I have a load going from St. Petersburg tomorrow to ATL. I then have to sit for 2 days until I can pick up some show freight on Thursday morn and head up to Cincinatti. Just wondering if the Pilot off 285 exit 51 wasd a descent place? Not sure of the neighborhood is all...... if all else fails I will deadhead down to the 201 off I75 and stay at the J or TA but I'd preffer tpo stay in town if possiable. I dont care about the amenities or restruant cuz I usually dont leave the truck but to shower. Thanks for any helpfull info

I have never stayed in Georgia, I always haul ass thru ATL in the middle of the night to miss traffic so Im clueless here.

 

there's a petro on exit 12 off of I285 much better place than the pliot and more parking spots.

 

DONT DONT DONT I repeat DONT go to the Pilot!!
if you dont like the Petro, there is a nice t/a north on 75 at the 296, and a Wilco at the 318

 

I stayed at that on I285 a Pilot a few weeks ago...(the one on the east side)

Cops and security are very active there...what threw me off is thy pay little or no

attention to the 'ladies' that dance about from truck to truck.

I was under the assumption that lot lizarding was illegal.

Apparently its not.. :rofl:

PS:I-75 around exit 205 or is it 201 has several big truckstops that are better equipped....one of them has a massage place !!

 

If you plan on staying in atlanta the petro is the only TS I trust in the area. The only drawback is they do charge and if you use idle air they are always slamed full and always have a list but if your not woried about idle air on the other side of the fuel island.

 

if you buy 50 gallons of fuel or get a wash or spend 25 bucks in the store, then parking is free, otherwise, it's 10 bucks

 

Frankly, I'd pay to park at the Petro if i was dead-set on staying in Atlanta. If I could move out of town a little I think you would be better off outside of the ring.

Beware: If your thinking of bob-tailing around Atlanta to see a movie or go to the mall most of them have no truck parking signs and they are serious. I parked way in the back of a mall parking lot in a bob-tail with no-one within 100 yrds of me to do a little shopping and came out to a cop looking at my truck and he asked me to move. I went to a barnes and nobles one sunday morning and parked next door at an abandoned store, really behind the store and went to a movie then into the store to buy a couple of books and came out to a warning ticket on my window.

 

There is a Flying J at exit 19 on I-20 W. I believe there is also a large Pilot at that same exit. On I-75 there is a TA and Pilot with decent parking at exit 296 just north of I-285. All have free parking. If you don't mind paying for parking and being a little closer in to Atlanta then the Petro is about your only option. That Pilot on I-285 is very small and is difficult to get in and out most of the time. As others have mentioned, if you want to stay on the south side your best bet is at exit 201. There is a Flying J, TA, Loves and Wilco at that exit.

 

There is one outside the circle, on the west side. You can either follor Camp Creek Parkway, or the Fulton Industrial Parkway to where the two meet and intersect. If you take Camp Creek Parkway, go through the intersection with Fulton, and the entrance will be on the right about half a block down. Fulton, coming from I-20, turn right onto Camp Creek.

Be sure to get there in the forenoon or you may not find a place to park. I've never been bothered there. Also, not one of the major chain places.

 

I usually ask permission or leave a note. if I'm parking in a place that doesn't usually acomidate trucks. If it says no trucks, I don't even try.