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We’ve never gone to Mardi Gras in New Orleans but this is our third time for Mobile, Alabama. The atmosphere is laid backed, family oriented with little rowdiness. The floats are fantastic and we get more beads and moon pies than we could possibly want.
We go the weekend before Fat Tuesday and park in the center of the parade route. The streets are closed about 1/2 hour before a parade starts and they open back up about 1/2 after the parade ends so we’re barricaded in for a short time. Since we stay all day and go to both the early afternoon and evening parades, being locked in isn’t a problem and we have the motorhome to hang out in and eat lunch and dinner. The sidewalks are in very bad condition but since the streets are closed it’s possible to just wheel down the streets. We have a choice of viewing spots because we’re in the middle of a parade loop.
We park in a grass and gravel lot by the Church Street Cemetery. We’re not sure who owns the lot - the cemetery, the city, or Big Zion Church but it’s never crowded and usually quiet.
Map of the parade route. Arrow pointing to the lot. We usually watch the parades on Washington Street. Mardi Gras
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