Quick overnight stops in route

midnightsadie wrote:
cracker barrel they got room and don,t mind if you stay, and supper is already cooked.

Mmmmm... Don't mind if I do.

wanderingbob wrote:
Stop at all above plus we have stayed in police parking lots , hospital lots , closed or abandoned business , fairgrounds , Camping World . I never plan ahead and I will always find a safe place . One hundred and two trailer nites last year , two of those nites in paid campgrounds . I am a traveler not a camper .

Also good to know. :) Thank you.

darsben wrote:
FlyingJ first choice.
Why?
Stop for night, Fill, gas, propane, water etc and dump as necessary, eat dinner,
go to bed. In morning run in and get breakfast either to go or at Denny's and be on the road early.

Second choice Lowe's.
Why? Closes early so no all night noise like Walmart. Blazing fast wifi. Employees arrive early and the noise usually wakes me up so I can get on the road.

Third choice Walmart.
Why third
DW spends a ton of money there each time we stop...

This is very good info. Thank you!

How far west do you have to drive to encounter a Flying J? I'm in CT and I know they aren't out here.

darsben,
You're a brave soul! Apparently your DW doesn't read your post. :)

mbopp wrote:
DW refuses to "wing it" and stop at a Wally World, Flying J, or anywhere else besides a campground. And if momma ain't happy.......

Leave her Home...

I like national forest or blm land, anywhere I can get far enough off the road that I feel sure no one will hit me (when they are doing 200mph at 1am).

Giant turnouts, little dirt spur roads, abandoned bits of road that go behind part of a hill that the newer road cuts through, roads that end at a fence with no gate, logging landings...

APT wrote:
Last year we took two 2-day each way trips. The first night I pulled into a campground at night in the rain just before the office closed at 9pm. Thankfully the site was level side to side, but it was still a little hassle backing in dark and rain. The next 3 times we stay overnight was in rest areas/truck parking. They were far enough away from the freeway and restrooms to be quiet. No unhooking or backing, just transfer sleeping kids. Oh, and I could drive another 200+ miles each day, 12-1am.

If I'm ever up between midnight and 1:00 I'll keep an eye on the highway. I'd get a kick out of watching you fly by at 200+ mph. :)

midnightsadie wrote:
cracker barrel they got room and don,t mind if you stay, and supper is already cooked.

X3... I do it regularly . they even have a Map.. and shows all CB's and if overnight is allowed.

they close at 10... open at 6.... no trucks or road noise.. as most the RV parking is behind the restaurant.

As far a size... I have an F 250 long bed supercab and a 30 foot travel trailer... that's 55 plus feet.
never had a problem with there parking lots.

Planning your RV trip ahead will avoid you having to find and search for unplanned stops at the end of the day:) What ever floats your boat:) I want my RV trips to have minimal stress and frustrations:)