Cracker Barrel

When we travel we go to CB each morning while on the road. I like to get up early ,4am, and drive for a few hours before doing breakfast/ brunch. The CB offers ,to me, an exceptional breakfast, mama's pancake breakfast is my fav, great consistent quality. We don't do dinner there very often.
As a rule I can never park in those rV slots. I have my truck and a 40' TT I always fine room in the back and just take up a bunch of spots on one of their cut outs for cars. Many are like me and do the same with their buses and toads. They are all the same but different but they are their for travelers and you can do them.
I have been in places on a Sunday morn or even sat that I showed up at 9 or 10 am and they are packed and cars are parked in the RV slots. I good news is when you find one CB it is likely there is another one down the road a few miles. Get their map and decide which one you want to shot for. Oh and another thing, I try to no go to those that are in a city's limit as those are busier and more cramped.
Been doing CB's for many, many years

never had a problem at CB .give them a try. some even have room for 18teen wheelers.

A few of the Cracker Barrels have enough space for a Class A or fifth wheel. It seems the small double car space "reserved" fro RVs are no longer even marked or just not there.
We have as at the one south of Louisville, i don't remember exit or town name found enough room on one or two attempts to park at he far end of the lot and called and ordered meals and had them brought out to the RV.
Parking overnight was welcomed at one time but now there is scarcely room and probably not allowed. The original Owner Dan Smith from Smithville Tn many years ago did intended for RVs to be accomodated. Ownership has changed hands twice at least and is now owned by Hedge Fund. RVs at the time were generally much smaller.

Your general questions just can’t be answered. Each store is different. Call the appropriate location.

CB's are a decent place to stop but not all are Big Rig friendly.
I have to park on the adjacent lot or across the road on more than one occasion.
While I enjoy the food I do not assume I can easily park on the lot.
Some are more equipped to handle RV than others.
If you are stopping at an off hour or overnight you are generally OK , but if your stopping prime time beware there may not be RV parking available.

I suggest using google maps satellite view before pulling into a CB. Most do have RV spots. But some are easy in/easy out. Some are not so easy access even though they have the spots available. And all too often, if the place is crowded at the time there will likely be cars in the RV spots. Of course the sat view does not tell you what is there parked there at the time, but will give you an idea of what to expect on entering and exiting.

Get there late and leave early, while CB is closed and you can park anywhere you want.
The challenge is finding an level enough spot.

If you want b'fast and you need to move to the store next door's lot then just move when u get up before the morning rush

I've never stayed at a Cracker Barrel. In my travels I always check the RV spots when I'm near a CB.
There is usually just a few spots. A lot of time the spots are taken by customers cars.

We have been to many CBs all over this country, includeing the original one in Lebanon, TN. Have stayed overnight at several. Like everyone has said, they are all individual, parking will vary. With our 30' Class A with toad, it is always a matter of look and see. Some you can, others you can't. If staying overnight, I usually ask the manager on duty about the best parking. One night, with one that had a bigger parking area, we had three RVs and tow trucks all staying the night. We all visited at breakfast in the morning.

haste maker wrote:
Most only have 3 to 4 RV parking spots & depending on the size of your RV could be hard to get in & out of the parking lot.

and, at least at our local CB, autos and pickups are often parked in those spots.