Phoned ahead to a WalMart for permission to overnight. The lady on the phone told me to park at the end next to the restaurant or I would get towed. I looked it up on Google maps and saw why. They have a small parking lot which was almost full when the picture was captured. I passed them by because of that picture. and overnighted at a welcome center 40 miles further, that had an RV specific parking lot. DW had to wait another day to spend $100 at WM.

We have stayed in a Walmart Parking lot on occasion... as needed. Always asked... and obeyed guidelines. We give Walmart several hundred dollars a month in return for various services, goods, medications. I think it is a good trade.,and I am appreciative of them.

Jim

  On 11/1/2015 at 11:11 AM, Jim&Alice said:

We have stayed in a Walmart Parking lot on occasion... as needed. Always asked... and obeyed guidelines. We give Walmart several hundred dollars a month in return for various services, goods, medications. I think it is a good trade.,and I am appreciative of them.

Jim

Yup. I love Walmart because they make it so easy for RVers on the go. I probably spend 70-130 per night in the store when we park there.

I know we are going to be in Walmart a couple of nights per week at least on a long-haul trip, and save up our needs to spend in the stores we camp at.

I like to think its a win-win.

Geo

I have never overnighted in a Walmart. Just haven't had the occasion. But, as I always say.......If Walmart doesn't have it, I don't need it.

Food for thought..............

Kirk, this is what MOST RVers do, but the problem is the other 2% that cause the problems. This 2% is not the type that will be reading the forums that psot this topic.

Ken

Agreed. Most people do exactlly that.

Notice it doesn't discuss slides. I think I've seen an older version that does, but this newer one recognizes that a lot of rigs are unusable without them.

Geo

Walmart is in many places due to abuse. Lately we have seen people with all their slides out, BBQ grills and chairs along with. Their generator and gas. I just want to leave these people a note about etiquette.

I always call ahead and speak with manager prior to staying there. The idea of paying 35.00 or more just to sleep is frustrating.

I have heard at least a dozen times now with a no that the reason was the jacks going down damaging their pavement. Then I counter that my RV does not have any levelers or jacks and they say okay. So maybe people should only do slides without the stabilizing jacks as the best way. Resurfacing the whole parking lot is pretty darn expensive and if it is just because of RVers or too-heavy semis, then I totally understand the trend to no parking. If it's between tens of thousands of dollars on a parking lot and a RVer being uncomfortable because they bought a rig that is meant for real campgrounds, then the choice will always be pretty clear.