MISTAKING IT FOR THE 'PARALLEL' TXWY; PLT OF PA28 NEARLY TAXIED ONTO RWY 6-24 AT MVY IN AN AREA WHERE THE TXWY AND RAMP AREA ARE A COMMON HARD SURFACE.

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I NEARLY TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY HAVING MISTAKEN IT FOR THE PARALLEL TXWY. THIS OCCURRED AT A FIELD THAT WAS SOMEWHAT; BUT NOT TOTALLY UNFAMILIAR TO ME. I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY FROM TRANSIENT PARKING. IN THE AREA WHERE PARKED; THE TXWY WAS MERGED WITH THE PAVEMENT OF THE PARKING APRON AND WAS MARKED BY STANDARD YELLOW STRIPE. IN OTHER AREAS; THERE WAS A GRASS AREAS BTWN PARKING AND THE PARALLEL. IN BEGINNING TAXI; I PASSED THROUGH THE TXWY AND WAS NEARLY ONTO THE RWY BEFORE REALIZING THE ERROR; TURNED AROUND AND CALLED THE TWR TO APOLOGIZE. TWR RESPONDED: 'YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE MAKE THAT MISTAKE.' NO DANGER TO ACFT OR OTHER TFC EXISTED SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER ACTIVITY AT THE ARPT AT THE TIME. FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AT THOSE TXWY ENTRANCES TO THE RWY THAT COME STRAIGHT OFF OF THE PARKING AREA MIGHT HELP AVOID CONFUSION; ESPECIALLY WHEN TAXIING INTO THE SUN. EXTRA VIGILANCE BY PLT WOULD ALSO HELP; ESPECIALLY IN MORE ACCURATELY LOCATING STARTING POINT ON A SEMI-FAMILIAR FIELD.