.

One little cheat I would love to pass along is to call the number on the board in the pics and ask customer service any questions you have. Literally the best customer service I’ve had in my life, with the rep Stacy. She made sure I did everything to the T so no boots happened during my stay. Also that she said if youre an RV/camper and fit in one spot, then you can pay the car rate. Lastly, for event pricing they make one set price, which may be cheaper than the $50 RV price, just FYI!

January 16th, 2023 by king4cl

We’ve been here two nights and it’s been great! Very quiet and safe with the other campers here with us. We got in on Saturday around 5pm paid 20$ for 24hr. Quick walk to bourbon street for a fun night out and great location to walk all over during the day. There are public restrooms in the visitors center close to the parking lot open 9-5

January 1st, 2023 by jonathan.villemus

quelques folies de feu d'artifice en soirée mais rien de problématique en soit étant dans un quartier plus bas.

sinon c'est super, pour un parking de ville.
moins de 10 min à pied de bourbon steet

December 26th, 2022 by Dianne Martin

Parking rates have gone up I paid $20 US for 24 hours. I stayed here two nights, there’s lots of parking, as others have mentioned RV, taking up more than one space must pay double. I felt safe, the police patrolled, and it’s a fabulous location.

November 30th, 2022 by silvery-moon

2nd time staying here. 15 minute walk to Bourbon Street and French Quarter. large parking lot. you need to pay for the parking spot you use, if large RV taking up more than 1 spot, you pay for both. $10 up to 24 hours, $50 for 24 hours. we stayed 2 days and paid $10 both days.

November 24th, 2022 by ryankeithgallant

Wouldn’t do it. We arrived and there was smashed glass everywhere. Apparently the night before, people had broken into at least 6 cars and pilfered through them.
Even though we paid the $10 for 24hrs, we decided not to risk it and parked on the street deep in the eastern park of the French quarter.

November 24th, 2022 by lorabergan

About a dozen cars had their windows smashed in last night. Vans were all fine but be careful if you’re staying here

May 14th, 2022 by @k8tskya

We paid $10 for 10 hours. We are in a 24.5 ft van/rv. Spots are small. Parked on a parallel spot which looked bigger. We fit in one. Plenty of spaces. Seemed safe. Visitor center was clean and nice. Police station nearby.

April 16th, 2022 by instagram.com/simplyusandabus

Large open FLAT parking lot clearly marked. We took up two spaces with our 30’ bus and paid for two spaces, had no issues. Stayed four nights, no issues. Make sure you pay for as many spaces as you take up, they do boot vehicles on a regular basis. $10 for 24 hours per space during the week. Weekends are $20 for 24 hours per space. Super close to Armstrong Park and the French Quarter. Great space.

April 6th, 2022 by pricepere70

Good location in French Quarter. I paid Camper Van $10 for 24hrs Self Service payment. Safe. Quiet.

April 5th, 2022 by edzepp13

Stayed here for 4 days during Final Four. Close proximity to Bourbon St and 1 mile walk to Superdome. Paid $20/night on weekend and $10 on weeknight. Well lit, clean bathrooms at Visitor Center. Felt very secure and safe! Be prepared to pay or you will get the parking boot! Saw a few RV’s attempt to park in movie lot and apparently try not to pay! Did not work out well!😁😁

March 12th, 2022 by elizabethandursula

$10 for 24 hours on a Friday into Saturday morning. Excellent location between French Quarter and Treme so easily in walking distance from the city; if you find a spot towards the cemetery side you’re well enough removed from Basin St traffic so actually reasonably (surprisingly) quiet. Very clean restrooms open 8:30-5:00 in the station across the street. Easy access on and off I-10.

March 11th, 2022 by hare_s

Great spot. $10 for 24 hours for our ford transit van. Not many people here. Part of the lot reserved for filming company. Pretty quiet for being in the city. Some semis on the street behind us in early morning. Bathrooms at visitor center 8:30-5:30. 1 block from French quarter. Very safe.

March 11th, 2022 by blainewilliams24

$10 for car or $50 for camper/RV for 24 hrs. Being in a van I went for the $10 option and didn’t have any problems. Very safe, police station is only about 150 feet away

March 10th, 2022 by ptr_kyl

quiet parking lot that felt safe. if you buy two spots at $10 for 24 hours, you can save $30 instead of paying the $50 for an RV. be aware if you take up more then one spot they will boot your vehicle since everything but the RV ticket is for one spot.

