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mericksonjr
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Sep 05, 2014

Staying at Walmarts and such

I am taking a trip this November to see my son graduate from Air Force Basic training in San Antonio. We are traveling from Wyoming. We have a campground reserved in San Antonio for when we arrive but are planning on just driving as far as we can and staying overnight somewhere with out paying fees. We want to do this both on the way there and back. Do all Walmarts allow you to camp overnight? Any safety precautions recommended? Are there other companies that allow the same kind of thing Walmart does? I am looking on suggestions of places since we are going to drive as far as we can and we dont know where we will be when we get tired. Any help is appreciated.
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  • GlennLever's avatar
    GlennLever
    Explorer
    Sep 05, 2014
    mericksonjr wrote:
    I am taking a trip this November to see my son graduate from Air Force Basic training in San Antonio. We are traveling from Wyoming. We have a campground reserved in San Antonio for when we arrive but are planning on just driving as far as we can and staying overnight somewhere with out paying fees. We want to do this both on the way there and back. Do all Walmarts allow you to camp overnight? Any safety precautions recommended? Are there other companies that allow the same kind of thing Walmart does? I am looking on suggestions of places since we are going to drive as far as we can and we dont know where we will be when we get tired. Any help is appreciated.


    We have parked in Wal-Mart parking lots overnight. I would say you need to look at the area the Wal-mart is in. I have never had a problem, but there are some that I would pass up. The same goes for truck stops, I like Loves.
  • Mandalay_Parr's avatar
    Mandalay_Parr
    Explorer
    Sep 05, 2014
    Most do but some don't due to local laws. Look for trucks and RVs in their parking lots.
    Truck stops are an option.
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Sep 05, 2014
    From Allstays and they have an App. In the center of the country almost all WalMarts allow overnighting.

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