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Are you an on-gridder or an off-gridder? Large trailer or small? Do you care how far out of the city center?

As an off-gridder, I like to stay overnight in surface lots near convention centers (for instance, there's a great little surface pay lot catercorner from the Austin Convention Center, but I don't know downtown Dallas as well as I do Austin). That way I don't have to battle rush hour to get to the city center for a conference. Also, some inner city hotels have pay surface lots, where they might waive the fee if you have booked a room with them, but they might also allow you to park overnight if you cough up the bucks. But I've got an overgrown van, not a trailer, so I have perhaps greater flexibility.

The poster above recommended Trader's Village as an option. You might want to book ahead if that turns out to be your choice. The one in Houston books up routinely. No vacancy for weeks at a time, depending on when one inquires.