No Overnight Parking at Interstate Rest Areas

rest stops usually have a limit on how long you can park. Usually during that time sleeping in car or trailer is allowed. However, putting out slides, starting the BBQ or anything that looks like camping... No no in most cases.

Rest stops are one place where truckers get there required time off from behind the wheel. 8 hours seems to be a common limit.

That said, we have got some shut eye at rest stops, anywhere from a few hours to 8 hours or so, in the car or in the trailer, slides in, no generator etc. and never have had an issue.

So unless someone enforces the rule, you don’t comply, good citizen and example for young Americans?

I have often seen, especially during bad weather, dozens of trucks lined up in No Parking Zones on the entrance/exit ramps of interstate rest stops.
Sometimes common sense is the best option.

"Camping" and getting a few hours sleep are two different things. I have never had a problem sleeping overnight (5-7 hours) at a number of rest areas when in a hurry to get from one place to another.

Many also state, no overnight camping, max limit is 8 hours.....

It seems to me, if you can get a reasonable amount of sleep in that 8 hours or so, you are in good shape.

Marty

I like Wyoming's approach. Their website used to say (and may still) something to the effect:
"Overnighting is permitted; we'd rather you sleep at our rest stops than take back to the road if you are too tired to drive. Safety First.".
Goobermint sanity.

If they say "No Overnight Camping" I wouldn't stay to find out. Some states allow it and I don't know anyone that has been asked to leave.