Rest area overnight stops.

Rodallg wrote:
Is it allowed to spend the night at a rest area? Hope this isn't a dumb question to ask.

Most do, even if it says otherwise. Some say no camping, which doesn't mean you can't stay overnight. If it says no overnight and they try to enforce it, a trucker told me to call the Federal Marshall at 800 333 4636 and say you're too tired to drive any further. Truckers aren't allowed to by law, once their time on the road is used up. Most of the signs and laws are designed to enforce when that 10% shows up that screw everything else up in this world and the sole reason we have so many rules and restrictions. The most intelligent signs will say no more than a 12 hour stay or something to that effect.
If you see signs in a Walmart, better check with a manager to see if it's enforced, cuz these are usually implemented by the city's ordinance and not Walmart as per say.