No Overnight Parking at Interstate Rest Areas

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.

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.

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

"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.

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.

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

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.

I use rest stops frequently too get some sleep, or just some down time, even over night when traveling, it has never been a problem

i'll pull in day or night IF the weather gets bad, especially heavy wind

i'll stay thru the storm even 24 hrs IF necessary,

that said, i have also stayed running ahead of the storm, when it was behind me
unless i got to tired, then i found a safe place to pull into

resting is NOT camping, No slides, No barbecues, No chairs outside etc..
if I can't use the bed, with slides in, its No use too me, and I won't buy it

I think they just have to post those kinds of signs so that the "RV Homeless" don't take up residence there..

I see so many of them on the side of roads, parking lots, all over the dang place where I live... Sad really, but an eyesore for sure, as these are not the most road worthy rigs out there..

But, you gotta do what you gotta do and the world today is making it harder and harder to stay out of that situation, so there you go..

Just my opinion on it and I'm still working in this world, but it wouldn't take long for me to lose my job and be out of money..

Good luck!

Mitch

ktmrfs wrote:
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.

Commercial drivers must have a 10 hour rest period.