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Machens : closest secure parking for 6 or 7 days
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Pook from Dixfield, ME on 8/12/2025 4:01:27 PM:
Ok, so it is decided we need to make advance overnite accommodations. So what about extended parking on the east end? Nothing at the terminus; anything in Black Walnut or is it necessary to go back to St. charles? This would involve shuttle service, or renting a car to go back to Clinton, pre-ride. Thoughts on this?
$400 seems like a lot to shuttle our vehicle from Clinton to the east end, but seems the easiest. Thoughts on this?

I don't mean to be tedious, I'm sure these questions have been posed a million times. I just haven't found the answers yet.
 
Bill R. from Wentzville on 8/12/2025 7:36:51 PM:
I guess $400 seems like a lot, but to drive a vehicle from end-to-end on the KATY is an 8-hour day for someone. It's a 3 1/2 hour drive one way. Then they have to get back. That's 7 hours not including breaks. So maybe $400 isn't so bad. I guess it depends on how much the convenience is worth.

Parking at Black Walnut is okay but I don't know if I'd want to leave my car somewhere in a secluded spot for 5 or 6 days. Downtown St. Charles might be a better choice.
 
Mark from Lee's Summit on 8/12/2025 10:57:12 PM:
The Bike Stop Cafe in St. Charles lets you leave your vehicle with them if you use their shuttle to go to Clinton. If you are getting to Clinton a different way and somehow leaving your vehicle towards the east end of the trail, then St. Charles is definitely the safest place.
 
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