Hey Walmart, Can I Park Here?

Our little RV family heads south in 18 sleeps.

We've been doing lots of internet research, gearing up for this winter's adventure, and tonight My Fella stumbled on this lovely little website that identifies every Walmart in North America that allows overnight parking.

I cringe when I hear about RVers abusing the priviledge and setting up camp at Wallys for two or three nights in a row.  Or extending slideouts and lounging in lawnchairs, really making themselves at home...

Although we've been full-time RVing for close to two years, we've never spent the night anywhere other than a paid campground or RV resort. But this year we're up for a little boondocking and free camping. And since we'll have our snazzy new mobile wireless internet access, we've decided to overnight at the odd Walmart that allows RVs.

My Fella and I are frequent Walmart shoppers, especially on the road, so a few overnight stops along the way will be convenient and will save us some cash.

Note to our fellow RVers:  If you've stayed at a Walmart recently, feel free to add your comments to the above website, and share info on the RV friendly Walmarts you know about. As well as the ones you've been asked to leave.

*Another great website to check out is CasinoCamper.com - it's an easy to use site that lists the majority of RV friendly casinos throughout the US.

Comments

[Terry]

Here is another useful site:
http://casinocamper.com/

[kelsi]

T Gypsy - we like that site too and have been using it to plan our trip south this year. There are some great casinos between BC and the Gulf Coast.
To be honest, we aren't really into casinos or gambling; we judge every casino by it's buffet menu. The more cheese at the salad bar, the higher the rating in my eyes :)

[john]

Having done a LOT of RV'ing the Walmart stops can surely be a topic of conversation.

One thing to consider is the fact that while a Walmart or the city Fathers of a particular location may publicize NO OVERNIGHT PARKING at Walmart, this is often not the actual case.

We have talked with officials in Walmart parking lots who gave us permission to park overnight even though there were signs posted to the contrary.

They explain that they must post the signs by demand of the local government, however they do not have a problem with it.

OK so this is a little dicey from a planning standpoint - just saying the prohibitive signs do not always tell the whole story.

Also agree that being respectful of Walmart and not abusing the hospitality is CRUCIAL to the future of all RV'ers occasionally using this opportunity.