When we need to stop for the night we usually stop at a Cracker Barrel, we always stop before they close. We go inside and eat dinner and speak to a manager and ask if its okay to spend the night in the parking lot. In over 20 years of traveling we were never turned away and never had a problem. Plus we always ate breakfast before getting on the road. We always felt by eating dinner and breakfast we were saying thank you for letting us stay.
Just a caution on the Cracker Barrel idea...I don't know what the set-up for the OP is, but for us, Cracker Barrel is a no-go. We have a 35' bumper pull, which puts us at about 54' bumper to bumper. Most of the Cracker Barrel lots I have seen are set up for the coach bus length (more like 45'), and do not accommodate our length. We actually gave up on stopping there for meals, as we rarely can find anywhere to park.
Just a caution on the Cracker Barrel idea...I don't know what the set-up for the OP is, but for us, Cracker Barrel is a no-go. We have a 35' bumper pull, which puts us at about 54' bumper to bumper. Most of the Cracker Barrel lots I have seen are set up for the coach bus length (more like 45'), and do not accommodate our length. We actually gave up on stopping there for meals, as we rarely can find anywhere to park.
Oh,thank you so much! I just downloaded it!Download the app "RV Parky" on your phone. After getting mixed reviews about both Cracker Barrel and Wal-Mart being open to overnight parking, I found this app (it's free!) and you can look up different places that will accommodate you along your route. It's crowd-sourced information so you're getting real life experiences from other travelers who have either stayed there successfully or been told that location isn't open to it.
Just a caution on the Cracker Barrel idea...I don't know what the set-up for the OP is, but for us, Cracker Barrel is a no-go. We have a 35' bumper pull, which puts us at about 54' bumper to bumper. Most of the Cracker Barrel lots I have seen are set up for the coach bus length (more like 45'), and do not accommodate our length. We actually gave up on stopping there for meals, as we rarely can find anywhere to park.