Friendly PSA – Boat Trailer Parking Means It’s For Parking Your Boat, Not A Car
We had beautiful weather yesterday, so I decided to leave work a little early, hook up my boat, and go fishing. After installing my new fire extinguisher and loading up my flares, I headed to the St. Louis River to go fishing. We had luck a few weeks ago, and I was hoping the walleyes were in the same honey hole.
Apparently, I wasn't the only one who had this idea, because as I approached the boat launch, I saw a crowd of people on the pier, and trucks with boat trailers parked on the side of the road, in grassy patches, because the parking lot was full.
I was thinking I would have to go to a different launch, when luckily, one of the trucks in a parking spot was leaving. So I pulled into the parking spot to get my boat ready. Because you don't want to be getting your boat set up and blocking the ramp. Boat ramp courtesy is another hot topic we'll save for another day.
When my boat was ready to launch, I pulled out of the spot, launched the boat, and returned to park in the spot when I noticed a car had pulled up and stolen my spot. In the car was a group of people, smoking cigarettes and treating the area as a rest stop or something.
I had to get out and politely ask them to move. I mean, I had my boat tied to the dock and nowhere to park now. There were plenty of single-car spots available. Why not park there? There were three other cars parked in boat trailer parking spots, too.
For those who don't know, boat trailer parking spots are marked, and they are double the length of a normal parking spot. So please, spread the word. If you see one of these parking spots and you're not hauling a trailer, save them for people who need them.
And if you argue that it's public property and it should be open to anyone, that's not always 100% true. In order to launch your boat at a ramp in Superior (and some other places), you need to pay a fee. Cars don't need to pay a fee.
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