March 1st, 2022 by zmkaye

Can't beat the location, a 5 min walk to the French quarter. It was $30 for 24h over Mardi Gras, $10 outside that. So worth it!! The campsite over the road was $250 a night at mardi gras and its closer to the highway so noisier. There are clean restrooms at the visitor centre which is open during the day. Lots of spaces available, felt very safe and great to meet so many other vanlifers there :)

March 1st, 2022 by CJ

Awesome place to stay if you’re exploring the French quarter. I stayed 2 nights during Mardi Gras - the lot was usually mostly empty except for Fat Tues- which was packed. But the main big parade came right along the parking lot edge so you can just hang out til the parade arrives. Bourbon street is just like, 4 blocks away. Excellent people watching everywhere- from the van windows too. Pretty quiet here except for the occasional people driving super loud cars. So grateful they allow 24 hour parking and hope they don’t discontinue that! Would definitely park here next year

February 22nd, 2022 by drewoffroad

Fairly safe lot. Partially fenced. A fair amount of overnight noise. Very easy access to FQ

February 18th, 2022 by cchaffin.2019

Great safe parking lot we were hear during Mardi Gras so a few drunk people walking by and someone knocked on our van, but didn’t do anything just scared us. We would still stay over night here again! Paid 10$ for a night and had no issues clean bathroom until 530! Perfect French quarter parking lot!

February 7th, 2022 by eliedevalence

Spend one night here. Paid 10$/24h for a Ford E250 extended. Quiet and safe. Lot shared with the filming team of the serie Interview with the vampire.

February 6th, 2022 by Gramp.Camp

Great parking, be sure to pay as we saw the ticket/boot guy come around regularly. Of note, there's free street parking right next to the lot if there's any available.

January 23rd, 2022 by moalone

Good safe place to overnight but cost is confusing. Sign says to pay for the number of spots you take but the machine at the kiosk has a separate choice for RV/camper which costs $50 for 24 hours. We are in a 21 foot Winnebago Travato with bikes on the back that give us at least an extra 2 ft so we definitely need 2 spots. $10 per spot for 24 hours on Thursday night. We weren’t sure what to choose so went into the Basin St Visitors Center for advice which was all over the map. One woman gave me the Park First number to call for clarification. That woman told me that any RV “spending the night” needs to pay the $50. We decided to pay that just to be on the safe side as there are multiple signs about booting for $90. $50 is a lot but the location was great and it was much cheaper than the nearby RV park and a bit further from Rt 10 so not as loud.

December 10th, 2021 by katjaengenhart

Stayed here two night without any issues. $20 for 24hrs as a van. You won’t find other places to park and stay really that are also close/in walking distance to everything & feels safe. This lot is right next to the police station too. Would stay in this spot again.

June 23rd, 2021 by wright28123

We stayed here 3 nights. It’s a pretty big lot and it doesn’t fill up during the day. Mostly empty at night. Near the police station so the cops sit there to do paperwork. We left our van during the day in the lot while we walked to the French Quarter. There is construction nearby with new condos, so I’m not sure how long this spot will last. It’s by far the cheapest and best option in my opinion.

June 9th, 2021 by valeriebrown523

visitor center hours/days posted on door

May 29th, 2021 by ocpd8518

Walked from lot to Bourbon st, 4 blocks. Easy . Well lit. A few other RVs are here.

March 1st, 2020 by functionalvan

Stayed 2 nights in van camper... parking was $20 for 24 hrs on Sunday and $10 Monday. No porta pottys in parking area. Some construction in the rear of the parking lot so noisy during the day, but overall quiet at night. Felt safe leaving our van parked while visiting the city. Nice they have this parking area right by the visitors center and French Quarter.

February 5th, 2020 by plutoncool

parfait, parfait pour passer la nuit, même 2, même 3 pour nous, 10$ pour 24 heures, big deal, sécure, nous sommes encore une fois seuls ou presque dans cet immense stationnement.
Je le conseille , 10$ pour 24 heures pour notre Dodge Islander de 20 pieds mais il ne faut pas dépasser les lignes jaunes sinon ils te mettent un sabot qui te coûte 90$ de frais. Un conseil, tu te stationne le derrière là où il y a du gazon, c'est parfait pour rester dans les limites vers lignes.

bon séjour à New Orleans.

January 26th, 2020 by audrey.larin.al

Stayed on a saturday, it was 20$/24h. Multiple van/RVs. Felt safe!
There was a (dirty) porta potty.

December 2nd, 2019 by Sean Emerson

$10 for 24hrs for cars but for RV's and campers is $50/24hrs. It was safe and very close to the French Quarter. Visitors centre next door has public restrooms and it opens at 8:30am

November 24th, 2019 by instagram.com/adetailedmap

Great spot. If we come back to NOLA this is where we'll stay. Follow basic rules and you'll be fine. Only downside is some sketchy walks back late at night from French quarter. Can't beat the price. We paid $20/24 hours Sunday night, then $10/24 hours Monday night for our 20' van. We did see a few cars with boots, but no campers.

November 10th, 2019 by gnd2607

Très bonne place de stationnement à côté du poste de police pour lier visite de quartier Français, aujourd’hui c’était très achalandé puisque l’équipe de football jouait contre Atlanta

20us$ pour 24 heures

April 27th, 2019 by you_me_go_see

Super convenient for the French Qtr. We stayed in a Sprinter van on a Saturday night and paid $20/24 hours. 4 other campers here with us so we felt safe. Quiet enough for a sleep but can definitely hear cars from the road.

