Every year or two a local community, sometimes at the urging of a campground owner takes issue with RVers overnighting at Wal-Mart. I was reading Nick Russell's Gypsy Journal blog and he reported Medford, Oregon is enforcing a parking ban at their local Wal-Mart. Nick has added Medford on his RV Unfriendly Cities list. He posted the City Manager's email for anyone that wanted to contact them. CMO@cityofmedford.org You may recall a few years ago Lake City, Florida also banned RV parking and a massive amount of emails and press coverage resulted in a change. I emailed and received a reply that because of undesireables, and acts of lawlessness, including shop lifting, that Medford at the urging of the Wal-Mart manager enacted the parking ban. We all know that the "one percenters" abuse all rules including respectful parking at Wal-Mart, but I find it hard to believe this was instigated by Wal-Mart.

45% of OR. Walmarts don't allow overnight parking.Does Nick post the email address for the other 13 stores??Or is he just picking on this one?

Triker33 wrote:45% of OR. Walmarts don't allow overnight parking.Does Nick post the email address for the other 13 stores??Or is he just picking on this one?Hard to tell because once on his list you stay on his list! Lake City reversed their policy and WalMart parking has been allowed for over three years now, but they remain Nick's "Unfriendly" list.I have e-mailed Nick three times, once with the information including an article from the local media, and the list remains unchanged, and therefore inaccurate.

Every year or two a local community, sometimes at the urging of a campground owner takes issue with RVers overnighting at Wal-Mart. I was reading Nick Russell's Gypsy Journal blog and he reported Medford, Oregon is enforcing a parking ban at their local Wal-Mart. Nick has added Medford on his RV Unfriendly Cities list. He posted the City Manager's email for anyone that wanted to contact them. CMO@cityofmedford.org You may recall a few years ago Lake City, Florida also banned RV parking and a massive amount of emails and press coverage resulted in a change. I emailed and received a reply that because of undesireables, and acts of lawlessness, including shop lifting, that Medford at the urging of the Wal-Mart manager enacted the parking ban. We all know that the "one percenters" abuse all rules including respectful parking at Wal-Mart, but I find it hard to believe this was instigated by Wal-Mart. Rouge River is an incredibly nice campground and only a few short miles from Medford. Go there! Enjoy yourself and don't waste time wondering who is doing what at Walmart.

Nick seems like a reasonable curmudgeon. Maybe for some reason he didn't see your emails but I bet it gets corrected soon. I think Nick is a member of this forum.

Okay, because the city doesn't want RV's to camp in parking lots, that makes them RV-unfriendly? It's very possible they started enforcing the ban because of the actions of a few, or they got tired of a WalMart "campground". I've not been there so I don't know, and if I was planning on going there this would not deter me.

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fj12ryder
Explorer III
May 24, 2015
Okay, because the city doesn't want RV's to camp in parking lots, that makes them RV-unfriendly?

It's very possible they started enforcing the ban because of the actions of a few, or they got tired of a WalMart "campground". I've not been there so I don't know, and if I was planning on going there this would not deter me.
floridaguy
Explorer
May 24, 2015
Nick seems like a reasonable curmudgeon. Maybe for some reason he didn't see your emails but I bet it gets corrected soon. I think Nick is a member of this forum.
jmtandem
Explorer II
May 24, 2015
Every year or two a local community, sometimes at the urging of a campground owner takes issue with RVers overnighting at Wal-Mart. I was reading Nick Russell's Gypsy Journal blog and he reported Medford, Oregon is enforcing a parking ban at their local Wal-Mart. Nick has added Medford on his RV Unfriendly Cities list. He posted the City Manager's email for anyone that wanted to contact them. CMO@cityofmedford.org You may recall a few years ago Lake City, Florida also banned RV parking and a massive amount of emails and press coverage resulted in a change. I emailed and received a reply that because of undesireables, and acts of lawlessness, including shop lifting, that Medford at the urging of the Wal-Mart manager enacted the parking ban. We all know that the "one percenters" abuse all rules including respectful parking at Wal-Mart, but I find it hard to believe this was instigated by Wal-Mart.

Rouge River is an incredibly nice campground and only a few short miles from Medford. Go there! Enjoy yourself and don't waste time wondering who is doing what at Walmart.
Dog_Folks
Explorer
May 24, 2015
Triker33 wrote:
45% of OR. Walmarts don't allow overnight parking.
Does Nick post the email address for the other 13 stores??
Or is he just picking on this one?

Hard to tell because once on his list you stay on his list!

Lake City reversed their policy and WalMart parking has been allowed for over three years now, but they remain Nick's "Unfriendly" list.

I have e-mailed Nick three times, once with the information including an article from the local media, and the list remains unchanged, and therefore inaccurate.
Triker33
Explorer
May 24, 2015
45% of OR. Walmarts don't allow overnight parking.
Does Nick post the email address for the other 13 stores??
Or is he just picking on this one?

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