Downtown parking

Where do you park a horse trailer, boat, camper or RV in downtown Thermopolis?

We often have people in long vehicles park in front of the IR during business hours and see them do the same across the street in front of the Town Hall. Often, they travel in pairs and can take up as many as six to eight parking spaces.

Customers of the IR and the Town Hall then have to park fairly far from our buildings, making it hard for some, especially senior citizens.

Last summer, the driver of a truck pulling a horse trailer parked right in the lane of traffic in the 500 block of Broadway, not just to drop someone off or run in for a moment, but actually parked there for some time. Dispatch was called, the driver was located and the vehicle was moved.

Problem solved, for the moment.

We want all travelers and locals alike to have access to the downtown restaurants and business.

What is the solution to this parking problem? Where is there parking for long combination vehicles near downtown?

There has been mention there is plenty of room in front of buildings in the 300 block of Broadway that do no have walk- in customers.

How do we direct the driver’s of longer vehicles to that area? Trust us, not all have taken kindly to our suggestion to park in the next block down or even further down in our block.

We don’t have the answers to these questions, and we are sure we are not the only one’s asking them.

Ideas anyone?