March 28th, 2019 by alixalfke

Way cheaper than street parking will cost you. It’s a big lot and never filled up when we were there on a Thursday but definitely could on the weekend.

March 27th, 2019 by amtravelling.nl

Big and cheap parking lot at walking distance from the French Quarter. Near the visitors' center with public toilets. It was a bit noisy. Probably the best option for visiting NOLA!

March 22nd, 2019 by croodstrotters.wordpress.com

Hello
We stay one days and one night here with our Rv ....just the time to visit the French quarter...
We pay 50$ dollars...this place do the job with an easy acces since the highway.

January 19th, 2019 by KK

This place is awesome. We are in a Sprinter van and paid $10 for 24 hours here on a Friday. The lot is big and just across the street from a police station so there are cop cars in the lot frequently - normally, I wouldn’t like the heavy police presence, but in this case it felt that our van was safe when we left it here. Great price for the location.

January 16th, 2019 by patfux

stayed here now in whole 3 nights in my Campervan without any issues. you are very fast in the French quarter. It's a bit noisy, so bring ear plugs.
I wouldn't say, that I felt complete safe here- on some places you see broken glass on the parking lot. but, sometimes the police officers have a break or felt boring, then they hang around on the parking lot. at one day, the were 7 police cars/officer's around me, and chilling a bit. Be careful when you pay. for my Ford E150 Van I was fine to pay a 24h fee for 10$. but you have to pay so much spaces that you need! I saw a lot of trucks and Campervans, they got a Denver boot because they using 2 spaces and payed only for one.

November 19th, 2018 by elise.tiessen

We had a great one night stay using the $50 RV/Camper rate. Felt safe and you can't beat the proximity to everything in the French Quarter. It took us only 10-15 minutes to walk to the main square. It was also super easy to access off the interstate 10 - just few minutes and a couple turns.

November 9th, 2018 by codieandcori

As everyone said, we have a sprinter van and we were able to take once stall which cost us $10 on the Friday and $24 on Saturday. Visiter centre is open 8:30-5:30. Walking distance to French Quarter and to the street car to take you to the Garden District. The mornings get loud with vehicles starting around 8 am but evening was quiet. Same as any city parking area. Highly recommend this lot!

November 4th, 2018 by remi.gwen

Parking bien placé pour aller visiter le Quartier Français. J'ai payé 10$ pour 10h un dimanche. Beaucoup de place.

October 28th, 2018 by LauLasCordobas

Good location!!!
Saturday and Sunday the rates change: 20 for all day. But the RV pay for 2 spaces (40).
Se stay here 3 night and we pay like a car because our camper fits in one space: Friday 10, but on weekend 20 each day.

Excelente parking lot!
Estuvimos 3 días, nuestro camper entra en un espacio y pagamos la tarifa de auto (10).
Los fines de semana cambia a 20 todo el día.

April 25th, 2018 by marilynlongden

As our small campervan fits into a parking space & doesn't look like a R V we paid $10 for 24 hrs & stayed 3 nights. Good place & very easy to walk to the French quarter. Well lit all night but no security or cctv. Had no problems. Basin St Station visitor centre next door has rest rooms & water fountains & is open from 8.30-5.30.

December 10th, 2017 by parenthesenomade.com

Close to French quarter. Big public parking empty when we came, on sunday. 10$ for 10 hours. You pay for the number of place you take. With my RV 22 feet long, I take one place back in cantilever on the sidewalk so I paid 10$. There is a price for RV if you stay the night at 50$.
Realy a great location to visit Nola.

April 14th, 2017 by The LandMarks

Cheap for downtown. Police station just a block away. Loud drunken foot traffic Friday night

November 19th, 2016 by deschenesisabelle1

Price changed : 50$/24h for RVs. Or you pay car's rate if you just take 1 parking place : 10$/24h weekdays, 20$/24h w-e.

November 16th, 2016 by Rouler sa vie

It is now 50$ for vr/camper for 24h

March 26th, 2016 by biggrasshopper.wordpress.com

Der Preis für RVs liegt jetzt bei 50 $ für 24 Stunden. Wir haben um 15:00 Uhr eingecheckt und eine Quittung bis 23:99 Uhr bekommen, also mehr als 24 Stunden

February 21st, 2016 by eljardinometepe.com

Convenient parking to walk to the French Quarter. $25 for 24 hr RV parking.

May 3rd, 2015 by daina

Behind Basin Street Visitor Centre, walking distance to famous French Quarter. The best place to spend a night if you are totally self-contained as there are no RV facilities. Paid parking: $10/10 hours or $20/24 hours for trucks and vans, $25/24 hours for RVs. Quiet during the night, we felt safe the Saturday night we stayed there. Right next to us is the French Quarter RV Resort where campers pay close to $100/night!