where to stop for the night on PA turnpike between Harrisburg and Philly?

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  1. CaptainKirk

    CaptainKirk Light Load Member

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    Can anyone advise?

    Thx.
     
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  3. peterd

    peterd Medium Load Member

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    There are a couple of service plazas between Harrisburg and Philly.
     
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  4. Scooter15801

    Scooter15801 Bobtail Member

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    as long as a few wide spots that you can park in, closest service plaza to Philly would be the Valley Forge one but will be pretty cramped up by the time you get there
     
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  5. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    there are plenty of wide spots along the turnpike made for trucks to pull over and park, you will see them no problem . there are many of them.
     
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  6. Creampie

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    If you are not in a plaza by like 5 to 6pm forget it. 1 more vote for wide spot on the turnpike
     
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  7. Winkjr

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    +1 wide spot. I don't understand how there rebuilding the plazas on the pike and they aren't making more truck parking.
     
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  8. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    Hmm--Really--the ones that have been rebuilt--like somerset and Donegal--have quadrupled the amount of Truck parking--oh yeah westbound at 200(also huge new truck lot)as the one Eastbound just b4Carlisle--although not as much
     
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  9. Winkjr

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    I know 2 that are bigger I guess it's west bound though. The guys going east. Not much parking going east. High spires closed the one before valley forge might have 25 spots. All going east. They should have added like the NE extension.
     
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