Hi All,Bad news.https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/tennessee-becomes-1st-state-to-make-public-camping-a-felony/?fbclid=IwAR0Ou9mU0QxZnRG7_A7xCYYXRMnY3oiz53qo7IQKGMOQc5WD44mLXLwN0To

Hi Don - It looks like this only applies to Tennessee. I added "TN" to your topic name to make it easier to see that this isn't a federal mandate. Speaking of that, I didn't read the article closely enough to see if this only applies to state & local land or does it also apply to Federal lands. It looks like it's geared more towards local parks to address homelessness.And also because I'm a trouble-maker, I'm moving this to "RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions" since this really isn't a "Roads & Routes" topic.

They are trying to stop the homeless from living in Tennessee. Plain and simple.

The intent is to prevent the homeless from camping in non-CG parks and rights-of-way by criminalizing them.

There could be an economic bad side to this. A lot of Canadians driving down in their RV and taking the back roads; they happen upon a nice little Tennessee town and decide to spend some time being a tourist and drop some cash at the neighborhood grocery store, restaurant, microbrewery, antique store, admission to a small museum, and/or trinket shop. All of this may require a couple of nights parking say on a dead end street. The Tennessee municipalities or townships know how tourism works in their town; however, the state has taken these decisions out of the townships hands. Therefore, the Canadian RVer drives right through town on the way to their final destination and not dropping any cash in that Tennessee town. When a state writes new laws, they should not take out part of the economies of small towns.

charlestonsouthern wrote: All of this may require a couple of nights parking say on a dead end street.Require? They could simply stay at a nearby RV park or campground.I doubt this will have any economic impact on tourism. This is about homelessness. It is trying to scare the homeless into shelters and/or out of Tennessee. The only RVers it will affect are those who prefer to stealth camp rather than pay for campsites.

camping on TN public lands illegal and a felony???

johnhicks
Explorer
May 23, 2022
The intent is to prevent the homeless from camping in non-CG parks and rights-of-way by criminalizing them.
jdc1
Explorer II
May 23, 2022
They are trying to stop the homeless from living in Tennessee. Plain and simple.
dedmiston
Moderator
May 23, 2022
Hi Don - It looks like this only applies to Tennessee. I added "TN" to your topic name to make it easier to see that this isn't a federal mandate. Speaking of that, I didn't read the article closely enough to see if this only applies to state & local land or does it also apply to Federal lands. It looks like it's geared more towards local parks to address homelessness.

And also because I'm a trouble-maker, I'm moving this to "RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions" since this really isn't a "Roads & Routes" topic.

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