Walmart overnight stays allowed or not allowed

[1critter]

Hi there

I get so many conflicting reports about some do some dont and you can buy a book here that tells you or download a app that will tell you (at a cost of course)

Is there anywhere I can find out for free???

Thanks!
C.

[Skid_Row_Joe]

Mello Mike wrote:
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.

I don't see too many TCs @ Walmarts. Maybe they prefer to stay off-road? I like civilization when I bed down, so it's Walmart for me and McDonald's in the morning for a big breakfast, orange juice and lots of coffee. In fact, many Walmarts have McDonald's in their stores or at adjacent sites.

[Supercharged]

colliehauler wrote:

Mello Mike wrote:
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.

I had not stayed in a Wally world until last spring. It was late at nite and the local campground did not open until 2 weeks later. I stayed for 5 hours.

5 hrs. is like a few wicks I think they call it. Also known as cheap.

[colliehauler]

Mello Mike wrote:
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.

I had not stayed in a Wally world until last spring. It was late at nite and the local campground did not open until 2 weeks later. I stayed for 5 hours.

[Supercharged]

SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:
the reason we do Walmart on the way down south?



Simple. we're cheap. lol

Now we got there, you are a tureful person. I put you on top for you turth.

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

the reason we do Walmart on the way down south?



Simple. we're cheap. lol

[Mello_Mike]

Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.

[Supercharged]

SkiingSixPack wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:
Walmart 'originally' offered their parking lots to RV'ers for emergency purposes. Inclement or unsafe weather conditions on the road, breakdown, etc. A safe place to pull a big rig off the road, temporarily.

Responsible RV'ers used it for just that when NECESSARY.

It was the onset of RV'ers that choose to use it as a camping 'destination' to avoid CG fees.........is what has prompted many Walmarts to ban overnight parking.

THEY and they alone are to blame for complete overnight bans at most of Walmarts across the country. Thanks. 😞

The few that have banned overnights have done so with pressure from the local campground owners...maybe even a campground owner on the city council. This, IMNSHO, is the reason for the few and far between WalMarts banning overnight stays.

If the campground owner started selling lawn movers and friut trees W-Mart would have him stoppedin a min for not having the right zoning.

[SkiingSixPack]

rockhillmanor wrote:
Walmart 'originally' offered their parking lots to RV'ers for emergency purposes. Inclement or unsafe weather conditions on the road, breakdown, etc. A safe place to pull a big rig off the road, temporarily.

Responsible RV'ers used it for just that when NECESSARY.

It was the onset of RV'ers that choose to use it as a camping 'destination' to avoid CG fees.........is what has prompted many Walmarts to ban overnight parking.

THEY and they alone are to blame for complete overnight bans at most of Walmarts across the country. Thanks. 😞

The few that have banned overnights have done so with pressure from the local campground owners...maybe even a campground owner on the city council. This, IMNSHO, is the reason for the few and far between WalMarts banning overnight stays.

[wbwood]

donandmax wrote:
We have been rv'n for 23 yrs and have never stayed at a wal mart or any other parking lot. We're certainly not rich. But figure if we can afford a rv we can afford to stay in an rv park. Besides who wants to be rousted out in the middle of the night and forced to move..No parking lots for us.

Best answer. Lol

[Supercharged]

Matt_Colie wrote:
I guess you would have to call us "Equal Opportunity Avoiders". I use the previously cited reference of all the free overnight parking and where the Walmart file has a Circle/Strike, we avoid that town. If Bill has it labeled as NOP, we don't need anything there. We will go where we are wanted.

The only time we ever left a lot where we had expected to stay the night was at a casino. We had settled in where the trucks and RVs were when one of the trucks fired up a very loud reefer. We moved to another part of the lot. Before we could do anything, a Renta Cop banged on the door and said we had to be over by the load reefer. I said "No We don't and tell them to cancel our dinner reservation too." We moved down the road to a Walmart. We were actually getting ready to go into the lounge (I don't gamble), so we got a bottle of wine and a pizza.

Matt

I can't believe the casino can make it with out your dinners.

[Matt_Colie]

I guess you would have to call us "Equal Opportunity Avoiders". I use the previously cited reference of all the free overnight parking and where the Walmart file has a Circle/Strike, we avoid that town. If Bill has it labeled as NOP, we don't need anything there. We will go where we are wanted.

