Is pea gravel a good material to use as a small park area for a trailer?
A couple of considerations come to mind. The first is the type and weight of the trailer you intend to park on the gravel pad. A heavy travel trailer or boat and trailer will require a thicker parking pad due to the weight the pad must support. If it is a lightweight utility trailer (the type used to transport a riding lawnmower or ATV), the thickness of gravel need not be so thick. The second thing that comes to mind is the type of climate in which you live and the type of soil/subsoil in your yard. If you live in a northern climate, you will have to deal with annual wintertime frost heave followed by settlement in the summertime. This movement can wreck havoc with a gravel pad as well as a poorly constructed concrete or asphalt pad. Drainage under the pad is another consideration. Sandy soil tends to drain well, while clay drains very poorly. In the end, I do not recommend pea gravel. Since the aggregate is round, the tires of whatever you park on it will sink. If you park a heavy tr
