If you are looking to plan ahead a little more, and would feel better having a “reservation,” and have a self contained RV unit, here are a couple of great options!
#BOONDOCKING AT WALMART CRACKER#
There are other retail stores that might allow you to camp overnight in their parking lot with manager approval such as Costco, Cabelas, Bass Pro Shop, Camping World, and Cracker Barrel. If you end up boondocking at Walmart either intentionally or unintentionally, let me know your experience! If you are questioning it, pretend that your Grandma is sitting there judging your actions. I’m not going to create a list of etiquette. I know you are cool, and will be great parking lot neighbors. Buggie was excited at the idea of being able to just go into the store in the morning for a breakfast treat. To make it fun for the kids, we went into Walmart before dinner, picked out a Redbox movie, some snacks (both semi-healthy, and a splurge), as well as a couple of travel games to pass the time. We called around town to see if we could find a hotel, but the town we were in didn’t have many hotels, and on top of that it was the weekend of a couple of major festivals, and there was no vacancy to be had. I just didn’t want to take the chance that we would get the tent all set up, and then have the storms become so severe that we ended up camped out in the car anyway, but with a wet tent on top of it. Our most recent stay in a Walmart parking lot came this summer when our plan was tent camping, and severe Thunderstorms swept through the area, and looked like they were going to keep popping up throughout the day. Some people, especially those who RV travel often will actually choose to build these overnight stays into their trip for either budget purposes, or because they are convenient stops in an otherwise awkward travel days. Do not assume that it is ok just because there are other RVs in the parking lot, you could all wake up, a little stiff, and with a ticket on your dashboard. It is always expected that you will go in and speak to a manager to make sure that overnight parking is ok. Each has a list of Walmarts that are known to not allow overnight camping. What I have found looking at some maps using the All Stays site, These are not official sites, they are not run or endorsed by Walmart, but are maintained by fellow travelers based on their experience. Not all Walmarts participate in this traveler tradition, and some are actually very visible in their signage against it.
Boondocking is also dry camping, as you will not have a power source hook up, or water. When the latter becomes your reality, there is an option that requires no reservations, only a little do diligence, and manners.īoondocking is usually referred to as camping for free, either in a parking lot, or out in the boonies – hence “boon”docking. Or, you could just be so tired, and ready to call it a day that you really don’t care what your sleeping arrangements look (or feel) like. If you are camping, there is always the chance that the local campground will have a vacancy. There are a few options here, maybe you will get lucky and score a hotel room in the location that you land in. You always hope that you don’t find yourself hooked up to a tow truck in rural Montana with a blown rear rocker arm, but hey, it happens. Or dare I say the words? Never ending construction. Unexpected summer thunder storm when you were planning on tent camping. Possibly your children’s bladders just couldn’t hack it, and you made 700 more stops than you had planned out in your mind, and on the map. Maybe you get distracted by a cool roadside attraction, and you don’t make it as far as you had hoped for the day. If you travel enough, things are bound to happen.
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