Does anyone stay over nite in a rest stop.

[jromito]

does anyone stay over nite in a rest stop

 

[redbaron]

I will stop at night for a few hours sleep. Usually 3hrs, sometimes 4.

 

[osuallen]

We have. Pull in at or after sunset and leaving around first light.

 

[Headhunter]

Yes more than a few times. It is when camp grounds are few and far between. You can also overnight at gas stops like Loves, Flying J and I think Petro.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Yes I have been known to. Today however I do it differently. Today I simply recline my seat and catch a couple of hours just like I would without the trailer behind me.

After all, that is what they were made for, not camping!

 

[Rollin Ollen]

We did once and felt very uncomfortable. We will stop during the day for a nap if we have a "very rare" long travel day but we always have a destination campground.

 

[team bradfield]

Never, we only travel 250-300 miles a day, like to be in campground by 2:30pm, never in a rush, sleep in and have relaxing drive, no stress (retired, so no hurry)

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We have stayed at rest areas many times and plan to continue to do so. We never put slides out or pull chairs out,

 

[SGilbert]

Haven't, but wouldn't have any qualms to.
Problem is, I have my bed on a slide, and would have to extend to use it.
Luckily, however, it is a rear slide, and wouldn't be sticking out the side.

Cracker Barrel is my preferred quickie overnight stop.

 

[AbdRahim]

All of the time, but only on interstates away from cities.

 

[turbopilot]

Yes, but never near a big city. The relatively new Loves RV Travel Stops are really the solution if you need a rest stop and don't what to go through all the formality of booking into an RV park. Some are very big now.

 

[Underboss]

I usually stop too late to grab a spot so I plot my trips with Walmarts. I drive at least 600 miles a day. I do not want to go to a CG, unhook, park, then get up at 5 and hook up to leave. I prefer to have the ability to use a slide and there are not many spots at rest areas that I would do that at.

 

[whereRVapp]

On the Ohio turnpike several times. Hard to beat the convenience and not having to exit and make my way to a campground. Granted I only have to had to do this heading to or from the Mothership.

 

[Neal]

Depending on the rest area, I probably wouldn't sleep well. I had a situation once where I was so tired I had to get a nap for a few hours, I think I was up all night the night before probably from a sick dog or something. That was useful. I hear some rest areas are better catered to RV's, that would probably be fine but I'd make my best effort to use a campground, harvest host, or love's stop. I prefer to be safe. I've never done the walmart thing, Harvest Hosts in parking lots of restaurants/wineries are about as sketch as I want to get.

 

[Pirate 19]

Far more cameras in a Walmart parking lot than any rest stop - and the nefariously minded know that. I like the convenience of both.

 

[Russellvh]

I will stay at a Cracker Barrel or such but I leave the rest stops for semi’s.

 

[lostinfla]

Never, we only travel 250-300 miles a day, like to be in campground by 2:30pm, never in a rush, sleep in and have relaxing drive, no stress (retired, so no hurry)

Agreed, that is our MO. We do stop at the first rest area after leaving a campground just to get out and check the toad hookups, then in about another 100 miles if possible to walk the dog and check out the area.

 

[Trav_lr]

Only once! We normally have a plan as to where we'll stop for the night during travel days but this one time, our usual stopping spot was not available. No overnight parking signs had been posted! There was a rest stop a few miles down the road so there we went. The noise from trucks coming & going, engines idling and refers running; we did not sleep well. We've since found new spots and added to our list for no charge overnights.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

We have used Costco, Sam's Club, Wally World, Lowe's, Home Depot, churches, and rest areas. Some of the rest areas in Texas are designated safety rest areas with some having a specific location for rv's.