As we are in our third year of operation, we feel that it would be good to give you insight on the minds behind the RV Self-Park idea. You have seen the park, now its time to meet the owners!

RV Self-Parks founders, Jim and Marla Turntine, are long-time travelers and have owned an RV for over 15 years. As owners of a couple of businesses, they often enjoy using their motorhome to hit the open road, without necessarily planning their ultimate destination, or their stops along the way. Jim may be on his way to check out another 71' Cuda or their headed to the beach where Marla can relax and put her feet up. Either way, using their RV is the preffered method of travel. They found that the most stressful part of each day was finding a place to park.

Wanting just hookups and a good internet connection to be comfortable for an evening or a couple of nights, they did not need most of the amenities that were offered by campgrounds such as swimming pools, campfire rings, or playground. They don't mind these things when they may be traveling with their children or grandchildren, however they aren't needed when it's just the pair. They were tired of backing into sites in the complete dark and driving miles off of the highway exit to get to a park. Throughout their many travels, they never really found any places to meet that need. 

In the summer of 2019, they decided that their automated RV park idea should now be a reality. Built right next to I-44 in West Sullivan, Missouri, RV Self-Park was carefully planned and thought out. All with the rv'ers point of view in mind, by rv'ers. Opening in January of 2020, RV Self-Park was designed to meet the needs of the RV traveler who need a convenient, hassle-free, safe place to park for between a few hours, to a few days. The exact type of RV park that they had been searching for while on the road all of those years.
 

These days you can find them hanging out with family, working on their businesses, on the road searching for more potential RV Self-Park locations or headed out on a vacation! With a new location under construction in Kingsland, Georgia, you can bet 2023 will be a busy one for them. Say hello if you see them out!