Overnight parking Northwrst of Columbia, SC

[ajk170]

We're planning our trip up to Gatlinburg statrting this Thursday eve leaving from Hinesville, Ga area and look to stop between Columbia and Spartanburg SC. I'm thinking exit 76 (Pomaria/Newberry)at the Walmart or exit 21a Spartanburg) has anybody stayed at either overnight? I'm a little nervous about those since I've read that some Walmarts don't allow overnight at the larger plazas and these seem like larger plazas. I was also thinking of taking 95 north to 20 in SC, but I think the traffic is going to be pretty bad Thursday night due to hurricane Matthew. Maybe an alternate route up through Augusta(?)

[pigman1]

You might want to take the info at the WalmartLocator with a grain of salt. I looked up the Walmarts in Delaware and the one near where I live says no overnight parking. However I see numerous trucks and RV's in there overnight all the time. A call to where you are thinking to stop might be in order if you have no alternates available.

[Bea_PA]

We used to park overnight at the Elks Club near Orangeburg.

[mgirardo]

I've never stopped at a Walmart west of Columbia, but I have stayed at a few in Columbia and the one in Orangeburg, SC. Orangeburg, SC is not too far off 301, which I imagine how you would go from Hinesville; that's how we go from Brunswick when we want to avoid I-95 and a lot of I-26. There is a Walmart Neighborhood Market just off 301. Orangeburg isn't far from Columbia. The ones we have stayed at in Columbia are noisy. Columbia is a large trucking hub and there have always been large amounts of trucks at the Walmarts we've stayed at. The one in Orangeburg is much quieter. There has never been more than 1 RV when we were there and no trucks.

-Michael

[lc0338]

no parking here