The only time we ever left a lot where we had expected to stay the night was at a casino. We had settled in where the trucks and RVs were when one of the trucks fired up a very loud reefer. We moved to another part of the lot. Before we could do anything, a Renta Cop banged on the door and said we had to be over by the load reefer. I said "No We don't and tell them to cancel our dinner reservation too." We moved down the road to a Walmart. We were actually getting ready to go into the lounge (I don't gamble), so we got a bottle of wine and a pizza.

Matt

[SuzzeeeQ2012]

I always just google the Walmart we'll be close to maybe parking at, and call them. The one in Florence Oregon prohibits you from camping there.

[Supercharged]

ALBQ wrote:

Supercharged wrote:

bigdogger wrote:

Supercharged wrote:

mgirardo wrote:
We've stayed at several Wal-Marts along the I-95 corridor. If there are other RVs or trucks parked, we don't bother asking. If there isn't anyone else, we usually try to track down security. If we don't see security, we'll go in and ask. We've called ahead a few times. Our last trip to NJ we called the Wal-Mart in Ownings Mills, MD to check if we could stay and the manager said the lot was too small (never saw a small parking lot at a Wal-Mart before). So we called the Wal-Mart in White Marsh and the manager said no problem, just park in the back.

We usually try not to bother the manager unless the Customer Service Associate doesn't know. The manager definitely has better things to do than be bothered with whether or not an RVer can park in the lot. Sometimes we shop in the Wal-Mart, other times we don't.

-Michael

The manager is the one who piles the corn and water melons the highest. He trys to make coke cartons go to the sky but they are taking that away now and putting him over candy on the floor isle the month. Next comes Easter Cards and lots of colored eggs to worry about.

Mocking the managers at Walmart is a great idea. I am sure when they have their regional and national meetings they will let the other managers know that if you don't allow RVs, the RVers will take to the internet to make fun of you. That will surely make the others fearful of taking similar action. Maybe a letter writing campaign to Corporate in Arkansas (it really is a company of simpletons, proof is they headquarter in Arkansas) telling them how the RV community knows how stupid their store managers are will force them to open up more parking lots to camping.

I was on the road in the 60's when a manager was a manager who ran the store, not one who gets his orders the night before, and puts out the red can of beans in isle number 11 5 ft. high, and than runs to isle 4 to put up the potato's , then pass out the checks on Friday night, nothing wrong with hard working (70 hr. or so to make a living. He may have to move his family 1200 miles in a monent. For these gaints. He should be called a salve not manager, All this so you can save 7 cents on a loaf of bread. And sleep in there front yard. hello.

Supercharged: Do I detect a Walmart-a-phobia in your postings??????

No

[ALBQ]

Supercharged wrote:

bigdogger wrote:

Supercharged wrote:

mgirardo wrote:
We've stayed at several Wal-Marts along the I-95 corridor. If there are other RVs or trucks parked, we don't bother asking. If there isn't anyone else, we usually try to track down security. If we don't see security, we'll go in and ask. We've called ahead a few times. Our last trip to NJ we called the Wal-Mart in Ownings Mills, MD to check if we could stay and the manager said the lot was too small (never saw a small parking lot at a Wal-Mart before). So we called the Wal-Mart in White Marsh and the manager said no problem, just park in the back.

We usually try not to bother the manager unless the Customer Service Associate doesn't know. The manager definitely has better things to do than be bothered with whether or not an RVer can park in the lot. Sometimes we shop in the Wal-Mart, other times we don't.

-Michael

The manager is the one who piles the corn and water melons the highest. He trys to make coke cartons go to the sky but they are taking that away now and putting him over candy on the floor isle the month. Next comes Easter Cards and lots of colored eggs to worry about.

Mocking the managers at Walmart is a great idea. I am sure when they have their regional and national meetings they will let the other managers know that if you don't allow RVs, the RVers will take to the internet to make fun of you. That will surely make the others fearful of taking similar action. Maybe a letter writing campaign to Corporate in Arkansas (it really is a company of simpletons, proof is they headquarter in Arkansas) telling them how the RV community knows how stupid their store managers are will force them to open up more parking lots to camping.

I was on the road in the 60's when a manager was a manager who ran the store, not one who gets his orders the night before, and puts out the red can of beans in isle number 11 5 ft. high, and than runs to isle 4 to put up the potato's , then pass out the checks on Friday night, nothing wrong with hard working (70 hr. or so to make a living. He may have to move his family 1200 miles in a monent. For these gaints. He should be called a salve not manager, All this so you can save 7 cents on a loaf of bread. And sleep in there front yard. hello.

Supercharged: Do I detect a Walmart-a-phobia in your postings??????